Sort node

When you are working in the TrueSight Orchestration Development Studio XSLT transform editor, the Sort node is used to sort the output.

This node is always used within a For Each or an Apply Templates node. The sort options are applied on a per position basis within the value. If there is a conflict, priority is given to the case preference.

The following table lists the Sort node properties.

Field	Description	Required
Select	The XPath expression that defines the node or node set on which to sort. If an XPath statement is not defined, the default node is the element.	No
Language	Defines the language to be used for the sort.	No
Date Type	Defines the data type of the data to be sorted. The default value is 'text.' Valid values: text, number	No
Ascending Sort	Indicates whether the data sort in ascending order. The default value is checked or true.	No
Upper Case First	Indicates whether upper case letters sorts before lower case letters. The default value is checked or true.	No
XPath Helpers (Groups / Functions)	The XPath helpers, Groups and Functions are used to facilitate the formation of basic XPath statements.	NA

The follow items illustrate output based on different selections in the Property Panel for a Sort node.

• Data Type - text vs. number
   For the following sample: 10,2,1
  The output order would be 1,10,2 with a data type of 'text' and it would be 1,2,10 with a data type of 'number'.
• Upper Case First - checked vs. unchecked
   For the following sample: Abc, abc, aBc
  The output would be Abc, aBc, abc with the Upper first selection checked and it would be abc, aBc, Abc with the Upper first selection unchecked.