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title: How To Sort Flags in the App
description: On a busy project we know finding and sorting through dropped flags can be time consuming, so use this trick to cut down time locating specific flags
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August 11, 2026

# How To Sort Flags in the App

## On a busy project we know finding and sorting through dropped flags can be time consuming, so we have added the ability to also sort your flags in the app!

1. Open the OnStation app 
     1. 1. ![image-png-Apr-11-2024-08-40-41-1616-PM](https://help.onstationapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-11-2024-08-40-41-1616-PM.png?width=56&height=53&name=image-png-Apr-11-2024-08-40-41-1616-PM.png)
2. The app will open up to your most recently viewed project per usual 
     1. 1. ![](https://help.onstationapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-11-2026-12-43-03-4980-PM.png?width=285&height=584&name=image-png-Aug-11-2026-12-43-03-4980-PM.png)
3. Tap the **"Flags"** option at the bottom center portion of the screen 
     1. 1. ![](https://help.onstationapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-09-2024-04-43-17-8208-PM.png?width=129&height=51&name=image-png-May-09-2024-04-43-17-8208-PM.png)
4. This page will open on the flags tab, listing all of the current flags that have been dropped on the project 
     1. 1. ![](https://help.onstationapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-21-2025-07-28-13-4318-PM.png?width=670&height=852&name=image-png-May-21-2025-07-28-13-4318-PM.png)
5. Tap the  **upper right** ![](https://help.onstationapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-21-2025-07-31-49-3729-PM.png?width=39&height=27&name=image-png-May-21-2025-07-31-49-3729-PM.png)above the "flags" 
     1. 1. ![](https://help.onstationapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-21-2025-07-28-39-7959-PM.png?width=670&height=122&name=image-png-May-21-2025-07-28-39-7959-PM.png)
6. You will see a section titled **"Sort Flags"** with the following available 
     1. 1. ![](https://help.onstationapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-11-2026-12-43-26-1714-PM.png?width=285&height=582&name=image-png-Aug-11-2026-12-43-26-1714-PM.png)
     2. Flag Title
     3. Date Created
     4. Date Updated
     5. Updated By
     6. Owner
     7. Flag Status (workflow order is determined in Portal)

1. You can click on one or more and choose Ascending or Descending as desired.  For each selected it will sort by the first active sort and then the second.  For example in the below it would first sort by Date Created in descending order then by Flag Status in ascending order. 
     1. ![](https://help.onstationapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-11-2026-12-45-56-4852-PM.png?width=285&height=576&name=image-png-Aug-11-2026-12-45-56-4852-PM.png)
2. Click Done to see the updated sort list

 

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