About record sorting

When making a basic navigation request, you may define a series of attributes and order (Ascending or Descending) of pairs.

The Oracle Endeca Server returns query results in a Descending order on the primary key for returned records. You cannot change the default record sort order for the system.

All of the records corresponding to a particular navigation state are considered for sorting, not just the records visible in the current request. For example, if a navigation state applies to 100 bicycles, all 100 bicycles are considered when sorting, even though only the first ten bicycle records may be returned with the current request.

Record sorting only affects the order of records. It does not affect the ordering of attributes or attribute values that are returned for query refinement.

Note that all attributes are automatically enabled for record sorting when they are created. Therefore, no attribute configuration is required for sorting.