=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/schema/Schema.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/schema/Schema.java	2014-05-28 09:57:38 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/schema/Schema.java	2014-05-28 11:24:18 +0000
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import org.hisp.dhis.common.DxfNamespaces;
 import org.hisp.dhis.common.IdentifiableObject;
 import org.hisp.dhis.common.NameableObject;
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
  * @author Morten Olav Hansen <mortenoh@gmail.com>
  */
 @JacksonXmlRootElement( localName = "schema", namespace = DxfNamespaces.DXF_2_0 )
-public class Schema
+public class Schema implements Ordered
 {
     /**
      * Class that is described in this schema.
@@ -101,6 +102,11 @@
      */
     private List<Property> properties = Lists.newArrayList();
 
+    /**
+     * Used for sorting of schema list when doing metadata import/export.
+     */
+    private int order = Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE;
+
     public Schema( Class<?> klass, String singular, String plural )
     {
         this.klass = klass;
@@ -250,6 +256,18 @@
         return authorityMap.get( type );
     }
 
+    // TODO not exposed right now, should we?
+    @Override
+    public int getOrder()
+    {
+        return order;
+    }
+
+    public void setOrder( int order )
+    {
+        this.order = order;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString()
     {

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/schema/DefaultSchemaService.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/schema/DefaultSchemaService.java	2014-05-28 11:02:29 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/schema/DefaultSchemaService.java	2014-05-28 11:24:18 +0000
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.core.OrderComparator;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -126,6 +128,8 @@
             }
         }
 
+        Collections.sort( schemas, OrderComparator.INSTANCE );
+
         return schemas;
     }
 }