Concept: Logical Sort Order
Logical sorting enables Workday to sort your data based on the leftmost column of the report
and display your data in a manner that makes sense. Example: Instead of sorting the months
alphabetically, you can understand how your data changes over time by sorting logically, such
as January, February, and so on. Ordinarily, Workday first sorts data based on the primary
business object, then sorts the related business objects according to the contextual
relationship to the primary business object. You can use calculated fields to sort by the
related business object first.
Your field selection determines if logical sorting is available. Workday enables logical
sorting for the lookup range band calculated field and for these report types:
Report Type | Description |
|---|---|
Composite | Enable logical sorting for combine data rows. |
Matrix and trending | On the Create Custom Report task, enable logical sorting
on the:
|
Simple and transposed | Enable logical sorting by accessing the Sort tab on the
Create Custom Report task. |