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A couple of quick Report questions
Jan 24th, 2007 at 5:19pm
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1) Is there a way to make the available reports sort in a different order than the default (alphabetical by first character)?

2) If not, what's the best way to preface my report names in order to get the sort I want?  Many of my Q&A named reports begin with a number or a special character, such as *, so that they were available on the top reports screen in Q&A.  Now those are illegal, but I'd still like these reports at the top of the list.  Are there any legal special characters which will sort before alphabetical?

3) Please help me understand how attached Retrieve Specs work.  It is my understanding that you first must do a search before any of the Reports are available.  At that point, the attached retrieve spec of the report will override the retrieve you've just done.  Is that correct, or am I misunderstanding the process?
  

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Re: A couple of quick Report questions
Reply #1 - Jan 24th, 2007 at 8:15pm
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1) Is there a way to make the available reports sort in a different order than the default (alphabetical by first character)?

No, there is no way to change the order that the list of reports is sorted in.

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2) If not, what's the best way to preface my report names in order to get the sort I want?  Many of my Q&A named reports begin with a number or a special character, such as *, so that they were available on the top reports screen in Q&A.  Now those are illegal, but I'd still like these reports at the top of the list.  Are there any legal special characters which will sort before alphabetical?

You can use a period before your report name.

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3) Please help me understand how attached Retrieve Specs work.  It is my understanding that you first must do a search before any of the Reports are available.  At that point, the attached retrieve spec of the report will override the retrieve you've just done.  Is that correct, or am I misunderstanding the process?

Yes, your understanding of the process is correct.
  
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Re: A couple of quick Report questions
Reply #2 - Jan 24th, 2007 at 8:20pm
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Thank you, Ben.
  

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