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Specifies the default order for sortable columns. When the user clicks a column, the default sort order is used initially. To provide a different sort order for each grid column, select "Other" and specify a comma separated list. Entries in the list can be abbreviated using the letter A for Ascending and D for Descending.
Promptable? DROPDOWN
Possible Values: Ascending (default), Descending, other
Bindable? YES
Products: ProfoundUI
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If you have more than three columns but only specify three values in the list, then columns after the third will use Ascending as default.
Multi-Column Sorting
When "default sort order" and either the Initial Sort Column or Initial Sort Field properties are bound and are comma-separated lists, then the grid indicates that each column in the list is sorted; in which case, "default sort order" determines the sort direction indicated.
Multi-sort is available with Profound UI Version 6 Fix Packs after 2.1.