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Sorting Behavior
Columns in a tree will sort similarly to tables with the following exception: as the structure of the tree must remain intact – the sorting will occur level-by-level. For example, in a folder tree when sorting alphabetically by name, first level folders are sorted as a group, then objects in individual folders are sort as a group, and so on.