Sort a member list (SORT)

The SORT primary command arranges a member list according to the fields you specify. The sort sequence, ascending or descending, is determined by the fields you choose and is maintained between member list displays.

The format of this command is:


                 .-A-.                      
>>-SORT--field1--+---+--+---------------+----------------------><
                 '-D-'  |         .-A-. |   
                        '-field2--+---+-'   
                                  '-D-'

where:

field1: The primary field by which the member list is sorted.
field2: The secondary field by which the member list is sorted.
A|D: The direction in which values are sorted for this field (A=ascending, D=descending).

Table 1 and Table 2 show:

Valid values for field1 and field2
The default sort sequence used for each field
A description of each field name.

Note: When multicultural support is enabled, the field names listed in Table 1 and Table 2 may be displayed in the national language. If they are then the SORT command will expect field1 or field2 to be entered in the national language, or the standard abbreviation to be used.

Table 1. Sort Fields for Source Libraries
Field	Sequence	Description
Name	Ascending	Member name
Lib	Ascending	Library in concatenation sequence
VV	Ascending	ISPF version number
MM	Ascending	ISPF modification level
Created	Descending	Creation date
Changed	Descending	Date and time last changed
Size	Descending	Current number of records
Init	Descending	Initial number of records
Mod	Descending	Number of modified records
ID	Ascending	Last user
Prompt	Descending	Prompt field

Table 2. Sort Fields for Load Libraries
Field	Sequence	Description
Name	Ascending	Member name
Lib	Ascending	Library in concatenation sequence
Size	Descending	Load module size
TTR	Ascending	TTRN of beginning of load module
Alias-Of	Ascending	Member this is an alias of
AC	Ascending	Authorization code
AM	Descending ¹	Addressing mode
RM	Descending ¹	Residency mode
Attributes	Descending	Load module attributes
SSI	Ascending	System Status Index
Prompt	Descending	Prompt field

For example, to sort a member list by size and then by track record, enter:

SORT SIZE TTR

To sort a member list by creation date in ascending order, enter:

SORT CREATED A

¹ For the AM and RM columns, the value ANY is considered to be the largest value and will therefore sort to the top of the list.