# How to re-arrange or sort fields of \_source in kibana , by default kibana is sorting alphabetically?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-re-arrange-or-sort-fields-of-source-in-kibana-by-default-kibana-is-sorting-alphabetically/212780>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [December 22, 2019, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-re-arrange-or-sort-fields-of-source-in-kibana-by-default-kibana-is-sorting-alphabetically/212780 "2019-12-22T13:36:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![bunny\_rocker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bunny_rocker/32/59846_2.png) [@bunny\_rocker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bunny_rocker)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-re-arrange-or-sort-fields-of-source-in-kibana-by-default-kibana-is-sorting-alphabetically/212780/1 "2019-12-22T13:36:21Z")

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Hi Team,

I am using kibana to display log records, my data seems to reside in \_source field, and being sorted alphabetically. Is there any way to list only certain prt of \_source field or to sort fields in non-alphabetical way.

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/0/00a0dfbf96c31f5ba128493597ba37a4853efaca.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-re-arrange-or-sort-fields-of-source-in-kibana-by-default-kibana-is-sorting-alphabetically/212780/2 "2019-12-24T01:31:22Z")

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Hello,

You can sort fields once you add them as column in discover:

 ![Screen Shot 2019-12-23 at 8.34.15 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/5/156ca15d7615c747632516f6720bcb47db081326.png)

You can't change the sort order in the left side part of discover.

Hope that helps.  
Thanks,  
Bhavya

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**Author:** ![bunny\_rocker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bunny_rocker/32/59846_2.png) [@bunny\_rocker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bunny_rocker)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-re-arrange-or-sort-fields-of-source-in-kibana-by-default-kibana-is-sorting-alphabetically/212780/3 "2019-12-24T02:42:43Z")

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Thanks for that bhavya, I am looking to sort fields in the documents of kibana being displayed. Fields highlighted in snap is where they get sorted alphabetically. Can we rearrange the order here ?

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/8/0/8089bba52217509cd94ab9e50575e9eb24857a86.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-re-arrange-or-sort-fields-of-source-in-kibana-by-default-kibana-is-sorting-alphabetically/212780/4 "2020-01-21T02:42:52Z")

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