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title: Search and Link Action
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/search-and-link-action
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:24.562Z
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- [About the Search and Link Action](docId\:cP9zbHF0AdZeuZqLV7b27)
- [Parameters](docId\:cP9zbHF0AdZeuZqLV7b27)
- [Actions](docId\:cP9zbHF0AdZeuZqLV7b27)
- [Example: Using the Search and Link Action (CAD)](docId:5GqIG6gakxEwGNtnwgo8k)
- **Graphical Action Designer**: [Search and Link Quick Action](docId:_mK1pgXe6MK3PQM1s4vOD)

## About the Search and Link Action

The **Search and Link** action searches for and links a business object record to another record. For example, you can link an employee record to an incident record. You can only link records in a relationship with your associated business object.

*Search and Link Action*

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### Parameters

| Parameter                | Description                                                                                            |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Enter action name        | A unique name for the action.                                                                          |
| Enter action description | Optional. A description of what the action does.                                                       |
| Enter category           | Optional. The category. Select from the drop-down list.                                                |
| Relationship             | The relationship between the current business object and the business object to which you are linking. |
| Find where               | Specifies where to search.                                                                             |
| Operator                 | A comparison operator.                                                                                 |
| String                   | A string to use for the comparison.                                                                    |

### Actions

| Button                                                                                                                                                           | Action                                     |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/parib0MC3hVoUNdfQdnac/-xC2rFf08JbJHTGUTd_A3_addgreen.png" alt caption size="10" width="17" height="15"} | Adds a condition to the relationship.      |
| :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/parib0MC3hVoUNdfQdnac/x0Gj5FGSYrXBu80Fr8i50_delete.png" alt caption size="10" width="19" height="16"}   | Removes a condition from the relationship. |
| Save                                                                                                                                                             | Commits your settings.                     |
| Cancel                                                                                                                                                           | Exits without saving.                      |