Sorting related list by hidden field

Question

I have a simple logic which defines the sorting order of a related list, but it's not a VERY simple one like alphabetically of ascending/descending.
I defined an additional field to capture this logic, and i want to sort the related list according to this field, but not to show this field on the layout.
Any ideas?

Answer

I don't think you'll be able to sort without displaying the field unless you use some Visualforce, which sounds like it might be more work than what you want to do. The documentation on related lists says that sorting is only available by selecting the field you want to sort on from the list of fields shown and selecting ascending/descending. (http://help.salesforce.com/HTViewHelpDoc?id=customizing_related_lists.htm&language=en_US" target="_blank)

I know space is a premium, but you can just stick it at the end of the related list and sort, and hopefully your users won't mind too much.