--- title: "Configure a Search Results Table" slug: "configure-a-search-results-table" updated: 2026-07-21T22:07:42Z published: 2026-07-21T22:07:42Z canonical: "support.beast-code.com/configure-a-search-results-table" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.beast-code.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Configure a Search Results Table Use the Configure Table menu in the Beast Core 6 Search plugin to: - Control the number of columns that display in a search results table - Determine the order in which the columns appear - Group search results by a selected metadata topic ## Access the Configure Table Menu Left click the **Configure Table** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-AI4CAKPD.png) eye icon in the upper right corner of an active search results table. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-26 115306(1).png) > [!NOTE] > NOTE > > The ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-BSD1SI3C.png) button at the bottom of the menu activates when you select a specific table configuration. > > > > Left click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-38BZEXBR.png) button to clear a previously applied table configuration. ## Configure Table Features Use the following features to find, show, hide, or reposition the named columns on the search results table: #### Search Textbox Use the **Search** (magnifying glass) textbox at the top of the **Configure Table** menu to: - Locate a desired column name (metadata topic) - Streamline the selection process when creating a **Custom** preset ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-HCJXQCZL.png) #### Select a Preset 1. Left click the down arrow in the **Select Preset** textbox to open a drop-down menu of available presets. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-26 120332.png) ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-26 120513.png) 2. The **Default** preset shows the (non-configured) search results table with all metadata topics checked as visible to the user. 3. Create a **Custom** preset by deselecting (unchecking) one or more column titles. - Manual process: - Scroll down the list of column titles in the **Configure Table** menu and left click to deselect (uncheck) all undesired columns names - Left click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-Z5YYC4TT.png) button to view only your selected columns on the updated search results table - Alternate process: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Search_Gif6.gif) - Left click the **Deselect All** preset to simultaneously uncheck all available column titles - Use the Search textbox at the top of the **Configure Table** menu to locate the desired column name - After each search, left click to check the select boxes beside each desired column name - After selecting all desired column names, left click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-336MKXHG.png) button at the bottom of the **Configure Table** menu - The customized search results table updates to show *only* the requested columns 4. Left click and apply the **Select All** preset to check the select boxes of all listed column names simultaneously. 5. Left click and apply the **Deselect All** preset to uncheck the select boxes of all listed column names simultaneously. #### Group By a Selected Field 1. On the **Configure Table** menu, left click the down arrow in the **Select Column Name** textbox below the **Group By** heading. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-26 121231.png) 2. When the **Group By** drop-down menu opens, left click the metadata topic that will define each subgroup. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-26 121326(1).png) 3. Left click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-TFYDMDSF.png) button at the bottom of the menu. 4. The search results table updates to display all results in *labeled subgroups* based on the selected metadata topic. - EXAMPLE: Grouping by “Manufacturer” creates subgroups with headings for each unique manufacturer identified in the **Manufacturer** column of the search results table ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-KX0D8NKB.png) > [!NOTE] > NOTE > > Search results with no entry in the selected **Group By** column will display below a subgroup heading labeled **Unknown**. #### Reorder Columns on the Search Results Table 1. The lower part of the **Configure Table** menu displays column titles in the order columns will appear on the search results table (beginning in the far left column and extending to the right). - Only checked (selected) columns display on the search results table 2. To change the order of the checked column titles, left click and drag an individual column name textbox to a desired location. 3. Repeat **Step 2** until all checked columns are listed in the desired order, then left click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-H33JNT3W.png) button. 4. The updated search results table displays columns in the configured order. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Search_Gif7.gif) > [!NOTE] > NOTE > > If desired, use the **Filter** feature to reduce the number of unique results (table rows) on your active search results table. > > > > - See the [Filter Search Results](/beast-core/docs/filter-search-results) article for additional information Metadata is data that describes other data. It can include information about the creation, structure, and access of data.