# Search

Hardfin provides a comprehensive **global search** option on every list view so that products, assets, projects, and more can be easily searched by relevant details. If you know what you're looking for, this search is often faster than clicking through the [main navigation](/navigation.md).

For example, searching on the asset page will immediately start searching across the asset serial, asset description, current project, current location, customer owner, and more.

<figure><img src="/files/Ev9fjtvXUyo4h4Ln9lWv" alt=""><figcaption><p>Example asset list search</p></figcaption></figure>

## Global search

In addition, Hardfin offers **global search** in the navigation bar at the top of the page. Global search can also be accessed by typing ⌘ + K (Cmnd-K on Mac) or Control + K (Ctrl-K Windows).

<figure><img src="/files/Z9hjFlfqKSKQE9Znab4P" alt=""><figcaption><p>Navigation bar with global "Search with AI" bar</p></figcaption></figure>

The global search bar uses Hardfin AI to immediately search across navigation pages, assets, customers, locations, projects, purchase orders, fulfillment orders, return orders, and shipments that are related to your search criteria. This makes it lightning fast to access any area of the application without navigating through menus.

### Searchable entities

Global search covers the following entity types:

* **Navigation pages** - Quick access to any page in the application
* **Assets** - Search by serial number, description, or related details
* **Customers** - Search by company name or related information
* **Locations** - Search by location name or address
* **Projects** - Search by project name or customer
* **Purchase orders** - Search by PO number or supplier name
* **Fulfillment orders** - Search by order number or project name
* **Return orders** - Search by order number or customer
* **Inbound shipments** - Search by tracking number, PO number, or supplier
* **Outbound shipments** - Search by tracking number or project name

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Hardfin AI dives deep into the platform to surface relevant results. For example, searching a project name will show all assets on the project. Searching a customer name will show all locations belonging to the customer.
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<figure><img src="/files/mEba2Vx3HUOD6Glq4w40" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>Example global search results</p></figcaption></figure>


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://guide.hardfin.com/monitor-the-details/search.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.