# Coping with deprecated columns in Data Explorer

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/coping-with-deprecated-columns-in-data-explorer/400264
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** data-explorer
**Created:** [April 9, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coping-with-deprecated-columns-in-data-explorer/400264 "2026-04-09T03:46:40Z")
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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2026, 4:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coping-with-deprecated-columns-in-data-explorer/400264/2 "2026-04-09T04:42:20Z")

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> [@ted](#):
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> Would you be okay with introducing a gem to do SQL parsing to support this feature @sam? It could be `require`d only when [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) is loaded.

Hi Ted 🤗

Honestly, I am not sure, everything depends. The good news is that Nat and @tgxworld are looking at [data explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) at the moment so they should be able to provide guidance.

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