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Special Sort Data Sheet

NextGen® Enterprise EHR enables you to sort data sheet columns at run time for display purposes only. You can sort data sheets by column in ascending or descending order by selecting the header or using the Sort Special command. If you use the Sort Special command and select a specific column, the ascending/descending order is applied to that column. If you do not select a column, the ascending/descending order is applied to the first column by default.
  1. Open a template.
  2. Right-click in the data sheet, and then select Sort Special.

    The Sort Special window opens.

    If a sort order was previously set up, a key icon and superscript number appears to the left of the column. You can change the order for display.

  3. To add or change the column that the data is sorted by first:
    1. In the Columns section, select the column.
    2. In the Sort Columns section, select the 1st check box and Asc(ending) or Desc(ending) order.
    A key icon and 1 appear to the left of the selected column. If another column was marked first previously, the sort indicators are removed from it.
  4. One at a time, select up to three more columns in the appropriate sort order.
    You can select the appropriate number check box (2nd, 3rd, or 4th) for each, and Asc or Desc order.

  5. Select OK.