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Business Definition for: Sort Field

  • a computer field used to identify data in such a way that it can be easily categorized and arranged in sequence

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Sort Records Based On Partial Values In A Field
There may be times when you want to sort records based only on the month portion of date values and ignore the day and year. Or, you might want to sort records based only on the first few characters of a text field. This paper explains you how to do...
Tags: Record
White papers
Barcode camera.(Accu-Sort Systems Inc.)(Brief article)
Accu-Sort Systems' AccuVision MiniCam CMOS camera and decoder offers a read rate of 99 percent, quick set-up and low maintenance. It provides a wide field of view, integrated LED illumination, flexible connectivity to host systems, real-time decodi Accu-Sort Systems' AccuVision MiniCam CMOS camera and...
Tags: camera
Research articles 2006-07-01
Chicago Shoppers Say Target Took Marshall Field's Luxury, Made It Just Average.
By Becky Yerak and Melissa Allison, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 12--Jennifer Roberts was surprised the first time she saw bins jammed with marked-down merchandise at Marshall Field's. A costume designer for Steppenwolf Theatre Co., she knows Chicago's...
Tags: Chicago, Federated Department Stores Inc., FINANCE, Investment, May Department Stores Co., Retail, SALES, Target Corp.
Research articles 2004-03-12
One heckuva range; NASA Glenn radio technology enables craft headed toward Saturn to transmit images from more than 90 million miles.(News)(John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field)
Byline: TOM JACKSON Loud music made the phrase "Cleveland rocks'' famous, but these days the NASA Glenn Research Center is showing off a different sort of amplified power, the kind that can send a radio signal 930 million miles from Saturn to Byline:...
Tags: NASA, radio, Saturn
Research articles 2004-06-21
A Field Guide to Managing Hourly Workers
The Find: Hourly workers make up 60 percent of the U.S. labor force, yet little effort is spent on improving their productivity -- despite research that suggests that you can do so. The Source: A study by the Workforce Institute. The Takeaway: Besides...
Tags: Workplace Institute, Recruitment & Selection, Worker, Job, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2008-05-16
Nits' Connor, Posluszny two of a kind on field
To watch them flying to the ball and making the sort of big plays that earned each All-America accolades, it would be easy to think of Penn State linebackers Paul Posluszny and Dan Connor almost as twins or, at the very least, kindred spirits. Off the field, however, the two...
Tags: Games, NFL, Paul, Penn State, team
Research articles 2006-12-29
The Customer CEO: A Field Guide
CEOs are strange and wondrous creatures.  While sometimes you may end up selling to a CEO directly (see "Sell to the CEO! Can You Win the Game?"), in most cases, the most you'll need to do is to get them on board with a deal that you've cut with lower...
Tags: Board, Habitat, CEO, HERE, Archetype, NEXT, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Geoffrey James
Blog posts 2009-05-26
Views from the field
Guard Officer Questions Earnestness of SecDef I was greatly encouraged to see that NATIONAL GUARD Magazine had conducted an inter-,ew with Defense Secretary William S. Cohen (New Direction, September 1997, page 22). Unfortunately, upon reading it, I realized that he is not the sort of leader whom the National Guard...
Tags: Guard, Leadership, recruiting, secretary, U.S. Department of Defense
Research articles 1997-11-01
Venus, Mauresmo withdraw from Montreal ATP field
MONTREAL AFP — World number one Amelie Mauresmo of France has pulled out of the WTA tournament here next week due to a shoulder injury and 12th-ranked Venus Williams will also miss the event, organizers said. Mauresmo has not played since winning at Wimbledon last month and would have...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, France, tournament
Research articles 2006-08-09
'Numb' Waltrip makes Daytona field
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Beleaguered after a scandal-ridden week of uncertainty for his team, Michael Waltrip had to be talked into a last-ditch, long-shot attempt at the Daytona 500. But when asked to describe his glee after squeezing into the "Great American Race," Waltrip wasn't so...
