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title: Set Up Dealer Search in Automotive Cloud
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description: Set up Criteria-Based Search and Filter features in Automotive Cloud to help users search and filter dealer and associated inventory data. Design your own search experience by using the Dealer Product Searchable Field and Dealer Vehicle Definition Searchable Field objects that combine fields from multiple objects to create a searchable inventory data set. Users can quickly view the dealerships available at required locations for service or purchases related to vehicles and products.
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# Set Up Dealer Search in Automotive Cloud

Set up Criteria-Based Search and Filter features in Automotive Cloud to help users search and filter dealer and associated inventory data. Design your own search experience by using the Dealer Product Searchable Field and Dealer Vehicle Definition Searchable Field objects that combine fields from multiple objects to create a searchable inventory data set. Users can quickly view the dealerships available at required locations for service or purchases related to vehicles and products.

### 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: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions.</td></tr></tbody></table>

- **[Key Steps in the Dealer Search Workflow](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.auto_dealer_search_workflow.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use Criteria-Based Search and Filter to look for dealers using the Dealer Product Searchable Field object. Use the Dealer Vehicle Definition Searchable Field to find dealerships selling and, or, servicing vehicles for location-based searches. Inventory managers, sales managers, and other users can quickly search and filter the required records available for a product.
- **[Considerations for Dealer Search](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.auto_dealer_search_prereqs.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Keep the following considerations in mind while setting up and using dealer search in Automotive Cloud.
- **[Configure Dealer Search](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.auto_dealer_search_criteria_configuration.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Create a search criteria configuration to design the dealer search experience for your users. You can define which fields users use as filter criteria and which fields they see for the search results.
- **[Configure Dealer Product Search](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.auto_inventory_dealer_searchable_field_cbsf.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Create a search criteria configuration to design the dealer product search experience for your users. You can define which fields users use as filter criteria and which fields they see for the search results.