Sorting Data

You can select whether to sort data items, what field to sort them by and whether to sort them in ascending or descending order.

• Order by [OrderByField]: (String) The field to order data by
• Order ascending [OrderAscending]: (Boolean) When set to true results are delivered in ascending order, otherwise descending order is used. Default is ascending order.

To sort data:

1. Select the Order By parameter.
2. Select Constant for the Parameter Type.
3. For the Parameter Value, select the field to sort data by in the dropdown list. (The field should not necessarily be one of the selected ones.)

   

   Figure 3: Selecting fields to sort data by

4. Select the Order Ascending parameter.
5. Select Constant for the Parameter Type.
6. Select one of the two options: Order ascending (a-z) or Order descending (z-a).

   

   Figure 4: Selecting the sorting order

7. Save the function.

You can also order data randomly by setting the Randomized parameter:

• Randomized: (Boolean) When true, data can be ordered randomly.

To specify the number of random results you need, use the Page size parameter.

Please note that if a filter is specified, it is applied before the random selection.

For hands-on experience on sorting, please refer to “Sorting and Paging”.