This has to be the most annoying "feature" I've seen since Microsoft came out with the incredible disappearing scroll bar.
This adds an extra click each time you search a new item, and if you search a hundred, you find just how annoying this is.
There is plenty of space below "Dashboards" "Inventory", etc... for a permanent search window.
And, the incredible disappearing search window covers up "Dashboards" "Inventory", etc...
I can only assume that this was implemented and tested by those who do not use CA PC much.
Please put back a permanent search window.