Tags: car, NASCAR, Toyota Motor Corp.
Research articles 2007-02-16
Garfield's AdReview: Ordinary Right Guard spot levels humiliation playing field.(News)(a Right Guard commercial featuring Warren Sapp illustrates a trend to growing racial blindness in ads)
Byline: Bob Garfield A huge, black man raises his arms to gloat obnoxiously over a foosball goal, and this vile underarm stench overpowers everyone in the room. It's a Right Guard commercial, and it's wonderful. Actually, the BBDO, New...
Tags: advertisement, Branding, MARKETING, Southwest Airlines Co., stereotype
Research articles 2003-09-01
The Week In Review: Superior returns from a very bullish sort of
THE RECENT images of Rebecca Loos, famous for her alleged affair with David Beckham, pleasuring a pig on television, have made the business of animal semen collection a hot topic. Genus is a leader in the field, mating specially-selected sires and bulls to produce superior offspring. Their...
Tags: Burberry Ltd., Northern Foods Plc.
Research articles 2004-11-20
Woodside, WA sort out deal on Pluto.
Byline: Nigel Wilson Oct 08, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A flexible approach by the Western Australian WA Government may allow the Pluto gas project to proceed. Woodside Petroleum discovered the offshore field in April 2005 and planned to fast-track...
Tags: Woodside Petroleum Ltd.
Research articles 2006-10-08
Don't ask Packers to sort out their chances.(Sports)
Byline: Kent McDill Daily Herald Sports Writer This may not come as a surprise to the hard-core Bears fan, but even most of the Green Bay Packers have no idea what's going on. At 7-8, the Packers still have a chance of making...
Tags: Green Bay Packers Inc.
Research articles 2006-12-28
Panel Tries to Sort Out the Truth About On-Line Pharmacies
SAN DIEGO -- On-line pharmacies have gone from one extreme to another in the view of some industry observers. At one point they were seen as unstoppable juggernauts that would revolutionize the prescription drug business, but more recently some have begun to doubt their ability to be serious competitors in...
Tags: drugstore.com Inc., Rx.com
Research articles 2000-09-25
F5 Networks Inc. F4Q07 (Qtr End 9/30/07) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question from Samuel Wilson of JMP Securities. And your line is open. Samuel Wilson - JMP Securities Good afternoon, everyone. It's a big list, so I won't try and name all of you. But, just three very...
Tags: F5 Networks Inc.
Earnings calls 2007-10-25
Applera Corporation F1Q08 (Qtr End 9/30/07) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you sir. [Operator’s instructions.] One moment while we compile a list of questions. Our first question will come from the line of Ross Muken of Deutsche Bank, please proceed. Ross Muken – Deutsche Bank Good morning everyone. Mark P. Stevenson –...
Tags: Applera Corp.
Earnings calls 2007-10-25
Don't Derail Your Journey to the Top | BTalk Australia
(16min 28) Many people make the mistake of thinking that the skills that took them to the top job will serve them when once they’re there. That’s almost certainly not the case. In this edition of BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to business analyst Kathy Rozmeta who...
Tags: Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2009-02-11
Rent A Center, Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. Your first question comes from Dennis Telzrow [Stephens, Inc.]. Dennis Telzrow - Stephens, Inc. Good morning, Mark, Mitch, Robert. Mark E. Speese - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Good morning, Dennis. Mitchell E. Fadel - President and Chief Operating...
Tags: Rent-A-Center Inc.
Earnings calls 2007-10-30
Mind Over Money | BTalk Australia
(13min 03) On today's BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Adrian McMaster, author, psychologist and financial adviser. Adrian's book "Mind Over Money" Wilkinson Publishing explains how the way you live can determine how wealthy you are. He explains the three simple rules and how to implement them, together with the...
Tags: Income, Advisor, Adrian, Financial Advisor, Taxes, Investment, Operational Accounting, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-12-01
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