Choose Symbol based on database does not allow filtering

A great feature of KiCad 8 is the ability to base the symbol library on a database. This enables a direct link to an ERP.

Unfortunately, the selection process when placing a symbol is quite difficult, as it is not possible to filter or at least sort within a column, or am I doing something wrong?

what are you doing exactly?
Try writing in the filter box what you are looking for, for example:
0805 10K 1%
the list should become smaller and smaller while you write, when the number of items becomes small enough, you can double click on the candidate to place it.

In my database setup I can search easily for instance by value - just type it in the search box. That being said, some more fine grained