1. A method for flattening a subset of configuration user interface (UI) panels in a hierarchy of UI panels, the method comprising: executing a query against an index of artifacts for which configuration parameter values are receivable in a corresponding panel disposed within a hierarchy of panels of an application; receiving a result set of artifacts from the index for the query; identifying panels in the hierarchy corresponding to artifacts in the result set; and, displaying a single window in the application with an arrangement of the identified panels.