Ability to provide a sort order for the typecodes in a typelist
New in PolicyCenter 8.0 is the ability to
set the sort order (priority
value) for the typecodes in a typelist by language. PolicyCenter determines the typecode
sort order from a file named after the typelist, with a file extension
of .sort. The typecode
priority values set in
the .sort file overrides
the typecode priority
values set in the typekey definition file for that language. PolicyCenter stores the sort order
information, by language, in the typelist table.
This functionality is useful primarily for configurations that support more than one language, with one of those languages being Japanese. For example, one can use a sort order file to provide a sort order for Japanese provinces, which are customarily ordered from North to South (Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, …).
Guidewire does not provide any
sort order files in the base configuration. You must place any .sort file that you create in
the appropriate configuration
folder. For example, for Japanese, place the file in the following location
in Studio: