diff --git a/module/core/format_tools/src/format/as_table.rs b/module/core/format_tools/src/format/as_table.rs
index 7409b42952..d269556525 100644
--- a/module/core/format_tools/src/format/as_table.rs
+++ b/module/core/format_tools/src/format/as_table.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ mod private
   )
   where
     RowKey : table::RowKey,
-    Row : Cells< CellKey>,
+    Row : Cells< CellKey >,
     CellKey : table::CellKey + ?Sized,
     // CellRepr : table::CellRepr
   ;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ mod private
   AsTable< 'table, Table, RowKey, Row, CellKey>
   where
     RowKey : table::RowKey,
-    Row : Cells< CellKey>,
+    Row : Cells< CellKey >,
     CellKey : table::CellKey + ?Sized,
     // CellRepr : table::CellRepr,
   {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ mod private
   for AsTable< 'table, Table, RowKey, Row, CellKey>
   where
     RowKey : table::RowKey,
-    Row : Cells< CellKey>,
+    Row : Cells< CellKey >,
     CellKey : table::CellKey + ?Sized,
     // CellRepr : table::CellRepr,
   {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ mod private
   for AsTable< 'table, Table, RowKey, Row, CellKey>
   where
     RowKey : table::RowKey,
-    Row : Cells< CellKey>,
+    Row : Cells< CellKey >,
     CellKey : table::CellKey + ?Sized,
     // CellRepr : table::CellRepr,
   {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ mod private
   for AsTable< 'table, Table, RowKey, Row, CellKey>
   where
     RowKey : table::RowKey,
-    Row : Cells< CellKey>,
+    Row : Cells< CellKey >,
     CellKey : table::CellKey + ?Sized,
     // CellRepr : table::CellRepr,
   {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ mod private
   where
     Table : fmt::Debug,
     RowKey : table::RowKey,
-    Row : Cells< CellKey>,
+    Row : Cells< CellKey >,
     CellKey : table::CellKey + ?Sized,
     // CellRepr : table::CellRepr,
   {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ mod private
   for AsTable< 'table, Table, RowKey, Row, CellKey>
   where
     RowKey : table::RowKey,
-    Row : Cells< CellKey>,
+    Row : Cells< CellKey >,
     CellKey : table::CellKey + ?Sized,
     // CellRepr : table::CellRepr,
     Self : Copy,
diff --git a/module/core/format_tools/src/format/print.rs b/module/core/format_tools/src/format/print.rs
index b4c1b8d6f3..e102eb5372 100644
--- a/module/core/format_tools/src/format/print.rs
+++ b/module/core/format_tools/src/format/print.rs
@@ -373,13 +373,26 @@ mod private
       CellKey : table::CellKey + ?Sized + 'data,
       // CellRepr : table::CellRepr,
     {
-      let rows = table.rows().map( | r | r.cells().map( | ( _, c ) | {
-        match c
+      let mut key_to_ikey : HashMap< Cow< 'data, str >, usize > = HashMap::new();
+      let mut keys_count = 0;
+
+      let rows = table.rows().map( | r |
+      {
+        let mut unsorted : Vec< ( usize, Cow< 'data, str > ) > = r.cells().map( | ( key, c ) | 
         {
-          Some( c ) => c,
-          None => Cow::from( "" ),
-        }
-      }).collect()).collect();
+          if !key_to_ikey.contains_key( key.borrow() )
+          {
+            key_to_ikey.insert( key.borrow().into(), keys_count );
+            keys_count += 1;
+          }
+
+          ( key_to_ikey[ key.borrow() ], c.unwrap_or( Cow::from( "" ) ) )
+        } ).collect();
+
+        unsorted.sort_by( | ( i1, _ ), ( i2, _ ) | i1.cmp(i2) );
+
+        unsorted.into_iter().map( | ( _, c ) | c).collect()
+      } ).collect();
 
       let has_header = table.header().is_some();
 
