README for CSV file of Assessment Procedures from Draft NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 The assessment procedures in Draft NIST SP 800-53A, Revision 5 are provided in multiple data formats. Please review this README file before using the comma-separated value (CSV) file available under "Supplemental Material" at https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-53A/rev-5/draft. The CSV file includes the same data as the PDF, plain text, and OSCAL versions of the draft SP 800-53A assessment procedures with one exception. In the CSV file, a column titled "sort-as" was added to allow users using a spreadsheet program to SORT the controls in ascending (alphabetical) order. The values in this column indicate the relevant SP 800-53 control (or control enhancement), but are not used in any other publication or version of the SP 800-53A assessment procedures. The sort-as column was included to provide the ability to sort the assessment procedures. The sort-as column was added to ensure customers are able to sort the assessment procedures as they appear in the publication. Due to the structure of the NIST SP 800-53 control and control enhancements and the way that spreadsheet programs sort strings (ASCII sorting order), sorting by identifier will not result in the assessment procedures appearing in the correct order.