diff --git a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/CliConfigMapper.cs b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/CliConfigMapper.cs
index fe976f3d9..a662a3373 100644
--- a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/CliConfigMapper.cs
+++ b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/CliConfigMapper.cs
@@ -185,9 +185,12 @@ private static List<string> ValidateExcludedColumns(CliConfig config, List<Table
         {
             List<string> warnings = new();
 
-            var objectsToCheck = config.Tables.Where(x => x.ExcludedColumns?.Count > 0)
+            var tables = config.Tables ?? new List<Table>();
+            var views = config.Views ?? new List<View>();
+
+            var objectsToCheck = tables.Where(x => x.ExcludedColumns?.Count > 0)
                 .Select(table => table as IEntity)
-                .Union(config.Views.Where(x => x.ExcludedColumns?.Count > 0));
+                .Union(views.Where(x => x.ExcludedColumns?.Count > 0));
 
             foreach (var table in objectsToCheck)
             {
@@ -324,7 +327,7 @@ private static List<T> Add<T>(IEnumerable<TableModel> models, List<T> entities)
             var newItems = models.Where(o => o.ObjectType == objectType).ToList();
             if (newItems.Count == 0)
             {
-                return new List<T>();
+                return null;
             }
 
             var result = entities ?? new List<T>();
@@ -339,7 +342,7 @@ private static List<T> Add<T>(IEnumerable<TableModel> models, List<T> entities)
                 }
             }
 
-            return result;
+            return result.Count > 0 ? result : null;
         }
 
         private static ObjectType DefineObjectType<T>()
diff --git a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/CliConfig.cs b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/CliConfig.cs
index 0136c2906..89d0722e9 100644
--- a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/CliConfig.cs
+++ b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/CliConfig.cs
@@ -6,43 +6,54 @@ namespace RevEng.Common.Cli.Configuration
 #pragma warning disable CA2227
     public class CliConfig
     {
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(-1)]
         [JsonPropertyName("$schema")]
 #pragma warning disable CA1822
         public string JsonSchema =>
             "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ErikEJ/EFCorePowerTools/master/samples/efcpt-schema.json";
 #pragma warning restore CA1822
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(10)]
         [JsonPropertyName("code-generation")]
         public CodeGeneration CodeGeneration { get; set; } = new CodeGeneration();
 
-        [JsonPropertyName("names")]
-        public Names Names { get; set; } = new Names();
-
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(20)]
         [JsonPropertyName("file-layout")]
         public FileLayout FileLayout { get; set; } = new FileLayout();
 
-        [JsonPropertyName("type-mappings")]
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(30)]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
-        public TypeMappings TypeMappings { get; set; }
+        [JsonPropertyName("functions")]
+        public List<Function> Functions { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(40)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("names")]
+        public Names Names { get; set; } = new Names();
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(50)]
         [JsonPropertyName("replacements")]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
         public Replacements Replacements { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonPropertyName("tables")]
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(60)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("stored-procedures")]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
-        public List<Table> Tables { get; set; }
+        public List<StoredProcedure> StoredProcedures { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonPropertyName("views")]
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(70)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("tables")]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
-        public List<View> Views { get; set; }
+        public List<Table> Tables { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonPropertyName("stored-procedures")]
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(80)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("type-mappings")]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
-        public List<StoredProcedure> StoredProcedures { get; set; }
+        public TypeMappings TypeMappings { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(90)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("views")]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
-        [JsonPropertyName("functions")]
-        public List<Function> Functions { get; set; }
+        public List<View> Views { get; set; }
     }
 #pragma warning restore CA2227
 }
diff --git a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/CodeGeneration.cs b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/CodeGeneration.cs
index eddf931c0..7f21fd112 100644
--- a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/CodeGeneration.cs
+++ b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/CodeGeneration.cs
@@ -4,66 +4,86 @@ namespace RevEng.Common.Cli.Configuration
 {
     public class CodeGeneration
     {
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(10)] 
+        [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("discover-multiple-stored-procedure-resultsets-preview")]
+        public bool DiscoverMultipleStoredProcedureResultsetsPreview { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(20)]
         [JsonPropertyName("enable-on-configuring")]
         public bool EnableOnConfiguring { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(30)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("generate-mermaid-diagram")]
+        public bool GenerateMermaidDiagram { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(40)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("merge-dacpacs")]
+        public bool MergeDacpacs { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(50)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("refresh-object-lists")]
+        public bool RefreshObjectLists { get; set; } = true;
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(60)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("remove-defaultsql-from-bool-properties")]
+        public bool RemoveDefaultSqlFromBoolProperties { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(70)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("soft-delete-obsolete-files")]
+        public bool SoftDeleteObsoleteFiles { get; set; } = true;
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(80)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("t4-template-path")]
+        public string T4TemplatePath { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(90)]
         [JsonPropertyName("type")]
         public string Type { get; set; } = "all";
 
