# Configuring Searches

Pozi's Search Panel offers users several options for searching for features and locations on the map.

• Preconfigured searches
• Generic searches
• Custom searches

Your Pozi site may include one or more preconfigured searches that were included in your site's intial installation. These typically include Address and other search services provided by external providers. If you require any changes to these searches, please contact support@pozi.com.

Any layer that is enabled for WFS, and is queryable, and is not configured to be hidden in the layer panel is automatically available as a search option. These search items are listed in the Search drop-down list under 'All searchable layers'. There is no special configuration required to enable these search options.

Users can type in text to match any field in the layer. Alternatively, users can click the Advanced button to access Pozi's table view for further search and filter options.

Large datasets such as a Property layer may be unavailable as a generic search because they are often configured for What's Here and hidden from the layer panel, which prevents Pozi from presenting the layer as a search option.

Layers that aren't available as a generic search can be configured to be available as a custom search.

Prerequisites:

• The layer must be enabled for WFS
• The layer must be hidden in the layer panel

Using keywords, you can configure any of the layer's fields to be searchable. Each field you specify will show up as a separate search item in the drop-down list.

In this example, we'll use the existing Property layer which is already configured to show in the What's Here results and be hidden in the layer panel. We'll append the searchFields keyword to enable the Property layer to be searchable by the polygon_nu, land_id and pi_parcel fields, separated by semicolons.

Layer > Properties > QGIS Server > Keyword list:

parent=Whats Here, showInLayerControl=false, searchFields=polygon_nu;land_id;pi_parcel

This configuration will expose the polygon_nu, land_id and pi_parcel fields as search options. If the fields are configured in QGIS with a user-friendly alias, Pozi will use the alias when showing the search item in the drop-down list.