Sorting Values of a Atribute While Browsing a Cube

Hello,

I have a dimension called DimStudent and when I drop an attribute called Class in a Row Fields area for cube browsing, I get values that are not logically sorted.  Is there a way to sort  class attribute in a browser in  logical order without using additional Academic Level (values GR, UG ect.) attribute such as

Freshman
Junior
Senior
Sophomore
Undergrad Post-Bacc
Unknown

Doctorate
Graduate Post-Bacc
Masters
Post-Masters

 

Here are my unsorted default values:

Class

Doctorate
Freshman
Grad Non-Matric
Graduate Post-Bacc
Junior
Masters
Post-Masters
Senior
Sophomore
Undergrad Non-Matric
Undergrad Post-Bacc
Unknown
Grand Total

Thanks!




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Sorting Values of a Atribute While Browsing a Cube

  • BRAMOIN

    < xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" />When you are in the dimension editor you can click on an attribute hierarchy and then go to the properties window.  In the properties window for the attribute hierarchy you will see a property called "OrderBy" and another called "OrderByAttribute".  These two properties work together to specify how to order the members in the attribute hierarchy.  Here is a brief description of the different "OrderBy" property settings and how they work:

    Key - Sort the members using the column specified in the "KeyColumns" property

    Name - Sort the members using the column specified in the "NameColumn" property

    AttributeKey - Sort the members using the column specified in the "KeyColumns" property of the related attribute specified in teh "OrderByAttribute" property

    AttributeName - Sort the members using the column specified in the "NameColumn" property of the related attribute specified in teh "OrderByAttribute" property

    Basically you have the flexibility to sort using the Key, Name or the Key or Name from a related attribute to sort members in your attribute hierarchy.

    HTH,

    - Steve



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