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- Posted Re: Sort by DateTime instead of alphabetically on Idea Conversations. 08-31-2021 11:33 AM
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Files: Sort by DateTime instead of alphabetically by default I noticed that the column sorting on Canvas Files is always alphabetical, even when it is a date column. "Wednesday" was listed after "Saturday" after "Aug 10, 2021". Can Date fields be implemented t... |
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08-31-2021
11:33 AM
@Stef_retired Yes. I am suggesting that, for all columns which have a date or time value in them, the default view should be changed from alphabetical order to a date sort. However, for non-date columns, it makes sense for the default view to still be alphabetical order.
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08-31-2021
10:49 AM
@Stef_retired I checked our guides and found that it is only sorting date fields alphabetically : "Files are sorted alphabetically. To sort files, click the name of any column heading."
This is a problem because a date field is often best sorted according to the DateTime value instead of Alphabetically. For example, one row will have the text “Wednesday” and another row will have the text “Saturday” and a third row will have the text “Aug 18, 2021”. Sorting these three rows Alphabetically will put “Aug 18, 2021” first, “Saturday” second and “Wednesday” third However, if today is Aug 26th, 2021, then the correct order should be “Wednesday” first, “Saturday” second, and “Aug 18, 2021” third. This is the functionality that I am requesting for.
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08-31-2021
08:31 AM
I noticed that the column sorting on Canvas Files is always alphabetical, even when it is a date column. "Wednesday" was listed after "Saturday" after "Aug 10, 2021". Can Date fields be implemented to sort by default according to the DateTime value instead of alphabetically? This might involve adding a hidden column for the DateTime value and the text date column would sort according to the hidden column’s value.
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