# Table Component → Choice field type needs sorting attribute

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/table-component-choice-field-type-needs-sorting-attribute/77445
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [October 29, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/table-component-choice-field-type-needs-sorting-attribute/77445 "2024-10-29T13:07:06Z")
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### Author: ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/table-component-choice-field-type-needs-sorting-attribute/77445/1 "2024-10-29T13:07:06Z")

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The “Choice” dropdown field type for the table component needs an attribute that allows us to determine a sort value.

 ![CleanShot 2024-10-29 at 09.04.09](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/0/9/09793f4353869e4a243261511a0a57e968007737.png)  
 ![CleanShot 2024-10-29 at 09.05.58](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/c/2/c2f9f8a231ea40aa473efe155d9dde890e746173.png)

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### Author: ![Himaladin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/himaladin/32/71023_2.png) [@Himaladin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Himaladin)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/table-component-choice-field-type-needs-sorting-attribute/77445/2 "2024-10-29T13:51:39Z")

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In addition, improvements are needed for text wrapping issues when choice options contain long text in the fly-out.

 ![Screenshot 2024-10-29 at 20.47.10](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/e/9/e98a34506e1e8f748f0473cd43a4178b4bbaf44a.png)