diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs
index f016cdff..338070c5 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
         public long CurrentUserId { get; set; }
 
         public List<string> DefaultColumns { get; set; }
-        public List<string> DefaultSortBy { get; set; }
+        public Dictionary<string, string> DefaultSortBy { get; set; }
 
         //set defaults if not provided in listOptions
         public void SetListOptionDefaultsIfNecessary(DataListOptions listOptions)
@@ -42,18 +42,18 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
         }
 
 
-        //return array of field keys in list view
-        public List<string> GetFieldListFromListView(JArray listViewArray)
-        {
-            //  [{key:"COLUMN UNIQUE KEY ID",sort:"-" or "+",filter:{any:true/false,items:[{FILTER OBJECT SEE BELOW}]} }, {key:"second column unique key"},{...etc...}]
-            List<string> ret = new List<string>();
-            for (int i = 0; i < listViewArray.Count; i++)
-            {
-                var cm = listViewArray[i];
-                ret.Add(cm["fld"].Value<string>());
-            }
-            return ret;
-        }
+        // //return array of field keys in list view
+        // public List<string> GetFieldListFromListView(JArray listViewArray)
+        // {
+        //     //  [{key:"COLUMN UNIQUE KEY ID",sort:"-" or "+",filter:{any:true/false,items:[{FILTER OBJECT SEE BELOW}]} }, {key:"second column unique key"},{...etc...}]
+        //     List<string> ret = new List<string>();
+        //     for (int i = 0; i < listViewArray.Count; i++)
+        //     {
+        //         var cm = listViewArray[i];
+        //         ret.Add(cm["fld"].Value<string>());
+        //     }
+        //     return ret;
+        // }
 
 
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs
index c957f5ac..5111877b 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             //BUILD THE COLUMNS RETURN PROPERTY JSON FRAGMENT          
             Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JArray ColumnsJSON = null;
 
-            ColumnsJSON = DataList.GenerateListColumnsJSONFromListView(listOptions.Columns);
+            ColumnsJSON = DataList.GenerateListColumnsJSONFromListView(listOptions.Columns);//<<<-----this next
 
             return new ApiDataListResponse(rows, totalRecordCount, ColumnsJSON);
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListOptions.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListOptions.cs
index 70fe5a10..1ba4f655 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListOptions.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListOptions.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
         
         NEW:
         columns:["PartInventoryTransactionEntryDate","PartPartNumber","PartWarehouseName","PartInventoryTransactionQuantity","PartInventoryTransactionDescription","PartInventoryTransactionSource","PartInventoryBalance"]
-        sortBy:[{"PartInventoryTransactionEntryDate":"-"}],//All sorted columns here as keyvalue pairs value is a string of "+" for ascending "-" for descending
+        sortBy:[{"PartInventoryTransactionEntryDate":"-"}],//All sorted columns here as keyvalue pairs value is a string of "+" for ascending "-" for descending and are IN ORDER of how to be sorted
         filter:[{column:"PartPartNumber",any:true/false,items:[{op: "=",value: "400735"}]}],
         clientCriteria:"2" //could be anything here that makes sense to the list, in this case an example customer id for customernotedatalist
         */
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlFilterOrderByBuilder.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlFilterOrderByBuilder.cs
index f20f0deb..e62307e8 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlFilterOrderByBuilder.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlFilterOrderByBuilder.cs
@@ -17,18 +17,20 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             //iterate the datafilter and concatenate a sql query from it
             //  [{key:"COLUMN UNIQUE KEY ID",sort:"-" or "+",filter:{any:true/false,items:[{FILTER OBJECT SEE BELOW}]} }, {key:"second column unique key"},{...etc...}]
             bool SortItemAdded = false;
-            for (int i = 0; i < listViewArray.Count; i++)
+           // for (int i = 0; i < listViewArray.Count; i++)
+           foreach(KeyValuePair<string,string> kvSort in listOptions.SortBy)
             {
-                var cm = listViewArray[i];
-                //skip it if sort is not defined
-                if (cm["sort"] == null)
-                {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                var fld = cm["fld"].Value<string>();
-                var dir = cm["sort"].Value<string>();
+                // var cm = listViewArray[i];
+                // //skip it if sort is not defined
+                // if (cm["sort"] == null)
+                // {
+                //     continue;
+                // }
+                // var fld = cm["fld"].Value<string>();
+                // var dir = cm["sort"].Value<string>();
+             
                 //Get the correct sql column name
-                AyaDataListFieldDefinition DataListField = objectFieldsList.FirstOrDefault(z => z.FieldKey == fld);
+                AyaDataListFieldDefinition DataListField = objectFieldsList.FirstOrDefault(z => z.FieldKey == kvSort.Key);
                 //No sorting on custom fields!
                 if (DataListField.IsCustomField)
                 {
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
                 //Developers little helper
                 if (DataListField == null)
                 {
-                    throw new System.ArgumentNullException($"DEV ERROR in DataListSqlFilterOrderByBuilder.cs: field {fld} specified in template was NOT found in ObjectFields list");
+                    throw new System.ArgumentNullException($"DEV ERROR in DataListSqlFilterOrderByBuilder.cs: field {kvSort.Key} specified in template was NOT found in ObjectFields list");
                 }
 #endif
                 var SQLValueColumnName = DataListField.GetSqlValueColumnName();
@@ -49,7 +51,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
                     sb.Append(" ");
                 sb.Append(SQLValueColumnName);
                 sb.Append(" ");
-                sb.Append(dir == "+" ? "ASC" : "DESC");
+                //sb.Append(dir == "+" ? "ASC" : "DESC");
+                sb.Append(kvSort.Value == "+" ? "ASC" : "DESC");
 
                 SortItemAdded = true;
             }
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/IAyaDataList.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/IAyaDataList.cs
index acd6dd71..e8ea210c 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/IAyaDataList.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/IAyaDataList.cs
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
 
         //Defaults when none is specified (see DataListOptions for formats and notes)
         List<string>  DefaultColumns { get; set; }
-        List<string>  DefaultSortBy { get; set; }
+        Dictionary<string, string>  DefaultSortBy { get; set; }
 
         void SetListOptionDefaultsIfNecessary(DataListOptions listOptions);
 
         Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JArray GenerateListColumnsJSONFromListView(JArray listViewArray);
-        List<string> GetFieldListFromListView(JArray listViewArray);
+       // List<string> GetFieldListFromListView(JArray listViewArray);