<h1>Customizing Sorting Order in the List View</h1>

**Question:** I want records in my Item List sorted based on Desc Order of Item Code.

**Answers:** Following are the steps to customize Sort Order for the Item master. These steps will be applicable for customizing Sort Order for the other documents as well.

####Step 1: Go to Customize Form

`Setup > Customize > Customize Form`

####Step 2: Select Doctype

Select document for which you Sort Order is to be customized. Considering a scenario, Item should be selected in the Doctype field.

####Step 3: Update Sort Details

In the Customize Form, you will find these fields.

![Sort Order field]({{docs_base_url}}/assets/img/articles/Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 3.26.51 pm.png)

1. Sort Field

Select field based on which sorting will be done. It will be "Item_Code" field in scenario.

2. Sort Order

Sort Order will be two possible options, **Asc** for ascending, and **Desc** for descending.

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