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title: "Configuring Global Search - Requirements"
slug: "global-search-configuration-requirements"
updated: 2022-01-04T14:02:30Z
published: 2022-01-04T14:02:30Z
canonical: "help.rapididentity.com/global-search-configuration-requirements"
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# Configuring Global Search - Requirements

## The attributes used for Global Search must fulfill both of the following criteria:

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- The attribute must be in the set of GAL items configured for the following properties in the LDAP Users configuration: `username`, `firstName`, `lastName`, `email`, `distinguisher`, `image`, or `mobilenumber`.
  - For RapidIdentity configured against Active Directory, the following values constitute a valid example configuration:
    - `username: sAMAccountName`
    - `firstName: givenName`
    - `lastName: sn`
    - `email: mail`
    - `distinguisher: mail`
    - `image: idautoPersonPhotoURL`
    - `mobileNumberAttribute: null`
- The GAL item must be **searchable**.
  - For RapidIdentity configured against Active Directory, the following constitutes a valid example set of GAL configuration for the above attributes:
    - `username: searchable`
    - `firstName: searchable`
    - `lastName: searchable`
    - `email: searchable`
    - With the remaining attributes either not configured or not searchable
  - In this example, the users portion of the global search will only be able to search using this set of attributes: `username`, `firstName`, `lastName`, `email`.