Microsoft KB Archive/287271

= Categories Do Not Sort in Alphabetical Order =

Article ID: 287271

Article Last Modified on 5/14/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001

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This article was previously published under Q287271





SYMPTOMS
When you assign categories to a document by using the Search and Categories property page or on a document profile, the drop-down list of categories may not be displayed in alphabetical order.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur because the categories are listed in the order that the categories were created, not in alphabetical order, the way the categories are displayed in the dashboard site.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, sort categories alphabetically by using the Category Sort tool, which is included in the SharePoint Portal Server Resource Kit. The Category Sort tool is located at the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/techinfo/reskit/Category_Sort.asp

A coordinator can also manually modify the sort order by using the Document Profile Manager:


 * 1) Double-click My Network Places, double-click your workspace Web folder, double-click Management, and then double-click Document Profiles.
 * 2) Double-click the Web Link profile, or any other profile that has the categories property enabled.
 * 3) Click the Properties tab, click Categories, and then click Edit.
 * 4) Click Edit values, and then use the arrow keys to arrange the categories in the order that you want.

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