var oTable = $('.display').dataTable({
     "bJQueryUI": true,
     "oLanguage": {
         "sSearch": "Search all columns:"
     },
     "sDom": '<"H"lfr<"toolbar">>t<"clear"><"F" ip>',
     "bProcessing": true,
     "bJQueryUI": true,
     "sPaginationType": "full_numbers",
     "bServerSide": true,
     "sAjaxSource": "/Home/TableData",
     "fnServerData": function (sSource, aoData, fnCallback) {
         /* Add some extra data to the sender */
         aoData.push({ "name": "dateStart", "value": $("#startDateInput").attr('value') });
         aoData.push({ "name": "dateEnd", "value": $("#endDateInput").attr('value') });
         aoData.push({ "name": "showing", "value": $("#showingSelect").attr('value') });
         aoData.push({ "name": "health_sort", "value": $("#search_health").val() });
         aoData.push({ "name": "rand", "value": (Math.random() * 11) });
         $.getJSON(sSource, aoData, function (json) {
             /* Do whatever additional processing you want on the callback, then tell DataTables */
             fnCallback(json);

             //this has been placed here, as a separate fucntion and before fnCallback, all do not work
             $(".dataTables_filter input").attr('value', json.search);
         });
     },
     "aoColumns": [
        { "mDataProp": "details" },
        { "mDataProp": "organization" },
        { "mDataProp": "system" },
        { "mDataProp": "classification" },
        { "mDataProp": "slm" },
        { "mDataProp": "lifecycle" },
        { "mDataProp": "date_created" },
        { "mDataProp": "project_health_html" }
     ]
 });