Create a new application module for customizations. Include this module when starting your Web application. Refer to the ATG Installation and Configuration Guide for information on creating new application modules with your Web application.

Locate the properties file that defines the appropriate column configuration.

Inside the customization module, create a properties file at the corresponding path that contains no properties.

Create or edit a resource bundle for customized strings in your customization module.

In the properties file for the column, update the resourceBundle and resourceKey properties to point to the corresponding resource bundle and key that contain the customized string. This overrides the default values for these properties. For example:

defaultSort=ascending
field=viewLink
sortField=id
width=4em
resourceBundle=atg.commerce.csr.newMessages
resourceKey=new-view-order
isVisible=true

In the appropriate properties file for the column, set the defaultSort property to either ascending or descending. Removing the property or setting the property to an empty string will remove sorting. For example:

defaultSort=ascending
field=viewLink
sortField=id
width=4em
resourceBundle=atg.commerce.csr.newMessages
resourceKey=new-view-order
isVisible=true

To configure a Dojo-grid column to sort on a field other than the data field that is rendered in the column, set the sortField to any field in the data model.

For example, your column might display a data field containing an HTML link or JavaScript, such as viewLink, which is not appropriate for sorting. By setting the sortField property to ID, the column can still be sorted by the corresponding ID property.

Configure an HTML-grid column by configuring the appropriate UI configuration file, such as the CustomerProfileSearchUIConfiguration.properties or the
OrderSearchUIConfiguration.properties file.