# No search option on choice component with computed fields as display

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/no-search-option-on-choice-component-with-computed-fields-as-display/71393>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [March 4, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/no-search-option-on-choice-component-with-computed-fields-as-display/71393 "2024-03-04T14:42:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![aferguson024](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@aferguson024](https://community.glideapps.com/u/aferguson024)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/no-search-option-on-choice-component-with-computed-fields-as-display/71393/1 "2024-03-04T14:42:06Z")

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Hi there

I am using a choice component to list values in a Glide App. There around 40,000 options. I get the ‘Search to find more…’ text at the bottom of the initial list but no apparent way to search - I cannot type anything in nor select the search text or another text to start a search - there doesn’t appear to be a search bar at all.

I have tried in Chrome and Safari, and in the design side of Glide and published app.

EDIT: This behaviour occurs seemingly if you use a computed column for the ‘display’ field. Is there anyway to create a search bar if you are using (e.g.) a template field for the display?

Any ideas?

Thanks  
Aaron

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/no-search-option-on-choice-component-with-computed-fields-as-display/71393/3 "2024-03-04T23:37:26Z")

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Are you using a Big Table to store those options?

@Darren_Murphy do you know if using a Big Table affects this functionality? Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/no-search-option-on-choice-component-with-computed-fields-as-display/71393/4 "2024-03-04T23:43:38Z")

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Template columns are now supported in Big Tables (if enabled in Previews), so I would expect this to work - so long as the Template isn’t referencing any other (non-supported) columns. For example, if you have a Template that references a Single Value column - that won’t work. But anyway, if it isn’t supported then it usually won’t be available as a selection.