Summary Tool - Group By - does the sequence matter?

[Katie_K]

Hi folks, I have a general question about the Summary Tool.

Does the order or sequence of the 'Group By's matter?

I was thinking it shouldn't, in general.  But what if later in your workflow you are joining on those fields that you 'grouped by' -- should the order that they appear in the summary tool ever matter?  Or would the sequence in the join that follows ever matter?

Thanks for any feedback or links to documentation on this topic!

Katie

[atcodedog05]

Hi @Katie_K 

Order of Groupby would matter if you are looking for a specific data order. If you are not specific about data order it shouldn't matter.

Here is an example of how order might change.

Case 1:

Case 2:

Hope this helps : )

[Katie_K]

Thank you @atcodedog05 for your quick feedback!  I'm not concerned with data order, so I guess it shouldn't matter... thanks for confirming, Katie

[atcodedog05]

Happy to help : ) @Katie_K 

Cheers and have a nice day!