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title: "Searchable Fields: Custom Object"
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description: A custom object that’s associated with a custom tab is searchable by default, even if users don’t add the tab for display. By default, search is disabled for new custom objects. Admins enable Allow Search when setting up new custom objects.
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# Searchable Fields: Custom Object

A custom object that’s associated with a custom tab is searchable by default, even if users don’t add the tab for display. By default, search is disabled for new custom objects. Admins enable **Allow Search** when setting up new custom objects.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Contact Manager</strong>, <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-search-264-0-0-production-enus/6a28c936-3b68-4186-bc09-7ab905f33ef3/images/icon_note.png)

Note If available, there’s an option when using enhanced lookup search to query all searchable fields, not just the fields checked in the Enhanced Lookup Search (Default) column in the table.

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small ">
      <colgroup>
        <col>
        <col>
        <col>
        <col>
        <col>
        <col>
      </colgroup>
      <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
        <tr class="">
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d45037e91">Searchable Fields</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d45037e94">Sidebar Search</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d45037e97">Advanced Search</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d45037e100">Standard Lookup Search</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d45037e103">Enhanced Lookup Search (Default)</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d45037e107">Global Search</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Searchable Fields" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e91 ">
            <samp class="parmname">Name</samp>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Sidebar Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e94 ">
            <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-search-264-0-0-production-enus/6a28c936-3b68-4186-bc09-7ab905f33ef3/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="Check"></span>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Advanced Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e97 ">
            <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-search-264-0-0-production-enus/6a28c936-3b68-4186-bc09-7ab905f33ef3/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="Check"></span>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Standard Lookup Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e100 ">
            <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-search-264-0-0-production-enus/6a28c936-3b68-4186-bc09-7ab905f33ef3/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="Check"></span>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Enhanced Lookup Search (Default)" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e103 ">
            <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-search-264-0-0-production-enus/6a28c936-3b68-4186-bc09-7ab905f33ef3/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="Check"></span>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Global Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e107 ">
            <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-search-264-0-0-production-enus/6a28c936-3b68-4186-bc09-7ab905f33ef3/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="Check"></span>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Searchable Fields" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e91 ">
            <p>
              <span>All custom auto-number fields and custom fields
                that are set as an external ID</span>
            </p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">(You don't need to enter leading
              zeros.)</p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Sidebar Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e94 ">
            <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-search-264-0-0-production-enus/6a28c936-3b68-4186-bc09-7ab905f33ef3/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="Check"></span>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Advanced Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e97 ">
            <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-search-264-0-0-production-enus/6a28c936-3b68-4186-bc09-7ab905f33ef3/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="Check"></span>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Standard Lookup Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e100 ">&nbsp;</td>

          <td data-label="Enhanced Lookup Search (Default)" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e103 ">&nbsp;</td>

          <td data-label="Global Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e107 ">
            <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-search-264-0-0-production-enus/6a28c936-3b68-4186-bc09-7ab905f33ef3/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="Check"></span>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Searchable Fields" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e91 ">All custom fields of type email and phone</td>

          <td data-label="Sidebar Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e94 ">
            <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-search-264-0-0-production-enus/6a28c936-3b68-4186-bc09-7ab905f33ef3/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="Check"></span>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Advanced Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e97 ">
            <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-search-264-0-0-production-enus/6a28c936-3b68-4186-bc09-7ab905f33ef3/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="Check"></span>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Standard Lookup Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e100 ">&nbsp;</td>

          <td data-label="Enhanced Lookup Search (Default)" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e103 ">&nbsp;</td>

          <td data-label="Global Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e107 ">
            <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-search-264-0-0-production-enus/6a28c936-3b68-4186-bc09-7ab905f33ef3/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="Check"></span>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Searchable Fields" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e91 ">All custom fields of type text, text area, long text area, and rich text area</td>

          <td data-label="Sidebar Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e94 ">&nbsp;</td>

          <td data-label="Advanced Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e97 ">
            <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-search-264-0-0-production-enus/6a28c936-3b68-4186-bc09-7ab905f33ef3/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="Check"></span>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Standard Lookup Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e100 ">&nbsp;</td>

          <td data-label="Enhanced Lookup Search (Default)" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e103 ">&nbsp;</td>

          <td data-label="Global Search" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" headers="d45037e107 ">
            <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-search-264-0-0-production-enus/6a28c936-3b68-4186-bc09-7ab905f33ef3/resources-global/_corporate/images/checkmark.png" alt="Check"></span>
          </td>

        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>

#### See Also

- [Searchable Fields by Object in Salesforce Classic](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.search_fields_cex.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Your search results for a particular object depend on two factors: the type of search and the searchable fields for that object. Salesforce Classic has several search types—sidebar, advanced, global, and lookup.— Each type searches a unique set of fields for each object. Learn which search types and searchable fields are available for a given object.")
- [Create a Custom Object Tab](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.creating_custom_object_tabs.htm&type=5&language=en_US)