=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/IdentifiableObjectManager.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/IdentifiableObjectManager.java	2015-03-13 15:48:26 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/IdentifiableObjectManager.java	2015-03-26 16:20:03 +0000
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
 
     <T extends IdentifiableObject> List<T> getByUid( Class<T> clazz, Collection<String> uids );
 
+    <T extends IdentifiableObject> List<T> getByUidOrdered( Class<T> clazz, List<String> uids );
+    
     <T extends IdentifiableObject> Collection<T> getLikeName( Class<T> clazz, String name );
 
     <T extends NameableObject> Collection<T> getLikeShortName( Class<T> clazz, String shortName );

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-analytics/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/analytics/dimension/DefaultDimensionService.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-analytics/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/analytics/dimension/DefaultDimensionService.java	2015-03-13 15:48:26 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-analytics/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/analytics/dimension/DefaultDimensionService.java	2015-03-26 16:20:03 +0000
@@ -426,11 +426,11 @@
 
                 if ( INDICATOR.equals( type ) )
                 {
-                    object.getIndicators().addAll( identifiableObjectManager.getByUid( Indicator.class, uids ) );
+                    object.getIndicators().addAll( identifiableObjectManager.getByUidOrdered( Indicator.class, uids ) );
                 }
                 else if ( DATAELEMENT.equals( type ) )
                 {
-                    object.getDataElements().addAll( identifiableObjectManager.getByUid( DataElement.class, uids ) );
+                    object.getDataElements().addAll( identifiableObjectManager.getByUidOrdered( DataElement.class, uids ) );
                 }
                 else if ( DATAELEMENT_OPERAND.equals( type ) )
                 {
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
                 }
                 else if ( DATASET.equals( type ) )
                 {
-                    object.getDataSets().addAll( identifiableObjectManager.getByUid( DataSet.class, uids ) );
+                    object.getDataSets().addAll( identifiableObjectManager.getByUidOrdered( DataSet.class, uids ) );
                 }
                 else if ( PERIOD.equals( type ) )
                 {
@@ -522,15 +522,15 @@
                 }
                 else if ( DATAELEMENT_GROUPSET.equals( type ) )
                 {
-                    object.getDataElementGroups().addAll( identifiableObjectManager.getByUid( DataElementGroup.class, uids ) );
+                    object.getDataElementGroups().addAll( identifiableObjectManager.getByUidOrdered( DataElementGroup.class, uids ) );
                 }
                 else if ( ORGANISATIONUNIT_GROUPSET.equals( type ) )
                 {
-                    object.getOrganisationUnitGroups().addAll( identifiableObjectManager.getByUid( OrganisationUnitGroup.class, uids ) );
+                    object.getOrganisationUnitGroups().addAll( identifiableObjectManager.getByUidOrdered( OrganisationUnitGroup.class, uids ) );
                 }
                 else if ( CATEGORYOPTION_GROUPSET.equals( type ) )
                 {
-                    object.getCategoryOptionGroups().addAll( identifiableObjectManager.getByUid( CategoryOptionGroup.class, uids ) );
+                    object.getCategoryOptionGroups().addAll( identifiableObjectManager.getByUidOrdered( CategoryOptionGroup.class, uids ) );
                 }
                 else if ( TRACKED_ENTITY_ATTRIBUTE.equals( type ) )
                 {

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/DefaultIdentifiableObjectManager.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/DefaultIdentifiableObjectManager.java	2015-03-13 15:48:26 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/DefaultIdentifiableObjectManager.java	2015-03-26 16:20:03 +0000
@@ -351,6 +351,35 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
+    public <T extends IdentifiableObject> List<T> getByUidOrdered( Class<T> clazz, List<String> uids )
+    {
+        GenericIdentifiableObjectStore<T> store = (GenericIdentifiableObjectStore<T>) getIdentifiableObjectStore( clazz );
+
+        if ( store == null )
+        {
+            return new ArrayList<>();
+        }
+
+        List<T> list = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        if ( uids != null )
+        {
+            for ( String uid : uids )
+            {
+                T object = store.getByUid( uid );
+
+                if ( object != null )
+                {
+                    list.add( object );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return list;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public <T extends IdentifiableObject> int getCount( Class<T> clazz )
     {
         GenericIdentifiableObjectStore<IdentifiableObject> store = getIdentifiableObjectStore( clazz );

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/IdentifiableObjectManagerTest.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/IdentifiableObjectManagerTest.java	2015-02-23 13:06:26 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/IdentifiableObjectManagerTest.java	2015-03-26 16:20:03 +0000
@@ -569,4 +569,26 @@
         assertTrue( cd.contains( dataElementC ) );
         assertTrue( cd.contains( dataElementD ) );
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getByUidOrderedTest()
+    {
+        DataElement dataElementA = createDataElement( 'A' );
+        DataElement dataElementB = createDataElement( 'B' );
+        DataElement dataElementC = createDataElement( 'C' );
+        DataElement dataElementD = createDataElement( 'D' );
+
+        identifiableObjectManager.save( dataElementA );
+        identifiableObjectManager.save( dataElementB );
+        identifiableObjectManager.save( dataElementC );
+        identifiableObjectManager.save( dataElementD );
+
+        List<String> uids = Arrays.asList( dataElementA.getUid(), dataElementC.getUid(), dataElementB.getUid(), dataElementD.getUid() );
+        
+        List<DataElement> expected = new ArrayList<>( Arrays.asList( dataElementA, dataElementC, dataElementB, dataElementD ) );
+        
+        List<DataElement> actual = new ArrayList<>( identifiableObjectManager.getByUidOrdered( DataElement.class, uids ) );
+        
+        assertEquals( expected, actual );
+    }
 }