# Ability to apply ad-hoc filters and sorting without the need to create a query or app first

**URL:** <https://community.tulip.co/t/ability-to-apply-ad-hoc-filters-and-sorting-without-the-need-to-create-a-query-or-app-first/9480>\
**Category:** Product Suggestions\
**Created:** [October 10, 2023, 9:10am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/ability-to-apply-ad-hoc-filters-and-sorting-without-the-need-to-create-a-query-or-app-first/9480 "2023-10-10T09:10:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![sebme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@sebme](https://community.tulip.co/u/sebme)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 9:10am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/ability-to-apply-ad-hoc-filters-and-sorting-without-the-need-to-create-a-query-or-app-first/9480/1 "2023-10-10T09:10:13Z")

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Particularly during testing we are currently running into a lot of situations where it would be great if there was an easy way to apply ad-hoc filters to table columns in the web interface to quickly check if certain entries have arrived or not.

~~Same for sorting. Right now in the table view new records are added to the bottom of the list…~~  
Correction: is already possible but does not persist. So in case of sorting it would be nice of the choses sorting persists.

Right now the only workaround we found is either create a fake query and modify its values and apply as “test” or create a helper app for that purpose.

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**Author:** ![thorsten.langner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@thorsten.langner](https://community.tulip.co/u/thorsten.langner)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/ability-to-apply-ad-hoc-filters-and-sorting-without-the-need-to-create-a-query-or-app-first/9480/2 "2023-10-10T10:10:05Z")

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@sebme

I like that a lot.  
In my opinion, all Pages (Apps, Connectors, User Table, Tables, Stations, Display Devices…) should be filterable by all parameters… All columns should have a Filter setting, so you can combine them easily.

Maybe the thread for searching a Table is also interesting for you:  
[Ability to Search in a table (tulip.co)](https://community.tulip.co/t/ability-to-search-in-a-table/9098)

P.s.: Did you know, you can vote for your own suggestions?