Edit Sort and Filter dialog

This dialog appears when you select a data component, which refer to banded object, table, chart and crosstab, in a page report, and click Report > Edit Sort and Filter on the menu bar. 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.
• 
  Adds the selected fields in the Fields box to the Sort By box.
• 
  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.
• 
  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.
• 
  Moves the selected field down one step.

Filter tab

Defines the filtering conditions. For details about options in the tab, see 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 this help document.

Related topics:

• Predefining sort and filter conditions