I will add a postscript. you can write as below.
def demo031():
def record():
rows = db(db.employee_sheet.resigned == True).select(limitby=(0,3))
return [
row.id for row in rows.sort(lambda row:row.employee_number)]
response.title = 'demo030'
response.view = 'plugin_sqleditable/sample.html'
editable = SQLEDITABLE(db.employee_sheet, record=record(),showid=False,
maxrow=5).process()
return dict(editable=editable)
If you use "primarykey" and multiple key fields, you need to write list of list in "record" parameter.