Sorting table by columns

I have table with id and 4 measures: Id, M1, M2, M3, M4.
I want to present report with the top N ids - but I do not know what measure the user will want to sort by.
I can create 4 reports - each report X will present Id, M1, M2, M3, M4 and will have filter when Rank(max(Mx))<N.
a. I prefer create one report with some kind of column selector, but I could not add Rank(max(Mx)) to the selector - just Mx.
How can I do it?
b. If I will have the 4 different reports - I don't want to execute each time the 4 reports even if the user is interested only in one report.
How can have the option of asking the suer to select measure Mx and then execute only the desired report X?
Thanks,

Hi,
I will advice you to use RCOUNT(ID) instead of Rank.Try to implement the below steps and see if that helps
1)Create a dummy column in your report and add RCOUNT(ID) to its formula.
2)Lets say by default you have M1 in your report.Put a sort order according to your need i.e ascending or descending.
3)Now put a filter on RCOUNT as RCOUNT is in top or bottom 10 according to your need.
4)Put rest of the columns M2,M3,M4 in column selector created on M1.
In this way you dont need to create diffrent views or reports and you will be able to filter the records because filter criteria is based on ID which is not changing,
Thanks
Sandeep
Edited by: Sandeep Saini on 06-Sep-2010 09:32

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