diff --git a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/sorting/Criterion.java b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/sorting/Criterion.java
index e5793a1ee..f6127be4e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/sorting/Criterion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/sorting/Criterion.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ abstract public class Criterion {
 			blankPosition = obj.getInt("blankPosition");
 		}
 		if (obj.has("errorPosition") && !obj.isNull("errorPosition")) {
-			blankPosition = obj.getInt("errorPosition");
+			errorPosition = obj.getInt("errorPosition");
 		}
 		
 		if (obj.has("reverse") && !obj.isNull("reverse")) {
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/scripts/views/data-table-column-header-ui.js b/src/main/webapp/scripts/views/data-table-column-header-ui.js
index a3fb8a145..523269a25 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/scripts/views/data-table-column-header-ui.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/scripts/views/data-table-column-header-ui.js
@@ -1178,11 +1178,7 @@ DataTableColumnHeaderUI.prototype._showSortingCriterion = function(criterion, ha
                     '</table></div>' +
                 '</td>' +
                 '<td>' +
-                    '<ul>' +
-                        '<li>Valid Values</li>' +
-                        '<li>Blanks</li>' +
-                        '<li>Errors</li>' +
-                    '</ul>' +
+                    '<ul class="sorting-dialog-blank-error-positions" bind="blankErrorPositions"></ul>' +
                     '<p>Drag and drop to re-order</p>' +
                 '</td>' +
             '</tr>' +
@@ -1231,6 +1227,29 @@ DataTableColumnHeaderUI.prototype._showSortingCriterion = function(criterion, ha
         bodyElmts.sortAloneContainer.show();
     }
     
+    var validValuesHtml = '<li kind="value">Valid Values</li>';
+    var blankValuesHtml = '<li kind="blank">Blanks</li>';
+    var errorValuesHtml = '<li kind="error">Errors</li>';
+    var positionsHtml;
+    if (criterion.blankPosition < 0) {
+        if (criterion.errorPosition > 0) {
+            positionsHtml = [ blankValuesHtml, validValuesHtml, errorValuesHtml ];
+        } else if (criterion.errorPosition < criterion.blankPosition) {
+            positionsHtml = [ errorValuesHtml, blankValuesHtml, validValuesHtml ];
+        } else {
+            positionsHtml = [ blankValuesHtml, errorValuesHtml, validValuesHtml ];
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (criterion.errorPosition < 0) {
+            positionsHtml = [ errorValuesHtml, validValuesHtml, blankValuesHtml ];
+        } else if (criterion.errorPosition < criterion.blankPosition) {
+            positionsHtml = [ validValuesHtml, errorValuesHtml, blankValuesHtml  ];
+        } else {
+            positionsHtml = [ validValuesHtml, blankValuesHtml, errorValuesHtml ];
+        }
+    }
+    bodyElmts.blankErrorPositions.html(positionsHtml.join("")).sortable().disableSelection();
+    
     footer.html(
         '<button bind="okButton">&nbsp;&nbsp;OK&nbsp;&nbsp;</button>' +
         '<button bind="cancelButton">Cancel</button>'
@@ -1252,6 +1271,20 @@ DataTableColumnHeaderUI.prototype._showSortingCriterion = function(criterion, ha
             reverse: bodyElmts.directionOptions.find("input[type='radio']:checked")[0].value == "reverse"
         };
         
+        var valuePosition, blankPosition, errorPosition;
+        bodyElmts.blankErrorPositions.find("li").each(function(index, elmt) {
+            var kind = this.getAttribute("kind");
+            if (kind == "value") {
+                valuePosition = index;
+            } else if (kind == "blank") {
+                blankPosition = index;
+            } else if (kind == "error") {
+                errorPosition = index;
+            }
+        });
+        criterion2.blankPosition = blankPosition - valuePosition;
+        criterion2.errorPosition = errorPosition - valuePosition;
+        
         if (criterion2.valueType == "string") {
             criterion2.caseSensitive = bodyElmts.caseSensitiveCheckbox[0].checked;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/styles/views/data-table-view.css b/src/main/webapp/styles/views/data-table-view.css
index 2cb1cad5c..3237bc9e9 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/styles/views/data-table-view.css
+++ b/src/main/webapp/styles/views/data-table-view.css
@@ -251,4 +251,23 @@ span.data-table-cell-editor-key {
 iframe.data-table-topic-popup-iframe {
     background: #DBE8EB;
     border: none;
+}
+
+ul.sorting-dialog-blank-error-positions {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 5px;
+    height: 10em;
+    border: 1px solid #ccc;
+    -moz-border-radius: 5px;
+    -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
+}
+ul.sorting-dialog-blank-error-positions > li {
+    display: block;
+    border: 1px solid #ccc;
+    background: #eee;
+    padding: 5px;
+    margin: 2px;
+    -moz-border-radius: 5px;
+    -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
+    cursor: move;
 }
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