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:
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.
To add a columns:
Option | Description |
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PROPERTY |
If necessary, click the cell and then select a different property from the list. Note Only the first five columns are shown in the iPad web client application. |
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:
Drag a row and drop it in the preferred location in the list.
Note The values of the first four columns are shown in the results list in the mobile version of the website.
To configure the toolbar buttons:
Option | Description |
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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. |
To configure the thumbnail image size:
Option | Description |
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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. |
Related tasks
Creating and editing 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