Hi @eric3,
Yes, I do think this can be solved with url parameters 
It's a little hard to say the best approach without seeing the UI of the app. If you can share screenshots or a recording, that could be helpful. We're also happy to take a closer look in office hours
It would also be helpful to know if you're using our new multipage app model.
In the meantime, here's an example of using url params with multipage:
Here's a page where the components are based on the url params (the user can add any name to the url and the app will reload with that info) :
Here's another page of the app where the user can set the url params from the table's selected row:
