Sort Sessions List

Within Session Manager, sessions are displayed using a sort method. Several out-of-the-box methods are provided: 

• By Assignment – sorts sessions by their session assignment status

• By Session Created – sorts sessions by the date they were created

• By Session Modified – sorts sessions by the date they were modified

• By Session Name – sorts sessions in alphabetical order by the session name

The first method found in alphabetical order is chosen as the default sort selection. With our out-of-the-box options, this is By Assignment. However, users may want to display sessions based on custom session properties. The following steps demonstrate how to configure a custom sort configuration. 

1. Open Solution Center.

2. Click on the Editor XI plugin.

3. Select the Advanced tab. 

4. Select the Filter and Sort Configurations tab. 

   This is the view before defining new sort configurations.

   

   At the top of the page, there is a drop-down list of operational maps from the tenant to which you're connected. This list can be refreshed clicking the Refresh button. The operational map selection persists even if the list is refreshed. 

5. Click the Add New button to begin configuring a custom sort configuration. 

   

6. Provide the display name for the new sort configuration. By default, it is populated with New Sort Configuration. This text field requires at least 1 character and is limited to 100 characters. 

7. Choose an option for the Default Order By field. This field requires a selection from its drop-down menu of Ascending or Descending. This field displays in alphabetical order so ascending displays from A to Z order, and descending displays from Z to A order.  

8. Choose a Property Name from a drop-down list of editor assignment, editor session, and custom properties to choose from. Custom properties reflect the properties configured in Session Custom Properties tab on the Advanced tab in the Editor XI plugin. The Property Name field is required and may be shown within a red border if it has no entry. 

9. If you prefer to use a custom session property, choose CustomProperties from the drop-down. 

10. Provide a Custom Property Name.  

    NOTE: To view the options, move two tabs to the left and click on Session Custom Properties. Within the session adaptive card, make note of the ID of your session property. That is the value to provide in the Custom Property Name field.

11. Choose a value for the field named Is Default Sort. This is a drop-down field with options of True or False. This setting determines whether this is the default sort method for all sessions, and controls how you view sessions when you first open Session Manager. If multiple sort configurations are set to true, then the first sort method by alphabetical order is used. 

12. Click the Execute Query button to apply the sort. The resulting list consists of the first 50 sessions found using this new sort. This allows you to test if your custom sort configuration is behaving as expected, and allows you to make any necessary changes. The list displays by session name, or a GUID, if the session name field is empty. When you are satisfied with the sort configuration, click the Save button at the bottom of the page.  

13. If you have multiple feature services on which you would like to propagate this custom sort configuration, select the sort from the sort list on the left side of the form. Click the Edit button next to the Selected Feature Services in the upper right corner of the form.  

    

14. Select the feature services to which you'd like to apply this sort configuration. Click the Apply button. In the Notifications icon in the upper right of the application window, you get a notification after the creation or update of a sort configuration.

    

After creating a custom sort configuration, your window looks similar to the example below.

Clicking the Refresh button refreshes the list of custom sort configurations.

Delete any custom sort configuration using the Delete button.