HP Intelligent Management Center Standard Software Platform - Manual (Page 218)

Group and sort direction
When data is grouped, four sort and group direction options are available.
Direction refers to the order in which the values are displayed.
• Ascending
Ascending order means smallest to largest (1 to 9, A to Z, False to True).
The program sorts the records in ascending order and then begins a new
group whenever the value changes.
• Descending
Descending order means largest to smallest (9 to 1, Z to A, True to False).
The program sorts the records in descending order and then begins a
new group whenever the value changes.
• Specified order
Specified order is a user-defined order. The program places each record
into the custom group you specify, leaving the records in each group in
original order or it sorts them in ascending or descending order, depending
on your instructions. See
Creating custom groups .
• Original
Original order is the order the data was originally saved in the database.
The program leaves the records in the order in which they appear in their
originating database table, and begins a new group whenever the value
changes in the group field you select.
You can also choose the sort order of your groups based on a condition. For
more information, see
Sorting groups conditionally .
To group data
1.
On the Insert menu, click Group.
The Insert Group dialog box appears.
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Grouping data