Sort tool configuration

[courtneypresley]

It would be really valuable to add more configuration to the Sort tool. I very rarely need to sort my string data alphabetically, I usually want to sort by the data in a specific column. Like the group by function in the summarise tool, but I don't want to summarise it. Please add a custom sort section, where you can select the column and organise by chosen order. 

Example:
I'm making a very basic workflow to sort the Alteryx weekly challenges in order of certification level first, then difficulty level second. I want Foundation > Core > Advanced, then within these I want Basic > Intermediate > Difficult > Expert. I'm planning on adding a column with an if statement (if Basic then 1, if intermediate then 2...) then sorting, but this seems a convoluted way of doing a relatively simple thing. Ideally, I'd like to be able to Sort by Data: select the column, and select the data options (or type them in manually) within the Sort tool.