Sorting in the Vault client app

Doug Lott · Post by **Doug Lott** » Tue May 18, 2004 11:32 am

Using version 2.0.0, I am able to perform a 2-level sort on first status (desc) and then file (asc), but when a refresh is called (like when you minimize the window and then restore it), the secondary sort order is removed requiring the sort to be reapplied. Is there a workaround for this behavior?

Thanks and wonderful product!

Doug

sterwill · Post by **sterwill** » Tue May 18, 2004 3:24 pm

I think this is a bug. Vault does't explicitly manage any secondary sorting behavior (the list view control must be doing it for us). When Vault regains focus, it refreshes the contents of the list view, and the secondary sort is lost (it does maintain the primary sort column and always saves/restores it). I've logged this to be fixed in a future version.

John C · Post by **John C** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:55 am

I notice that this behaviour is still present in vault 3.1. I'll keep my fingers crossed for 4.0!

lbauer · Post by **lbauer** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:45 am

We do have a feature request logged for secondary sorting in the GUI Client. It's currently being considered for Vault 4.0. I'll add your "vote."

GregM · Post by **GregM** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:03 am

At least, it would be nice if the sort were deterministic, so that if the sorting column matches between two items (and the secondary sort column matches, when that's added), it then sorts by something that is guaranteed to be unique, such as the filename.