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+import unittest2
+
+import openerp.tests.common as common
+
+class test_expression(common.TransactionCase):
+
+    def test_search_order(self):
+
+        registry, cr, uid = self.registry, self.cr, self.uid
+
+        # Create 6 partners with a given name, and a given creation order to ensure the order of their ID. Some are set as unactive to verify they are by default excluded from the searchs and to provide a second order argument
+
+        partners = registry('res.partner')
+        c = partners.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'test_search_order_C'})
+        d = partners.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'test_search_order_D', 'active': False})
+        a = partners.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'test_search_order_A'})
+        b = partners.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'test_search_order_B'})
+        ab = partners.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'test_search_order_AB'})
+        e = partners.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'test_search_order_E', 'active': False})
+
+        # The tests.
+
+        # The basic searchs should exclude records that have active = False. The order of ids returned 
+        # should be given by the `order´ parameter of search()
+
+        name_asc = partners.search(cr, uid, [('name', 'like', 'test_search_order%')], order="name asc")
+        self.assertEqual([a, ab, b, c]), name_asc), "Search with 'NAME ASC' order failed.")
+        name_desc = partners.search(cr, uid, [('name', 'like', 'test_search_order%')], order="name desc")
+        self.assertEqual([c, b, ab, a]), name_desc), "Search with 'NAME DESC' order failed.")
+        id_asc = partners.search(cr, uid, [('name', 'like', 'test_search_order%')], order="id asc")
+        self.assertEqual([c, a, b, ab]), id_asc), "Search with 'ID ASC' order failed.")
+        id_desc = partners.search(cr, uid, [('name', 'like', 'test_search_order%')], order="id desc")
+        self.assertEqual([ab, b, a, c]), id_desc), "Search with 'ID DESC' order failed.")
+
+        # The inactive records shouldn't be ecxluded as soon as a condition on this field is present in the domain 
+        # criteria. The `order´ parameter of search() should support any valable coma-separated value
+
+        active_asc_id_asc = partners.search(cr, uid, [('name', 'like', 'test_search_order%'), ('active', 'in', (True, False))], order="active asc, id asc")
+        self.assertEqual([d, e, c, a, b, ab]), active_asc_id_asc), "Search with 'ACTIVE ASC, ID ASC' order failed.")
+        active_desc_id_asc = partners.search(cr, uid, [('name', 'like', 'test_search_order%'), ('active', 'in', (True, False))], order="active desc, id asc")
+        self.assertEqual([c, a, b, ab, d, e]), active_desc_id_asc), "Search with 'ACTIVE DESC, ID ASC' order failed.")
+        active_asc_id_desc = partners.search(cr, uid, [('name', 'like', 'test_search_order%'), ('active', 'in', (True, False))], order="active asc, id desc")
+        self.assertEqual([e, d, ab, b, a, c]), active_asc_id_desc), "Search with 'ACTIVE ASC, ID DESC' order failed.")
+        active_desc_id_desc = partners.search(cr, uid, [('name', 'like', 'test_search_order%'), ('active', 'in', (True, False))], order="active desc, id desc")
+        self.assertEqual([ab, b, a, c, e, d]), active_desc_id_desc), "Search with 'ACTIVE DESC, ID DESC' order failed.")
+        id_asc_active_asc = partners.search(cr, uid, [('name', 'like', 'test_search_order%'), ('active', 'in', (True, False))], order="id asc, active asc")
+        self.assertEqual(id_asc, id_asc_active_asc), "Search with 'ID ASC, ACTIVE ASC' order failed.")
+        id_asc_active_desc = partners.search(cr, uid, [('name', 'like', 'test_search_order%'), ('active', 'in', (True, False))], order="id asc, active desc")
+        self.assertEqual(id_asc, id_asc_active_desc), "Search with 'ID ASC, ACTIVE DESC' order failed.")
+        id_desc_active_asc = partners.search(cr, uid, [('name', 'like', 'test_search_order%'), ('active', 'in', (True, False))], order="id desc, active asc")
+        self.assertEqual(id_desc, id_desc_active_asc), "Search with 'ID DESC, ACTIVE ASC' order failed.")
+        id_desc_active_desc = partners.search(cr, uid, [('name', 'like', 'test_search_order%'), ('active', 'in', (True, False))], order="id desc, active desc")
+        self.assertEqual(id_desc, id_desc_active_desc), "Search with 'ID DESC, ACTIVE DESC' order failed.")
+
+