diff --git a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
index c128a1e1..bf6d9053 100644
--- a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
+++ b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ MISC ITEMS THAT CAME UP
 LISTVIEW REPLACE CURRENT <----HERE not THERE ---v 
 (below this is all past for reference)
 	Update datatable to send to server sort changes
-	update server to return columnview with response data
+	
 	update client to adapt ui to returned columnview
 
 .......
diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/data-table.vue b/ayanova/src/components/data-table.vue
index 46e772d5..52039afa 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/data-table.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/data-table.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <gz-error :errorBoxMessage="formState.errorBoxMessage"></gz-error>
     <v-card>
       {{ dataTablePagingOptions }}
+      {{ headers }}
       <v-card-title>
         <v-select
           v-model="listViewId"
@@ -464,12 +465,18 @@ export default {
         if (sortHasChanged) {
           //update sort at server and then allow get data
           console.log("1 calling api method");
-          let res = await window.$gz.api.get(
-            "data-list/listfields?DataListKey=" + this.dataListKey
-          );
-          console.log("2 inside sorthaschange back from api method", res);
+          //this would normally never fail and no return data is required here
+          //because getdatafromapi will have the data to refresh the sort of the view anyway
+          //so it's fire and forget
+          await window.$gz.api.post("data-list-column-view/new-sort", {
+            listKey: this.dataListKey,
+            sortBy: this.keyArrayFromSortByArray(
+              this.dataTablePagingOptions.sortBy
+            ),
+            sortDesc: this.dataTablePagingOptions.sortDesc
+          });
         }
-        console.log("3 About to call getdata from api");
+        console.log("2 About to call getdata from api");
         //has changed something important so refetch and put a pin in last paging settings for next time
         this.getDataFromApi();
         this.lastDataTablePagingOptions = this.dataTablePagingOptions;
@@ -501,6 +508,14 @@ export default {
       }
       return "";
     },
+    keyArrayFromSortByArray(sortBy) {
+      return sortBy.map(sortItem => {
+        let val = this.headers.find(z => z.value == sortItem);
+        if (val) {
+          return val.key;
+        }
+      });
+    },
     refresh() {
       this.getDataFromApi();
     },
@@ -636,10 +651,6 @@ export default {
         return null;
       }
     },
-    async handleSortChange(){
-      //update sort settings at server for current columnview
-      
-    },
     async getDataFromApi(deSelectAll) {
       let vm = this;
 
@@ -745,6 +756,7 @@ function buildHeaders(columnData) {
     let cm = columnData[i];
     let h = {};
     h.text = window.$gz.translation.get(cm.cm);
+    h.key = cm.cm;
     h.value = "columns.c" + i.toString(); //+".v";
     if (i == 0) {
       h.align = "start";