Sort order column in a report

hi all,
I've seen in a dashboard (OBIEE 10.1.3) on linux os that is possible to sort the columns of the measures in a table (an arrow appears next to the name of the column), but I haven't noticed in the settings how get this result.
is a feature of linux or you can apply this in windows? if so, how?
thank you for the reply

you have to enable the sorting for table view in Answers report. refer below article.
http://gerardnico.com/wiki/dat/obiee/dashboard_column_sorting
- Madan

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hi,
can you give me more detailes like some sample column data like below kind
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Modify the query to generate the column as:
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In the IR Column Attributes set the column's Display Text As property to Standard Report Column so APEX won't escape the HTML tags.
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Edited by: fac586 on 02-Oct-2012 13:28
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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'.
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where I am wrong?
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