# Order of Pipeline Browser Objects
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [December 22, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685 "2021-12-22T22:05:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@natetron](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/natetron)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/1 "2021-12-22T22:05:51Z")
Is it possible to change the order of existing objects in the pipeline browser in PV 5.9.1?
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### Author:  [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/2 "2021-12-22T22:47:19Z")
Right click on a filter or item in the Pipeline Browser. Change Input.
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### Author:  [@natetron](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/natetron)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/3 "2021-12-22T23:21:09Z")
For some reason that option is always grayed out.
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### Author:  [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/4 "2021-12-22T23:24:52Z")
Works for me! 🙂
Mind giving me a pipeline example? Use the examples in File/ Open/ Examples Details such as OS, reading what file, what filters, then what filters you try to move are needed.
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### Author:  [@natetron](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/natetron)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/5 "2021-12-23T00:07:24Z")
[test.pvsm](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/ihZ78c008XvhjHnoHrrQ1XEDP7f.pvsm) (314.4 KB)
Here’s an example where I imported two different VTK files and the “Change Input” filter is grayed out when I right-click on either item.
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### Author:  [@natetron](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/natetron)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/6 "2021-12-23T00:08:26Z")
I’m using Windows 10 and PV 5.9.1.
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### Author:  [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/7 "2021-12-23T00:14:05Z")
The pvsm fails, as the datasets don’t exist on my computer. You may want to use an example that is part of ParaView. File/ Open/ Examples.
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### Author:  [@natetron](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/natetron)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/8 "2021-12-23T00:18:27Z")
When I open various examples in PV and right click on them, the Change Input is always grayed out.
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### Author:  [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/9 "2021-12-23T00:19:46Z")
By the way, any of the sources will also work as examples.
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### Author:  [@Artem\_Bodrin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Artem_Bodrin)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/10 "2021-12-27T20:22:34Z")
Imported files are sources. You can Change Input only for filters & sinks (writers). AFAIR
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### Author:  [@Venke](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Venke)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2022, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/11 "2022-01-03T08:12:48Z")
I guess, you are facing this problem: [Order of objects in pipeline browser](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-objects-in-pipeline-browser/7741)
(you want to rearrange the order of objects in the pipeline browser rather than selecting a different input to a filter)?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/12 "2022-01-03T12:30:15Z")
@natetron : make sure you press Apply. Ideally share a screenshot.
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### Author:  [@natetron](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/natetron)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/13 "2022-01-03T14:52:52Z")
As indicated by Artem and Venke, I am wanting to change the order of sources (as opposed to filters/inputs) in the pipeline browser. Is this possible without rebuilding the pipeline from scratch?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/14 "2022-01-03T14:54:25Z")
Yes, using change inputs. Please share a screenshot of what you are doing and is not working.
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### Author:  [@Venke](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Venke)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2022, 7:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/15 "2022-01-04T07:33:58Z")
@mwestphal : Trying to rearrange the objects in the pipeline browser such that (in this example) all .vtk files (geological bodies) appear at the beginning of the pipeline, followed by horizon data etc. This would be very useful for states containing many objects and still growing while the model evolves (e.g. results from different geometrical inversions are added for comparison).
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### Author:  [@natetron](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/natetron)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/16 "2022-01-04T15:09:00Z")
Yes, I’d like to rearrange sources in the pipeline as shown in Venke’s example. As shown in my image, whenever I right-click on any source, the Change Input option is grayed out. That option is only available for filters from what I am seeing.
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### Author:  [@natetron](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/natetron)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/17 "2022-01-04T15:12:38Z")
Ideally one would be able to simply click on a pipeline source, drag it to the desired position in the pipeline, and drop it.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/18 "2022-01-04T15:13:45Z")
How were all these source created ?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/19 "2022-01-04T15:14:03Z")
Mee too, this is not possible yet.
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### Author:  [@natetron](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/natetron)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/order-of-pipeline-browser-objects/8685/20 "2022-01-04T15:23:37Z")
I create sources by **(1)** clicking on the **Sources** menu and selecting the desired source type (e.g., **Annotation** … **Text** in my example above for **Zone Description** ) or **(2)** by clicking the **Open File** icon and browsing to a file (e.g., vtk file) and opening it.
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