Sorter Node: Loss of functionality

[fe145f9fb2a1f6b]

ran into the same issue now as it was already reported in here:

KNIME AP 5.3 - Sorter node - Missing functionality with Flow Variables

With KNIME AP 5.3 I noticed the Sorter node’s Flow Variables have changed, removing some functionality. Is there a simple viable alternative, or can this prior functionality be restored? Prior to 5.3 I was able to set Flow Variables to get a string list/array, like so: [image] This would then yield: [image] With 5.3, the Sorter node’s Flow Variables look like this: [image] Which yields: [image] This feels like a step backwards. To get flow variables out of a Sorter node, my only opt…

is there any plan to bring the functionality back to cover for cases when you dont know ahead of time the number of columns you want to sort and want to supply that list via array?

or is this again a victim of the modernization and pruning of functionality?

[DanielBog]

Hey @fe145f9fb2a1f6b,

there are definitely plans to bring this back. We just didn’t find the time to implement it yet. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Greetings,
Daniel