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Examples
SORT (SO)
The first ASCENDING; or DESCENDING; command option must be specified on the same
logic line as the SORT; command. Subsequent ordering command options must be on
separate lines.
ASCENDING;
The ASCENDING; command option is used to sort an Extract file into ascending order,
based on the value of the specified data item. Several data items may be used to sort the
file, but each data item requires its own separate ASCENDING; (or DESCENDING;)
command option.
ASCENDING can be abbreviated as ASC.
DESCENDING;
The DESCENDING; command option is used to sort an Extract file into descending order,
based on the value of the specified data item. Several data items can be used to sort the
file, but each data item requires its own separate DESCENDING; (or ASCENDING;)
command option.
DESCENDING can be abbreviated as DSC.
data item
A data item present in all records in the Extract file. Qualification of these items is
discussed in your LINC Generate Operations Guide.
Note: The data item must be unique in the Extract file.
In the following example, Extract file A is sorted into ASCENDING order of INPUT-DATE
within ASCENDING order of PRODUCT.
In the next example, Extract file A is sorted into ASCENDING order of ADDRESS, within
DESCENDING order of BRANCH, within DESCENDING order of COMPANY.
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