you have to do the following steps to activate central search:
1. To display the central search (All Searches Launcher) in the header area of the navigation frame, you need to make the necessary configuration settings in the UI component CRM_WORKAREAHDR. As a prerequisite, activate the component WORKAREA_HEADER for your selected layout profile in Customizing for Customer Relationship Management, by choosing Business Roles Define Navigation Frame . 2. You configure the header area of your business role in the UI component CRM_WORKAREAHDR and the view WorkAreaHeader, in the UI Configuration Tool. On the Configuration tab page, choose your role configuration key. Choose More Attributes to display the attributes UI_COMPONENT_1, UI_COMPONENT_2, and UI_COMPONENT_3 of the three sections in the header area. 3. To display the central search at the right-hand side of the header area, enter the following value: UI_COMPONENT_3:Window=CRM_ALLSEARCHES.CRM_ALLSEARCHES/ LauncherWindow;horizontalAlignment=right;End of the code. 4. For every business object that is to be supported by the central search, make the necessary settings in Customizing for Customer Relationship Management, by choosing UI Framework Technical Role Definition Define Central Search . 5. If you want to make business objects invisible at business role level in the central search, make the necessary settings in Customizing for Customer Relationship Management, by choosing Business Roles Define Business Role .