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Custom Sort

The dialog appears when you do either of the following:

• Click the Sort Fields By button in the Display tab of the Table Wizard or Insert Table dialog, or in the Display tab for table in the Web Report Wizard.
• Select Custom Sort from the Sort column in the Group/Columns tab of the Table Wizard, Insert Table dialog or Convert to Table dialog, or in the Group/Columns tab for table in the Web Report Wizard.
• Click the Sort Field By button in the Details tab for table in the Web Report Wizard, or in the Details tab of the Convert to Table dialog.

It helps you to set the sorting manner of data displayed in the table or the sorting manner of groups at the specified group level.

Resources

Lists all the available data resources.

Edits the selected dynamic resource. Available only when this dialog is opened from the Web Report Wizard.

Removes the selected dynamic resource. Available only when this dialog is opened from the Web Report Wizard.

Sorts the view elements in the specified order from the drop-down list. Once a user changes the order, it will be applied to all the resource trees where business view elements are listed for this user.

• Predefined Order
  Sorts the view elements in the order defined in the Business View Editor on JReport Designer.
• Resource Types
  Sorts the view elements by resource type, namely category objects come first, then group objects, then aggregation objects, and at last detail objects.
• Alphabetical Order
  Sorts the view elements in alphabetical order. Elements that are not in any category will be sorted first, then the categories, and the elements in each category will also be sorted alphabetically.

Launches the quick search toolbar to search for view elements. For the usage of the toolbar click here.

Sort By

Displays the fields on which the sorting will be based.

Sort

Specifies the sorting manner.

• Ascend
  If selected, data or groups in the table will be sorted based on values of the specified sort by field in ascending order.
• Descend
  If selected, data or groups in the table will be sorted based on values of the specified sort by field in descending order.

Adds the selected field as the sort by field.

Removes the specified sort by field if it is not required.

Moves the selected sort by field one step up.

Moves the selected sort by field one step down.

OK

Applies the settings and closes this dialog.

Cancel

Cancels the settings and closes this dialog.

Displays the help document about this feature.

Ignores the setting and closes this dialog.

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