To have the functional capability to sort by column-specific attributes

A description of the enhancement required:  

To have the functional capability to sort by column-specific attributes

An example of the enhancement

The basic sorting functionality offered by excel, wherein one can sort column-specific data by alphabetical and descending / ascending order

A story for why the enhancement is required (specifically, how would it aid the business process):

This is a straight-forward and fundamental aspect of ordering and sorting data