{"id": "metadata:metadata-sortable-columns", "page": "metadata", "ref": "metadata-sortable-columns", "title": "Setting which columns can be used for sorting", "content": "Datasette allows any column to be used for sorting by default. If you need to\n                control which columns are available for sorting you can do so using the optional\n                 sortable_columns  key: \n             [[[cog\nmetadata_example(cog, {\n    \"databases\": {\n        \"database1\": {\n            \"tables\": {\n                \"example_table\": {\n                    \"sortable_columns\": [\n                        \"height\",\n                        \"weight\"\n                    ]\n                }\n            }\n        }\n    }\n}) \n             ]]] \n             [[[end]]] \n             This will restrict sorting of  example_table  to just the  height  and\n                 weight  columns. \n             You can also disable sorting entirely by setting  \"sortable_columns\": [] \n             You can use  sortable_columns  to enable specific sort orders for a view called  name_of_view  in the database  my_database  like so: \n             [[[cog\nmetadata_example(cog, {\n    \"databases\": {\n        \"my_database\": {\n            \"tables\": {\n                \"name_of_view\": {\n                    \"sortable_columns\": [\n                        \"clicks\",\n                        \"impressions\"\n                    ]\n                }\n            }\n        }\n    }\n}) \n             ]]] \n             [[[end]]]", "breadcrumbs": "[\"Metadata\"]", "references": "[]"}