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Add ability to set sort column for pagination, sometimes there isn't a primary key

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
38/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
r
Domain
data

Research direction

Start by reading the linked issue, smnorris/bcdata#146, then trace how pagination currently selects its sort column. Done means callers can specify a sort column when a dataset lacks a primary key, while existing pagination behavior remains intact.

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