-        [JsonPropertyName("use-database-names")]
-        public bool UseDatabaseNames { get; set; }
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(100)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("use-alternate-stored-procedure-resultset-discovery")]
+        public bool UseAlternateStoredProcedureResultsetDiscovery { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(110)]
         [JsonPropertyName("use-data-annotations")]
         public bool UseDataAnnotations { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonPropertyName("use-nullable-reference-types")]
-        public bool UseNullableReferenceTypes { get; set; } = true;
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(120)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("use-database-names")]
+        public bool UseDatabaseNames { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(130)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("use-decimal-data-annotation-for-sproc-results")]
+        public bool UseDecimalDataAnnotation { get; set; } = true;
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(140)]
         [JsonPropertyName("use-inflector")]
         public bool UseInflector { get; set; } = true;
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(150)]
         [JsonPropertyName("use-legacy-inflector")]
         public bool UseLegacyInflector { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(160)]
         [JsonPropertyName("use-many-to-many-entity")]
         public bool UseManyToManyEntity { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonPropertyName("use-t4")]
-        public bool UseT4 { get; set; }
-
-        [JsonPropertyName("t4-template-path")]
-        public string T4TemplatePath { get; set; }
-
-        [JsonPropertyName("remove-defaultsql-from-bool-properties")]
-        public bool RemoveDefaultSqlFromBoolProperties { get; set; }
-
-        [JsonPropertyName("soft-delete-obsolete-files")]
-        public bool SoftDeleteObsoleteFiles { get; set; } = true;
-
-        [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
-        [JsonPropertyName("discover-multiple-stored-procedure-resultsets-preview")]
-        public bool DiscoverMultipleStoredProcedureResultsetsPreview { get; set; }
-
-        [JsonPropertyName("use-alternate-stored-procedure-resultset-discovery")]
-        public bool UseAlternateStoredProcedureResultsetDiscovery { get; set; }
-
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(170)]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
         [JsonPropertyName("use-no-navigations-preview")]
         public bool UseNoNavigationsPreview { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonPropertyName("merge-dacpacs")]
-        public bool MergeDacpacs { get; set; }
-
-        [JsonPropertyName("use-decimal-data-annotation-for-sproc-results")]
-        public bool UseDecimalDataAnnotation { get; set; } = true;
-
-        [JsonPropertyName("generate-mermaid-diagram")]
-        public bool GenerateMermaidDiagram { get; set; }
-
-        [JsonPropertyName("refresh-object-lists")]
-        public bool RefreshObjectLists { get; set; } = true;
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(180)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("use-nullable-reference-types")]
+        public bool UseNullableReferenceTypes { get; set; } = true;
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(190)]
         [JsonPropertyName("use-prefix-navigation-naming")]
         public bool UsePrefixNavigationNaming { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(200)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("use-t4")]
+        public bool UseT4 { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/FileLayout.cs b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/FileLayout.cs
index 124135663..1425227d7 100644
--- a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/FileLayout.cs
+++ b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/FileLayout.cs
@@ -4,20 +4,25 @@ namespace RevEng.Common.Cli.Configuration
 {
     public class FileLayout
     {
-        [JsonPropertyName("output-path")]
-        public string OutputPath { get; set; } = "Models";
-
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(10)]
         [JsonPropertyName("output-dbcontext-path")]
         public string OutputDbContextPath { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(20)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("output-path")]
+        public string OutputPath { get; set; } = "Models";
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(30)]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
         [JsonPropertyName("split-dbcontext-preview")]
         public bool SplitDbContextPreview { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(40)]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
         [JsonPropertyName("use-schema-folders-preview")]
         public bool UseSchemaFoldersPreview { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(50)]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
         [JsonPropertyName("use-schema-namespaces-preview")]
         public bool UseSchemaNamespacesPreview { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Function.cs b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Function.cs
index f14865244..9f5fa3e40 100644
--- a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Function.cs
+++ b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Function.cs
@@ -7,18 +7,21 @@ namespace RevEng.Common.Cli.Configuration
     public class Function : IEntity
 #pragma warning restore CA1716 // Identifiers should not match keywords
     {
-        [JsonPropertyName("name")]
-        [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
-        public string Name { get; set; }
-
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(10)]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
         [JsonPropertyName("exclude")]
         public bool? Exclude { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(20)]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
         [JsonPropertyName("exclusionWildcard")]
         public string ExclusionWildcard { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(30)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("name")]
+        [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+
         [JsonIgnore]
         public List<string> ExcludedColumns { get; set; } = null;
     }
diff --git a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Names.cs b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Names.cs
index b278856f1..ebe1e2fc2 100644
--- a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Names.cs
+++ b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Names.cs
@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@ namespace RevEng.Common.Cli.Configuration
 {
     public class Names
     {
-        [JsonPropertyName("root-namespace")]
-        public string RootNamespace { get; set; }
-
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(10)]
         [JsonPropertyName("dbcontext-name")]
         public string DbContextName { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(20)]
         [JsonPropertyName("dbcontext-namespace")]
         public string DbContextNamespace { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(30)]
         [JsonPropertyName("model-namespace")]
         public string ModelNamespace { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(40)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("root-namespace")]
+        public string RootNamespace { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Replacements.cs b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Replacements.cs
index 9961b3347..334d39e0b 100644
--- a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Replacements.cs
+++ b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Replacements.cs
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ namespace RevEng.Common.Cli.Configuration
 {
     public class Replacements
     {
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(10)]
         [JsonPropertyName("preserve-casing-with-regex")]
         public bool PreserveCasingWithRegex { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(20)]
         [JsonPropertyName("uncountable-words")]
 #pragma warning disable CA1819
         public string[] UncountableWords { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/StoredProcedure.cs b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/StoredProcedure.cs
index c3615b64b..19e8b92d2 100644
--- a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/StoredProcedure.cs
+++ b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/StoredProcedure.cs
@@ -5,25 +5,30 @@ namespace RevEng.Common.Cli.Configuration
 {
     public class StoredProcedure : IEntity
     {
-        [JsonPropertyName("name")]
-        [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
-        public string Name { get; set; }
-
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(10)]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
         [JsonPropertyName("exclude")]
         public bool? Exclude { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(20)]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
-        [JsonPropertyName("use-legacy-resultset-discovery")]
-        public bool UseLegacyResultsetDiscovery { get; set; }
+        [JsonPropertyName("exclusionWildcard")]
+        public string ExclusionWildcard { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(30)]
         [JsonPropertyName("mapped-type")]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
         public string MappedType { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(40)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("name")]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
-        [JsonPropertyName("exclusionWildcard")]
-        public string ExclusionWildcard { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(50)]
+        [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("use-legacy-resultset-discovery")]
+        public bool UseLegacyResultsetDiscovery { get; set; }
 
