</ iframe > </noscript> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <div id="BeforeHeaderContent"> </div> <div id="HeaderContent"> <div id="ProjectTitle">FlexReport for WinForms </div> <div id="PageTitle"><div id="PageTitleText">Sorting Data using Designer</div></div> </div> <div id="AfterHeaderContent"> <!-- Spacing --> <span id="ToggleAllSectionsLink" class="FunctionLink"> <label id="CollapseAllLabel">Collapse All</label> <label id="ExpandAllLabel" style="display: none;">Expand All</label> </span> </div> <div class="BreadcrumbsContainer"><table><tr><td> <a href="WorkingwithFlexReportDesigner.html">Working with FlexReportDesigner </a> > Sorting Data using Designer</td></tr></table></div> <div id="BodyContent"> <p>The data in a report can be easily sorted using FlexReportDesigner. The steps to sort data in a report are as follows:</p> <ol> <li>Create a new report - Products Report - bound to Main data source through C1NWind.mdb. Select Product Name, Quantity Per Unit, and Stock as the text and calculated fields, so that the report appears as shown:<br> <br> <img border="0" alt="Products Report Without Sorting" src="ImagesExt/ProductsReportWithoutSorting.png"></li> <li>To view the report where data is sorted by Product Name, go to <strong>Design</strong> mode.</li> <li>Click <strong>Data</strong> tab.</li> <li>Expand <strong>Data Sources</strong> node.</li> <li>Expand the Main data source to which the report is bound.</li> <li>Right-click <strong>Sort Definitions</strong>. <p><img border="0" alt="Sorting Data in C1FlexReportDesigner" src="ImagesExt/SortingDatainDesigner.png"></p> </li> <li> <p>Select <strong>Add Sort Definition</strong>. <strong>Sort Definition</strong> dialog box appears.<br> <br> <img border="0" alt="Sort Definition Dialog Box in C1FlexReportDesigner" src="ImagesExt/SortDefinitionDialog.png"></p> </li> <li> <p>Select <strong>ProductName</strong>, check the <strong>Ascending</strong> checkbox, and click <strong>OK</strong>.</p> </li> <li> <p>Preview the report.<br> <br> <img border="0" alt="Products Report With Sorting" src="ImagesExt/ProductsReport_WithSorting1.png"></p> </li> </ol> <a name="seealsobookmark"></a> </div> <div id="FooterContent"> <p> </p><p> </p><hr style="height: 1px"><p>Copyright © <script type="text/javascript"> var theDate=new Date() document.write(theDate.getFullYear()) </script> GrapeCity, inc. All rights reserved. <script> $(document).ready(function() { if (!(window.self !== window.top)) { // Not running in a frameset // Get the page name var pageName = location.href.substring(location.href.lastIndexOf("/") + 1); if (pageName.indexOf("#") != -1) { pageName = pageName.substring(0, pageName.indexOf("#")); } // Append to webframe.html var framePage = "webframe.html#" + pageName; location.href = framePage; } }); </script></p> <a href="http://our.componentone.com/groups/" target="_blank">Product Support Forum</a> | <a href="http://feedback.componentone.com/forums/255782-winforms-documentation" target="_blank">Documentation Feedback</a> </div> </body> </html>