diff --git a/lib/groups/Group.inc b/lib/groups/Group.inc
index a9e80eb..e55fc5e 100644
--- a/lib/groups/Group.inc
+++ b/lib/groups/Group.inc
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ class Group extends KTEntity {
         global $default;
         return $default->groups_table;
     }
+    
+    // STATIC
+    function _ktentityOptions() {
+        return array(
+            'orderby' => 'name',
+        );
+    }
+    
     // }}}
 
     // {{{ getters/setters
diff --git a/lib/ktentity.inc b/lib/ktentity.inc
index c3727be..6bb3bc6 100644
--- a/lib/ktentity.inc
+++ b/lib/ktentity.inc
@@ -375,6 +375,12 @@ class KTEntity {
         }
         return true;
     }
+    
+    function _ktentityOptions() {
+        return array(
+            'orderby' => 'id',
+        );
+    }
 }
 
 class KTEntityUtil {
@@ -388,6 +394,10 @@ class KTEntityUtil {
         if (is_null($aOptions)) {
             $aOptions = array();
         }
+        
+        $aBaseOpts = call_user_func(array($sClassName, "_ktentityOptions"));
+        $aOptions = KTUtil::meldOptions($aBaseOpts, $aOptions);
+        
         $bIDs = false;
         $bIDs = KTUtil::arrayGet($aOptions, "ids", false);
         $sIDField = 'id';
diff --git a/lib/roles/Role.inc b/lib/roles/Role.inc
index fcc3093..fad22bc 100644
--- a/lib/roles/Role.inc
+++ b/lib/roles/Role.inc
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ class Role extends KTEntity {
 		//object not yet created in database
 		$this->sName = $sNewName;
 	}
+	
+    // STATIC
+    function _ktentityOptions() {
+        return array(
+            'orderby' => 'name',
+        );
+    }
+	
 
     var $_bUsePearError = true;
 
diff --git a/lib/users/User.inc b/lib/users/User.inc
index 9b61b5f..0845073 100644
--- a/lib/users/User.inc
+++ b/lib/users/User.inc
@@ -102,9 +102,16 @@ class User extends KTEntity {
     var $_bUsePearError = true;
 
     function _table() {
-        global $default;
-        return $default->users_table;
+        return KTUtil::getTableName("users");
     }
+    
+    // STATIC
+    function _ktentityOptions() {
+        return array(
+            'orderby' => 'name',
+        );
+    }
+    
 
     function getUserName() { return $this->sUserName; }
     function setUserName($sNewValue) { $this->sUserName = $sNewValue; }
diff --git a/lib/workflow/workflow.inc.php b/lib/workflow/workflow.inc.php
index 9e42936..154d532 100644
--- a/lib/workflow/workflow.inc.php
+++ b/lib/workflow/workflow.inc.php
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ class KTWorkflow extends KTEntity {
         return KTUtil::getTableName('workflows');
     }
 
+    function _ktentityOptions() {
+        return array(
+            'orderby' => 'human_name',
+        );
+    }
+
     // STATIC
     function &get($iId) {
         return KTEntityUtil::get('KTWorkflow', $iId);
diff --git a/lib/workflow/workflowstate.inc.php b/lib/workflow/workflowstate.inc.php
index 9e1f6c0..aa7e02c 100644
--- a/lib/workflow/workflowstate.inc.php
+++ b/lib/workflow/workflowstate.inc.php
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ class KTWorkflowState extends KTEntity {
     function _table () {
         return KTUtil::getTableName('workflow_states');
     }
+    
+    function _ktentityOptions() {
+        return array(
+            'orderby' => 'human_name',
+        );
+    }
 
     // STATIC
     function &get($iId) {
diff --git a/lib/workflow/workflowtransition.inc.php b/lib/workflow/workflowtransition.inc.php
index 3f9b4de..0057af2 100644
--- a/lib/workflow/workflowtransition.inc.php
+++ b/lib/workflow/workflowtransition.inc.php
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ class KTWorkflowTransition extends KTEntity {
     function _table () {
         return KTUtil::getTableName('workflow_transitions');
     }
+    
+    // STATIC
+    function _ktentityOptions() {
+        return array(
+            'orderby' => 'human_name',
+        );
+    }
 
     // STATIC
     function &get($iId) {