This may be an old post, but we're finding the same thing. We have AWS using version 6.3.0. We have several domains and a few dozen ad-hoc views. In any view, clicking the sort button on the toolbar will show the sorting options. A field may be selected. When closing the screen, the sort does not take effect. Re-opening the sort dialog indicates no sort options are selected. In short, Jaspersoft Server does not appear to be saving the sort selections. Any help would be helpful.