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Offer sorting via column headers on SQL questions with parameters

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Description

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**

If a SQL question doesn't have parameters, then we offer the sorting via the column headers (once it's saved), but if the question has parameters we can't do nothing about it

**Describe the solution you'd like**

Allow a user to sort the SQL question with parameters from the headers

**Describe alternatives you've considered**

NA

**How important is this feature to you?**

Requested by a customer

**Additional context**

The reason why we can't do this is simply because we can't wrap the question in a GUI question and then use the order by clause below. We need to find a way of passing through the filters from SQL questions to GUI questions first and then offer this

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Research direction

Start by tracing how saved SQL questions with parameters are handled and how column-header sorting works for SQL questions without parameters. Investigate the stated limitation around wrapping a question in a GUI question and passing filters through. Done means parameterized SQL questions can be sorted from their column headers.

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Assessment

Tech stack
clojure, sql
Domain
data-visualization, database
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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