The register view shows submitted forms in a list to help you review and manage records. You can sort columns interactively to organise forms in the order that works best for you.
Direct Answer
Yes. You can sort individual columns in the register view by clicking any sortable column header, or by using the ⋯ (ellipsis) menu on filterable column headers to select an explicit sort action. Sorting is now accessible via the header menu — you no longer need to know the header-click gesture to discover it.
How It Works
Open your template and click Register to open the register view.
Click a sortable column header to sort by that column in ascending order. An arrow indicator appears next to the column name showing the active sort direction.
Click the same column header again to switch to descending order.
Click the column header a third time to turn sorting off and return to the template's default sort order. Alternatively, select Clear sorting from the ⋯ column header menu — see step 7 below.
Hover over a column header to see a tooltip showing the current sort direction.
To sort using the ellipsis menu: click the ⋯ icon on a filterable column header to open the column menu. Select Sort A to Z or Sort Z to A for text columns, or Oldest to Newest or Newest to Oldest for date columns.
To clear an active sort using the ellipsis menu: when a column has an active sort applied, a Clear sorting option appears in the ⋯ column header menu. Click the ⋯ icon and select Clear sorting to reset the sort and return to the template's default sort order.
For the Created By column, click the ⋯ menu to access the Sort name by group, then choose First name or Last name.
📓 When two or more forms share the same value in the sorted column, see How tie-breaking works below for details.
Sortable column types
The following column types support interactive sorting:
Single-line text fields
Date fields
Created Date
Last Updated
Created By (supports sorting by First name or Last name via the Sort name by sub-group in the ⋯ menu)
How tie-breaking works
When two or more forms share the same value in the sorted column, Dashpivot uses Created Date as a secondary sort — always placing the newest forms first.
This applies regardless of whether the primary column is sorted ascending or descending.
This secondary sort behaviour applies across:
Register view
Timeline view
Workflow view
Exports
Mobile
Limitations or Alternatives
Multi-column groups (Tables, Actions, Sign-on Tables) are not sortable. To sort this data, export the register as a CSV file and sort it in a spreadsheet tool such as Excel.
Use the filters or search bar to narrow down results.
To set a default sort order for the entire register, open the relevant template and use the Sort Forms By setting.
Registers with more than 2,000 forms can now be sorted by the same columns as smaller registers. Previously, large registers were limited to sorting by created date only.