Each table view of resources, alerts, events, or other objects uses columns to determine the order of the information that is shown in each row. To customize the view of your resources or other objects, you can change how the information is sorted.
About this task
You can change the sort order of columns to organize a list of resources or other objects according to your requirements.
Tip: A visual indicator
is shown next to the primary column that determines the sort order of the list.
Procedure
- Go to the list of resources or other objects that you want to
sort.
- Complete the following tasks to sort the rows in the list:
- To change whether the rows in a list are sorted by ascending or
descending order, click the name of the primary column in the heading
row. Click the name of the column again to reverse the sort order.
- To change the column that determines the sort order of the list, click the name of that column. For example, click the Name column to sort the list alphabetically.
Tip: When you click a column other than the primary sort column, that column becomes the new primary sort column. However, the previous primary column maintains its sort order (ascending or descending).
For example, if a list of resources is ordered by the Name column in ascending order and you click the Probe Status column, the rows are sorted according to the status of the probes. At the same time, the resources for each type of status are still sorted in ascending order by the Name column. A maximum of three columns can be sorted at the same time.
- Optional:
To reset the order of the rows for a column to the default setting, right-click the heading row in the list and select Restore Default View.
Example
On the Switches page, you can use the sorting function to group
virtual or logical switches with their physical switch. First, show the Virtual and IP Address
columns. Click the Virtual column to sort it in ascending alphabetical order. Then, click the IP
Address column.