newObj.sort(function (a1, a2) {
         var idx = 'issueSeverity';
         //var idx = 1;

         switch (idx) {
          //case 0:
          // a1[idx] = a1[idx].toString().toLowerCase();
          // a2[idx] = a2[idx].toString().toLowerCase();
          // break;
          case 'issueSeverity':
           a1[idx] = parseInt(a1[idx]);
           a2[idx] = parseInt(a2[idx]);
           break;
         }

         //return (a1[idx]<a2[idx]) ? -1 : ((a1[idx]>a2[idx]) ? 1 : 0);
         return (a1[idx]>a2[idx]) ? -1 : ((a1[idx]<a2[idx]) ? 1 : 0);
        });