{"id":23834,"date":"2020-06-11T12:42:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T12:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/?p=23834"},"modified":"2022-07-01T14:52:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T09:22:18","slug":"how-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-powerapps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/how-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-powerapps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to sort view by multiple columns using PowerApps"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>While working with Microsoft Dynamics 365, it is often necessary to sort view by more than two columns. For example, if we are displaying an Active Accounts view, user might want to display with sorting by Country, City, and ZIP\/Postal Code. This would be useful if there are multiple accounts with the same Country and City.<\/p>\n<p>In Dynamics 365 classic UI, we can customize the sorting for a particular view but it allows only two columns to be added for sorting. Please find below screenshot for the same.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23835\" style=\"border: 1px solid #0a0a0a; padding: 1px; margin: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps.png\" alt=\"How to sort view by multiple columns using PowerApps\" width=\"777\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps.png 777w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps-660x388.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For CRM, customizations with PowerApps have an enhancement where user can sort more than two columns for the CRM views. In this blog, we will walk you through with the steps you need to perform in order to customize the view with sorting on multiple columns.<\/p>\n<p>Please find below steps for configuring sorting with multiple columns for view:<\/p>\n<p>1. Sign in to <strong>PowerApps<\/strong> using the below link &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/web.powerapps.com\/?utm_source=padocs&amp;utm_medium=linkinadoc&amp;utm_campaign=referralsfromdoc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/web.powerapps.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Click on the <strong>Solutions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23836\" style=\"border: 1px solid #0a0a0a; padding: 1px; margin: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps.png\" alt=\"How to sort view by multiple columns using PowerApps\" width=\"802\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps.png 802w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps-768x522.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps-660x449.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Select your solution, open <strong>Account<\/strong> Entity and then select the \u2018<strong>Active Accounts<\/strong>\u2019 view. The window shown in screenshot will have appeared.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23837\" style=\"border: 1px solid #0a0a0a; padding: 1px; margin: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps.png\" alt=\"How to sort view by multiple columns using PowerApps\" width=\"1035\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps.png 1035w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps-660x349.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1035px) 100vw, 1035px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To sort more than two columns, we need to select the columns which is listed in the <strong>Sort by <\/strong>dropdown list.<\/p>\n<p>Please refer below screenshot for the same.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23838\" style=\"border: 1px solid #0a0a0a; padding: 1px; margin: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/4How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps.png\" alt=\"How to sort view by multiple columns using PowerApps\" width=\"295\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/4How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps.png 295w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/4How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We can use the <strong>Arrow<\/strong> beside the field for sorting the column in an ascending or descending order.<\/p>\n<p>Please refer below screenshot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23839\" style=\"border: 1px solid #0a0a0a; padding: 1px; margin: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/5How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps.png\" alt=\"How to sort view by multiple columns using PowerApps\" width=\"277\" height=\"263\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Then <strong>Save<\/strong> and <strong>Publish<\/strong> your changes.<\/p>\n<p>5. Now open Active Accounts view and see the changes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23840\" style=\"border: 1px solid #0a0a0a; padding: 1px; margin: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps.png\" alt=\"How to sort view by multiple columns using PowerApps\" width=\"1107\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps.png 1107w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps-768x341.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps-1024x454.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6How-to-sort-view-by-multiple-columns-using-PowerApps-660x293.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1107px) 100vw, 1107px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here we can see that Active Accounts are sorted based on Country, City, and ZIP\/Postal Code columns.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In this way, we can easily sort view by more than two columns using the PowerApps.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"su-heading su-heading-style-default su-heading-align-center\" id=\"\" style=\"font-size:15px;margin-bottom:5px\"><div class=\"su-heading-inner\">One Pic = 1000 words! 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