--- schema_version: "1" id: 7e764177105c80c90e20cf6a77bc27da01f4925dfb1f0d88affcedc26718ec91 title: HierarchyFieldSortOrder collection: tableau version: next locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/tableau/next/en-us/api/metadata_api/reference/hierarchyfieldsortorder.doc.md canonical_url: https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/hierarchyfieldsortorder.doc.html source_site: help.tableau.com content_type: documentation content_hash: c3feafa69936617bece57450327dfd58546da9bb124df8cd7b39a1e2ae3dd6eb --- _menu_ Types INPUT\_OBJECT # HierarchyFieldSortOrder Sort by given fields. The sort orders defined first in the list will take priority. If there are no given sort orders or a tie on the final sorted field then the resulting set will be sorted by ID in ascending order. ## [_link_](#graphql-schema-definition) GraphQL Schema definition ` - input HierarchyFieldSortOrder { - # GraphQL field to sort on - field: [HierarchyFieldOrderField](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/hierarchyfieldorderfield.doc.html)! - # Order direction to sort output - direction: [OrderDirection](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/orderdirection.doc.html)! - } ` ## [_link_](#require-by) Require by - [AnalyticsField_Base GraphQL type for a field containing analytics metadata_](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/analyticsfield.doc.html "AnalyticsField - Base GraphQL type for a field containing analytics metadata") - [BinField_GraphQL type for a binned continuous measure field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/calculations\_bins.html_](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/binfield.doc.html "BinField - GraphQL type for a binned continuous measure field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/calculations_bins.html") - [CalculatedField_GraphQL type for a calculated field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/calculations\_calculatedfields.html_](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/calculatedfield.doc.html "CalculatedField - GraphQL type for a calculated field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/calculations_calculatedfields.html") - [ColumnField_ColumnFields are a type of field which directly connects to a column in some type of table._](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/columnfield.doc.html "ColumnField - ColumnFields are a type of field which directly connects to a column in some type of table.") - [CombinedField_GraphQL type for a combined field. Combined fields concatanate fields together into one string._](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/combinedfield.doc.html "CombinedField - GraphQL type for a combined field. Combined fields concatanate fields together into one string.") - [CombinedSetField_GraphQL type for a combined set field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/sortgroup\_sets\_create.html#Combine_](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/combinedsetfield.doc.html "CombinedSetField - GraphQL type for a combined set field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/sortgroup_sets_create.html#Combine") - [DataField_Base GraphQL type for a field containing data. Most types of Fields will implement this interface with exceptions like HierarchyField._](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/datafield.doc.html "DataField - Base GraphQL type for a field containing data. Most types of Fields will implement this interface with exceptions like HierarchyField.") - [DatasourceField_GraphQL type for a data source field. Data source fields can only exist in embedded data sources which connect to a published data source. A data source field is an embedded data source's 'layered' representation of a field that already exists in the published data source and is mostly a copy of the field in the published data source. Data source fields can get their own descriptions and renames local to the embedded data source, but cannot otherwise be modified in the embedded data source._](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/datasourcefield.doc.html "DatasourceField - GraphQL type for a data source field. Data source fields can only exist in embedded data sources which connect to a published data source. A data source field is an embedded data source's 'layered' representation of a field that already exists in the published data source and is mostly a copy of the field in the published data source. Data source fields can get their own descriptions and renames local to the embedded data source, but cannot otherwise be modified in the embedded data source.") - [Field_Base GraphQL type for a field_](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/field.doc.html "Field - Base GraphQL type for a field") - [FieldReferencingField_Base GraphQL type for a field that references another field. For example, a CalculatedField can reference a ColumnField in its formula._](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/fieldreferencingfield.doc.html "FieldReferencingField - Base GraphQL type for a field that references another field. For example, a CalculatedField can reference a ColumnField in its formula.") - [GroupField_GraphQL type for a group field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/sortgroup\_groups\_creating.html_](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/groupfield.doc.html "GroupField - GraphQL type for a group field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/sortgroup_groups_creating.html") - [HierarchyField_GraphQL type for a hierarchy. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/qs\_hierarchies.html_](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/hierarchyfield.doc.html "HierarchyField - GraphQL type for a hierarchy. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/qs_hierarchies.html") - [Query_Query root for Metadata GraphQL interface_](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/query.doc.html "Query - Query root for Metadata GraphQL interface") - [SetField_GraphQL type for a set field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/sortgroup\_sets\_create.html_](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/setfield.doc.html "SetField - GraphQL type for a set field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/sortgroup_sets_create.html")