using System Setup product sort in iQA

I have a client who is utilizing the Set up commerce web components for their product setup (set as featured), category setting and sort. While this is intended to be used for the PublicView store, this information should be writing to the database somewhere to be able to use to sort the iQA query for the ProductDisplayList iPart, should it not? This is found at System Setup > Set up commerce web components > Store home.

If the sort information is indeed stored in the database, what table(s)/view(s)/business object(s) would I be able to bring into the IQA query to drive the default sort order (as csProduct does not have any of this information)?

Thanks
Eric