field-name Specifies the name of the key field. The field-name has been previously specified in a /FIELD qualifier. order Specifies the order of the sort. The ASCENDING option specifies ascending order for a sort or merge operation. This option is the default. The DESCENDING option specifies descending order for a sort or merge operation. value Specifies the key. The value can be a constant or a field-name that has been defined in a /FIELD qualifier.