# Sorted Merge

## <img src="/files/ClX27BBeBqKwIX0aPpvP" alt="" data-size="line"> Sorted Merge

### Description <a href="#description" id="description"></a>

The Sorted Merge transform merges rows coming from multiple input transforms providing these rows are sorted themselves on the given key fields.

| Hop Engine | <sup>✓</sup> |
| ---------- | ------------ |
| Spark      | X            |
| Flink      | X            |
| Dataflow   | X            |

### Options

| Option         | Description                                                                                                                               |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Transform name | Name of the transform this name has to be unique in a single pipeline.                                                                    |
| Fields table   | Specify the field name and sort direction (ascending/descending); click Get Fields to retrieve a list of fields from the input stream(s). |


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