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# Sort Species According Database Entries OCCURRENCE DESCRIPTION NOTES EXAMPLES WARNINGS BUGS ## OCCURRENCE
### ARB_NT/Species/Sort Species According Database Entries
## DESCRIPTION
### Arranges the species entries according to species associated field entries. Up to three fields can be specified in a hierarchical order (1st sort key = dominant sort criterion, ...). ### The arrangement is done in the alphabetical or numerical order of the field entries (see WARNINGS below). ### Check 'Reverse' below a field selection box to reverse the sort criterion (i.e. sort from big to small). ### Missing fields are ALWAYS sorted behind existing fields, then they'll be sorted by the next sort criterion.
## NOTES
### None
## EXAMPLES
### None
## WARNINGS
### To sort entries in numerical order make sure that the field is a numerical field (see ´Convert fields´). ### Example for which sorting a non-numerical field might lead to unexpected results:
    numerical field:    981  <  1277
    string field       "981" > "1277"
## BUGS
### No bugs known