Sorting WBS Legs

You might need to sort a WBS leg after renaming or copying WBS data. Use this utility to select all the WBS elements under the current parent and reorder those elements as directed.

Be sure to back up your data before using this utility!

To sort your WBS data, complete the following steps:

1. Click Utilities » Reorder WBS Leg. MPM displays the Reorder WBS Leg dialog box.

This menu option is only available if you have been granted WBS Leg Utility access.

2. Click on the desired WBS leg to reorder. Click Browse to find the WBS if you are unsure.

• To sort the entire project, select either the Project Level WBS ID in the WBS Tree or WBS Sheet. All WBS IDs in the project are reordered.

• To sort just one WBS leg, select the desired WBS leg in the WBS Tree or WBS Sheet.

3. Select the desired type of sort:

If the ID is blank, OK is unavailable. If you have selected a WBS element or leg, the ID is shown as the default, which you can override if desired.

• Sort 1: by character — This sort reorders the WBS elements by the characters in the WBS ID, regardless of the length of the ID. The elements are first sorted by the first character in the ID, then the second, etc. This sort works best with alphanumeric WBS IDs but not with numeric IDs. See How MPM Sorts WBS Legs below for more information.

• Sort 2: by length — This sort reorders the WBS elements first by the length of the ID (shortest IDs first), then by character as in Sort 1. This sort works best with numeric IDs. See How MPM Sorts WBS Legs below for more information.

4. Click OK to run the sort.

How MPM Sorts WBS Legs

MPM reorders the selected WBS leg(s) using the sort method selected. For example,