Use native sorts, which are preferred, or IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine sort to insert data in a specific order in an output document.
However, there are some restrictions on native sorts.
Sorts can be specified in two ways:
- IBM Rational Publishing Engine sort: This consists of a list of attributes and an ascending
or descending sort order.
- Native sort: This consists a plain text in a format specific to
each data source type.
Use native sorts whenever possible. Native sorts are usually more
effective and generate documents faster than Rational Publishing Engine
sorts. Native sorts have the following restrictions:
- For IBM Rational DOORS®, this text must be in the format of the Rational DOORS sort.
- IBM Rational Tau data source does not support native sorting. Use Rational Publishing Engine sorting.