# Find a Component

This page shows how you find [components](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/components) in Google
Issue Tracker.

You can only find components where you have **View Components** permission. This
is granted to all users who have any role on the component.

## Find a component

To find a component in Issue Tracker:

1. [Open Issue Tracker](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/access-ui) in your web browser.

2. Type keywords or a component ID number into the component search bar to
   select the appropriate component.

   Issue Tracker matches your keywords to components along a given hierarchy,
   as well as to [descriptions for specific components](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/components#search).

   For example, when you [create a new issue](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/components), you are presented with a
   drop-down that looks similar to:

   ![](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/images/public/initial-component-drop-down.png)
3. Use the **Show Child Components** button to examine the hierarchy of a
   specific component.

   The **Show Child Components** button appears on the far left of each
   component entry:

   ![](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/images/public/child-component-button.png)

   Click **Show Child Components** button to switch the drop-down view and
   display only the specific component you've chosen along with any child
   components. For example:

   ![](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/images/public/component-tree-browser-small.png)

   For more information on the child components view, see [Components](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/components).

   > [!NOTE]
   > The **Show Child Components** button is not available when using the search bar or search editor.

4. Select a component.

   To select the component at the end of a hierarchy list, click the component
   entry. To select a component in the middle of the hierarchy, click its name
   specifically.

   For example, for an entry with a hierarchy of **Sample Project \> Bugs** , you
   can select the **Bugs** component by clicking any general portion of the
   entry. You can select the **Sample Project** component by clicking on
   **Sample Project** specifically.

## What's next

- [Learn more about components](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/components#search)