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R:BASE 11 Beginners Tutorial

Navigation: Lesson 3 - Viewing Data

Sorting Data by Multiple Columns

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Now let's sort by flight date and customer ID. This is a multi-column sort. If you want to return the data to the original sort order, choose Sort: Clear Sort from the menu bar.

 

To sort the data by FlightDate and CustomerID:

 

1.In the "Data Browser" window, choose Sort: Sort from the menu bar.

 

The "Select Column(s) for Sort" dialog box displays the columns in the Flights table.

 

2.Highlight the column "FlightDate" and click on the single arrow pointing to the bottom panel.

 

You will notice the column moved to the bottom panel.

 

3.Highlight "CustomerID" and click on the single arrow pointing to the bottom panel.

 

Right-click on the field name "CustomerID" within the bottom panel and a sorting option will appear.

 

ColumnToSort

 

4.Click the Descending option.
5.Click the OK button.

 

R:BASE displays the data sorted first by flight date and then by customer ID.