When adding new columns to a table add an option to sort table columns in the order of the underlying data source

[jasonhorner]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. When adding columns by default they get added to the end of the list of table columns.

Describe the solution you'd like I'd like the option to reorder the columns in the model as they are in the underlying data source and optionally allow for alphabetical sorting as well.

Describe alternatives you've considered Manually editing the underlying JSON

Additional context This is similar to how the SSAS MD replace table worked

[otykier]

Hi @jasonhorner What is the purpose of obtaining a specific ordering of columns in the metadata? As far as I know, the column order does not have any semantic meaning, as client tools order columns alphabetically anyway.

[jasonhorner]

This is correct. however I find that it easier to work with the model columns in the order defined in my tables / views: Pk, SK's, Natural Keys and attributes and then measures.

[otykier]

While I don't have any plans to allow reordering through the UI, you can certainly edit the JSON manually (through a text editor). You can already toggle between alphabetical/metadata ordering within Tabular Editor by pressing CTLR+F2.