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title: "View and Search for Signals"
slug: "view-and-search-for-signals"
updated: 2024-08-13T09:44:51Z
published: 2024-08-13T09:44:51Z
canonical: "docs.processmaker.com/view-and-search-for-signals"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.processmaker.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# View and Search for Signals

View and Search for the Signals designed for Processes as well as those automatically created for Collections. View which assets subscribe to each Signal via its catch events.

**Permission**

Your user account or group membership must have the "Signals: View Signals" permission to view and search for Signals unless your user account has the **Make this user a Super Admin** setting selected.

See the [Signals](/v1/docs/permission-descriptions-for-users-and-groups#signals) permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance.

## View All Signals

ProcessMaker Platform displays all [Signals](/v1/docs/signals) in one location. This makes it easy to manage these Signals.

Follow these steps to view all Signals in your organization:

1. Ensure that you are logged on to ProcessMaker Platform.
2. Click the **Designer** option from the top menu. The [Designer Welcome Screen](/v1/docs/designer-welcome-screen) displays.
3. Click the **Signals** icon![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/2750fb34-e996-40c3-9752-36b5bfb56787.png)from the left sidebar. The **Signals** page displays all Signals.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/6889bbb8-8bb6-4904-a034-4a3b18141a9d.png)"Signals" page displays all Signals in your organization

The **Signals** page displays the following information in tabular format about Signals:

- **ID:** The **ID** column displays the Signal ID used to internally identify this Signal. ProcessMaker Platform uses the Signal ID to internally identify this Signal. Signals associated with Collection record events derive their Signal ID values with a prefix containing that Collection's name.
- **Name:** The **Name** column displays the Signal name as it appears to a Process designers when designing Processes.

> ### Create a Signal
> 
> Click the **+Signal** button. See [Create a New Signal](/v1/docs/create-a-new-signal#create-a-new-signal).
> 
> ### Search for a Signal
> 
> Use the [Search](/v1/docs/view-and-search-for-signals#search-for-a-signal) setting to filter Signals that display.
> 
> ### Edit a Signal
> 
> Click the **Edit** icon. See [Edit a Signal](/v1/docs/edit-a-signal).
> 
> ### Delete a Signal
> 
> Click the **Delete** icon![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/43616c2e-6973-40a6-8cf5-49f944899e59.png). See [Delete a Signal](/v1/docs/delete-a-signal#delete-a-processmaker-data-connector).

## Search for a Signal

Use the **Search** function to filter all [Signals](/v1/docs/signals) from the **Signals** page based on your entered text.

Follow these steps to search for a Signal:

1. ​[View your Signals](/v1/docs/view-and-search-for-signals#view-all-signals). The **Signals** tab displays.
2. Enter in the **Search** setting the text to filter Signals using any of the following criteria:

  - **ID:** Filter by the Signal ID that displays in the **ID** column.
  - **Name:** Filter by the Signal name that displays in the **Name** column.

As you enter text into the **Search** setting, Signals display that match your entered text.

> ### No Search Results?
> 
> If there are no search results, the following message displays: **No Data Available**.