Custom Key item ID search alignment

Description

When using custom key prefixes for Item IDs (e.g., changing the default format), these items are not searchable using the following:

The Search Everything function (top-right global search)

The mobile app search

They are searchable from the board-level search bar, but not being able to find them globally or from mobile is a real pain point — especially when users don’t know what board an item lives on. From a UX perspective, it seems unreasonable to expect users to know whether an ID is standard or custom and adjust their search behavior accordingly.

We discovered that reverting the ID column back to the standard format makes them searchable again in global search, so this seems like a limitation rather than a bug — but one that’s quite disruptive in real-world use.

What are you trying to achieve

Please enable support for searching Item IDs with custom prefixes in both the global “Search Everything” and the mobile app.

This small improvement would make a big difference in how teams locate work

Hello! It might not be the same, but I am using an app that let you custom further the ID based on automations and you can add it to a text column, this way you can search for it better. I think the ID customization needs to be developed further with combination of columns in monday (I tried with formulas as well but couldn’t do it since I need continuation of the numbers and it is not as easy)