I have a calculated column to show the elapsed days between two dates, but when I place this field on a View, the sorting options are disabled.
I see in the documentation that this is a known limitation in the following conditions:
- Sorting is disabled on:
- A calculated column that contains a column of a parent row.
- A calculated column that contains a logical column (for example, address column)
- A calculated column that contains another calculated column.
My situation doesn't seem to satisfy any of these 3 conditions, as I am only comparing 2 date fields on the main entity. I have added an attachment showing the details of my calculated field.
As a work-around, I created a separate non-calculated field, and added a business rule to copy the data from the calculated field to the non-calculated field, but of course this doesn't keep the non-calculated field up-to-date because the business rule only runs when the record is opened in the form, therefore the values get out-of-sync very often.
Questions:
- Is there a way to have a calculated field sortable on a View?
- Is there a different reliable method of showing an "Elapsed Days" value in a View, and that is a sortable column?
Thank you
