// solutions / Universal Search
Universal Search
Type what you are looking for. Typos, word order, and mid-word fragments do not matter. Universal Search finds the record and opens it, from one search box.
See Universal Search in action
What it does
One search box, every table
Configure any table and field as searchable, customers, items, vendors, contacts, and anything else your business tracks. Search all of it from one box.
Forgiving by design
Word order, spacing, typos, and mid-word fragments all still find the record. "tani" finds Itani. "maro orp" finds Omaroon Corporation.
Sounds-like matching
Phonetic matching finds names that sound alike but are spelled differently. Carl and Karl match each other.
Table filter chips with live counts
Search once, then narrow to one table with a click. Each chip shows how many matches are waiting in that table.
Ranking you can tune
Set a weight from 1 to 10 per field, so identifiers like No. and Name outrank long descriptive text in the result list.
Respects your permissions
Every result is filtered through the searching user's own table read permissions. Universal Search never surfaces a record a user could not otherwise open.
Free, with a background indexer
A background job queue keeps the index current as records change, with an immediate Process Now option when you do not want to wait.
Frequently asked questions
What is Universal Search for Business Central?
A free Google-style search box for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Type what you are looking for - typos, word order, and mid-word fragments do not matter - and it finds the record across your configured tables and opens it.
Is Universal Search really free?
Yes. Universal Search is free on Microsoft AppSource.
Which tables does it search?
It searches across the Business Central tables enabled in its configuration. The configuration guide at /solutions/universal-search/configuration walks through choosing tables and fields.
How do I install it?
Install it from Microsoft AppSource into your Business Central environment. The step-by-step guide is at /solutions/universal-search/installation.
Can developers extend it?
Yes. Developer integration points are documented at /solutions/universal-search/developer-hooks.