How to properly add a shipping_description column in magento order grid?

Question

There are many tutorials and suggestions including installing a custom extensions etc.

I\'ve added the shipping_description fine based on various tips and tricks by modi

Answer 1

In order to prevent this type of error in sorting columns

SQLSTATE[23000]: Integrity constraint violation: 1052 Column ‘status’ in where clause is ambiguous ERROR 

when sorting your orders…Make sure you add this:

'filter_index'=>'main_table.status',

to the addColumn Status array

hope this will sure help you.