> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://forest-chore-open-api.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Browse & customize your data

> Explore your records, then shape collections and fields into a back-office your team can actually use

Out of the box, every table in your database is surfaced as a collection with full browse, search, and edit. This step is about exploring what you have, then making it useful for the people who'll work in it every day.

## Browse and search your data

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Open any collection from the left sidebar to get a table view of its records. From there you can:

* **Search** across the collection's main fields
* **Filter** on any field (status, date ranges, related records) and combine conditions
* **Sort** by any column
* Click a row to open the **record detail**, with its fields, related data, and available actions

This is the default operator experience, no configuration required. Everything below is about tailoring it.

<Info>
  For the full set of browsing controls, filters, sorting, and exports, see [Browse](/product/execute/browse).
</Info>

## Organize your navigation bar and collection table view

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Open the **Layout Editor** to enter edit mode. From there you can:

* **Hide** & **reorder** collections in the left navigation bar view to only surface the most important ones
* **Hide & reorder** fields that are irrelevant for your team's daily work

Changes in the Layout Editor are saved as configuration, they don't affect your database schema.

<Info>
  The Layout Editor is available to users with the **Editor** permission level or higher. [Learn more about permission levels](/get-started/control/roles-permissions).
</Info>

## Configure a collection

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Beyond the layout, each collection has settings that shape how it behaves:

* **Display name** and **reference field** (the value shown when the record is referenced elsewhere)
* Default **sort** and **search** behavior
* Which **fields** appear, and the **widget** used to display or edit each one (text, date picker, image, JSON, related-record selector…)

<Info>
  See [Collection configuration](/product/build/collection-configuration) and [Fields & widgets](/product/build/fields-and-widgets/overview) for the full list of options.
</Info>

## Create a segment

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Segments are saved filters that let your team quickly access specific subsets of data, for example "Pending orders" or "Enterprise customers".

To create a segment:

1. Open a collection
2. Apply the filters you want (e.g. `status = pending`)
3. Click **Save as segment** and give it a name

The segment will appear in the left sidebar for that collection.

<Info>
  You can also create **smart segments** with custom backend logic for more complex filtering. See [Segments](/product/process/segments/creating-segments).
</Info>

## What's next

You now have a clean, readable back-office your team can navigate. The next step is adding custom business logic, actions your team can trigger directly from the UI.

<Card title="Next: Add business logic →" icon="arrow-right" href="/get-started/add-business-logic">
  Create actions and computed fields
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