Predefined sort order of columns

Hi,
when my Discoverer users add columns to their tables they expect a certain sort order without having to press the 'sort button' or use the 'edit sheet dialog'.
My only idea so far is to use a custom folder and ORDER BY in the SQL.
Is there any better way to achieve a certain predefined sort order?
Thanks
Franziska

While creating calculations and adding sorts on all of the columns will solve the immediate issue, every new worksheet will require the users to go through the same steps. It also sounds like your users actively create workbooks and sheets as needed, and these steps will have to be repeated.
Something I thought of this morning may (or may not) work, and unfortunately I do not have time to test it today. But ... what if you created a view with an ORDER BY clause to sort the data as you wanted it sorted. In theory, the results should be returned ordered, without having to add any sorts at the Disco level. Since there is a fair amount of work in "retooling" a BA to use the views, it would be good to do a small proof of concept. Like I said, it might not work for a variety of reasons, and I am not sure what would happen if a user added a sort in Disco, or when two folders were joined.
If it works, though, the sorting would be performed at the database level, with no additional sorting in Disco, and adding and removing columns from a report would have no impact on the sort.
Then again, it might not work at all.

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