https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/sort-attribute-table-differently-in-quot-show/m-p/1677328#M101176 <P>In Desktop, I used to be able to sort my attribute table by 1 field (currently, plant species), select a bunch of records, switch to Selected view, &amp; sort &amp; highlight those a bunch of different ways to calculate some statistics, unselect certain records &amp; recalculate, etc.&nbsp; Then I would go back to Show All Records &amp; the table would still be right as I left it, sorted by species - I could just keep scrolling, grab the next set of records &amp; repeat the same calculations.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>In Pro (3.5.3), any sorting I do in the Show Selected Features view gets applied to the Show All Features view, so when I switch back I have to sort again (often losing my place if I've already cleared my selection)!&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Also re: losing my place, in Desktop whether I sorted the Selected Features or not, the All features table would stay where I was, if that makes sense.&nbsp; I do a lot of scrolling through and double-checking attributes (yes, many are from domains, but a few are text and need to be checked for spelling, grammar, etc.) and now every time I switch to Selected for a minute and switch back, the table is all the way up at the 1st record again.&nbsp; &nbsp;</P><P>Is this worth submitting an "idea," or am I the only one annoyed by it?&nbsp;</P><P>Note: I'm talking about 400-500 polygon records &amp; 20-30 species - it doesn't seem efficient to spend time building a bunch of queries, models, etc. for every single species &amp; possible scenario just to determine that "we found X species at 3 of the 5 sites that we previously knew about, + found 2 new sites."&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks!</P> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:16:20 GMT agjackson1 2026-01-12T17:16:20Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/sort-attribute-table-differently-in-quot-show/m-p/1677328#M101176 <P>In Desktop, I used to be able to sort my attribute table by 1 field (currently, plant species), select a bunch of records, switch to Selected view, &amp; sort &amp; highlight those a bunch of different ways to calculate some statistics, unselect certain records &amp; recalculate, etc.&nbsp; Then I would go back to Show All Records &amp; the table would still be right as I left it, sorted by species - I could just keep scrolling, grab the next set of records &amp; repeat the same calculations.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>In Pro (3.5.3), any sorting I do in the Show Selected Features view gets applied to the Show All Features view, so when I switch back I have to sort again (often losing my place if I've already cleared my selection)!&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Also re: losing my place, in Desktop whether I sorted the Selected Features or not, the All features table would stay where I was, if that makes sense.&nbsp; I do a lot of scrolling through and double-checking attributes (yes, many are from domains, but a few are text and need to be checked for spelling, grammar, etc.) and now every time I switch to Selected for a minute and switch back, the table is all the way up at the 1st record again.&nbsp; &nbsp;</P><P>Is this worth submitting an "idea," or am I the only one annoyed by it?&nbsp;</P><P>Note: I'm talking about 400-500 polygon records &amp; 20-30 species - it doesn't seem efficient to spend time building a bunch of queries, models, etc. for every single species &amp; possible scenario just to determine that "we found X species at 3 of the 5 sites that we previously knew about, + found 2 new sites."&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks!</P> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:16:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/sort-attribute-table-differently-in-quot-show/m-p/1677328#M101176 agjackson1 2026-01-12T17:16:20Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/sort-attribute-table-differently-in-quot-show/m-p/1677393#M101180 <P>Hi <a href="https://community.esri.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/434740">@agjackson1</a>,</P><P>In ArcGIS Pro, the table is multithreaded, so it refreshes more frequently than in ArcGIS Desktop.<BR />I suggest submitting an idea so others can provide input as well.</P> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:19:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/sort-attribute-table-differently-in-quot-show/m-p/1677393#M101180 VenkataKondepati 2026-01-12T20:19:15Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/sort-attribute-table-differently-in-quot-show/m-p/1677944#M101229 <P>Hi,</P><P>I agree with submitting as an idea.&nbsp; &nbsp;I will be doing a lot of attribute work in the future in Pro and would like as much of the function I get in ArcMap there when I do.</P><P>So great suggestion.</P><P>Cathy</P> Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:25:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/sort-attribute-table-differently-in-quot-show/m-p/1677944#M101229 CathyAppleton 2026-01-14T20:25:50Z