[Geoserver-users] Ordering/Rendering in Group Vector Tiles / OpenLayers

[Andrew H. <ahh...@gm...>]

Hi All,

Im looking to know if it is possible to control the rendering/z order in
the following:

Geoserver:
+ Group Layer (mapbox vector tile, pbf)
   + Layer A
   + Layer B

Given both Layer A and Layer B have a common field called "access_code"....
and  values that I would like rendered (top first)...
1. access_code = Restricted
2. access_code = Approved with Conditions
3. access_code = Approved

And, the client is OpenLayers.

We would like access_code = Restricted always on top (regardless of being
in A or B) and so forth..

Is there an SLD/CSS option that will control the sorting/ordering of the
data so that it streams out the pbf and rendered in such an order? or
perhaps we need to split Layer A and B into a total of 6 layers within the
group layer...

Layer A - Restricted
Layer B - Restricted
Layer A - Approved with Conditions
Layer B - Approved with Conditions
Layer A - Approved
Layer B - Approved

Or.... something else? or nothing else will work?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Andrew