# I need to make top search field (at the top of every table) to work only for limited set of table columns

**URL:** https://community.forestadmin.com/t/i-need-to-make-top-search-field-at-the-top-of-every-table-to-work-only-for-limited-set-of-table-columns/2913
**Category:** Help me!
**Tags:** howtos
**Created:** [July 15, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/i-need-to-make-top-search-field-at-the-top-of-every-table-to-work-only-for-limited-set-of-table-columns/2913 "2021-07-15T14:32:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Francois\_Vongue](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/francois_vongue/32/2679_2.png) [@Francois\_Vongue](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Francois_Vongue)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/i-need-to-make-top-search-field-at-the-top-of-every-table-to-work-only-for-limited-set-of-table-columns/2913/1 "2021-07-15T14:32:20Z")

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## Expected behavior

I am able to confine number of columns that the search looks through.

## Actual behavior

Search looks at every column, no matter hidden or not.

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### Author: ![anon90145840](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@anon90145840](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/anon90145840)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/i-need-to-make-top-search-field-at-the-top-of-every-table-to-work-only-for-limited-set-of-table-columns/2913/2 "2021-07-15T14:37:49Z")

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Hello @Francois_Vongue,

I think [this part of the documentation](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/how-tos/settings/restrict-the-search-on-specific-fields) might help

Let me know if you need anything else 🙂