diff --git sc/source/ui/dbgui/tpsort.cxx sc/source/ui/dbgui/tpsort.cxx
index 303d6c6..17b126b 100644
--- sc/source/ui/dbgui/tpsort.cxx
+++ sc/source/ui/dbgui/tpsort.cxx
@@ -275,9 +275,11 @@ sal_Bool ScTabPageSortFields::FillItemSet( SfxItemSet& rArgSet )
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// for data exchange without dialogue detour: (still TODO!)
-void ScTabPageSortFields::ActivatePage()
+// for data exchange without dialogue detour: 
+void ScTabPageSortFields::ActivatePage( const SfxItemSet& rSet )
 {
+    // Refresh local copy with shared data
+    aSortData = ((const ScSortItem&)rSet.Get( SCITEM_SORTDATA )).GetSortData();
     if ( pDlg )
     {
         if ( bHasHeader  != pDlg->GetHeaders()
@@ -744,9 +746,11 @@ sal_Bool ScTabPageSortOptions::FillItemSet( SfxItemSet& rArgSet )
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// for data exchange without dialogue detour: (still TODO!)
-void ScTabPageSortOptions::ActivatePage()
+// for data exchange without dialogue detour:
+void ScTabPageSortOptions::ActivatePage( const SfxItemSet& rSet )
 {
+    // Refresh local copy with shared data
+    aSortData = ((const ScSortItem&)rSet.Get( SCITEM_SORTDATA )).GetSortData();
     if ( pDlg )
     {
         if ( aBtnHeader.IsChecked() != pDlg->GetHeaders() )
diff --git sc/source/ui/inc/tpsort.hxx sc/source/ui/inc/tpsort.hxx
index 14fce4e..6a7d65a 100644
--- sc/source/ui/inc/tpsort.hxx
+++ sc/source/ui/inc/tpsort.hxx
@@ -70,10 +70,9 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 // for data exchange (TODO: should be changed!)
-//  virtual void        ActivatePage    ( const SfxItemSet& rSet );
+    virtual void        ActivatePage    ( const SfxItemSet& rSet );
     using SfxTabPage::ActivatePage;
     using SfxTabPage::DeactivatePage;
-    virtual void        ActivatePage    ();
     virtual int         DeactivatePage  ( SfxItemSet* pSet = 0);
 
 private:
@@ -133,10 +132,9 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 // for data exchange (TODO: should be changed!)
-//  virtual void        ActivatePage    ( const SfxItemSet& rSet );
+    virtual void        ActivatePage    ( const SfxItemSet& rSet );
     using SfxTabPage::ActivatePage;
     using SfxTabPage::DeactivatePage;
-    virtual void        ActivatePage    ();
     virtual int         DeactivatePage  ( SfxItemSet* pSet = 0);
 
 private: