> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hiveinspect.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Search Comments and Find Flagged Items in the Hive Inspect App

> Find any comment in a report in the Hive Inspect mobile app: search all sections, one section or one subsection, filter by type, and list every flagged comment before you publish.

In the mobile app: the report editor → the **search** button at the top.

Search finds a comment anywhere in the report without paging through sections. It's also the quickest way to find every **flagged** comment before you publish.

## Where you search from decides what's searched

| You tap search on | Screen title | It searches |
| - | - | - |
| The **Sections** screen | **Search All Fields** | The whole report. |
| A **section** (its subsections list) | **Search Section Fields** | That section. |
| A **subsection** (its comments) | **Search Fields** | That subsection. |

When you search from a section or subsection, an **Entire Report** button (a globe) appears next to the filters once you start typing. Tap it to search the whole report instead.

## Search

Type in the box. Results show as you type.

![Search All Fields with gutter typed in the box, filter buttons Info, Limitations and Defects, and 8 results found. Each result has its path in grey, such as Roof > Roof Drainage Systems > Recommendations, above a comment card: Gutter Damaged, Gutter Improperly Sloped and Gutter Leakage (open, with its media buttons)](https://mintcdn.com/hiveinspect-43c85ed1/t9Q1_TNVwS8aDUOV/images/how-tos/mobile-search-results.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=t9Q1_TNVwS8aDUOV\&q=85\&s=1291bd961b166286160b3815146faf14)

* Search matches comment names, descriptions, and the names of sections and subsections. Searching "skylight" also finds the chimney comments, because they're in the "Skylights, Chimneys & Other Roof Penetrations" subsection.
* Each result shows where it is (Section > Subsection > card) above the comment.
* The results are real comment cards. Tick, edit and add photos right there.
* Comments in hidden sections are found too, marked **Section Hidden** or **Subsection Hidden**.
* **Info**, **Limitations** and **Defects** narrow the results to one kind of comment.
* Up to 50 results show at a time. Add a word to narrow the search.

![Search All Fields for skylight: results include Skylight Cracked and Skylight Water Penetration, and also Chimney Cap Missing and Chimney Flue Cracked, all under Roof > Skylights, Chimneys & Other Roof Penetrations > Recommendations](https://mintcdn.com/hiveinspect-43c85ed1/t9Q1_TNVwS8aDUOV/images/how-tos/mobile-search-subsection-match.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=t9Q1_TNVwS8aDUOV\&q=85\&s=53552b361ef0796a86c8df9f29067ad2)

## Find flagged comments

Tap the **flag** button in the search box. It turns red and lists every flagged comment, with no need to type anything:

![Search All Fields with the flag button turned on (red): 1 flagged field, Exterior > Siding, Flashing & Trim > Recommendations, Loose Boards, checked, with a red flag](https://mintcdn.com/hiveinspect-43c85ed1/t9Q1_TNVwS8aDUOV/images/how-tos/mobile-search-flagged.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=t9Q1_TNVwS8aDUOV\&q=85\&s=73923cd83be825fd6d8b942cb5aaccb8)

* Type in the box as well to search only flagged comments.
* Tap the comment to work on it, then remove its flag in the comment's media row.
* When nothing is flagged, it says **No Flagged Fields**.

A report with flagged comments can't be published, so check this list before you publish. See [Flag a comment](https://docs.hiveinspect.com/how-tos/mobile-comments.md#flag-a-comment).

## Recent searches

Your recent searches show when you open search. Tap one to run it again, tap its **x** to remove it, or tap **Clear All**. They're saved on your phone only.

![Search All Fields with an empty search box: Recent Searches with a gutter chip and a Clear All link](https://mintcdn.com/hiveinspect-43c85ed1/t9Q1_TNVwS8aDUOV/images/how-tos/mobile-search-history.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=t9Q1_TNVwS8aDUOV\&q=85\&s=211d0389c4c23c8bbec94a56dd8a42c8)

When nothing matches, the screen says **No Results Found: Try adjusting your search terms or check for typos**.

## Where to go next

* [Comments on mobile](https://docs.hiveinspect.com/how-tos/mobile-comments.md): working with a comment.
* [Reports, publishing and PDFs](https://docs.hiveinspect.com/how-tos/mobile-reports-screen.md): publish once nothing is flagged.


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