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@@ -42,31 +42,30 @@ CURRENT ROADMAP
 CURRENT TODOs
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-todo: outstanding question about below: 
-	- how will it work in practice if Name is the third column desired and set in listview?
-	- how is client to know it's the default column if it's in third place?
-	- do I force the leftmost to be immovable and always present?  Seems wierd but maybe not as sort and filter not determined by order, acutally it kind of is, shit
-	- Ok maybe if defined in field definitions first is default but server includes a flag to indicate it's default no matter the order.
-	- Nope, convention sucks in this case due to column order needs, need to go back to a deterministic method with an added property of datalistfielddefinition object
-		- it has to be there but in any order so needs a flag instead and some server work to ensure it's returned
 
-todo: re-plan immediate below based on deterministic method with an added property as above, then implement
 
-todo: default "df" thing isn't really working at the moment, I can remove the Name column from widgets and then I can't open a widget from teh grid
-	- see if "df" has any purpose other than my initial though of an openable option for the record
-		- it was required to know what object the row identifies so that bulk actions can be peformed when multiple selected, but other ways to do that
-	- OLD CHANGES (NO, CHANGE THIS FIRST), replace df column with a CONVENTION of first column (as defined in field column definitions) is always required and identifies the row:
+
+todo: default "df" thing isn't really working at the moment, I can remove the Name column from widgets and then I can't open a widget from teh grid	
+	- CHANGES  replace df column with a flag indicating which column is the required rowID column or "RID" or "rid" of first column (as defined in field column definitions) is always required and identifies the row:
 		- Remove df column from server, client and tests
-		- NEW CONVENTION TO REPLACE DF:
-			- The first column output by datalist (as defined in datalist definition object) is *always* the row ID column and can't be hidden and is required to show in datatable
-		- Add code to listVieweditor to always have first column in field definitions set to required / visible and cannot be set to hidden (take away the switch to make it obvious)
-			-It can be moved all they want but never not included
-		- Change datalist SQL builder select columns code at server to always return row id column even if not in listview
-		- ListView save Validation change to check that first column is *always* present in listview, not valid if it's missing
-			- this will happen with our tools automatically but need it for api users
-			- TESTS: write a test to ensure the first column as defined is always included even if attempt to circumvent by not defining it
+		- SERVER: 
+			- Change datalist SQL builder select columns code at server to always return rid column even if not in listview
+			- ListView save Validation change to check that rid column is *always* present in listview, not valid if it's missing
+				- this will happen with our tools automatically but need it for api users
+
+		- CLIENT: column with rid:true or rid:1 or just present is *always* the row ID column and can't be hidden and is required to show in datatable
+			- must be present but doesn't matter which order it's in as long as it's there
+		
+		- Add code to listVieweditor to always have rid flagged column  set to required / visible and cannot be set to hidden (take away the switch to make it obvious)
+			-It can be moved all they want but never not included
+		
+		
+		- INTEGRATION TESTS: 
+			- test to ensure the rid column as is always included even if attempt to circumvent by not defining it
+			- validation test to ensure attempt to save a listview without the rid column present results in fail required
+
+
 
-		- Update integration tests as required to support lack of df column
 
 
 todo: when duplicate is inactive it looks the same, is it really being set inactive?