2739809 - Sort Association Configurations - Metadata Framework

• Can we sort through an MDF object's association configurations and order?
• How do we enable and configure the new 'Allow Reordering' feature?

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• Previously, you could sort association configurations on the Configure Object Definitions page, by using the up and down arrow keys.
• You now have an option, to allow the system to automatically sort association configurations.

• This sorting mechanism is controlled using the 'Allow Reordering' field.
• This field is available at the object level.
• By default, this is set to "Yes" and manual sorting is enabled.
• When you disable this option, configurations are sorted in descending order and the up and down arrow keys are no longer available.
• We recommend setting this option to "No" to improve system performance for MDF objects that have a large number of child objects.

How to enable 'Allow Reordering'

1. Admin Center
2. Configure Object Definition
3. 'Object Definition' from left dropdown
4. Select specific object
5. Take Action > Make correction
   
   
   
6. Navigate to the Associations section and click on 'Details' link for specific association
   
   
   
7.  Set 'Allow Reordering' to 'No'
   
   
   

• If 'Allow Reordering' is toggled from off to on in Configure Object Definition the existing instances will only be updated with a processing order on next save.
• If 'Allow Reordering' is toggled from on to off, the processing order will not be updated but it will be ignored moving forward.

• For 1:1 associations implicit order is always off
• With this new feature, updates to the processing order on relationship table shall be skipped if 'Allow Reordering' is off.
• In Manage Data UI up/down arrows in the UI shall be removed if 'Allow Reordering' is off.
• Data in grid layout shall be sorted by createdDate (mdfSystemInternalCode).

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