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Configuring the results grid layout

The results grid layout defines how Meridian Explorer displays document or object tag information in the results pane of a repository view. Each repository view has one results grid layout.

You can configure the following features of the layout:

To configure the results grid columns:

  1. In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the Repositories group, click Views. The Explorer Views page appears and lists the existing views.
  2. Double-click the view that you want to configure.

    OR

    Select the view that you want to configure and then in the toolbar, click Properties.

    Note    Clicking Edit allows you to edit the view's definition as described in Creating and editing repository views, not edit its configuration as described in this topic.

    The view's configuration pages appear.

  3. In the menu, click RESULTS COLUMNS. A sub-menu and options for the feature category appear.
  4. In the sub-menu, click COLUMNS to show the list of existing columns.

To add a columns:

  1. To add columns, click Add and continue as described in Selecting multiple properties. A new row appears in the column list for each column that you added.
  2. For each new row, select options in each column using the descriptions in the following table.
Column display options
Option Description

PROPERTY

If necessary, click the cell and then select a different property from the list.

CAPTION

Type a caption for the column to appear to users.

VISIBLE

By default, every column in the list is visible to the user. If a column should not be shown by default, clear the check box in this column. The user must then add that column manually for it to be visible.

THUMBNAIL

Select the checkbox in this column to show a thumbnail image of the item in the column.

To remove a column:

To configure the column order:

  1. Click SAVE.

To configure the toolbar buttons:

  1. In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the REPOSITORIES group, click Views. The Views page appears and lists the existing views.
  2. Double-click the view of the repository that you want to configure. The view's configuration pages appear.
  3. In the menu, click RESULTS COLUMNS. A sub-menu and options for the feature category appear.
  4. In the sub-menu, click TOOLBAR BUTTONS to show the available options.
  5. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
Toolbar button options
Option Description

Enable document download

Shows a toolbar button that allows users to download documents to their computer from the server. Type a caption for the button in Button Caption.

Enable download from Meridian Web Access

Shows a toolbar button that allows users to download documents to their computer from the Meridian Enterprise Web Access server, which might be more local to the user than the Meridian Enterprise Server server. Users must have permissions for the Web Access server and the vaults must be published as Web Access locations. Type a caption for the button in Button Caption.

Enable export to Excel

Shows a toolbar button that allows users to export the information in the results grid to a Microsoft Excel file on their computer. Type a caption for the button in Button Caption.

Enable external hyperlink

Shows a toolbar button that users can click to open an external web page in the browser. Type a caption for the button in Button Caption. Type the address of the web page in URL. For more information about specifying this option, see External page URL placeholders.
  1. Click SAVE.

To configure the thumbnail image size:

  1. In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the REPOSITORIES group, click Views. The Views page appears and lists the existing views.
  2. Double-click the view of the repository that you want to configure. The view's configuration pages appear.
  3. In the menu, click RESULTS COLUMNS. A sub-menu and options for the feature category appear.
  4. In the sub-menu, click THUMBNAILS to show the available options.
  5. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
Thumbnail options
Option Description

Small

Select a size from the list for small thumbnails.

Medium

Select a size from the list for medium thumbnails.

Large

Select a size from the list for large thumbnails.

  1. Click SAVE.

Related tasks

Creating and editing repository views

Copying repository views

Configuring repository views

Creating and editing detail page layouts

Configuring the advanced search page

Configuring property-based navigation

Creating and editing navigation view layouts

Creating and editing view filters

Disabling and enabling repository views

Deleting repository views

Arranging repository views

Exporting views

Importing views


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