# How to rearrange columns through script

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-rearrange-columns-through-script/73144>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision\
**Created:** [May 2, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-rearrange-columns-through-script/73144 "2023-05-02T13:32:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![prasath.t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-rearrange-columns-through-script/73144/1 "2023-05-02T13:32:39Z")

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Hi,

Any one help me how to rearrange the columns of dataset through scripting

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-rearrange-columns-through-script/73144/2 "2023-05-02T13:39:39Z")

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Use [system.dataset.filterColumns](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.dataset.filterColumns). It can rearrange as well as drop.

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**Author:** ![pascal.fragnoud](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pascal.fragnoud/32/24728_2.png) [@pascal.fragnoud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pascal.fragnoud)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-rearrange-columns-through-script/73144/3 "2023-05-02T13:39:40Z")

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Does it NEED to be a script ?

expressions can do this:  
[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/columnRearrange](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/columnRearrange)

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**Author:** ![prasath.t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@prasath.t](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/prasath.t)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-rearrange-columns-through-script/73144/4 "2023-05-02T15:59:33Z")

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Yes i need it in script