I noticed that NPM 12.2's Manage Dependencies Parent and Child columns do not sort ascending when "sort ascending" is selected. Nor do they sort descending when "sort descending" is chosen.
They sort opposite of the selected pattern. "Sort Ascending" results in sorting the column in Descending manner, "Sort Descending" results in the column being sorted in Ascending fashion:
Parent Sorting:


Child Sorting:


This is only cosmetic; perhaps it's very simple to fix. I can work around this, but for the next version or hot fix, maybe include this correction?