# Advanced Search in Entity Data

> Entities contain a large amount of data which can be difficult to navigate and query.

Entities contain a large amount of data which can be difficult to navigate and query.

The advanced search feature allows you to find any entity data, by querying any of the data fields.

## Roles

You need the **Data Reader** role to see and query entity data. See more details on how to [Manage access](https://docs.uipath.com/data-service/automation-suite/2023.10/user-guide/managing-access#managing-access).

## Searching for Data

### To use the Search in field:

1. Navigate to the **Data** tab of the desired entity in Data Service.
2. From the **Search in:** dropdown, select the entity fields you want to retrieve results from. The search algorithm looks up number and text data-type fields.
3. In the **Search** field, enter the search string. The grid displays the queried results.
4. To apply more filters on your results list, click **Advanced Search**. This opens the **Advanced Search** panel on the right-hand side.

### To use Advanced Search:

1. Select the operator:
   * **AND** - to return the entries that match all conditions
   * **OR** - to return the entries that match any of the conditions
2. Define the conditions:
   * **Column** - select the entity field to apply your condition to.
   * **Condition** - select the condition.
   * **Value** - enter the value for your condition. The value must be of the same type as the field type. For example, use strings for **Text** fields, use integers for **Number** fields.
3. Click **Add** to add as many conditions as you need. To remove a conditions, click the corresponding **Delete** icon.
4. Click **Save** to rerun the search. The page refreshes with the new results.

## Editing an Advanced Search Query

1. Click the **Edit** icon.
2. Add new conditions, remove or update existing conditions.
3. Click **Save** to rerun the search.

To clear the search results, click **Basic search** or **Clear search**.
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Creating a new query removes the currently saved one.
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## Sharing the Advanced Search Query

To share the query results with other Data Service users, click **Copy link to Query**.
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The search query is user-specific, and other users can see the query results provided they have read permissions on the queried entity. Both the query and the query link are persisted across sessions after a **Copy link to Query** operation has been used.
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