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title: "Functionality"
slug: "functionality"
abstract: "How to enable a variety of options that modify the behavior of a search component."
---
# Functionality

The **Functionality** section lets you turn on any of the following search features.

> [!note]
> When **Relation editor** or **Mass edit preview** is selected for **Usage**, some functionalities are unavailable.

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Usage** | <ul><li>**Page** - The search component will be rendered on a page.</li><li>**Relation editor** - The search component will not be rendered, but its filter properties will be [used by a relation editor](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/use-in-relation-editor.html) component.</li><li>**Mass edit preview** - The search component will render the content of the selection pool that is specified by the page URL. Appears only [on a **Mass edit page**.](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/create-a-page.html)</li></ul> |
| **Full-text search** | Enables [full-text search behavior](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/full-text-search-behavior.html). |
| **Visual search** | Enables [visual search behavior](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/ai-assisted-search.html). |
| **Track state** | Enables saving of filters on the search page so they are still set when a user returns to the page. |
| **Language selector** | Provides a language selector. |
| **Refresh button** | Provides a refresh result button. |
| **Sticky search bar and facets** | When enabled, you can scroll through a list of facets independent of the search results. This is useful when you have a long list of facets or a long list of search results. If you have enabled **Infinite scroll** on the [**Paging** tab](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/paging-tab.html), we recommend that you also enable the sticky search bar and facets.<br><br>> [!note]<br>> When enabled, the table header in the [table view](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/views.html#UUID-483fea56-8058-cee5-20e3-2d668bfa8b91_N1708001617037) won't be sticky. |
| **My searches** | Enables the saved search feature. |
| **My selections** | Enables creation of personal collections. |
| **Manual relation sort** | Enables manual sorting of the results. Requires a [fixed filter](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/filters.html) be set, and **Allow navigation** enabled for the relation. Only available in [list and table views](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/views.html#UUID-483fea56-8058-cee5-20e3-2d668bfa8b91_td-idm273422761386630). |
| **Show view selector** | Provides a view selector to switch between output displays. Requires at least two [output views](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/views.html) to be set. |
| **Permissions** | <ul><li>**Lazy-load permissions for operations** - Lazy loads the permissions required to use operations. Cannot be used with the **Ignore permissions for operations** feature.</li><li>**Ignore permissions for operations** - Ignores the default security check that only displays an operation if a user has the required permissions to use it.</li><li>**Pre-load permission** - Default behavior, pre-loads permissions.</li></ul> |