# sortOrder property on dates Perspective Table

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sortorder-property-on-dates-perspective-table/112810>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, ignition81\
**Created:** [December 15, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sortorder-property-on-dates-perspective-table/112810 "2025-12-15T11:49:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![danielps1818](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sortorder-property-on-dates-perspective-table/112810/1 "2025-12-15T11:49:45Z")

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Hi!

Having problem with this:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/f/5fba2e744f730047744115eff3f9ffa8ee5cbb44.png)

The custom:

 ![{3C99BA70-053F-489D-8FB7-A0C2C8DF068E}](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/6/f648598dddfdbdd6dd04f8e1eb47649422bd4aca.png)

How I set up sortOrder:

 ![{A0323743-25D4-4D8F-AAC7-DE9DA0D214BF}](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/1/c109735d88c2a4584385305c090b1f07356d0061.png)

Even setting the column to sort enable, descending and configuring sortOrder the table doesn't get sorted. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Any help is appreciated.  
Thx!

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**Author:** ![vtran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/779978/32.png) [@vtran](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vtran)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sortorder-property-on-dates-perspective-table/112810/2 "2025-12-15T15:37:26Z")

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If you hit the play button, does it still not sort?

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/d/bd54f52d6a9d2ef3e87b23dc1e02f2815ed7b6f0.png)

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**Author:** ![danielps1818](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sortorder-property-on-dates-perspective-table/112810/3 "2025-12-15T16:13:03Z")

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Is does not sort. Even in the browser.

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**Author:** ![Kevin\_Flener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@Kevin\_Flener](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin_Flener)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sortorder-property-on-dates-perspective-table/112810/4 "2025-12-15T17:59:01Z")

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Are **all** of your columns defined with a field assigned to them?

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**Author:** ![danielps1818](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sortorder-property-on-dates-perspective-table/112810/5 "2025-12-16T11:03:29Z")

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Nope, only the column that I want.  
Should I try to configure all of them? It makes little sense

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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:** [December 16, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sortorder-property-on-dates-perspective-table/112810/6 "2025-12-16T13:11:22Z")

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If `props.columns` is **empty** or invalid, the table falls back to auto-interpreting `props.data` as best it cal.

If `props.columns` is present and valid, the columns it defines are the **only** columns that will be displayed in the table.

Define them all. Make sure each definition identifies the proper content in `props.data`.

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**Author:** ![Kevin\_Flener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@Kevin\_Flener](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin_Flener)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sortorder-property-on-dates-perspective-table/112810/7 "2025-12-16T14:09:53Z")

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In the documentation, it states:

”In addition, each object under columns must have the **field** setting set to the data item under the data property”

Here:

> **[Properties​ - Perspective - Table | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/components/perspective-components/perspective-display-palette/perspective-table#properties)**
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> Most Properties have binding options. For more information on Bindings, see Types of Bindings in Perspective. This section only documents the Props Category of properties. The other Categories are described on the Perspective Component Properties...