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jenbaier81
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Dec 01, 2022
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Can I configure a SharePoint list to sort by legal or outline numbering?

Example would be items with values as follows in a number column:   1.0 Main Topic 1.1 Subtopic 1.11 Sub-subtopic   And so on. My brain hurts, I have not been able to find a viable solution to ...
  • RobElliott's avatar
    Dec 01, 2022

    jenbaier81 the only way to do this is with a single line of text column. But given that SharePoint sorts from left to right you will need to make sure your numbering is 1.0, 1.01, 1.02, 1.11 etc.

     

    Rob
    Los Gallardos
    Intranet, SharePoint and Power Platform Manager (and classic 1967 Morris Traveller driver)

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