How can I add a search bar in a model driven app

Question

How can I add a search bar within my model driven app in Power Apps to search through the content and find items that match the phrase I am searching for? I see that I can add a dataverse search but can I add something like this to search from within the app itself?

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Answer 1

Hi Albright, Ashley,

Thanks for reaching out to us on the Microsoft Q&A forum.

Steps to Set Up a Custom Search in a Model-driven App:

1. Open Power Apps Studio:
   • Go to the Power Apps website and select the model-driven app you want to modify.
2. Navigate to Dataverse Tables:
   • In the left-hand navigation, go to Dataverse and select Tables.
3. Select the Relevant Table:
   • Find the table where you want to apply custom search (e.g., Accounts, Contacts, Orders).
4. Go to Views:
   • Inside the table, navigate to the Views section. Views determine how data is displayed and filtered in the app.
   • Either create a new view or edit an existing view.
5. Configure Searchable Columns:
   • In the view editor, there will be an option to select which columns are searchable.
   • Select the Search Columns option (or sometimes called Quick Find Columns). Kindly refer the below screenshot.

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