ServiceNow fundamentals - Ordering of grouped lists by count

Filip Vojt__ek
Giga Guru

Are you tired of sifting through thousands of records to find duplicates or anomalies? I recently faced this challenge and discovered that not all of us are familiar how easy is to order list by group count.

 

When grouping a list by CI, I needed to sort the results by count, not alphabetical order as when you click on the column name. Here's how you can do it:

 

Method 1: Click Your Way (SN Utils needed)

1. Group your list by CI

2. Click on the column name to sort alphabetically

3. Click the icons (asc/desc) to sort by group count

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Method 2: Tweak the URL

1. Append the following parameter to your URL (Image 2)

For Ascendant (a-z) sorting by group count

 &sysparm_group_sort=COUNTASC

For Descendant (z-a) sorting by group count

 &sysparm_group_sort=COUNTDESC

2. Hit the enter

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These simple tricks can save you hours of manual searching. Share your own tips and tricks in the comments below!

 

Once again, I would like to thank @Arnoud Kooi for his SN Utils!

1 REPLY 1

palanikumar
Giga Sage

Hi,

I don't understand what SN Utils are you using. There is an OOTB solution available to sort the list by count. Click the count as highlighted in the below image to sort 

 

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Thank you,
Palani