Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Report Expert User Guide - Manual (Page 89)

Understanding Parameter Sets Chapter 6
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Each row in the Sorting parameter consists of:
• A sorting field list (page 89).
• Sorting method options (page 90).
• A removal icon (page 90).
When you create a sorting order, you must specify the field that will
be used to sort the information, and a sorting method.
With the exception of the Event Detail (page 49), Event Detail
Paged (page 50), Root Cause Analysis (page 64), and State Detail
(page 65) reports, Report Expert report templates are sorted
alphabetically by Work Cell as a default.
Use the sorting field to sort the information differently in the
remaining reports.
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If you sort by a field that is not displayed in the report, you will not
notice changes selected in the sorting fields unless you group by the
sorting field.
For example, in the case of the Performance report, the following fields
are displayed in the report: Uptime %, Throughput %, Quality %, and
OEE %. If you sort the report by Line, you will not notice any
sorting-related changes in the displayed data.
The solution in this case would be to group the report by Line. The report
would then be sorted by the line automatically. Therefore, you would
not have to sort the report unless you did not want it sorted by line.
To sort a report by the line order set, in the sorting field, select
Work Cell Ordered. The Root Cause Analysis and State Detail
reports are always sorted by Work Cell Ordered, which is why they
do not respond to sorting changes in the parameter set. The default
line order set for all reports lists the line's work cells in the order in
which they were entered in the plant model. To change the line
order for any report, see "Configuring the Line Order (page 164)".
Selecting the Sorting Field