AdvStringGrid (DB) > grouping

Hello,

is it possible to use only the first x chars of a string for grouping by a column.
E.g.:
A.01.07
A.01.08
A.01.06

Should be grouped together as A.01

I'm looking for a solution without insert an additional column.

Sorry, at this moment there is unfortunately not a built-in functionality to group on a substring.
It will require an extension in the grid to enable this.