mashup_applyPatches

function reOrder ( vis, sortOrder, col ) {
	// set the new column first in the new sortorder array
	var newOrder = [col];
	//append all other columns from the current sort order
	sortOrder.forEach( function ( val ) {
		if ( val !== newOrder[0] ) {
			newOrder.push( val );
		}
	} );
	var patches = [{
		//path to the sortOrder property
		'qPath': '/qHyperCubeDef/qInterColumnSortOrder',
		//we want to replace the sort order
		'qOp': 'replace',
		//make a string with an array in it
			'qValue': '[' + newOrder.join( ',' ) + ']'
		}];
    	//vis is the visualization model with the applyPatches method
		vis.applyPatches( patches, true );

		return newOrder;
}