Database-Level SQL ORDER BY Sorts

PeopleTools relies on the sorting capabilities of the host database system for each functional area that is identified in the table in the previous section as using a database-level SQL ORDER BY sort. In this case, the SQL statement that is used to retrieve the data to be displayed to the user is coded to include an ORDER BY statement, and the sort order of the database determines in what order data is retrieved. Obviously, this relies on the database system being correctly configured for the appropriate linguistic sort that you determined is required for your database.

Each database management system has a different mechanism of determining the sort order for SQL ORDER BY statements. For example, Microsoft SQL Server requires the user to select a sort order when the server is installed, or when each database is created. Oracle enables the database administrator to specify the appropriate sort order in the init.ora parameter file.

See the PeopleSoft 9.2 Application Installation for your database platformand the product documentation for your database delivered by your database vendor.