Bug 133096 - editing: ui: calc: sort: 'copy output to' questionable workflow, changes unexpectedly references to target area
Summary: editing: ui: calc: sort: 'copy output to' questionable workflow, changes unex...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
6.2.8.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium minor
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Blocks: Sorting
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Reported: 2020-05-16 16:51 UTC by b.
Modified: 2022-09-05 03:36 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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file to illustrate, see descr. in OP (12.47 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet)
2020-05-16 16:52 UTC, b.
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Description b. 2020-05-16 16:51:10 UTC
Description:
it looks as if with the sequence <data - sort - option - copy output to> not! the sorted output is copied into the target area - as one would expect from the naming of the option, but instead the unsorted! data is transferred into the target area and sorted there, what - unfortunately - (with the normally useful option <tols - options - libreoffice calc - general - update references when sorting range of cells>) messes 'external' references to the target area. 

i have understood that the option changes references to the source area (even if some other users find it difficult to accept), but changing references to something other than the source area irritates ... at least normal users ... 

since the intended result can be achieved by disabling the option 'update references', this bug is rather minor, but if someone works in this area it would be nice to change it, 

or the sort option should be named as: 'copy values to <target area> and sort there', 'copy output' as it's named now says 'first action - sort - producing output, then copy output to target area', thus the user expects no changes in the references to this area.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. load sheet from next comment, 
2. follow manual procedure in rows 1-10, see sorted output in H4:H8, 
3. check <tools - options - libreoffice calc - general - update references when sorting ranges of cells>, 
4. copy formulas from H4:H8 to H14:H18, 
5. range B14:B18 - data - sort - colB - ascending - option - copy output to - F14:F18, 
6. see references in H14:H18 messed up and thus result unsorted, 
7. un!check <tools - options - libreoffice calc - general - update references when sorting ranges of cells>, 
8. no need to copy formulas from H4:H8 to H24:H28, not messed up, 
9. range B24:B28 - data - sort - colB - ascending - option - copy output to - F24:F28, 
10. see references in H24:H28 unchanged and thus sorted results, 


Actual Results:
changed references, 'updated', results 'unsoirted', 

Expected Results:
copy sorted! output! to target area, and thus don't mess downstream work ... 


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes



Additional Info:
6.2.8.2 as well as 7.0.0.0.a1+,
Comment 1 b. 2020-05-16 16:52:52 UTC
Created attachment 160905 [details]
file to illustrate, see descr. in OP
Comment 2 Buovjaga 2020-09-04 13:48:38 UTC
Reproduced.

Arch Linux 64-bit
Version: 7.1.0.0.alpha0+
Build ID: 6b2eff7d69c6e14d89dd33eaa58c01d82c541266
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.8; UI render: default; VCL: kf5
Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Built on 4 September 2020
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2022-09-05 03:36:43 UTC
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