QuickSight introduced customizable sorting for filter controls, allowing report authors to define the display order of filter options based on business logic, related metrics, or user preference rather than strictly alphabetic order. This helps surface the most relevant filter choices first to end users.
Custom sort applies to both single and multi-select dropdown and list controls. Sort orders can be ascending, descending, or user-defined for manual values, and various aggregation functions on dataset columns can dictate sorting, such as ordering product categories by revenue. This feature streamlines data exploration and analysis.
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Amazon Quick Adds Custom Sort for Filter Controls ↗Source published 2026-04-29. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.