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Sorting Tasks

QuickPlanX can sort tasks in Table View. In Sorting Mode, you set column-level criteria (including priority across multiple columns) and choose whether group and subproject tasks are shown.

Enter Sorting Mode​

When the Table View is visible, tap the "···" (more) button on the toolbar to open the sort menu.

Enter Sorting Mode

Exit Sorting Mode​

In Sorting Mode, the toolbar’s display style picker is replaced by the sorting mode button.

Sort Button

On Mac​

  • Tap the button body to exit immediately.
  • Tap the arrow to open a menu with the exit option plus controls such as showing or hiding group and subproject tasks.
    Exit Sorting Mode

On iOS​

  • Tap the sorting mode button to open a menu with the exit option and controls such as showing or hiding group and subproject tasks.

Sort Criteria​

  • In sorting mode, sortable column headers turn orange. Tap a header to open its menu, then choose ascending, descending, or no sort.

    Sort Criteria

  • You can sort by multiple columns. Each tap adds another criterion, and the table orders tasks by the sequence in which criteria were chosen.

  • Use the column menu’s reset button to clear all criteria.

    Clear Sort Criteria

Apply Sort​

While in sorting mode, editing cell values does not automatically resort the table. This prevents rows from jumping while you work. To refresh the sort after updates, tap any sortable column and choose Apply Sorting from the menu.

Apply Sort Criteria

Task Visibility​

What's Displayed​

Sorting mode shows a flat list that differs from normal mode:

  • Group and subproject tasks are hidden by default.
  • Tasks inside folded groups remain visible.

Show or Hide Group and Subproject Tasks​

Tap the sorting mode button on the toolbar (on Mac, tap the arrow) to open a menu with the option to show or hide group and subproject tasks.

Sort Options

Notes​

List vs. Tree​

Projects are stored as a tree. In regular mode, the Table, Gantt, Tree, and Column views all reflect that hierarchy. In Sorting Mode, the Table view switches to a flat list in a custom order, so it no longer represents the actual tree structure.

Sorting Mode is for occasional edits

Sorting Mode is not intended for regular task creation or complex updates. For heavy data operations, export to CSV and use Microsoft Excel instead.

Operations Limitation​

The sorting view does not show live hierarchy changes. Tree-impacting actions would alter the real structure, but the flattened list would not reveal those changes:

  • You could take an action you meant (or did not mean) to perform, yet the UI would not show the new parent/child or sequence relationship, leading to confusion.
  • If you make an unintended change, you might not realize it because the list view hides the hierarchical impact.

To prevent this mismatch, hierarchy-altering actions are disabled in Sorting Mode.

Some operations are unavailable in Sorting Mode

Hierarchy-related actions (add task, reorder, change level, delete, etc.) are blocked so the flattened view cannot mask structural changes or accidental edits.