Table sorting preferences will be saved and reused based on the user’s selections

tests/manageTime.test.cjs

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ function setup(requestServices = async () => [], requestExpand = async () => [],
   const calls = [], notifications = [];
   const searchableSelect = factory("src/features/opportunities/searchable-select.js", "createSearchableSelect")({ environment: { document } });
   const app = factory("src/features/manage-time/view.js", "createManageTime")({ MODAL_ID: "host", environment: { document, localStorage }, searchableSelect, dates, requestServices, requestExpand, requestTaskTypes, requestEntries, requestSave, requestDelete,
+    tableSorting: factory("src/features/preferences/table-sorting.js", "createTableSorting")({ environment: { document, localStorage } }),
     notify: (message, isError = false) => notifications.push({ message, isError }),
     requestWeek: date => new Promise((resolve, reject) => calls.push({ date, resolve, reject })) });
   app.setReady(true);
@@ -64,6 +65,27 @@ function setup(requestServices = async () => [], requestExpand = async () => [],
   const find = label => nodes().find(el => el.attributes["aria-label"] === label);
   return { app, calls, nodes, find, host, notifications };
 }
+test("sorting Manage Time preserves notes, hours and deletion IDs and restores on reopening", async () => {
+  const deleted = [], saved = new Map();
+  const storage = { getItem: key => saved.get(key), setItem: (key, value) => saved.set(key, value) };
+  const records = [
+    { id: 7, srNumber: "SR002", activityCode: "Design", taskType: "PREP", mondayTaskHours: 2, notes: "Second", tag: "SERVICE" },
+    { id: 8, srNumber: "SR001", activityCode: "Design", taskType: "PREP", mondayTaskHours: 3, notes: "First", tag: "SERVICE" }
+  ];
+  const h = setup(undefined, undefined, undefined, async () => records, storage, undefined, async id => deleted.push(id));
+  h.app.open(); h.calls[0].resolve(week()); await flush();
+  h.find("Sort by Service Request").click();
+  const selects = () => h.nodes().filter(node => node.tag === "select" && node.attributes["aria-label"]?.startsWith("Service Request,"));
+  assert.equal(selects()[0].value, "SR001");
+  assert.equal(h.nodes().find(node => node.tag === "textarea" && node.attributes["aria-label"] === "Notes, row 2").value, "First");
+  assert.equal(h.find("Hours 12-OCT-2026, row 2").value, "3");
+  h.app.close(); h.app.open(); h.calls[1].resolve(week()); await flush();
+  assert.equal(selects()[0].value, "SR001");
+  h.find("Delete row 2").click(); h.find("Save").click(); await flush();
+  assert.deepEqual(deleted, ["8"]);
+  assert.equal(selects()[0].value, "SR002");
+});
+
 test("persisted deletions wait for Save, stay scoped to their week and allow a deletion-only save", async () => {
   const deleted = [];
   const h = setup(undefined, undefined, undefined, async () => [{ id: 7, srNumber: "SR001", activityCode: "Design", taskType: "PREP", mondayTaskHours: 2, tag: "SERVICE" }], undefined, undefined, async id => deleted.push(id));