Custom Sort

The Custom Sort dialog box is used to set the sort manner of the detail data in a table, or the sort manner of a specific group in a table or chart.

Report Server displays the dialog box when you do either of the following:

Select the Sort Fields By button in the Display tab of the Table Wizard or Insert Table dialog box, 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 box or Convert to Table dialog box, or in the Group/Columns tab for table in the Web Report Wizard.
Select 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 box.
Select Custom Sort from the Based On drop-down list in the Category Options dialog box, Group Options dialog box, or Series Options dialog box.

Custom Sort dialog

Resources

Lists the view elements in the business view the current table or chart uses, which can be used as the sort-by fields. If the dialog box is opened from the Web Report Wizard, the dynamic resources created for the business view are also listed.

Edit button

Edits the selected dynamic resource.

Delete button

Removes the selected dynamic resource.

Sort button

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 Logi Report 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.

Search button

Launches the search bar to search for view elements.

The following shows the options in the search bar:

Quick Search Toolbar

Text box
Type in the text you want to search in the text box and the values containing the matched text will be listed.
X
Closes the search bar.
Lists more search options.
- Highlight All
  Specifies whether to highlight all matched text.
- Match Case
  Specifies whether to search for text that meets the case of the typed text.
- Match Whole Word
  Specifies whether to search for text that looks the same as the typed text.
When Highlight All is selected, you can use this button to go to the previous matched text.
When Highlight All is selected, you can use this button to go to the next matched text.

Sort By

Displays the fields on which the sorting will be based.

Sort

Specifies the sort manner.

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

Add Item button