Abstract: A system and method to allow an authorized searcher to conduct a search of a current primary version of a document being developed in an application as well as versions of the document which were used in the development of the current primary version. In an exemplary system, instructions cause a processor to grant a search request to search, via a search index in a cloud storage, stored selected versions of the document. The stored selected versions of the document are historical versions of the current primary version of the document which has been selected from among the stored selected versions to be accessible, via the search index, to other searchers having a lower access authorization than the predetermined access authorization. The authorized searcher is provided with a capability to toggle between searching only the primary version of the document and searching the stored selected versions of the document.