Where should I start for making a data table/browser?

[VirtualVirgin]

I have a look up table that I need to browse in a similar fashion to a standard file browser, where there are column headers with sort functions (ascending/descending and alphabetical) and rows are populated with multiple data types for each entry.
I don't need to edit any of the data via the table, just browse via search, filter and sort methods.
Is the Viewport using "setTableMode()" the way to go, or is that mostly designed for editing data sets?

[d.healey]

@VirtualVirgin You could try table mode. You might also try using multiple viewports with lists - a bit like how the preset browser is laid out.