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KB0713020

Date field is not sorting correctly in chronological order


1000 Views Last updated : Aug 17, 2023 public Copy Permalink
KB Summary by Now Assist

Issue

Symptoms


When sorting the date field within a list, the sort seems to be looking at the first character rather than sorting it in chronological order


Release


All releases



Cause


This is caused by the dictionary entry for that date field set to a string type rather than a date type.


Resolution


Navigate to the dictionary entry of that date field and ensure it is configured as a date type field.



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