Help, how to topics > Equipment/Tool Inventory > Sorting inventory databases.


This topic explains:

  • How to access sort feature?
  • How to use multiple-level sort?

Sorting the equipment inventory databases: to sort records means to change the order in which the records are displayed and printed. The underlying data structure of the file remains the same.

Our application uses one-level or multi-level sort, depending on the number of fields used in the sort definition.



  • Click the Sort (1) button to open the Default Sort Options.
  • Move a mouse cursor over the Sort button to display popup message with the default ordering message (2).
  • Set the default order in the Default Sort Options window. The default order is applied to the data every time you open the table.

inventory database, set default order
  • Set the default order in the Default Sort Options window. The default order is applied to the data every time you open the table.
  • The sample window displays two level sort definition for the inventory database. The TYPE is a primary sort field, and the ITEM_NAME is the secondary sort field.

One-level, quick sorting:

Click with the left mouse button on the column header to set the sort by this column. Click again to change the sort from ascending to descending.


One-level, multi-level quick sorting:

Click with the right mouse button on the column header to display popup menu. Popup sorting commands let you set order of your data by any column (data field) that is displayed on the grid. Use Sort Ascending or Sort Descending to set one level sort. Use Add Sort Ascending or Add Sort Descending to define multi-level sort.

Quick sorting commands let you define a new order with data fields that are displayed on the grid.


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