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title: "Sort Filter Values"
slug: "sort-filter-value"
updated: 2022-07-05T15:56:35Z
published: 2022-07-05T15:56:35Z
canonical: "docs.preset.io/sort-filter-value"
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# Sort Filter Values

## Overview

In this article, we will learn how to use the **Sort filter values** configuration option to sort data in ascending or descending order as well as how to sort by a selected metric.

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## Filter Configuration Options

The following configuration options are available for these filter types:

|  | Value | Numerical Range | Time Range | Time Column | Time Grain |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Parent-child](/v1/docs/hierarchal-filter) | ✔ |  |  |  |  |
| [Pre-filter available values](/v1/docs/pre-filter-data) | ✔ | ✔ |  |  |  |
| Sort filter values | ✔ |  | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| [Single value](/v1/docs/single-value-range) |  | ✔ |  |  |  |

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## Sort Filter Values

          **Option is available for these Filter Types**: Value, Time Range, Time Column, Time Grain

          

The **Sort filter values** option enables you to sort values within the filter's column in ascending or descending order or you can also sort by an available metric from the dataset.

To use this feature, select **Sort filter values** and then indicate whether values should be sorted in ascending or descending order. Additionally, you can sort by a dataset's metric.

![Sort_Filter_Values](https://cdn.document360.io/4749ddf8-aa05-4f3f-80e1-07a5d2d0f137/Images/Documentation/Sort_Filter_Values.png)

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## Related Topics

[Dashboard Filtering](/v1/docs/dashboard-filtering) [Filter Types](/v1/docs/filter-types) [Parent-child Filter](/v1/docs/hierarchal-filter) [Pre-filter Data](/v1/docs/pre-filter-data) Sort Filter Values [Single Value Range](/v1/docs/single-value-range) [Filter Tooltip](/v1/docs/filter-tooltip) [Managing Values](/v1/docs/managing-values) [Scoping a Filter](/v1/docs/scoping-a-filter) [Cross-filtering](/v1/docs/cross-filtering) [Managing Filters](/v1/docs/managing-filters)