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Order Dialog
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The **Order Dialog** opens when a developer selects the item in the 
Application builder (see 
:doc:`Items <index>`
) and clicks on the **Order** button to specify how records will be ordered by 
default. See
:doc:`open </refs/client/item/m_open>`
method

.. image:: /admin/_images/records_order_dialog.png
	:align: center
	:alt: Order Dialog

The **Order Dialog** has two panels. The left panel lists the fields that 
have been selected. The right panel have available fields that could be selected.

To select a field, select it in the right panel and use the **Left arrow** 
button in the center or press **Space** key on a keyboard. 

To unselect a field, select it in the left panel and use the **Right arrow** 
button in the center or press **Space** key on a keyboard.

To order the selected fields use the buttons that located below left panel.

Click the **Desc** column to set descending/ascending sorting order for the field.

Click the **OK** button to save to result or **Cancel** to cancel the operation.