Syntax
createAlternativeSortOrderCommand =  OMBCREATE ALTERNATIVE_SORT_ORDER 
          "QUOTED_STRING" [ SET "setPropertiesClauseforLOVandD2D" ] [ SET 
          "setReferenceIconSetClause" ] [ "addAlternativeSortOrderDefClause" ] [
           "addAlternativeSortOrderOrdClause" ] { 
          "addAlternativeSortOrderReferenceClause" }
     setPropertiesClauseforLOVandD2D =  PROPERTIES "(" 
          "propertyNameListforLOVandD2D" ")" VALUES "(" "propertyValueList" ")"
     setReferenceIconSetClause =  ( REFERENCE | REF ) ICONSET "QUOTED_STRING"
     addAlternativeSortOrderDefClause =  SET ( REF | REFERENCE ) DEFINING ITEM 
          "QUOTED_STRING" OF ITEM_FOLDER "QUOTED_STRING"
     addAlternativeSortOrderOrdClause =  SET ( REF | REFERENCE ) ORDERED ITEM 
          "QUOTED_STRING" OF ITEM_FOLDER "QUOTED_STRING"
     addAlternativeSortOrderReferenceClause =  SET ( REF | REFERENCE ) ITEM 
          "QUOTED_STRING" OF ITEM_FOLDER "QUOTED_STRING"
     propertyNameListforLOVandD2D =  ( "UNQUOTED_STRING" | DRILL_TO_DETAIL ) { 
          "," ( "UNQUOTED_STRING" | DRILL_TO_DETAIL ) }
     propertyValueList =  "propertyValue" { "," "propertyValue" }
     propertyValue =  ( "QUOTED_STRING" | "INTEGER_LITERAL" | 
          "FLOATING_POINT_LITERAL" )
 
Parameters
createAlternativeSortOrderCommand
This command creates an alternative sort order.
 
QUOTED_STRING
Specify the name of the alternative sort order to be created.
 
setPropertiesClauseforLOVandD2D
Used to set properties (core, logical, physical, user-defined) for an alternative sort order. Valid properties are shown below:
 
getPropertiesClauseforLOVandD2D
Basic properties for ALTERNATIVE_SORT_ORDER: 
Name: BUSINESS_NAME
Type: STRING(200)
Valid Values: Any valid character string in supported character set.
Default: Empty string
Business name of the alternative sort order 
Name: DESCRIPTION
Type: STRING(4000)
Valid Values: Any valid character string in supported character set.
Default: Empty string
Description of the alternative sort order 
Name: DRILL_TO_DETAIL
Type: Boolean
Valid Values: Y,N
Default: 'N'
Whether the alternative sort order enables drilling between the item folders containing the items that use the alternative sort order 
Name: RETRIEVE_VALUES_GROUP_SIZE
Type: Number
Valid Values: Any valid character string in supported character set.
Default: '100'
The number of rows to be fetched from the database at a time 
Name: CACHE_VALUES
Type: Boolean
Valid Values: Y,N
Default: 'Y'
Whether the list of values should be cached in memory 
Name: REQUIRE_SEARCH
Type: Boolean
Valid Values: Y,N
Default: 'N'
Whether search criteria should be requested 
Name: SHOW_IN_NAVIGATOR
Type: Boolean
Valid Values: Y,N
Default: 'Y'
Whether the values should be shown in the item navigator 
Name: SORTED_DISTINCT
Type: Boolean
Valid Values: Y,N
Default: 'Y'
Whether the values should be displayed sorted with duplicates hidden
 
setReferenceIconSetClause
Set specified Icon Set.
 
addAlternativeSortOrderDefClause
This clause adds a defining item.
 
addAlternativeSortOrderOrdClause
This clause adds an ordering item.
 
addAlternativeSortOrderReferenceClause
This adds a reference to an item to an alternative sort order.
 
propertyNameListforLOVandD2D
This is the list of property names.
 
propertyValueList
This is the list of property values.
 
propertyValue
This is a property value.
 
ALTERNATIVE_SORT_ORDER Object