Ad-Hoc Reporting: Sort

Ad-Hoc Reporting: Sort

Purpose

This article will review the Ad-Hoc Sorting Section within the Reports module.

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Instructions


1. You are navigating to Sort from Ad-Hoc Reporting: Columns. Click the Next button at the bottom or Click the Tab for Sort to move on.




2. Select the box next to the columns you want to focus on for sorting. Click the plus icon to move them over to the Sort section. You can choose one or more columns. The Sort will utilize the columns in the order they appear.


Select the box next to the columns you want to focus on for sorting. Click the plus icon to move them over to the Sort section. You can choose one or more columns. The Sort will utilize the columns in the order they appear.


3. Grab and drag the hamburger icon to change the order of the columns.


Grab and drag the hamburger icon to change the order of the columns.


4. Click the Ascending/Descending Icon to select which option you want to use. The icon will change direction to reflect your choice.

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Ascending Order: Arranges data from smallest to largest (e.g., earliest to latest date, alphabetical order A–Z, or lowest to highest number).
Descending Order: Arranges data from largest to smallest (e.g., latest to earliest date, reverse alphabetical order Z–A, or highest to lowest number).



5. Once you have set your Sort options, you can navigate to the Criteria Tab. (Ad-Hoc Reporting: Criteria)


Once you have set your Sort options, you can navigate to the Criteria Tab.


Example Use Cases for Sorting


Incident Reports: Sort by date in descending order to show the most recent incidents first.

Personnel Records: Sort by personnel name in ascending alphabetical order for easier navigation.

Response Times: Sort by response time in descending order to highlight incidents with the longest response times.

Summary Report: Sort by the total number of incidents per type to prioritize the most frequent incident types

 














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