diff --git a/include/appData.php b/include/appData.php
index 2b0c137..d29dea2 100644
--- a/include/appData.php
+++ b/include/appData.php
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class appData
         return $oTableRow;
     }
 
-    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sType)
+    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = '', $bAscending = true, $sType = null)
     {
         /* Not implemented for appData */
         if($sState == 'rejected')
diff --git a/include/application.php b/include/application.php
index 71c9ff9..7bd571e 100644
--- a/include/application.php
+++ b/include/application.php
@@ -934,6 +934,11 @@ class Application {
         return $sLink;
     }
 
+    public static function objectGetDefaultSort()
+    {
+        return 'appId';
+    }
+
     public static function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = "appId", $bAscending = TRUE)
     {
         $sLimit = "";
diff --git a/include/application_queue.php b/include/application_queue.php
index 8584a8c..9e02bba 100644
--- a/include/application_queue.php
+++ b/include/application_queue.php
@@ -384,6 +384,11 @@ class application_queue
         return $this->oApp->objectGetEntriesCount($sState);
     }
 
+    public static function objectGetDefaultSort()
+    {
+        return application::objectGetDefaultSort();
+    }
+
     function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = "appId", $bAscending = TRUE)
     {
         return $this->oApp->objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows, $iStart,
diff --git a/include/bugs.php b/include/bugs.php
index dc75f29..2ab2a30 100644
--- a/include/bugs.php
+++ b/include/bugs.php
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class Bug
         return $this->iLinkId;
     }
 
-    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0)
+    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = '', $bAscending = true)
     {
         $sLimit = "";
         
diff --git a/include/distribution.php b/include/distribution.php
index ce3848a..d25b012 100644
--- a/include/distribution.php
+++ b/include/distribution.php
@@ -555,6 +555,11 @@ class distribution {
         return array('name');
     }
 
+    public static function objectGetDefaultSort()
+    {
+        return 'name';
+    }
+
     function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = "name", $bAscending = TRUE)
     {
         /* Not implemented */
diff --git a/include/downloadurl.php b/include/downloadurl.php
index dab0bd8..3a50457 100644
--- a/include/downloadurl.php
+++ b/include/downloadurl.php
@@ -432,9 +432,9 @@ class downloadurl
         return $oAppData->reject();
     }
 
-    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0)
+    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = '', $bAscending = true)
     {
-        return appData::objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows, $iStart, 'downloadurl');
+        return appData::objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows, $iStart, $sOrderBy, $bAscending, 'downloadurl');
     }
 
     function objectGetEntriesCount($sState)
diff --git a/include/maintainer.php b/include/maintainer.php
index b395a38..e856270 100644
--- a/include/maintainer.php
+++ b/include/maintainer.php
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class maintainer
         return $hResult;
     }
 
-    function ObjectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0)
+    function ObjectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = '', $bAscending = true)
     {
         /* Not implemented */
         if($sState == 'rejected')
diff --git a/include/monitor.php b/include/monitor.php
index afa724d..e955454 100644
--- a/include/monitor.php
+++ b/include/monitor.php
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class Monitor {
         return "";
     }
 
-    function objectGetEntries($sState)
+    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = '', $bAscending = true)
     {
         $hResult = query_parameters("SELECT * FROM appMonitors");
 
diff --git a/include/note.php b/include/note.php
index af951c2..30cbed6 100644
--- a/include/note.php
+++ b/include/note.php
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class Note {
     //       do not support queuing at this point
     // TODO: we have no permissions scope on retrieving entries
     //       as notes are typically only added to unqueued versions
-    function objectGetEntries($sState)
+    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = '', $bAscending = true)
     {
         $sQuery = "select * from appNotes";
         $hResult = query_parameters($sQuery);
diff --git a/include/objectManager.php b/include/objectManager.php
index bb7e319..c3d958a 100644
--- a/include/objectManager.php
+++ b/include/objectManager.php
@@ -271,39 +271,18 @@ class ObjectManager
         /* Set the sort info */
         $this->setSortInfo($aClean);
 
