3525614 - Sorting order of characteristic values in a BW query is not the same in different frontend tools like AO and Bex Analyzer

In BW query definition, the defined sorting of a characteristic is set as "As in Query".


When executing the query in different frontend tools, different sorting orders for the characteristic are observed. For example, in AO, the characteristic is by default sorted by characteristic text, while in Bex Analyzer, the the characteristic is by default sorted by characteristic key.

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