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How-to: Sorting of Orders

How-to: Sorting of Orders

Owned by Michael Voigt (Deactivated)
Last updated: Jul 21, 2025 by Johannes Sebastian Nielsen

Description

Examples of sorting Order list

This information applies to Planned functions.

There are two types of events for sorting orders:

OnAfterSetCurrentKey

  • Set Sorting Key Fields (Standard fields only)

  • Set Sorting Direction

OnAfterSetFrom
Set Sorting Key Fields (Custom fields)

 

Event flow for retrieving Orders and Lines

  1. OnSetFilter-events

    • Reads data from source tables

      • Add Filters

      • Modify Filters

  2. OnAfterSetFrom-events

    • Data goes into accessor table "BaseOrderLineElement"

      • Add Data

      • Modify Data

      • Set Sorting Key Fields (Custom fields)

  3. OnAfterSetCurrentKey-events

    • Set Sorting Key Fields (ONLY standard fields)

    • Set Sorting Direction

See more: Planned Functions

 

1: Sorting on standard fields (OnAfterSetCurrentKey)

2: Sorting on custom fields (OnAfterSetFrom)

To change sorting key use Set_Sorting1()-function.

  • Change sorting direction

  • This is done in two steps:

  1. Use OnAfterSetFrom[ and the Set_Sorting1()-function.

  2. Use OnAfterSetCurrentKey and the .Ascending()-function.



Affect all sources by using "Any"-events

If you work across locations you might also want to filter across all of them

For example, the sorting for Receive orders list is:

  1. Warehouse Receipts

  2. Purchase Orders

  3. Transfer Orders

  4. Sales Return Orders

All four document sources can be in the same list (with each internally ordered by document numbers)

If you filter across all document types, then use the "Any"-event, else use the document-specific event(s)



Sorting on Existing fields ("OnAfterSetCurrentKey"-events)

Example 1

  • Change key to existing field "Item no."

  • Change sorting direction to "Descending"

[EventSubscriber(ObjectType::Codeunit, Codeunit::"MOB WMS Put Away", 'OnGetPutAwayOrderLines_OnAfterSetCurrentKey', '', true, true)]
procedure OnGetPutAwayOrderLines_OnAfterSetCurrentKey(var _BaseOrderLineElementView: Record "MOB Ns BaseDataModel Element")
begin
     _BaseOrderLineElementView.SetCurrentKey(ItemNumber);
     _BaseOrderLineElementView.Ascending(false);
end;



Example 2

  • Change key to existing field "Order No."

[EventSubscriber(ObjectType::Codeunit, Codeunit::"MOB WMS Receive", 'OnGetReceiveOrders_OnAfterSetCurrentKey', '', true, true)]
procedure OnGetReceiveOrders_OnAfterSetCurrentKey(var _BaseOrderElementView: Record "MOB Ns BaseDataModel Element")
begin
     _BaseOrderElementView.SetCurrentKey(BackendID);
     _BaseOrderElementView.Ascending(true);
end;



Sorting on Custom fields ("OnAfterSetFrom"-events)

Note. For this task: you must both:

  1. Set the value

  2. Enable sorting on it

  • _[SourceTable]

    • The source table from where the data is read.

      • This parameter is only for reference.

      • It is not to be modified and filters does not have any effect.

  • _BaseOrderElement
    Helper functions to identify and manipulate the Order-element

    • Set

    • Get

      • Get_Value

        • Get any value already set on the element

      • Get_BackendID

        • Get Order No.

      • Get_RecRefFromReferenceID

        • Get RecordRef to the Order

 

Example 1: 

Sort any pick by "Assigned User ID"

  • Sort on "Assigned User ID'" from the source RecordRef

  • For this "AnyEvent" the RecordRef can be "Warehouse Activity Header", "Sales Header", "Purchase Header" or "Transfer Header" depending on what documents are available to pick


    [EventSubscriber(ObjectType::Codeunit, Codeunit::"MOB WMS Pick", 'OnGetPickOrders_OnAfterSetFromAnyHeader', '', true, true)]
    local procedure MySortByCustomTag_OnGetPickOrders_OnAfterSetFromAnyHeader(_RecRef: RecordRef; var _BaseOrderElement: Record "MOB Ns BaseDataModel Element")
    var
        DataTypeManagement: Codeunit "Data Type Management";
        NewFieldRef: FieldRef;
    begin
        if DataTypeManagement.FindFieldByName(_RecRef, NewFieldRef, 'Assigned User ID') then
            _BaseOrderElement.SetValue('AssignedUserID', 'Assigned to: ' + CopyStr(NewFieldRef.Value(), 1, NewFieldRef.Length()));

        _BaseOrderElement.Set_Sorting1(_BaseOrderElement.GetValue('AssignedUserID'));
    end;

Example 2:

Sort only “Warehouse Picks” by "Assigned User ID"

  • Sort on "Assigned User ID'" from the Source  Warehouse Activity Header


    [EventSubscriber(ObjectType::Codeunit, Codeunit::"MOB WMS Pick", 'OnGetPickOrders_OnAfterSetFromWarehouseActivityHeader', '', true, true)]
    local procedure My02GetPickOrders_OnAfterSetFromWarehouseActivityHeader(_WhseActHeader: Record "Warehouse Activity Header"; var _BaseOrderElement: Record "MOB Ns BaseDataModel Element")
    begin
        _BaseOrderElement.SetValue('AssignedUserID', 'Assigned to: ' + _WhseActHeader."Assigned User ID");
        _BaseOrderElement.Set_Sorting1(_BaseOrderElement.GetValue('AssignedUserID'));
    end;