# Global Search

Global search allows users to search for Clients, Groups, Centers, Loans, and Deposits by providing any of the following information:

* **Name**\
  \&#xNAN;*(or)*
* **ID**\
  \&#xNAN;*(or)*
* **Mobile number**\
  \&#xNAN;*(or)*
* **External ID**

### **Location of Global Search**

On the [Welcome Page](https://docs.mifos.org/mifosx/user-manual/for-all-users/untitled/welcome-page) (displayed after logging in), the search box is available on the top-right corner of the page (*as shown below*).

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### **How to Use the Global Search**

1. Enter your search query in the search box. The search box allows you to look for existing Clients/Groups/Centers/Loans/Deposits - based on their ID or Name.

   For example: **Client A FN Client A LN** (*Client Name*)
2. Press the Enter button to search (the search can further be filtered with respect to Clients/Groups/Centers/Loans/Deposits).
3. A list of existing Client(s) will be returned based on your search query
4. Select the desired client, and click on the client's name to go to that client's page (*as shown below*):&#x20;

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