# How to sort the data displayed by UI\_Tablet by the value of a column?

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You can send sorted data to ui-table.  
But if you like to use the sorting feature in the column headers you have to dig in deeper:

> [@Ui-table date sort](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-date-sort/21685):
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> Anyone know of a neat trick to get a ui-table to do sorting by date, rather than standard numeric sort? Thanks

This should give you a starting point

You have to use an inject node to send a message on start with the config json in `msg.ui_control`. The `field` Parameter has to match your property definition (`timestamp`). You only have to send the parameters you like to change. (More information in the examples)

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