Sorting in Ascending or Descending Order in sap

Procedure

To sort one or more columns in a list, proceed as follows:

1. 
   
Select one or more columns.
2. Choose Sort in ascending order or Sort in descending order .

Alternatively:

1. 
   
Select one or more entries.
2. Select a column header with the right mouse button.
3. Choose Sort in ascending order or Sort in descending order.

Result

If a column is sorted, a small red triangle in the column header indicates the sort order (up arrow for sort in ascending order; down arrow for sort in descending order).

Procedure Without Column Selection

If you have not selected a column, and you choose either of the two above-mentioned icons, the Define Sort Order dialog box appears. In this dialog box, you specify the columns you want the system to sort. Proceed as follows:

1. Select the relevant entries in the Available columns.
2. To add the selected entries to the, choose .

Alternatively:

1. Select the corresponding entries in the Available columns.
2. Select the entry or entries again, holding the mouse button. The cursor appears with a small rectangle.
3. Drag the entries to Sort criteria and drop them there.

To Search for Terms, choose .

In Sort criteria, you select the relevant radio button ( or ) to sort in ascending or descending order, respectively.

To change the sort order, proceed as follows:

1. 
   
Select one or more entries.
2. Select the entry or entries again, holding the mouse button. The cursor appears with a small rectangle.
3. Drag the entries to the desired position and drop them there.

The entry is added in front of the line marking.

Alternatively:

1. 
   
Select one or more entries.
2. To:

• Move one entry up, choose
• Move one entry down, choose
• Move an entry to the first position in the sort order, choose
• To move an entry to the last position in the sort order, choose .

To remove the entries from the Sort criteria, choose .

To apply your settings, choose .

Result

If a column is sorted, this is indicated by a small red arrow in the column header (up arrow for sort in ascending order or down arrow for sort in descending order.

Deleting sort

To delete a sort, choose or , without selecting a column. The Define Sort Order window appears. Move the relevant column names from the Sort criteria to the Available columns (see above).

To apply the settings, choose .

Alternative Procedure in Full-Screen Mode

In addition to the procedures described, in full-screen mode you can execute the sort function from the menus:

1. 
   
Select one or more columns.
2. Choose Edit ® Sort in ascending order or Edit ® Sort in descending order.

To delete the sort, choose Edit ® Sort in ascending order or Edit ® Sort in descending order without selecting a column (see above).