Sort - Web Action Builder Dialog Box

You can use the Sort - Web Action Builder dialog box to build a Sort web action on an object so as to sort the data components or groups in a report when the event bound with the action is triggered at runtime. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.

Designer displays the Sort - Web Action Builder dialog box when you select *Sort and select OK in the Web Action List dialog box, and displays it differently for a page report or web report/library component.

Designer displays the Sort - Web Action Builder dialog box as follows for a page report:

Sort - Web Action Builder dialog box for page report

You see the following options in the dialog box:

Get Input From

Select where to get the input.

Apply Action To

This drop-down list contains all the data components and the groups in the tables/banded objects in the page report. Select the data component or group to which to apply the sort action.

Add button

Select to add a new sort condition.

Trash Can button Remove button

Select to remove the specified sort condition.

Move Up button

Select to move the specified sort condition higher in the list. The order determines the sort priority of the conditions at runtime.

Move Down button

Select to move the specified sort condition lower in the list.

Sort On

This column shows the fields based on which you select to sort the specified data component. If you select a group to apply the sort, Designer displays no field in the drop-down list.

Sort Value

This column shows the order you select to sort the fields of the specified data component/group: Ascending, Descending, or obtained from a web control at runtime.

Select to apply your settings and close the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Help

Select to view information about the dialog box.

Designer displays the Sort - Web Action Builder dialog box as follows for a web report/library component:

Sort - Web Action Builder dialog box for library component