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# Sorting according to the session language

# Sorting according to the session language {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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Order string values according to the user's session language when sorting a column in a list.

By default, when sorting columns in lists, string values are ordered according to the English alphabet. To support sorting a column according to the user's session language, you can configure the instance behavior and the behavior of
individual columns.

In the following example, the user's session language is Swedish. The Example string field column is sorted in descending order with the values ordered from Ö to A according to the Swedish alphabet.

Note:  
The availability of this functionality for a supported language depends on the availability of a collation in the underlying Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) used in the instance. For a list of available collations for each language and RDBMS, navigate to the DB Collation Info \[sys_db_collation_info\] table. To add a collation for an unsupported language, see [Add collation information for an unsupported language](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/7XgTxqHkdSm6o4_eFAl6cw "Add collation information for an unsupported language to enable sorting columns in lists according to the language.").

## Enable sorting according to the session language {#ariaid-title2}

Enable sorting string values in columns according to the user's session language.

### Before you begin

Role required: admin

### About this task

Note:  
Sorting lists when the user's session language isn't English might take longer than with English, particularly for tables with large amounts of records (100,000 or greater).

### Procedure

1. Navigate to AllSystem PropertiesSystem Localization.
2. Select the Enable sorting (for lists) in the user's session language when the language is other than English option.
3. Select Save.

### Result

When sorting a column in a list, the string values are ordered according to the user's session language. If needed, you can turn off this behavior for individual columns.

## Configure sorting for a column {#ariaid-title3}

Configure whether the values in columns are sorted according to the user's session language.

### Before you begin

Enable sorting according to the user's session language for the instance.

Role required: admin

### Procedure

1. Navigate to a field on a form, right-click the field, and select Configure Dictionary.  
   The field must be a string field.
2. From the Related Links, select Advanced view.
3. In the Attributes field, add the <kbd class="ph userinput">i18n_session_language_sortable</kbd> attribute and specify a value of true or false.
   * Enter <kbd class="ph userinput">i18n_session_language_sortable=false</kbd> to turn off sorting the column by the user's session language. The column is sorted according to the English alphabet instead.
   * Enter <kbd class="ph userinput">i18n_session_language_sortable=true</kbd> to enable sorting the column by the user's session language. To turn off sorting according to the user's session language for all other columns, see the following step.
   {#configure-sorting-column__choices_xpj_rss_hdc}
4. **Optional:** If you added the <kbd class="ph userinput">i18n_session_language_sortable=true</kbd> attribute for one or more columns and want to change the default behavior of all other columns to sort according to the English alphabet, complete the following steps.
   1. In the navigation filter, enter <kbd class="ph userinput">sys_properties.list</kbd>.
   2. Select New.
   3. On the form, fill in the fields.  
      {#configure-sorting-column__table_tqn_cfv_s1b__entry__2}

      | Field | Value |
      |-|-|
      | Name | com.glide.db.i18n_session_language_sortable_default |
      | Type | true\|false |
      | Value | false |
      [ ]

      {#configure-sorting-column__table_tqn_cfv_s1b}
   4. Select Submit.
   {#configure-sorting-column__substeps_zdr_4vs_hdc}

### What to do next

Configure the sorting behavior for any additional columns as needed.

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