# Express search config Specify-7 **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Created:** [January 15, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/express-search-config-specify-7/1497 "2024-01-15T17:35:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![Grant](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/speciforum.org/grant/32/4255_2.png) [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/express-search-config-specify-7/1497/3 "2024-01-22T16:09:49Z")
Hi @sorosoro, At this time, the only way to customize [Simple Search](https://speciforum.org/t/simple-search-config/183) is by using Specify 6. Modifying the XML that defines the `ExpressSearchConfig` directly is **not recommended or supported**. It is permitted so that advanced users can import pre-configured search configs for users. Manual edits will be overwritten automatically by Specify 6 and will behave unpredictably. When you configure Simple Search in Specify 6, it automatically updates the `ExpressSearchConfig` app resource owned by your user. This is how it is carried over from the Specify 6 configuration. If it cannot be added using the Specify 6 user interface, it is not currently supported. This means that if `origElevationUnit` cannot be added in the 6 configuration tool, it cannot be added by modifying the XML manually. In short, you should not modify the XML in Specify 7. We only support configuration of Simple Search in Specify 6 at this time, however we have an issue on GitHub to add this ability to Specify 7 in the future. > > > \*\*Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.\*\* > Currently th…ere is no way to configure what the express search function queries. There should be an option to edit which fields are returned in the express search. > > \*\*Describe the solution you'd like\*\* > There should be an interface for users to choose what is searched using the express search function. > > \*\*Reported By\*\* > Barcelona Thank you! --- _[View the full topic](https://speciforum.org/t/express-search-config-specify-7/1497)._