diff --git a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
index ef673902..741e8649 100644
--- a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
+++ b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ todo: open ad-hoc type and id from data list idea
 todo: Administration - History
 	View the history log in full without being for specific items, i.e. data list view
 	
-
+todo: default sort order for default data list views specified?  (see eventdatalist for example)
 
 todo: Administration - Statistics WTF?  
 	What is this for?  Administration related statistics?
diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/gz-data-table.vue b/ayanova/src/components/gz-data-table.vue
index 92b8f5de..659bd765 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/gz-data-table.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/gz-data-table.vue
@@ -83,17 +83,13 @@
                     <!-- TEXT (also maybe openable)-->
                     <template v-if="c.i && c.i != 0">
                       <!-- openable object with an ID -->
+                      {{ c }}
                       <div
                         class="subtitle-1"
                         @click="gridCellButtonClick(c.key, c.i)"
                       >
                         <a href="javascript:"> {{ c.v }}</a>
                       </div>
-                      <!-- <v-btn
-                        depressed
-                        small
-                        @click="gridCellButtonClick(c.key, c.i)"
-                        >{{ c.v }}</v-btn> -->
                     </template>
                     <template v-else>
                       {{ c.v }}
@@ -126,8 +122,20 @@
                     {{ c.v }}
                   </template>
                   <template v-else-if="c.t == 10">
-                    <!-- ENUM (translated to text on getdata) -->
-                    {{ c.v }}
+                    <!-- ENUM (translated to text on getdata) ALSO MAYBE OPENABLE -->
+                    <template v-if="c.i && c.ot">
+                      <!-- openable object with an ID -->
+                      {{ c }}
+                      <div
+                        class="subtitle-1"
+                        @click="gridCellButtonClick(c.key, c.i, c.ot)"
+                      >
+                        <a href="javascript:"> {{ c.v }}</a>
+                      </div>
+                    </template>
+                    <template v-else>
+                      {{ c.v }}
+                    </template>
                   </template>
                   <template v-else-if="c.t == 11">
                     <!-- EMAIL -->
@@ -244,12 +252,6 @@
                               >
                                 <a href="javascript:"> {{ c.v }}</a>
                               </div>
-                              <!-- <span
-                                @click="gridCellButtonClick(c.key, c.i)"
-                                class="primary--text subtitle-1 font-weight-bold"
-                                style="cursor:pointer"
-                                >{{ c.v }}
-                              </span> -->
                             </template>
                             <template v-else>
                               {{ c.v }}
@@ -284,8 +286,20 @@
                             {{ c.v }}
                           </template>
                           <template v-else-if="c.t == 10">
-                            <!-- ENUM (translated to text on getdata) -->
-                            {{ c.v }}
+                            <!-- ENUM (translated to text on getdata) ALSO MAYBE OPENABLE -->
+                            <template v-if="c.i && c.ot">
+                              <!-- openable object with an ID -->
+                              {{ c }}
+                              <div
+                                class="subtitle-1"
+                                @click="gridCellButtonClick(c.key, c.i, c.ot)"
+                              >
+                                <a href="javascript:"> {{ c.v }}</a>
+                              </div>
+                            </template>
+                            <template v-else>
+                              {{ c.v }}
+                            </template>
                           </template>
                           <template v-else-if="c.t == 11">
                             <!-- EMAIL -->
@@ -481,12 +495,17 @@ export default {
       vm.loading = false;
       vm.getDataFromApi();
     },
-    gridCellButtonClick(key, i) {
-      //translate key to actual object type from header data
-      //key format is row-column e.g."500-2"
-      //get the datatype of the column which matches the server columns array index
-      let typeToOpen = this.serverColumns[key.split("-")[1]].ay;
-
+    gridCellButtonClick(key, i, ot) {
+      let typeToOpen = null;
+      //if ot is not null then *that* is the Openable Type otherwise it's in the header data
+      if (ot) {
+        typeToOpen = ot;
+      } else {
+        //translate key to actual object type from header data
+        //key format is row-column e.g."500-2"
+        //get the datatype of the column which matches the server columns array index
+        typeToOpen = this.serverColumns[key.split("-")[1]].ay;
+      }
       //i is the actual AyaNova index of vm record so we have all we need to open vm object
       window.$gz.eventBus.$emit("openobject", { type: typeToOpen, id: i });
     },
@@ -619,6 +638,7 @@ function buildRecords(listData, columndefinitions) {
 
       let dataType = columndefinitions[iColumn].dt;
       let display = column.v;
+      let openableAyaType = null;
       /*
          public enum UiFieldDataType : int
     {
@@ -687,6 +707,21 @@ function buildRecords(listData, columndefinitions) {
             columndefinitions[iColumn].et,
             display
           );
+          //is it an AyaType openable type column like in the EventDataList AyaType column?
+          if (
+            columndefinitions[iColumn].et == "AyaType" &&
+            column.i != null &&
+            column.i != 0
+          ) {
+            //yes so provide the ot (openable type) info needed for the grid to make this openable
+            openableAyaType = column.v;
+          }
+          // console.log("gz-data-table:buildRecords:enumtype column is ", column);
+          // //v contains the type number and i contains the id of the record if it's an aytype enum openable
+          // console.log(
+          //   "gz-data-table:buildRecords:enumtype column devfinition is ",
+          //   columndefinitions[iColumn]
+          // );
           break;
         case 14: //MemorySize (file size)
           display = window.$gz.locale.humanFileSize(
@@ -711,6 +746,13 @@ function buildRecords(listData, columndefinitions) {
       if (column.i) {
         columnObject["i"] = column.i;
       }
+
+      //is the source column a special AyaType enum with an id signifying to be openable directly?
+      if (openableAyaType) {
+        //signal to grid to make it an openable link
+        columnObject["ot"] = openableAyaType;
+      }
+
       o.columns["c" + iColumn.toString()] = columnObject;
       //Is:
       //Headers: [ { "text": "Name", "value": "c1" }, { "text": "Serial #", "value": "c2" },