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Last Updated: 2025-03-14
ORDER BY

ORDER BY

Sorts the results in ascending or descending order, based on 1 or more fields. WQL sorts data alphabetically, not logically. When you don't include an ORDER BY clause, WQL sorts using a default internal record ID.

Syntax

ORDER BY field1 ASC, field2 DESC

Arguments

Argument
Description
field1
,
field2
, ...
fieldN
The aliases for the fields by which you want to sort your results.
ASC
DESC
Sort results in ascending or descending alphabetical order.
When you convert a report with no sort field to WQL, the conversion doesn't insert an ORDER BYclause. WQL sorts the query using the default internal record ID.