Abstract: Dynamic user control of a scope of search while the search is on-going and without terminating the search. A method comprising: enabling user definition of a search object; starting a first search with a first scope for the search object; and while the first search is in progress, dynamically changing the search scope from the first search scope to a second search scope without terminating the first search. A graphical user interface comprising: a first screen portion for enabling a search; and a further screen portion for enabling dynamic user definition of a scope of the on-going search without terminating the search.