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Edit Sort and Filter Dialog

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Edit Sort and Filter Dialog

The Edit Sort and Filercdialog appears when you select a data component, which refer to banded object, table, chart and crosstab, in a page report, and select Report > Edit Sort & Filter. It helps you to predefine the sort and filter conditions for the data component. See the dialog.

The following are details about options in the dialog:

Sort tab

Defines the sorting conditions.

  • Fields
    Lists all fields that are available to be sorted on.
  • Add button
    Adds the selected fields in the Fields box to the Sort By box.
  • Remove button
    Removes the selected fields from the Sort By box.
  • Sort By
    Lists the fields that are selected. Report data will be sorted according to the sort by fields you selected.
    • Direction
      Specifies the sort order of the specified field.
    • Name
      Displays the field name.
  • Move Up button
    Moves the selected field up one step. The order of the sort by fields determines the order in which the report data will be sorted.
  • Move Down button
    Moves the selected field down one step.

Filter tab

Defines the filtering conditions. The options in the tab as the same as those in the Edit Filter dialog.

Edit Display Name

Opens the Edit Display Name dialog to add or remove display name fields.

OK

Accepts the changes you've made and closes this dialog.

Cancel

Does not retain any changes and closes the dialog.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

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