--- schema_version: "1" id: 292f49bf50a68f698f4c1ab5ffad080ab4fbf7fdd5a983e145388174859d7c3c title: Configure a Searchable Object for Inventory Search collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/xcloud/264-0-0/aslm_inventorysearch_searchableobject.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.aslm_inventorysearch_searchableobject.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: ba68afef4900356595f2f3f1e974427cc980960204fbf2e61ee1c84bfeebac61 description: Create a searchable object configuration to define the object that's the basis of the search experience, how the object's data is updated, and how the object's data is used in the search experience. You can also define how the object's data is aggregated, parsed, and shown in the search criteria and results. You can use a searchable object configuration in multiple search criteria configurations. For your inventory search experience, use the Product Inventory Searchable Field as the searchable object and use an activated copy of the Update Product Inventory Searchable Field Values data processing engine (DPE) definition template to update the object's data. products: - Industry Solutions - Cross Cloud release: "264" --- # Configure a Searchable Object for Inventory Search Create a searchable object configuration to define the object that's the basis of the search experience, how the object's data is updated, and how the object's data is used in the search experience. You can also define how the object's data is aggregated, parsed, and shown in the search criteria and results. You can use a searchable object configuration in multiple search criteria configurations. For your inventory search experience, use the Product Inventory Searchable Field as the searchable object and use an activated copy of the Update Product Inventory Searchable Field Values data processing engine (DPE) definition template to update the object's data. ### Required Editions
Available in: Lightning Experience
Available in: Automotive Cloud, Communications Cloud, Consumer Goods, Energy and Utilities Cloud, Manufacturing Cloud, Service Cloud, and Media Cloud. View edition availability.
User Permissions Needed
To configure the searchable object:

Use Criteria-Based Search and Filter system permission

AND

Manage Inventory Search system permission
Ensure that you activate a copy of the Update Product Inventory Searchable Field Values DPE template. 1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Criteria-Based Search and Filter, and then select **Criteria-Based Search and Filter**. 2. On the Searchable Object Configuration tab, click **New**. 3. Enter a name for the configuration. For example, enter Product Inventory Search. The API name is automatically populated. 4. For Searchable Object, search for and select **Product Inventory Searchable Field**. 5. For Data Synchronization Job, search for and select your activated copy of the Update Product Inventory Searchable Field Values DPE definition template. 6. Enter a description. 7. Save your changes. If necessary, set up criteria field mapping, filter field display format, result field mapping, and filter field parsing for the searchable object configuration. You select your searchable object configuration in the search criteria configuration that you create for Inventory Search. #### See Also - [Configure a Searchable Object](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.criteria_based_search_filter_object.htm&type=5&language=en_US)