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Custom Sort Dialog Box Properties

You can use the Custom Sort dialog box to sort the detail fields or a group field in a table or banded object, by sorting the values of other fields. This topic describes the properties in the dialog box.

Server displays the dialog box when you do either:

  • In the Format XXX panel for a table or banded object, select the Custom Sort button Custom Sort button for detail fields.
  • In the Format XXX panel for a table or banded object, select the Sort button Sort button for a group field, and then select Custom Sort from the drop-down list.

Custom Sort dialog box

Resource

Select a field whose values you want to sort.

Add button Add button

Select to add the selected field from the Resource box as the sort-by field.

Remove button Remove button

Select to remove the selected sort-by field from the right box.

Sort By

Server lists the fields whose values you want to sort.

Sort

Select the order for sorting the values of a sort-by field.

  • Ascend
    Select if you want to sort the field values in ascending order.
  • Descend
    Select if you want to sort the field values in descending order.

Move Up button Move Up button

Select to move the selected item higher in the list.

Move Down button Move Down button

Select to move the selected item lower in the list.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

OK

Select to apply any changes you made here and close the dialog box.

Help button Help button

Select to view information about the dialog box.

Close button Close button

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

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