21 Setting default sort orders

By the end of this section you will be able to:

• Set a default sort order on a Stream View

Find the Stream for this exercise:

• Open the model Dashboards and Forms 01-08: Views, filters and dashboards
• Open the Stream configuration form for Overall Debt Levels, and go to the Sort Orders tab
• Add a sort order:
  • Press 
  • Name: PaymentMeans,DebtLevel
  • Sort by PaymentMeans (ascending), DebtLevel (descending)
    • You add attributes to the sort by dragging them into the right-hand column (Order Attributes)
    • You change the sort order by pressing against an order attribute
  • Press  to save the sort order
• Open the configuration form for the view Overall Debt Levels
  • Go the Advanced tab
  • Set this as the Default Sort Order
  • Press  to save your changes
• Open the view to see the results

Add a further sort order to the Stream:

• Name: PaymentMeans,CalculationDate
• Sort by PaymentMeans (ascending), CalculationDate (ascending)

You will use this sort order in the next exercise.