# Output by case, by property, by group
In output tables that include an entity number and a case number per line, the default sequence of lines is output in ascending order.
This sequence may be altered by selecting By case, By property or By group in the Output settings dialog box.
By case: The table is split into separate tables per case.
By property: The table is split into separate tables per element or member property. The element type is considered when separating the tables so, for example, if there are beam elements with property one and spring elements with property one, these will appear in separate tables. However, beams and bars of property one will appear in the same table since they share the same property.
By group: The table is split into separate tables per element or member group.
Note: By property and By group do not affect tables of nodal data.