# 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](/mifosx/user-manual/for-all-users/untitled/welcome-page.md) (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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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.mifos.org/mifosx/user-manual/for-all-users/untitled/global-search.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.