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# Rank a list

# Rank a list {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

After you create a ranking definition for a table, related lists based on that table
and context include options for ranking the list and displaying the list by
rank.

## Before you begin

Role required: none

## About this task

You can set the preferential order of records.

## Procedure

1. Click the Rank button in the related list to reorder the records.  
   The Rank dialog box appears, allowing you to sort the records in any order.
2. Click and drag the move icon (![Move icon]()) to change the position of a record.  
   Note:  
   Administrators can define which columns appear in the Rank dialog box in the Attributes field of the Ranking Definition form.
* **[Apply a new sort order to a list](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ym5LRGbajMjTNmDpGvf1iA)**   
  You can apply a new sort order to the records in a list.