# Searching for Serial Numbers (Custom Field Report)

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/searching-for-serial-numbers-custom-field-report/65780>\
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**Created:** [October 18, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/searching-for-serial-numbers-custom-field-report/65780 "2025-10-18T15:12:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![scannerangelaust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/scannerangelaust/32/1108_2.png) [@scannerangelaust](https://forum.manager.io/u/scannerangelaust)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/searching-for-serial-numbers-custom-field-report/65780/1 "2025-10-18T15:12:41Z")

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A long time ago (when I still had hair on my head) I added a custom field to my invoices so that I could do a search on serial numbers to enable me to double check warranties and ownership etc.

Using the Report “Sales Invoice Totals by Custom Field” I was able to add and use “Ctrl + F” when the report was on screen and it would give me a search field so I was able to punch in a serial number and then by clicking (or drilling down) on the Value Column on the report it would give me the invoice details.

I haven’t had to do any searches for quite a while but as I need to do some now, I’ve found that the “Ctrl + F” trick is not behaving so the search field is no longer appearing on screen

If anyone is able to explain what I’m doing wrong or what I may have overlooked I would be extremely grateful.

Just another question on doing the serial number search and with all of the work that’s been going on with Manager, I was also wondering if I may be able to try doing an “Advanced Query” instead of using the report to track down the sales details relating to the serial numbers ?

As always, I do apologize if I’ve rambled on too much and of course I would like to again thank all of those people involved with Manager’s development

Cheers

Paul

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**Author:** ![shahabb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@shahabb](https://forum.manager.io/u/shahabb)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/searching-for-serial-numbers-custom-field-report/65780/2 "2025-10-18T18:44:34Z")

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> [@scannerangelaust](#):
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> I was also wondering if I may be able to try doing an “Advanced Query” instead of using the report to track down the sales details relating to the serial numbers ?

Yes, Advance Query or even without Advance Query you can get the desired result on Sales Invoice Tab or Sales invoice -Lines (if custom field is placed on Sales invoice -Lines). You just need to enable the Serial number column (Click `Edit columns` at the end of the page) and then use the Manager’s built-in search.

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**Author:** ![scannerangelaust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/scannerangelaust/32/1108_2.png) [@scannerangelaust](https://forum.manager.io/u/scannerangelaust)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/searching-for-serial-numbers-custom-field-report/65780/3 "2025-10-19T06:17:23Z")

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Thanks so much \*\*[shahabb](https://forum.manager.io/u/shahabb),

I’ve read through what you said and had a go at what I thought I had to do but couldn’t get it to do the job for me.\*\*

I’ve also tried the following step but “Serial Number” or “Custom Field” doesn’t seem to be available to select

\*You just need to enable the Serial number column (Click `Edit columns` at the end of the page) and then use the Manager’s built-in search.  
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As you can see, I do have a “Serial No” column but if I go into either “Sales Invoice Lines”, “Form Defaults” or “Edit Columns), the Serial No column doesn’t appear so I’m guessing that I’ve missed a step in the exercise somewhere.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/7/e/7e2ddb10f56d265f70f6eb314b93920a9459c34f.png)

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**Author:** ![shahabb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@shahabb](https://forum.manager.io/u/shahabb)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/searching-for-serial-numbers-custom-field-report/65780/4 "2025-10-19T06:26:23Z")

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Can you post a screenshot of your custom fields under settings?

Also post edit screen of an invoice.

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**Author:** ![scannerangelaust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/scannerangelaust/32/1108_2.png) [@scannerangelaust](https://forum.manager.io/u/scannerangelaust)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/searching-for-serial-numbers-custom-field-report/65780/5 "2025-10-19T08:02:30Z")

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It’s all good now thanks mate\< I managed to get it all sorted !😃 🖕