# How to perform search on multiple models and controllers **URL:** \ **Category:** Ferret\ **Created:** [August 1, 2007, 9:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-perform-search-on-multiple-models-and-controllers/110945 "2007-08-01T09:50:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![myowntribe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@myowntribe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/myowntribe)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 9:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-perform-search-on-multiple-models-and-controllers/110945/1 "2007-08-01T09:50:24Z")
Hi I am using acts\_as\_ferret and it works great on inidvidual models. Like I can search seperately for fileds indexed in BasicProfile model and fields indexed in WorkProfile model. I would like to know if it is possible to search commonly for all the fileds in these two models? Cheers Cass ---
**Author:** ![myowntribe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@myowntribe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/myowntribe)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 10:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-perform-search-on-multiple-models-and-controllers/110945/2 "2007-08-01T10:37:42Z")
On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 09:50:24AM +0200, Cass A. wrote: > Hi > > I am using acts\_as\_ferret and it works great on inidvidual models. Like > I can search seperately for fileds indexed in BasicProfile model and > fields indexed in WorkProfile model. > > I would like to know if it is possible to search commonly for all the > fileds in these two models? check out multi\_search Jens – Jens Krämer webit! Gesellschaft für neue Medien mbH Schnorrstraße 76 | 01069 Dresden Telefon +49 351 46766-0 | Telefax +49 351 46766-66 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid | [www.webit.de](http://www.webit.de) Amtsgericht Dresden | HRB 15422 GF Sven Haubold, Hagen Malessa