Sorting in Ascending or Descending Order (SAP Library - SAP List Viewer (ALV) Grid Control (BC-SRV-ALV))

Sorting in Ascending or Descending Order

Procedure

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

Select one or more columns.

Choose Sort in ascending order This graphic is explained in the accompanying text

or Sort in descending order This graphic is explained in the accompanying text

Alternatively:

Select one or more entries.

Select a column header with the right mouse button.

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:

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

Alternatively:

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

To Search for Terms, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text .

In Sort criteria, you select the relevant radio button ( This graphic is explained in the accompanying text or ) to sort in ascending or descending order, respectively.

To change the sort order, proceed as follows:

Select one or more entries.

Select the entry or entries again, holding the mouse button. The cursor appears with a small rectangle.

Drag the entries to the desired position and drop them there.

The entry is added in front of the line marking.

Alternatively:

Select one or more entries.

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 This graphic is explained in the accompanying text .

To apply your settings, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text .

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 This graphic is explained in the accompanying text 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 This graphic is explained in the accompanying text .

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:

Select one or more columns.

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).