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Randomize field order

JR1
7 - Meteor

This is a rather simple question, yet I am stumped on how it can be achieved.

 

I have a finalized list of items, and I want to shuffle them so that they are all in a random order.

 

Before Randomization

Field  1
1
2
3
4
5

 

After Randomization

Field 1
2
4
1
5
3

 

What is the simplest way to go about producing this output?

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MarqueeCrew
20 - Arcturus
20 - Arcturus

I like this approach:

 

In the formula tool, create a field with a DOUBLE type, let's call it SortOrder with the following formula:

Rand()

Now let's sort the data on SortOrder (ascending or descending).

 

The data will sort differently on each run.

 

Cheers,

Mark

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JR1
7 - Meteor

Works great!  Thank you very much!

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