# \[Bug\] sortDataset Expression Function Odd Alphanumeric Sort Order

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-sortdataset-expression-function-odd-alphanumeric-sort-order/34096>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79, ignition80\
**Created:** [April 21, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-sortdataset-expression-function-odd-alphanumeric-sort-order/34096 "2020-04-21T21:57:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-sortdataset-expression-function-odd-alphanumeric-sort-order/34096/4 "2020-04-21T22:44:03Z")

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I can bring it up, but the original ticket from 2016 that implemented this explicitly ruled out the option of making it configurable.

For now, roll your own like before we had this scripting method: [How do you sort a dataset?](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-sort-a-dataset/4090/4?u=kevin.herron)

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