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Filter for magic fields in multi selection columns

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Cluster: Multi selection enhancement
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Description

Right now (v0.7) it is possible to filter for values from the multi selection columns. But you can not filter for something like @userId. This needs to be specially handled in the backend because the db don't know the userId etc. This has to be mapped to a valid option-id from the column definition. This can be used as filter value...

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Start by tracing the backend filter handling for multi-selection columns and the column-definition data used to resolve options. Confirm how magic values such as @userId should map to valid option IDs, then verify that filtering uses the mapped value; the payload names no specific files or tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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