         [JsonIgnore]
         public List<string> ExcludedColumns { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Table.cs b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Table.cs
index 66cb182d6..ed25fccc2 100644
--- a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Table.cs
+++ b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/Table.cs
@@ -5,20 +5,24 @@ namespace RevEng.Common.Cli.Configuration
 {
     public class Table : IEntity
     {
-        [JsonPropertyName("name")]
-        [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
-        public string Name { get; set; }
-
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(10)]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
         [JsonPropertyName("exclude")]
         public bool? Exclude { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(20)]
+        [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("excludedColumns")]
+        public List<string> ExcludedColumns { get; set; } = null;
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(30)]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
         [JsonPropertyName("exclusionWildcard")]
         public string ExclusionWildcard { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(40)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("name")]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
-        [JsonPropertyName("excludedColumns")]
-        public List<string> ExcludedColumns { get; set; } = null;
+        public string Name { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/TypeMappings.cs b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/TypeMappings.cs
index e2e39f6e8..82b52813e 100644
--- a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/TypeMappings.cs
+++ b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/TypeMappings.cs
@@ -4,13 +4,20 @@ namespace RevEng.Common.Cli.Configuration
 {
     public class TypeMappings
     {
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(10)]
         [JsonPropertyName("use-DateOnly-TimeOnly")]
         public bool UseDateOnlyTimeOnly { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(20)]
         [JsonPropertyName("use-HierarchyId")]
         public bool UseHierarchyId { get; set; }
-        [JsonPropertyName("use-spatial")]
-        public bool UseSpatial { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(30)]
         [JsonPropertyName("use-NodaTime")]
         public bool UseNodaTime { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(40)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("use-spatial")]
+        public bool UseSpatial { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/View.cs b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/View.cs
index beff84e14..4ad27335c 100644
--- a/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/View.cs
+++ b/src/GUI/RevEng.Shared/Cli/Configuration/View.cs
@@ -5,20 +5,25 @@ namespace RevEng.Common.Cli.Configuration
 {
     public class View : IEntity
     {
-        [JsonPropertyName("name")]
-        [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
-        public string Name { get; set; }
-
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(10)]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
         [JsonPropertyName("exclude")]
         public bool? Exclude { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(20)]
+        [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("excludedColumns")]
+        public List<string> ExcludedColumns { get; set; } = null;
+
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(30)]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
         [JsonPropertyName("exclusionWildcard")]
         public string ExclusionWildcard { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonPropertyOrder(40)]
+        [JsonPropertyName("name")]
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
-        [JsonPropertyName("excludedColumns")]
-        public List<string> ExcludedColumns { get; set; } = null;
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+
     }
 }