---
title: searchGuide
description: Sets of information used by directory clients when constructing search filters.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:at-searchGuide
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/at-searchGuide.html
---

# searchGuide

Sets of information used by directory clients when constructing search filters.

This attribute is superseded by `enhancedSearchGuide`.

|                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*                       | 2.5.4.14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| *Names*                     | searchGuide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| *Syntax*                    | [Guide](s-Guide.html)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| *Equality matching rule*    | [octetStringMatch](mr-octetStringMatch.html)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| *Ordering matching rule*    | [octetStringOrderingMatch](mr-octetStringOrderingMatch.html)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| *Single value*              | false: multiple values allowed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| *User modification allowed* | true                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| *Usage*                     | userApplications                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| *Origin*                    | [RFC 4519](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4519)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| *Schema file*               | 00-core.ldif                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| *Used by*                   | [country](oc-country.html), [dNSDomain](oc-dNSDomain.html), [dmd](oc-dmd.html), [domain](oc-domain.html), [friendlyCountry](oc-friendlyCountry.html), [locality](oc-locality.html), [organization](oc-organization.html), [organizationalUnit](oc-organizationalUnit.html), [pilotOrganization](oc-pilotOrganization.html), [rFC822LocalPart](oc-rFC822LocalPart.html), [sunservicecomponent](oc-sunservicecomponent.html) |