Sorting Roles¶
The sort selector sits in the fixed action bar of the Roles Explorer, next to Expand All / Collapse All.
Sort Options¶
| Option | Order |
|---|---|
| Descending cardinality (default) | Roles with the most permissions first |
| Ascending cardinality | Roles with the fewest permissions first |
| Name (A–Z) | Alphabetical |
| Name (Z–A) | Reverse alphabetical |
What "Cardinality" Means¶
Cardinality is the total number of permissions a role grants, including everything it inherits from its nested child roles — not just the permissions listed directly on that role. A role with few permissions of its own but several broad child roles nested under it can outrank a role with many direct permissions and no children.
Recursive Ordering¶
The chosen order applies at every level of the tree, not just the top: the list of top-level roles is sorted by the selected criterion, and then, independently, each role's own list of child roles is sorted by that same criterion — and so on, down through however many levels of nesting exist. A role's individual permissions list (shown when you expand it) is also reordered to match: alphabetically for either Name option, and by name in the corresponding direction for either Cardinality option (cardinality itself doesn't apply to a single permission, only to roles).
Switching sort order reloads the tree
Sorting is computed on the server, not in the browser — picking a different option re-fetches the whole hierarchy. If you have unsaved changes in the tree, save them first; changing the sort order discards anything pending, the same way navigating away would. See the unsaved-changes model.