Order by ignored if report has 2 groups in 1 query

Question

My report has order by &p_q1_order that allows the user to select the order of the report at runtime either by Business Name or by Applicator Name. The order by was working fine with only one group in the query. I have since had to add new fields(applicator type) to the original query and have created a second group below the first in the data model. Now when the report runs it ignores the order by clause and is ordering the report by which ever field is first in the data model's first group. If I move the fields around in the data model it will sort by which ever one I have at the top.
My query is below: All fields except (ps.status, ps.description, and ps.requalify) are in the 1st group those 3 fields are in the second group. If I move the t.BUSINESS_NAME to the top it orders by Business name. If I move the t.NAME to the top it order by applicator's name and ignores the user's choice in the parameter form.
My query:
SELECT distinct
t.NAME,
t.BUSINESS_NAME,
t.ID,
ps.status,
ps.description,
ps.requalify,
t.license_cd,
t.ISSUE_DATE,
t.EXPIRES,
t.county,
t.enf_dist,
t.addr_ln_1||' '||t.addr_ln_2 address,
t.city||' '||t.state||' '||t.zip ctystzip,
t.phone
FROM lic_com_appl_dler_addr t, pesticide_com_license_sumlic ps
where t.id = ps.id(+)
and ps.lic_subtype_cd not in('11','12','13','14','15')
and t.EXPIRES like :p_current
&p_where
order by &p_q1_order

Answer 1

Hi Terri
Please let us know the Reports version you are using? Also try with out the bind varibale in query. Does the order by works then? There were bugs like this in earlier realeses of Report but are all fixed now.
Thanks
The Oracle Reports Team