Sort Rules Overview
A sort rule decides what order the film plays in — and, if you want, a lot more: it can split a playlist into sub-folders, or stamp count-and-percentage bands right into the grid so the tendencies read themselves. One rule, built once, reused everywhere.
One Rule, Three Jobs
A sort rule is an ordered list of columns. Depending on each column's checkboxes, the rule can do any mix of three jobs:
-
Order every play in the playlist (no checkboxes needed).
-
Split the playlist into sub-folders, one level per Folder column.
-
Add count/percentage bands in the grid, one band per group, via the Count and Pct checkboxes.
Sort rules live on the column set — the Sort Rules tab of the Column Set editor — and attach to folder rules by name. Build "Down & Distance" once and every rule that attaches it gets the same treatment.
Click here to learn how to start building a sort rule.