@@ -535,7 +548,7 @@ mod private
 
       mchars[ 0 ] = col_descriptors.iter().fold( 0, | acc, col | acc + col.width );
       mchars[ 1 ] = row_descriptors.iter().fold( 0, | acc, row | acc + if row.vis { row.height } else { 0 } );
-
+      
       let mut x = InputExtract::< '_ >
       {
         mcells,
diff --git a/module/core/format_tools/src/format/table.rs b/module/core/format_tools/src/format/table.rs
index 27e44ca0e5..1fab2ab744 100644
--- a/module/core/format_tools/src/format/table.rs
+++ b/module/core/format_tools/src/format/table.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ mod private
     // fmt,
     borrow::Borrow,
   };
-  use std::borrow::Cow;
+  use std::
+  {
+    borrow::Cow,
+    collections::HashMap,
+  };
   use reflect_tools::
   {
     IteratorTrait,
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@ mod private
 
   // =
 
-  /// Marker trait to tag structures for whcih table trait deducing should be done from trait Fields, which is reflection.
+  /// Marker trait to tag structures for which table trait deducing should be done from trait Fields, which is reflection.
   pub trait TableWithFields {}
 
   // =
@@ -92,6 +96,16 @@ mod private
     ;
   }
 
+  impl Cells< str > for HashMap< String, String >
+  {
+    fn cells< 'a, 'b >( &'a self ) -> impl IteratorTrait< Item = ( &'b str, Option< Cow< 'b, str > > ) >
+    where
+      'a : 'b,
+    {
+      self.iter().map( | ( k, v ) | ( k.as_str(), Some( Cow::from( v ) ) ) )
+    }
+  }
+
   impl< Row, CellKey > Cells< CellKey >
   for Row
   where
@@ -188,7 +202,7 @@ mod private
     > + 'k + 'v,
 
     RowKey : table::RowKey,
-    Row : TableWithFields + Cells< CellKey >,
+    Row : Cells< CellKey >,
     CellKey : table::CellKey + ?Sized,
     // CellRepr : table::CellRepr,
   {
@@ -264,7 +278,7 @@ mod private
   where
     Self : TableRows< RowKey = RowKey, Row = Row, CellKey = CellKey >,
     RowKey : table::RowKey,
-    Row : TableWithFields + Cells< CellKey >,
+    Row : Cells< CellKey >,
     CellKey : table::CellKey + ?Sized,
     // CellRepr : table::CellRepr,
   {
diff --git a/module/core/format_tools/tests/inc/collection_test.rs b/module/core/format_tools/tests/inc/collection_test.rs
index 6b17ce0975..0d066004e2 100644
--- a/module/core/format_tools/tests/inc/collection_test.rs
+++ b/module/core/format_tools/tests/inc/collection_test.rs
@@ -401,3 +401,46 @@ fn llist_basic()
 }
 
 // qqq : xxx : implement for other containers
+
+#[ test ]
+fn vec_of_hashmap()
+{
+  let data : Vec< HashMap< String, String > > = vec!
+  [
+    {
+      let mut map = HashMap::new();
+      map.insert( "id".to_string(), "1".to_string() );
+      map.insert( "created_at".to_string(), "1627845583".to_string() );
+      map
+    },
+    {
+      let mut map = HashMap::new();
+      map.insert( "id".to_string(), "2".to_string() );
+      map.insert( "created_at".to_string(), "13".to_string() );
+      map
+    },
+  ];
+
+  use std::borrow::Cow;
+
+  use the_module::TableFormatter;
+
+  let _as_table : AsTable< '_, Vec< HashMap< String, String > >, &str, HashMap< String, String >, str> = AsTable::new( &data );
+  let as_table = AsTable::new( &data );
+
+  let rows = TableRows::rows( &as_table );
+  assert_eq!( rows.len(), 2 );
+
+  let mut output = String::new();
+  let mut context = the_module::print::Context::new( &mut output, Default::default() );
+
+  let _got = the_module::TableFormatter::fmt( &as_table, &mut context );
+
+  let got = as_table.table_to_string();
+
+  println!("{}", got);
+
+  assert!( got.contains( "│ id │ created_at │" ) || got.contains( "│ created_at │ id │" ) );
+  assert!( got.contains( "│ 1  │ 1627845583 │" ) || got.contains( "│ 1627845583 │ 1  │" ) );
+  assert!( got.contains( "│ 2  │     13     │" ) || got.contains( "│     13     │ 2  │" ) );
+}
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