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title: "Filter Search Results"
slug: "filter-search-results"
updated: 2026-07-21T22:20:31Z
published: 2026-07-21T22:20:31Z
canonical: "support.beast-code.com/filter-search-results"
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> ## 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.

# Filter Search Results

Use the Beast Core 6 Search plugin’s filter feature to reduce the number of unique results (table rows) on a search results table for more streamlined viewing.

## Filter an Active Search Results Table

1. Left click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-EG792317.png) button in the upper right corner of an active search results table.
2. The pop-up **Filter** menu:
  - Lists all available column names on the current search results table
  - Provides a down arrow beside each listed column title for accessing its drop-down menu

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-X45S44HX.png)
3. Left click the down arrow beside a listed column name.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-HA7ATYBQ.png)
  - The resulting drop-down menu:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-TKTP03CG.png)
    - Contains an optional **Search** textbox
    - Lists all unique metadata entries included in that column (if any)
    - Displays the number of instances for each unique listing
    - Contains a ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-U4TJV0H6.png) button in the lower left corner when menu options exceed the size of the pop-up window

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-UUR2NMK9.png)
4. Left click to select one or more menu options, then left click the up arrow to close the filter submenu.

> [!NOTE]
> NOTE
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> Selecting a particular filter on one column name’s filter submenu may impact which options are available on the filter submenus for other column names.
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> Unavailable filters display in grayscale.
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> EXAMPLE:
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> A user selects a particular **System** filter then opens the **Manufacturer** filter menu. The only selectable manufacturer filters are those that supply parts for the selected system.
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> ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-272AY3TR.png)
5. Repeat **Step 4** for each column you desire to filter.
6. Left click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-1WY5K8QT.png) button at the bottom of the menu to apply the selected filter(s).
7. The updated search results table displays *only* the filtered items.
  - The reduced number of unique results (table rows) makes it easier to find your desired search result(s)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Search_Gif8.gif)
8. Left click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-P53VL146.png) button at the bottom of the **Filter** menu to remove all selected filters.
9. To close the **Filter** menu, either:
  - Left click the **X** in the upper right corner of the pop-up **Filter** menu
  - Or left click the **Filter** button in the upper right corner of the search results table

> [!NOTE]
> NOTE
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> If desired, use the **Configure Table** feature to further customize your active search results table.
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> - See the [Configure a Search Results Table](/beast-core/docs/configure-a-search-results-table) article for additional information

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