The sorting function in Microsoft Dynamics NAV makes it easy for you to get a quick overview of your data. For example, if you have a large number of customer ledger entries, you can choose to see them sorted by:
Entry number only.
Customer number first and then by date for each customer number.
Document type; then under each document type by document number; then under each document number, by customer number.
Each sorting option (or combination of sorting options) is called a key. You can see all the keys for a given table by choosing View, Sort when the cursor is in a window that displays the table.
You can use this function either by choosing View, Sort from the menu bar or by clicking the Sort button on the toolbar.
You can also activate the function by clicking Sort on reports.