Prompt Month sort order

Hi, I have a prompt which has data values as Mon-YYYY format (example AUG-2010, 'MAY-2010, MAR-2010' etc). Now I would like to sort them in display in prompt when the prompt appears in the report. For example, MAR-2010, MAY-2010, AUG-2010. Currently, it is sorting on alphabetically but i would need to sort based on actual date format. Please advise.

Hi,
Create a logical column say MonSort in the BMM layer with the formula as :
CASE WHEN MONTH = 'MAR - 2010' THEN 1 WHEN MONTH = 'MAY - 2010' THEN 2 WHEN MONTH = 'AUG - 2010' THEN 3 END
Drag it to the presentation layer and save the rpd.
In the prompt:
In the Show section select SQL results:
SELECT Month FROM ABC order by MonSort asc
Please check.
Regards,
Swati

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