ArcGIS Pro 2.9.3: Sorting a field descending\ascending gets the display of fields in the table changed,

Question

In the screenshot below, prior to applying the “sorting ascending” option, the target field used to be the third from left in the part of the displayed table. Post to applying the “sorting ascending” option, it gets to be 7th from left in the same displayed table.

What could be the issue here?

JamalNUMAN · Answer

I couldn’t figure out the purpose beyond this weird behavior. It’s quite perplexing to get the sorted field placed at the end of the visible extent of the attribute table. It should stay at its place as it’s used to be in ArcMap.

JayantaPoddar · Answer

This behavior/ functionality is by design.

Here is what I observed.

If you sort a field, the field is placed at the end of the visible extent of the attribute table (only scroll bar moves; Field position remains the same). Also the vertical scroll bar moves to top.

e.g. with scroll-bar at extreme left-end, there is no scope for the sorted field to move further right.

With scroll-bar moved to the right, there is a scope for the sorted field to move further right till it reaches the end of the visible extent of the attribute table frame.