idea Search bar for finding data in a geodatabase/SDE in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Search bar for finding data in a geodatabase/SDE

Ed_ — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:16:29 GMT

Please add a search bar to make finding data quicker in a geodatabase/SDE. The search bar would ideally show up when you expand a gdb. A search bar such as this one can really help when a gdb has loads of data.

Re: Search bar for finding data in a geodatabase/SDE

JLXD_EEC — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:59:59 GMT

Agreed

I try to search through SDEs all the time but I know it's futile, the search always returns nothing.

Re: Search bar for finding data in a geodatabase/SDE

RandyCasey — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:15:02 GMT

This has been a challenge for so very long and is way past time be addressed. Even a filter would be helpful.

Re: Search bar for finding data in a geodatabase/SDE - Status changed to: Needs Clarification

NaicongLi — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 03:34:33 GMT

Hello @Ed_ ,

Thank you for your feedback. If you have indexing turned on for enterprise geodatabases in the Options dialog, Indexing page (note that by default, this is turned off),

then when the indexing is done, you should be able to find items by keyword (or other criteria) in an enterprise geodatabase. In the follow example, I selected the already indexed CityData.sde in the Catalog view Contents pane (and all its content showed in the contents list), then I searched (in the Search box) with "park". The relevant item in CityData.sde was found and displayed in the contents list.

Does this address your need?

Re: Search bar for finding data in a geodatabase/SDE

Ed_ — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:32:55 GMT

@NaicongLi thank you for the response, but it does not address the need. The request is to have the search bar in any geodatabase local or on network or an SDE. The search bar should be available in the Catalog Pane/