Configuring an Endeca property for record sort

The data type of an Endeca property determines the sort order of records sorted by that property.

1. In the Properties view, double-click the Endeca property you want to change to open its Property editor.
2. Check Prepare Sort Offline.
3. In the Type list, verify that the property’s Type attribute is correct. This attribute affects sorting in the following ways:

   If Type is:	Records are sorted:
   Alpha	In alphabetical order, when sorted by this property.
   Integer or Floating Point	In numeric order, when sorted by this property.
   Geocode	According to the distance between the specified geocode property and a given reference point.
   Time	According to the length of time between the specified time property and the start of the day (midnight or 12am).
   Datetime	According to the length of time between the specified datetime property and the start of the epoch (12 am on January 1, 1970). Note: A negative datetime indicates time before the start of the epoch.
   Duration	According to the length of time represented by the duration property. Note: Duration can be a negative number, for example, to express timezones relative to GMT/UTC time.

   The file path and reference property types are deprecated.

   The time, datetime, and duration property types, which are used with Endeca Analytics, are only available if you have configured Developer Studio for their use. See the Endeca Enabling Analytics Guide for more information.

4. Click OK.