Changing Sort Options

Sort options let users choose the order in which search results display (for example, whether items are listed alphabetically by title or by author). The sort options that are available by default in Information Portal are imported from Horizon.

You can choose a default sort option for all of your search pages. You can also let your users choose a different sort order on the Power and Advanced Search pages.

The Advanced and Power Search pages give your users the option to change the default sort display that you have chosen for them. Either of these sorting methods will display their search results in pre-defined order:

 

The default sort display setting that you set up in Information Portal is overridden by the sort selections that the users make on the Advanced and Power Search pages. If the user chooses another sort, their choice is applied to all Information Portal results until the current user interface session is closed.

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