Builders can now attach up to 5 metadata templates to a single View, unlocking richer, more powerful ways to surface, filter, and work with content across complex workflows.
What App Builders Get
- Multiple Templates per View. Attach up to 5 metadata templates to a single View. Instead of creating separate Views for each template, see everything in one View.
- Columns Across Templates. Pick and reorder columns from any attached template in both list and grid mode. Mix and match fields from different templates to build exactly the View your users need.
- Filters Across Templates. Build filters from fields on any attached template and combine them in a single query. Surface the right files no matter how many templates are in play.
- All Filters Sidebar: Grouped by Template. The All Filters sidebar organizes filters into per-template accordions, so the origin of every field is always clear. No guessing which template a filter belongs to.
- Template Labels Everywhere. Column pickers, filters, and sorting controls all display template labels, keeping context front and center as you configure your Views.
- Export Support for Multi-Template Views. Export works seamlessly with Multi-Template Views so teams can take their data wherever they need it.
- Inline Editing Across Multiple Templates. Users can also edit an item’s metadata across multiple templates inline.
Why It Matters
Modern content workflows rarely live in a single metadata template. Teams using Box Extract, Automate, and human-driven workflows often apply multiple templates to the same files. For example, one for system or AI-generated metadata, another for human input, and sometimes more for document-type-specific fields.
Until now, that meant building multiple Views and having to jump between them. With Multi-Template Views, builders can consolidate those experiences into a single, coherent View.
Availability
Multi-Template Views is now available to Box Apps users. To use this feature, open the View builder and attach up to 5 metadata templates from the template selector.