+        if(!$this->oSortInfo->sCurrentSort)
+            $this->oSortInfo->sCurrentSort = $this->getOptionalSetting('objectGetDefaultSort', '');
+
         /* query the class for its entries */
         /* We pass in queue states to tell the object */
         /* if we are requesting a list of its queued objects or */
         /* all of its objects */
-        if($this->oMultiPage->bEnabled)
-        {
-            /* Has the user chosen a particular field to sort by?  If not we want to use the default */
-            if($this->oSortInfo->sCurrentSort)
-            {
-                $hResult = $oObject->objectGetEntries($this->sState,
-                                                      $this->oMultiPage->iItemsPerPage,
-                                                      $this->oMultiPage->iLowerLimit,
-                                                      $this->oSortInfo->sCurrentSort,
-                                                      $this->oSortInfo->bAscending);
-            } else
-            {
-                $hResult = $oObject->objectGetEntries($this->sState,
-                                                      $this->oMultiPage->iItemsPerPage,
-                                                      $this->oMultiPage->iLowerLimit);
-            }
-        } else
-        {
-            /* Has the user chosen a particular field to sort by?  If not we want to use the default */
-            if($this->oSortInfo->sCurrentSort)
-            {
-                $hResult = $oObject->objectGetEntries($this->sState,
-                                                      $this->oSortInfo->sCurrentSort,
-                                                      $this->oSortInfo->bAscending);
-            } else
-            {
-                $hResult = $oObject->objectGetEntries($this->sState);
-            }
-        }
+        $hResult = $oObject->objectGetEntries($this->sState,
+                                              $this->oMultiPage->iItemsPerPage,
+                                              $this->oMultiPage->iLowerLimit,
+                                              $this->oSortInfo->sCurrentSort,
+                                              $this->oSortInfo->bAscending);
 
         /* did we get any entries? */
         if(!$hResult || query_num_rows($hResult) == 0)
diff --git a/include/screenshot.php b/include/screenshot.php
index d2208ce..9556085 100644
--- a/include/screenshot.php
+++ b/include/screenshot.php
@@ -649,9 +649,9 @@ class screenshot
         echo "</tr></table></div><br>\n";
     }
 
-    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0)
+    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = '', $bAscending = true)
     {
-        return appData::objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows, $iStart,
+        return appData::objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows, $iStart, $sOrderBy, $bAscending,
                                          'screenshot');
     }
 
diff --git a/include/testData.php b/include/testData.php
index 0892d5a..e415b64 100644
--- a/include/testData.php
+++ b/include/testData.php
@@ -1202,7 +1202,12 @@ class testData{
         return $oRow->count;
     }
 
-    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = "testingId")
+    public static function objectGetDefaultSort()
+    {
+        return 'testingId';
+    }
+
+    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = "testingId", $bAscending = true)
     {
         $oTest = new testData();
 
diff --git a/include/testData_queue.php b/include/testData_queue.php
index 7831015..fcc5992 100644
--- a/include/testData_queue.php
+++ b/include/testData_queue.php
@@ -142,9 +142,14 @@ class testData_queue
         $this->oTestData->objectDisplayAddItemHelp();
     }
 
-    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = "testingId")
+    public static function objectGetDefaultSort()
     {
-        return $this->oTestData->objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows, $iStart, $sOrderBy);
+        return testData::objectGetDefaultSort();
+    }
+
+    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = "testingId", $bAscending = true)
+    {
+        return $this->oTestData->objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows, $iStart, $sOrderBy, $bAscending);
     }
 
     function objectGetEntriesCount($sState)
diff --git a/include/vendor.php b/include/vendor.php
index 5ea8ca2..e3a16dd 100644
--- a/include/vendor.php
+++ b/include/vendor.php
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ class Vendor {
         return array('vendorName');
     }
 
+    public static function objectGetDefaultSort()
+    {
+        return 'vendorName';
+    }
+
     function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = 'vendorName', $bAscending = TRUE)
     {
         /* Not implemented */
diff --git a/include/version.php b/include/version.php
index e8dcc34..674c180 100644
--- a/include/version.php
+++ b/include/version.php
@@ -1544,7 +1544,12 @@ class version {
         return array($aItemsPerPage, $iDefaultPerPage);
     }
 
-    public static function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = "versionId")
+    public static function objectGetDefaultSort()
+    {
+        return 'versionId';
+    }
+
+    public static function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = "versionId", $bAscending = true)
     {
         $sLimit = "";
 
diff --git a/include/version_queue.php b/include/version_queue.php
index 95e3d93..18cf062 100644
--- a/include/version_queue.php
+++ b/include/version_queue.php
@@ -235,10 +235,15 @@ class version_queue
         return $this->oVersion->objectGetEntriesCount($sState);
     }
 
-    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = "versionId")
+    public static function objectGetDefaultSort()
+    {
+        return version::objectGetDefaultSort();
+    }
+
+    function objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows = 0, $iStart = 0, $sOrderBy = "versionId", $bAscending = true)
     {
         return $this->oVersion->objectGetEntries($sState, $iRows, $iStart,
-                                                 $sOrderBy);
+                                                 $sOrderBy, $bAscending);
     }
  
     function objectGetHeader()