Sorting relational data

You can sort items to view them in your preferred order.

By default, IBM® Cognos® Workspace Advanced retrieves items in the order defined in the data source. Relational data sources may not always have a defined order. The data modeler defines the sorting options in the model. For more information about data modeling, see the IBM Cognos Framework Manager User Guide.

Procedure

  1. Select the column or row to sort.
  2. Click the sort icon sort icon.
  3. Under Sort in Layout, click Ascending or Descending.
    Tip: To remove a sort order, click Don't Sort.
Parent topic: Exploring Relational Data