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Mark RutterMark Rutter 

Are lookup fields searchable?

I have a custom object with a lookup field (to another custom object) called Listing and a formula field that returns text.  

I thought that both of these were searchable fields, but they do not appear to be.  Is that correct?
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Balaji Chowdary GarapatiBalaji Chowdary Garapati

@Mark

  You can find the list of searchable fields in the below link:

https://help.salesforce.com/HTViewHelpDoc?id=search_fields_custom_object.htm&language=en_US


As far as i know, lookup fields and formula fields were not searchable, the only option is to create a dummy text field and write a workflow rule to copy over the parents Name to that field, so that the child records will show up in the global search.

Hope it helps.

Thanks,

balaji

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Balaji Chowdary GarapatiBalaji Chowdary Garapati

@Mark

  You can find the list of searchable fields in the below link:

https://help.salesforce.com/HTViewHelpDoc?id=search_fields_custom_object.htm&language=en_US


As far as i know, lookup fields and formula fields were not searchable, the only option is to create a dummy text field and write a workflow rule to copy over the parents Name to that field, so that the child records will show up in the global search.

Hope it helps.

Thanks,

balaji

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NikunjVadiNikunjVadi
lookup field are searchable.can you explain your question a bit more?
Mark RutterMark Rutter
Thanks Balaji

I was certainly thinking that lookup fields are seachable, but maybe not.  I will try the workflow rule approach.

If anyone thinks that lookup fields are searchable, then why is my lookup field not behaving that way?