**Current behavior**

Begin of the insertionWhenEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion It is currently not possible to sort by attributes (such as start date, ID, ...) with the activated hierarchy mode and pagination. Due to technical reasons the hierarchy andEnd of the deletion sorting Begin of the insertionin hierarchies it mightEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion cannotEnd of the deletion be Begin of the insertionthe case that siblings areEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion activated while pagination is supportedEnd of the deletion on the Begin of the insertionnext page. ThisEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion work package list.

**Automatic sorting**

* Allow for automatic sorting by any attribute
* When sortingEnd of the deletion is Begin of the insertionmisleading since users might miss siblings.End of the insertion Begin of the deletion activated the hierarchy mode is preserved - sort criteria is only applied to siblings
* Known restriction: The pagination may filter out siblings

**Out of scope**

* Manually sort work packages by drag and drop
* Allow for changes of parent work packagesEnd of the deletion