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title: Disable the table search bar
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While the search bar is convenient for users, administrators may wish to disable this access if their system has large tables with many text columns. In such cases, searching every column at once may become non-performant.

To set whether the search bar in the user interface is accessible by default across the system, define the property `ui.search.show` to be either `true` or `false`. If not set, the default is `true`. This can be placed at the bottom of the `iris-environment.prop` file, outside of any stanzas.

## Related documentation

- [Search bar](../../interfaces/web/working-with-tables.md#search-bar)
- [WebGL settings](./webgl.md)
- [Web decimal format](./web-decimal.md)
- [Web time zone](./default-timezone.md)