Display global search in a workspace experience

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read workspace-global-search.md

Show or hide the search functionality in your workspace.

Before you begin

Role required: ui_builder_admin

About this task

You can control whether the search functionality is visible to the users of your workspace experience. If you choose to display a search option, you can define what search results are returned by choosing a source for the search.

[Omitted image "experience-utilities-settings.png"] Alt text: Workspace experience utility settings.

Before you can edit the experience settings, you must be in the correct application scope. If you're in a different scope, the experience settings are read-only. To change your application scope, go to the main header, select the application picker ([Omitted image "application-picker.png"] Alt text: Application picker.), and then select the application scope that you want. For more information about the application scope, see Learn about security and roles.

Procedure

Navigate to All > Now Experience Framework > UI Builder.
Open an experience to work in or create an experience by selecting Create > Experience.

For more information, see Configure how users interact with your applications in UI Builder.
Open or create a page in your workspace experience.
Select Experience settings in the upper-right.

[Omitted image "experience-settings-navigation.png"] Alt text: Arrow pointing to the Experience settings link on the experience view page.
Scroll down to Global search.

[Omitted image "uib-settings-search.png"] Alt text: Global search settings for workspace experiences.
Select the Show global search option.
Click Save.
Click Advanced settings to go to the ServiceNow AI Platform® and edit the JSON values of the record.

Parent Topic:Configure UI Builder workspace experiences

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---
title: Display global search in a workspace experience
description: Show or hide the search functionality in your workspace.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/application-development/ui-builder/workspace-global-search.html
release: australia
product: UI Builder
classification: ui-builder
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configure UI Builder workspace experiences, Configure how users interact with your applications in UI Builder, Working in UI Builder, UI Builder, Builder library, Developing your application, Classic app development, Building applications]
---

# Display global search in a workspace experience

Show or hide the search functionality in your workspace.

## Before you begin

Role required: ui\_builder\_admin

## About this task

\[Omitted image "experience-utilities-settings.png"\] Alt text: Workspace experience utility settings.

Before you can edit the experience settings, you must be in the correct application scope. If you're in a different scope, the experience settings are read-only. To change your application scope, go to the main header, select the application picker \(\[Omitted image "application-picker.png"\] Alt text: Application picker.\), and then select the application scope that you want. For more information about the application scope, see [Learn about security and roles](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/ui-builder/security-roles.md).

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **All** &gt; **Now Experience Framework** &gt; **UI Builder**.

2. Open an experience to work in or create an experience by selecting **Create** &gt; **Experience**.

For more information, see [Configure how users interact with your applications in UI Builder](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/ui-builder/work-experiences.md).

3. Open or create a page in your workspace experience.

4. Select **Experience settings** in the upper-right.

\[Omitted image "experience-settings-navigation.png"\] Alt text: Arrow pointing to the Experience settings link on the experience view page.

5. Scroll down to **Global search**.

\[Omitted image "uib-settings-search.png"\] Alt text: Global search settings for workspace experiences.

6. Select the **Show global search** option.

7. Click **Save**.

8. Click **Advanced settings** to go to the ServiceNow AI Platform® and edit the JSON values of the record.

**Parent Topic:**[Configure UI Builder workspace experiences](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/ui-builder/ui-builder-workspace-settings.md)