# Search-UI: How to add sub-engines to facets when using a meta engine?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-ui-how-to-add-sub-engines-to-facets-when-using-a-meta-engine/249795>\
**Category:** Elastic Search\
**Created:** [September 24, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-ui-how-to-add-sub-engines-to-facets-when-using-a-meta-engine/249795 "2020-09-24T10:50:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![dmm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dmm/32/48003_2.png) [@dmm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dmm)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-ui-how-to-add-sub-engines-to-facets-when-using-a-meta-engine/249795/1 "2020-09-24T10:50:51Z")

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Hello,

I use a meta engine and need to add sub-engines' names to facets in Search-UI. Obviously, I could add additional field with sub-engine's name to every single sub-engine, but I'm trying to be as efficient as possible from resources perspective.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-ui-how-to-add-sub-engines-to-facets-when-using-a-meta-engine/249795/2 "2022-11-04T08:13:55Z")

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