Sorting listed items

To sort the list, use any of the following methods:

• Sort pull-down menu
• SORT command
• Sort type List pop-up window

To use the Sort pull-down menu

1. Place the cursor on the Sort action in the action bar at the top of the panel and press Enter.The Sort pull-down menu is displayed:

   Sort pull-down menu

   _  1. LUOW ID     
      2. Origin      
      3. Tran/LTERM  
      4. Userid      
      5. Log records
      6. Time        
      7. Elapsed time
      8. Note        
      9. Extended...

2. Enter the choice that corresponds to the column that you want to use for the sort.If you enter a choice other than the last choice, the list is redisplayed and the items in the list are sorted by the selected column.

   If you enter the last choice ( Extended...), the Sort type List pop-up window is displayed. For more information, see To use the Sort type List pop-up window.

To use the SORT command

To use the Sort type List pop-up window

1. Access the Sort type List pop-up window as described in To use the Sort pull-down menu or To use the SORT command.The following figure shows the Sort LUOW List pop-up window. Other types are similar.

   Sort LUOW List pop-up window

                        Sort LUOW List                    
   Command ===> __________________________________________
                                                         
   Enter sort criteria.  Then press Enter.                
                                              More:     +
   Primary sort field:         Secondary sort field:      
   1 1. LUOW ID               _ 1. LUOW ID                
     2. Origin                  2. Origin                 
     3. Tran/LTERM              3. Tran/LTERM             
     4. Userid                  4. Userid                 
     5. Log Records             5. Log Records            
     6. Timestamp               6. Timestamp              
     7. Elapsed time            7. Elapsed time           
     8. Note                    8. Note                   
     9. Message text *          9. Message text *         
                                                         
   Primary sort sequence:      Secondary sort sequence:   
   1 1. Ascending              1 1. Ascending             
     2. Descending               2. Descending            
                                                         
   * Sorting this field requires significant I/O.         
     Response might be delayed.
   F1=Help    F3=Exit    F7=Up      F8=Down   F12=Cancel

2. Enter a choice in the Primary sort field and (optional) in the Secondary sort field.These fields control the columns that are used to sort the rows of the list. The choices that are displayed on this panel depend on the list that was being displayed when you entered the SORT command. Enter the number that corresponds to your choice. The following choices can be listed:

    

   Choice	Sort the rows by
   LUOW ID	LUOW identifier
   Origin	Origin (source) name
   Tran/LTERM	Transaction or LTERM (destination) name
   Userid	User ID
   Log Records	Log records
   Timestamp	Date and time
   Elapsed time	Elapsed time
   Note	Data in the Note field
   Type	Type of LUOW
   Log code	Log code
   Description	Description
   Sequence number	Log sequence number
   Attributes	Attributes
   Message text	Message text Sorting by this column requires significant I/O, and response might be delayed.

3. Enter a choice in the Primary sort sequence field and (optional) in the Secondary sort sequence field.These fields control the order of items in the list. Enter the number that corresponds to your choice:

    

   Choice	Sort the rows by
   1 (Ascending)	Ascending order (a field that starts with A comes before a field that starts with B)
   2 (Descending)	Descending order (a field that starts with B comes before a field that starts with A)

4. Press Enter.The panel from which you initiated the sort action is redisplayed. The list is sorted, first by the primary field and then by the secondary field, in the sequences that you specified.