Sort rows filter
The Sort rows filter on the Recipe page allows you to sort a dataset using specific columns (or all columns) as sort keys.
WARNING: unlike most Filters, the Sort rows filter requires reading the entire dataset into memory at once, so it may timeout on very large datasets (hundreds of thousands of rows).
Use these tags for sorting: a list of tag patterns to use as sort keys. If specified, the HXL Proxy will use the columns in the order specified for sorting the dataset; otherwise, it will use all tagged columns, from left to right. Example: "date,sector,org"
Reverse order: if checked, sort from highest to lowest (or last to first alphabetically).
| #org | #sector | #adm1+name | #adm1+code | #targeted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNICEF | Education | Coast | X001 | 5000 |
| Save the Children | Education | Plains | X002 | 300 |
| IOM | CCCM | Coast | X001 | 1500 |
| UNICEF | Protection | Plains | X002 | 8000 |
| #org | #sector | #adm1+name | #adm1+code | #targeted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOM | CCCM | Coast | X001 | 1500 |
| Save the Children | Education | Plains | X002 | 300 |
| UNICEF | Education | Coast | X001 | 5000 |
| UNICEF | Protection | Plains | X002 | 8000 |
| #org | #sector | #adm1+name | #adm1+code | #targeted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNICEF | Protection | Plains | X002 | 8000 |
| UNICEF | Education | Coast | X001 | 5000 |
| IOM | CCCM | Coast | X001 | 1500 |
| Save the Children | Education | Plains | X002 | 300 |
Arrange records in order of date (oldest to newest, or newest to oldest).
Make sure that all records for the same #org or #sector are grouped together.
Arrange data so that it is easier to check visually (e.g. all organisation names in alphabetical order, for checking typos).
Prepare data for a Deduplicate rows filter, ensuring that the record to keep appears first.