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More => Old Versions => Media Center 14 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: tjobbins on November 02, 2009, 06:32:26 am
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Hi all
Is it not possible to group by multiple columns in a detail pane? It seems that I can only select one option - the dropdown has a tick against the selected option, suggesting you can tick multiples, but this doesn't work; selecting another overrides the first.
I guess I can work around this by making a custom expression field that concatanates the two source fields, and then group by that.
But that's a bit clunky - I think MC needs to support grouping my multiple columns, in a defined order. You could easily re-use the Customize View -> Sort -> Custom sort order dialogue box as the UI for controlling multiple group columns.
I currently have two use cases where I need this:
1. Audio: I just crated a new Custom Field called Release Version. This allows me to diffentiate different versions of the same CD. E.g. I mark MFSL releases (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Fidelity_Sound_Lab), Ultradisk, or just a specific remaster.
In some cases I want to keep multiple versions of the same album. Therefore I need to group first by Album, then by Release Version.
2. Video: TV Shows. I want to group first by Series, then by Season.
Thanks
Tom