Feature #15645
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Improve sort orders within Interface Assignments
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Description
As a network administrator, I request an improvement to the UI to assist administration.
1. Interface Assignments - interfaces_assign.php¶
Current: The default sort order of interfaces appears to be on an internal ID or creation datetimestamp, which is meaningless to users.
Expected: The default sort order is on the "Interface" column (ascending).
Workaround(s): None possible. The list cannot be manually sorted.
2. VLANs - interfaces_vlan.php¶
Current: The default sort order of VLANs appears to be on an internal ID or creation datetimestamp, which is meaningless to users.
Expected: The default sort order is on the "Interface" column (ascending), then on the "VLAN tag" column (ascending).
Workaround(s): Manually click the column header for "VLAN tag", then "Interface", but it's not intuitive.
Updated by Jim Pingle 5 months ago
- Category changed from Web Interface to Interfaces
- Status changed from New to Rejected
The order of the interfaces is significant (especially to HA setups), so hiding that order by sorting the list by default is not going to happen.
However, if you prefer to view them alphabetically, you can: Go to System > General Setup and check Interfaces Sort -- It's also available as a per-user option if you have Custom Settings enabled for a user.
For the VLAN list, as you mentioned, the column headers are all clickable, you can sort them however you want if you don't like how they are presented by default.
Updated by Patch Public 5 months ago
I agree the internal identifier / creation order is rarely optimal for most systems over time.
My preference is for a user editable order the same as rule order can be readily edited in pfsense.
The manual implementation of which is discussed https://forum.netgate.com/topic/126580/change-opt-order-for-vlans
If Netgate considers that too hard, an improvement on what is currently done is do default to enable: System > General Setup and check Interfaces Sort