Answers.Body: <p>This is coming thanks to the work being done on the Form Builder</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://civicrm.org/blog/josh/improvements-to-the-export-interface-are-in-the-works" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://civicrm.org/blog/josh/improvements-to-the-export-interface-are-in-the-works</a></p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Laryn -</p>
  
  <p>I don't think there's a way in the UI to update the order... I would suggest creating a small mapping and reordering it in the database (I agree that the column_number is the likely candidate - interesting that it's not weight as in so many other Civi features) to confirm that will work.</p>
  
  <p>Lesley</p>
  
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Body: <p>I had a request to reorder the fields in an export mapping that had been created previously. Is there a way to do this via the UI? And if not, is it kosher to manually edit the <code>column_number</code> in the <code>civicrm_mapping_field</code> table, or could that produce unexpected results somehow? (I am assuming that is what determines the sort order, so please correct me if that assumption is wrong!)</p>
  
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Title: Is there a way to reorder the fields in an export mapping?
ThreadText: # Is there a way to reorder the fields in an export mapping?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-09-12)
  
  I had a request to reorder the fields in an export mapping that had been created previously. Is there a way to do this via the UI? And if not, is it kosher to manually edit the `column_number` in the `civicrm_mapping_field` table, or could that produce unexpected results somehow? (I am assuming that is what determines the sort order, so please correct me if that assumption is wrong!)
  
  **Tags:** export, field-mapping
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-08-12. Score: 1
  
  This is coming thanks to the work being done on the Form Builder
  
  <https://civicrm.org/blog/josh/improvements-to-the-export-interface-are-in-the-works>
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2018-09-12. Score: 1
  
  username_0 -
  
  I don't think there's a way in the UI to update the order... I would suggest creating a small mapping and reordering it in the database (I agree that the column\_number is the likely candidate - interesting that it's not weight as in so many other Civi features) to confirm that will work.
  
  username_2
  
  
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