I have created a ui component grid .
How to sorting the admin grid
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<listing xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:module:Magento_Ui:etc/ui_configuration.xsd">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="js_config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_movements_data_source</item>
<item name="deps" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_movements_data_source</item>
</item>
<item name="spinner" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_columns</item>
</argument>
<dataSource name="xx_stockmovements_stock_movements_data_source">
<argument name="dataProvider" xsi:type="configurableObject">
<argument name="class" xsi:type="string">XxStockMovementsGridDataProvider</argument>
<argument name="name" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_movements_data_source</argument>
<argument name="primaryFieldName" xsi:type="string">id</argument>
<argument name="requestFieldName" xsi:type="string">id</argument>
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="update_url" xsi:type="url" path="mui/index/render"/>
<item name="storageConfig" xsi:type="array">
<item name="indexField" xsi:type="string">id</item>
</item>
</item>
</argument>
</argument>
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="js_config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="component" xsi:type="string">Magento_Ui/js/grid/provider</item>
</item>
</argument>
</dataSource>
<container name="listing_top">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="template" xsi:type="string">ui/grid/toolbar</item>
<item name="stickyTmpl" xsi:type="string">ui/grid/sticky/toolbar</item>
</item>
</argument>
<bookmark name="bookmarks">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="storageConfig" xsi:type="array">
<item name="namespace" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_movements</item>
</item>
</item>
</argument>
</bookmark>
<component name="columns_controls">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="columnsData" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_columns</item>
</item>
<item name="component" xsi:type="string">Magento_Ui/js/grid/controls/columns</item>
<item name="displayArea" xsi:type="string">dataGridActions</item>
</item>
</argument>
</component>
<exportButton name="export_button">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="selectProvider" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.ids</item>
</item>
</argument>
</exportButton>
<filters name="listing_filters">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="columnsProvider" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_columns</item>
<item name="storageConfig" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.listing_top.bookmarks</item>
<item name="namespace" xsi:type="string">current.filters</item>
</item>
<item name="templates" xsi:type="array">
<item name="filters" xsi:type="array">
<item name="select" xsi:type="array">
<item name="component" xsi:type="string">Magento_Ui/js/form/element/ui-select</item>
<item name="template" xsi:type="string">ui/grid/filters/elements/ui-select</item>
</item>
</item>
</item>
<item name="childDefaults" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.listing_top.listing_filters</item>
<item name="imports" xsi:type="array">
<item name="visible" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_columns.${ $.index }:visible</item>
</item>
</item>
</item>
<item name="observers" xsi:type="array">
<item name="column" xsi:type="string">column</item>
</item>
</argument>
</filters>
<paging name="listing_paging">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="storageConfig" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.listing_top.bookmarks</item>
<item name="namespace" xsi:type="string">current.paging</item>
</item>
<item name="selectProvider" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_columns.ids</item>
</item>
</argument>
</paging>
</container>
<columns name="xx_stockmovements_stock_columns">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="storageConfig" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.listing_top.bookmarks</item>
<item name="namespace" xsi:type="string">current</item>
</item>
<item name="childDefaults" xsi:type="array">
<item name="fieldAction" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_columns_editor</item>
<item name="target" xsi:type="string">startEdit</item>
<item name="params" xsi:type="array">
<item name="0" xsi:type="string">${ $.$data.rowIndex }</item>
<item name="1" xsi:type="boolean">true</item>
</item>
</item>
<item name="storageConfig" xsi:type="array">
<item name="provider" xsi:type="string">xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.xx_stockmovements_stock_movements.listing_top.bookmarks</item>
<item name="root" xsi:type="string">columns.${ $.index }</item>
<item name="namespace" xsi:type="string">current.${ $.storageConfig.root}</item>
</item>
</item>
</item>
</argument>
<column name="product_sku" class="Xx\StockMovements\Ui\Component\Listing\Columns\Product">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="bodyTmpl" xsi:type="string">ui/grid/cells/html</item>
<item name="filter" xsi:type="string">text</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">Sku</item>
<item name="sorting" xsi:type="string">desc</item>
<!--<item name="sortable" xsi:type="boolean">true</item>-->
</item>
</argument>
</column>
<column name="qty">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="filter" xsi:type="string">text</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">Qty</item>
<item name="sortable" xsi:type="string">asc</item>
</item>
</argument>
</column>
<column name="movement">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="filter" xsi:type="string">text</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">Movement</item>
<item name="sortable" xsi:type="boolean">false</item>
</item>
</argument>
</column>
<column name="is_in_stock">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="options" xsi:type="object">Xx\StockMovements\Model\Column\InStock</item>
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="filter" xsi:type="string">select</item>
<item name="label" translate="true" xsi:type="string">In Stock</item>
<item name="component" xsi:type="string">Magento_Ui/js/grid/columns/select</item>
<item name="dataType" xsi:type="string">select</item>
<item name="sortable" xsi:type="string">asc</item>
</item>
</argument>
</column>
<column name="message">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="filter" xsi:type="string">text</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">Message</item>
<item name="sortable" xsi:type="string">asc</item>
</item>
</argument>
<settings>
<filter>textRange</filter>
<label translate="true">Message</label>
<sorting>asc</sorting>
</settings>
</column>
<column name="user">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="filter" xsi:type="string">text</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">User</item>
<item name="sortable" xsi:type="string">asc</item>
</item>
</argument>
</column>
<column name="created_at" class="Magento\Ui\Component\Listing\Columns\Date">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="filter" xsi:type="string">dateRange</item>
<item name="component" xsi:type="string">Magento_Ui/js/grid/columns/date</item>
<item name="dataType" xsi:type="string">date</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">Created At</item>
<item name="sortable" xsi:type="string">asc</item>
</item>
</argument>
</column>
</columns>
</listing>
I also trying
<item name="sorting" xsi:type="string">desc</item>
<item name="sortable" xsi:type="boolean">true</item>
But its not working
Best Answer
I had exactly the same problem.
You first have to do your columns like this:
Thereafter you need to go to your database table. search for table:
Search for the row that relates to your grid i.e:
Delete the row and then: