diff --git a/forward_engineering/ddlProvider/ddlHelpers/index/getIndexOptions.js b/forward_engineering/ddlProvider/ddlHelpers/index/getIndexOptions.js
index 04ffc5e..4f967df 100644
--- a/forward_engineering/ddlProvider/ddlHelpers/index/getIndexOptions.js
+++ b/forward_engineering/ddlProvider/ddlHelpers/index/getIndexOptions.js
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ const toUpperCase = value => toUpper(value);
 const getUpperCaseValue = prefix => getBasicValue({ prefix, modifier: toUpperCase });
 
 /**
- * Build index key list clause. The model stores the order as `ascending`/`descending`, which Db2 for z/OS spells
- * `ASC`/`DESC`.
+ * Build index key list clause.
  *
  * @param {IndexKeyRef[]} [keys] Index keys.
  * @returns {string} Keys clause.
diff --git a/forward_engineering/utils/general.js b/forward_engineering/utils/general.js
index b0a462d..477c2a1 100644
--- a/forward_engineering/utils/general.js
+++ b/forward_engineering/utils/general.js
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ const columnMapToString = ({ name }) => wrapInQuotes(name ?? '');
  * @returns {string} Column expression.
  */
 const columnMapToStringWithOrder = ({ name, type }) => {
-	const order = type === 'descending' ? ' DESC' : type === 'ascending' ? ' ASC' : '';
-	return wrapInQuotes(name) + order;
+	return [wrapInQuotes(name), type].filter(Boolean).join(' ');
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/properties_pane/entity_level/entityLevelConfig.json b/properties_pane/entity_level/entityLevelConfig.json
index af67aa9..ceaae67 100644
--- a/properties_pane/entity_level/entityLevelConfig.json
+++ b/properties_pane/entity_level/entityLevelConfig.json
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ making sure that you maintain a proper JSON format.
 						"propertyTooltip": "Index key columns with ASC, DESC, or RANDOM ordering.",
 						"propertyType": "fieldList",
 						"template": "orderedList",
-						"attributeList": ["asc", "desc", "random"],
+						"attributeList": ["", "ASC", "DESC", "RANDOM"],
 						"validation": {
 							"minLength": 1,
 							"required": true