Sorting Data

You use sorts to control the order in which document data appears. You can apply a sort to any object.

Sorts control whether data appears in ascending, or in descending order in the generated document. The following table summarizes the meaning of each of these orders for each type of data:

Toolbar Button Text Numbers Dates

Ascending order
A-Z lowest to highest past to present

Descending order
Z-A highest to lowest present to past

The default order of appearance of all types of data is ascending.

This topic contains:

Applying a sort to an object
Removing a sort from an object

Applying a Sort to an Object

To apply a sort, use the sort buttons on the Web Panel toolbar.

With the document definition open in the Web Panel, drag the appropriate toolbar sort button to the object representing the data you want to sort. The image of the toolbar button is added to the object.

In the above sort, resort names will be listed in alphabetical order in the generated document.

Removing a Sort from an Object

You can easily remove a sort from an object:

In the Java Web Panel, select the Sort icon attached to the object then press the Del key on your keyboard.
In the ActiveX Web Panel, right-click the object. A contextual menu opens. Click Sort. Another menu opens. Click None.
In either Web Panel, drag the condition icon out of the Section/Block panel.

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