Answers.Body: <p>In the custom field config there's a box for &quot;is searchable&quot;. It's unchecked by default to avoid hitting mysql limits and for performance.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: DUH. Thanks that did it.
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Body: <p>I have a custom field set called &quot;My Custom Info.&quot; In this set I had fields named &quot;Group&quot; and &quot;Mentor&quot; along with 4 other fields but, for a good reason, I deleted Group and Mentor and replaced these with Group1 and Mentor1.</p>
  <p>Group1 and Mentor1 appear in the Custom Field Preview pane &amp; when viewing the individual records (along with the other 4 fields) with a contact search.</p>
  <p>BUT Group1 and Mentor1 DO NOT appear as a column option for a Constituent Summary report nor in Advanced Search (for instance, I cannot search within Group1). The other 4 fields DO appear.</p>
  <p>In other words, I can run an advanced search with a custom view and the correct data for Group1 and Mentor1 appear for each record. But if I try to do an advanced search for just one of the Group1 values, My Custom Info omits both Group1 and Mentor1 but shows the other 4 options.</p>
  <p>What have I done to My Custom Info that is causing this?</p>
  <p>Using CiviCRM 5.59.3</p>
  
Tags: <custom-fields><civireport><advanced-search>
Title: Custom fields not appearing in advanced search
ThreadText: # Custom fields not appearing in advanced search
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-09-15)
  
  I have a custom field set called "My Custom Info." In this set I had fields named "Group" and "Mentor" along with 4 other fields but, for a good reason, I deleted Group and Mentor and replaced these with Group1 and Mentor1.
  
  Group1 and Mentor1 appear in the Custom Field Preview pane & when viewing the individual records (along with the other 4 fields) with a contact search.
  
  BUT Group1 and Mentor1 DO NOT appear as a column option for a Constituent Summary report nor in Advanced Search (for instance, I cannot search within Group1). The other 4 fields DO appear.
  
  In other words, I can run an advanced search with a custom view and the correct data for Group1 and Mentor1 appear for each record. But if I try to do an advanced search for just one of the Group1 values, My Custom Info omits both Group1 and Mentor1 but shows the other 4 options.
  
  What have I done to My Custom Info that is causing this?
  
  Using CiviCRM 5.59.3
  
  **Tags:** custom-fields, civireport, advanced-search
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2023-09-15. Score: 1
  
  In the custom field config there's a box for "is searchable". It's unchecked by default to avoid hitting mysql limits and for performance.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: DUH. Thanks that did it.  
  
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