Customizing the columns in the documents table

By default, the following columns are displayed in the documents table at the bottom of DBQ Tool:

•	Creation Date

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DocTypes

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State

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JobID

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DocID

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Pages

•	ExternalID

In the dbq.properties file, you can re-arrange these default columns and add new default columns with user defined metadata. The changes are persistent and remain in the user interface if you refresh or close the browser.

Prerequisites and preparations

•	The Post processor context must be enabled for the user defined metadata in Design Center.

•	The user defined metadata must be shared to all document types in Design Center.

•	The GUIDs for the user defined metadata must be available.

You can find the GUIDs in the Metadata Group Editor in Design Center or in the Manage Document Types dialog box in Control Center.

•	Before updating the dbq.properties file, we recommend that you back up the file.

To customize the columns

1	Open the dbq.properties file in a text editor. The file is located in:

<Portal root>\<Name>_dbq\WEB-INF\spring\properties

Note:

If you use an external directory (outside the portal root) for the configuration files, you must update the property file in this directory.

2	Customize the columns in the following section:

# MetaData to be shown in the columns
metadata.columns=<GUID_1>,<GUID_2>,...,<GUID_N>

3	Save and close the file.

4	Restart the Java application server for the changes to take effect.

Related topics

•	You can also add new columns directly in DBQ Tool. Such columns are removed if you refresh the browser or if you close the browser. For more information, see Performing a search.