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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 layout:

  1. In the Meridian Explorer Configurator, in the left pane, select the view of the repository that you want to configure. The selected view appears in the right pane.
  2. In the right pane, click the button for the view that you want to configure. The view's configuration options appear in a new page in Configurator.

To add a columns:

  1. To add a single column, click Add Column. To add multiple columns, click the arrow next to Add Column, click Add Multiple, 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 object in the column.

To remove a column:

To configure the column order:

To preview the results of your changes:

  1. To configure the toolbar buttons:
  1. Click Configure Toolbar Buttons. The Configure Toolbar Buttons dialog box appears.
  2. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
Results grid options
Option Description

Enable Document Download

Shows a toolbar button that allows users to download documents to their computer. 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. 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 allows 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 OK to save your changes.
  1. To configure the thumbnail image size:
  1. Click Thumbnail Size. The Thumbnails dialog box appears.
  2. Drag the sliders to the image size that you want.
  1. Click OK to save your changes.
  1. Click Save Changes.

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 navigation

Creating and editing navigation view layouts

Creating and editing view filters

Disabling and enabling repository views

Deleting repository views

Arranging repository views


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