EJB3 is an ORM, therefore it shouldn't be so difficult to accept attributes (simple accessor method) for orderBy and then swap them out as it handles the query. Suppose I haven't written much in the realm of JPA, but some kind of mapping or framework hint should be accounted for this kind of use. Basically, this is a huge use-case for ejb3 and I'm suprised its not addressed, nor even discussed. Yet its the first thing anyone mentions when they get into implementing some ejb3 app. Even if I handled the mapping on my end, viewsWeekly == 'c.views_weekly' etc. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4008887#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...