When defining an organization scheme for the Project Browser, specify rules for grouping and sorting of views, sheets, or schedules/quantities based on their properties.
- View tab
Windows panelUser Interface drop-down
(Browser Organization). Click New or Edit, then click the Grouping and Sorting tab.
Use the Grouping and Sorting tab of the Browser Organization Properties dialog to organize the views, sheets, or schedules/quantities displayed in the Project Browser, based on the filters defined on the Filtering tab.
You can specify 6 levels of grouping. Within groups, items are sorted in ascending or descending order of the selected property.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Group by
Then by |
Select a property from the list to use for grouping. The list displays properties of the views, sheets, schedules, or quantities that are available for grouping.
If you have created parameters that apply to the Views, Sheets, or Schedules categories, those parameters display in the list, too. |
| Using | Indicate whether the items are to be grouped based on all characters of the parameter values, or one or more leading characters.
For example, suppose sheet names use prefixes of AB-, AC-, BD-, BE-, and so. To group together all sheets based on the first letter of their name (A, B, and so on), for Using, select Leading characters, and set it equal to 1. |
| Sort by | Select a property from the list to use for sorting within the groups. The list displays properties of the views, sheets, or schedules/quantities that are available for sorting.
Custom parameters are not available for as sorting criteria. |
| Ascending
Descending |
Select an option to indicate whether items are sorted in ascending or descending order. |