SQL Query Sorting Order issue - Help needed

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I am using the following query in my project to display the records in the grid.
/* Formatted on 04-09-2013 PM 8:01:51 (QP5 v5.149.1003.31008) */
SELECT eol,
         status_msg,
         relation,
         building_name,
         device_id id,
         CEIL (SYSDATE - updated_date) duration,
         lab_id,
         aisle_id,
         aisle_location_id,
         ip_address,
         port,
         slot_num,
         hostname,
         pid,
         description,
         sl_num,
         eitms_code,
         status,
         dnd_flag,
         aisle,
         aisle_location,
         spname,
         os_version,
         user_id,
         TO_CHAR (updated_date, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS') updated_date,
         isterm_svr,
         net_type,
         DEVICE_GROUP_REF,
         cmd_id_ref,
         LISTAGG (TESTBED_ID, ',') WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY TESTBED_ID)
            AS testbeds_id_ref,
         LISTAGG (NAME, ',') WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY TESTBED_ID)
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         spname || '-' || ip_address || '-' || port AS child_asset_group
    FROM DEVICE_TESTBED_VW
   WHERE lab_id IN
            ('7099849',
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             '10513562',
             '10515074',
             '5882676',
             '8330925')
GROUP BY eol,
         status_msg,
         relation,
         device_id,
         lab_id,
         aisle_id,
         aisle_location_id,
         ip_address,
         port,
         slot_num,
         hostname,
         pid,
         description,
         sl_num,
         eitms_code,
         status,
         dnd_flag,
         aisle,
         aisle_location,
         spname,
         os_version,
         user_id,
         updated_date,
         isterm_svr,
         net_type,
         DEVICE_GROUP_REF,
         cmd_id_ref,
         building_name
ORDER BY building_name ASC,
         LOWER (child_asset_group) ASC,
         LOWER (relation) DESC
The problem is , if any one sorting with any column , the order is not correct
In this below code , i have done sorting by port . But the result data order is not correct .
/* Formatted on 04-09-2013 PM 8:07:02 (QP5 v5.149.1003.31008) */
SELECT eol,
         status_msg,
         relation,
         building_name,
         device_id id,
         CEIL (SYSDATE - updated_date) duration,
         lab_id,
         aisle_id,
         aisle_location_id,
         ip_address,
         port,
         slot_num,
         hostname,
         pid,
         description,
         sl_num,
         eitms_code,
         status,
         dnd_flag,
         aisle,
         aisle_location,
         spname,
         os_version,
         user_id,
         TO_CHAR (updated_date, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS') updated_date,
         isterm_svr,
         net_type,
         DEVICE_GROUP_REF,
         cmd_id_ref,
         LISTAGG (TESTBED_ID, ',') WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY TESTBED_ID)
            AS testbeds_id_ref,
         LISTAGG (NAME, ',') WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY TESTBED_ID)
            AS testbeds_names,
         spname || '-' || ip_address || '-' || port AS child_asset_group
    FROM DEVICE_TESTBED_VW
   WHERE lab_id IN
            ('7099849',
             '10769617',
             '4258712',
             '10513562',
             '10515074',
             '5882676',
             '8330925')
GROUP BY eol,
         status_msg,
         relation,
         device_id,
         lab_id,
         aisle_id,
         aisle_location_id,
         ip_address,
         port,
         slot_num,
         hostname,
         pid,
         description,
         sl_num,
         eitms_code,
         status,
         dnd_flag,
         aisle,
         aisle_location,
         spname,
         os_version,
         user_id,
         updated_date,
         isterm_svr,
         net_type,
         DEVICE_GROUP_REF,
         cmd_id_ref,
         building_name
ORDER BY PORT ASC
Can some one help me to fix this issue?

Hi,
Sorry, it's not clear what you want.
Whenever you have a problem, please post a little sample data (CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements, relevant columns only) from all tables involved, so that the people who want to help you can re-create the problem and test their ideas.
Also post the results you want from that data, and an explanation of how you get those results from that data, with specific examples.
Simplify the problem as much as possible. For example, if you really need to GROUP BY 28 columns, post a problem where you need to GROUP BY only 2 or 3 columns. (Just explain that you really have 28, so people will give solutions that are sure to work for all 28).)
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