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By default sort by deadline and priority

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Dave Radparvar

currently in the My Tasks view when sorted by deadline it doesnt also sort by priority. it would be helpful if it was sorted first by whatever sort method selected by user (in my case deadline) and secondly by priority

August 25, 2020

Regan

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We've updated the secondary sort when sorting by Deadline to be Priority. This secondary sort won't override any manual reordering you may have done while sorting by Deadline though so it's only tasks that haven't been reordered manually that will be affected by the secondary sort.

Tobias Linder

@Regan: thank you for the update but somehow this is not working with me or we have a missunderstanding. I have sorted my flows by deadline and one task is urgent but it is not on top of the list...

Regan

@Tobias Linder: This is likely caused by the manual reordering factor. If a task has been manually reordered at any point the sort order will respect the manual order before enforcing the secondary sort of priority.

Tobias Linder

@Regan: that is very possible that I did that a while ago. How can I get rid of that manual sort order? I tried now many times but no success. Is there a reset order button somewhere hidden?

Debbie Stocker

@Tobias Linder @Regan: I was just wondering if you had a reply to Tobias' earlier query about resetting the manual reordering as I have been having the same challenge where I would like to sort by deadline and priority, but secondary sort by priority is not working.

Tobias Linder

@Debbie Stocker: Hi Debbie, no, I did not get an answer. @Regan any News on that subject?

Regan

Thanks for checking in @Tobias Linder and @Debbie Stocker! There isn't an option to reset the the sort order right now but we are planning on looking into sort orders more holistically in the new year and having secondary sorts be more responsive and avoiding conflicts with manual reordering is a high priority for us when we look into sort orders.

Debbie Stocker

Thanks for the update @Regan. Look forward to watching developments in the coming months.

Regan

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Sandy Nash

I would like to add that this is needed in the Home section of the dashboard.

Sandy Nash

I also need the ability to sort Tasks first by Deadline and then by priority so that you can see your tasks for the day listed in priority order.

Daniel Scrivner

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Regan

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Regan

Hi @dave-rad- thanks for this suggestion! Right now the inverse is true where if you sort by priority the sections in My Tasks will automatically arrange themselves by deadline within their priority groupings but I would be happy to take this suggestion to the team to consider.