# Data search

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/data-search/68803>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [December 18, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/data-search/68803 "2023-12-18T11:52:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tiziano\_B](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tiziano_b/32/67949_2.png) [@Tiziano\_B](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tiziano_B)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/data-search/68803/1 "2023-12-18T11:52:32Z")

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hello, I’m new to Glide, and I was trying to understand if it was possible to create a search item screen where the user only sees a search bar, and the item list will only show results if there is a match with what has been typed in the search bar, instead of always showing the full list of items in the data table.  
Thanks for your help.

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**Author:** ![Eric\_Penn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/eric_penn/32/73888_2.png) [@Eric\_Penn](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Eric_Penn)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/data-search/68803/2 "2023-12-18T12:04:04Z")

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Yes. You would need to create a custom search.

Text Entry component.

User specific column to hold search key

Single value column to copy search key to all rows

If then else column to compare your Single Value to the column you’d like to search.

if → single value → is not → search column → then blank → else true

Set a filter on your collection when if then else is true.

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**Author:** ![Tiziano\_B](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tiziano_b/32/67949_2.png) [@Tiziano\_B](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tiziano_B)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/data-search/68803/3 "2023-12-18T12:07:35Z")

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thanks for the quick response.  
Do you know if there is a tutorial that might help me to understand better those functionalities and help me build this screen?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![Eric\_Penn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/eric_penn/32/73888_2.png) [@Eric\_Penn](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Eric_Penn)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/data-search/68803/4 "2023-12-18T12:18:24Z")

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Yea there’s quite a bit of material that should help. Give these a read and let us know where you get stuck.

Text entry

> **[Entry | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/entry-components)**
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> Enter text, numbers, email addresses, or phone numbers.

User specific colum

> **[User-specific columns | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/user-specific-columns)**
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> Allow cells to hold unique data for each user.

Single value column

> **[Single Value Column | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/single-value-column)**
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> Retrieve a single value from a column or relation.

If then else column

> **[If → Then → Else Column | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/if-then-else-column)**
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> Produce different values based on conditions.

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**Author:** ![Tiziano\_B](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tiziano_b/32/67949_2.png) [@Tiziano\_B](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tiziano_B)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/data-search/68803/5 "2023-12-18T12:24:59Z")

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thank you so much, I will have a look.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/data-search/68803/6 "2023-12-25T12:25:34Z")

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