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title: "Sort Datasource Object"
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# Sort Datasource Object

### General

The Sort Datasource Object action sorts the table or pivot table with the defined Sort Specifications.

### Properties

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Datasource Object | The Datasource Object to be filtered. |
| Sort Specifications | CreateList(<column number>, <"alpha/num">, <"alpha/num">) |

In order to sort by the first measure in a pivot table, use the following: CreateList(-1, "num", "alpha/num")

### Example

To sort a table with 5 columns, 3 dimensions and 2 measures and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd should be sorted alphanumeric, ascending the Sort Specifications are defined as follow: CreateList(1, "alpha", "asc", 2, "alpha", "asc", 3, "alpha", "asc")

To sort a table with 5 columns, 3 dimensions and 2 measures and the 1st and 2nd columns should be sorted alphanumeric, ascending and the 4rd column should be sorted numeric descending the Sort Specifications are defined as follow: CreateList(1, "alpha", "asc", 2, "alpha", "asc", 4, "num", "desc")

Available in Version 3.5.20 and higher.