diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/WidgetController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/WidgetController.cs
index 6e8b0314..2b7a0590 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/WidgetController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/WidgetController.cs
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="pagingOptions">Paging, filtering and sorting options</param>
         /// <returns>Collection with paging data</returns>
-        [HttpGet("List", Name = nameof(WidgetList))]
-        public ActionResult WidgetList([FromQuery] ListOptions pagingOptions)
+        [HttpGet("List", Name = nameof(List))]
+        public ActionResult List([FromQuery] ListOptions pagingOptions)
         {
             if (serverState.IsClosed)
                 return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.API_CLOSED, null, serverState.Reason));
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
 
             // ApiPagedResponse<NameIdItem> pr = biz.GetList(Url, nameof(WidgetList), pagingOptions);
             // return Ok(new ApiOkWithPagingResponse<NameIdItem>(pr));
-            JObject j = biz.GetList(Url, nameof(WidgetList), pagingOptions).Result;
-            return Ok(j);
+            string ret= biz.GetList(Url, nameof(List), pagingOptions).Result;
+            return Ok(ret);
         }
 
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/ObjectFields.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/ObjectFields.cs
index 40bc5e81..e1e3fabb 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/ObjectFields.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/ObjectFields.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
 namespace AyaNova.Biz
 {
     //************************************************
     // This contains all the fields that are:
-    //  Customizable on forms
-    //  In grid list templates
+    //  - Customizable on forms
+    //  - In grid list templates
     //In addition it serves as a source for valid object keys in AvailableObjectKeys
     //
     public static class ObjectFields
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
 
 
                 default:
-                    throw new System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException($"ObjectFields: {key} is not a valid form key");
+                    throw new System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException($"ObjectFields: {key} is not a valid object key");
             }
             return l;
         }
@@ -128,6 +129,18 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         }
 
 
+        //Accept a json template
+        //return a column list suitable for api list return
+        public static string GenerateListColumnJSONFromTemplate(string ObjectKey, string template)
+        {
+            //parse the template
+            var jtemplate = JObject.Parse(template);
+            var fields= ObjectFieldsList(ObjectKey);
+
+            return "";
+        }
+
+
 
     }//eoc ObjectFields
 
@@ -146,7 +159,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         public string EnumType { get; set; }
         //if field is a reference to another object (i.e. a client in a workorders list)
         //then the type to open is set here
-        public int AyObjectType {get;set;}
+        public int AyObjectType { get; set; }
 
 
         public ObjectField()
@@ -159,7 +172,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             Sortable = true;
             MiniAvailable = true;
             //Set openable object type to no type which is the default and means it's not a link to another object
-            AyObjectType=(int)AyaType.NoType;
+            AyObjectType = (int)AyaType.NoType;
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/WidgetBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/WidgetBiz.cs
index 7b320a64..c41ab6b2 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/WidgetBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/WidgetBiz.cs
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
 
 
         //get many (paged)
-        internal async Task<JObject> GetList(IUrlHelper Url, string routeName, ListOptions listOptions)
+        internal async Task<string> GetList(IUrlHelper Url, string routeName, ListOptions listOptions)
         {
             listOptions.Offset = listOptions.Offset ?? ListOptions.DefaultOffset;
             listOptions.Limit = listOptions.Limit ?? ListOptions.DefaultLimit;
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                 //all mini lists will have an id so include the type to open
                 ColumnsJSON=@"{[ {""cm"":""Widget"",""dt"":""text"",""ay"":"+ AyaType.Widget.ToString()+ "}]}";
             }else{
-                 ColumnsJSON=@"{[ {""cm"":""Widget"",""dt"":""text"",""ay"":"+ AyaType.Widget.ToString()+ "}]}";
+                 ColumnsJSON=ObjectFields.GenerateListColumnJSONFromTemplate(ObjectFields.WIDGET_KEY,MOCK_WIDGET_DISPLAY_TEMPLATE_JSON);
             }
 
             //TODO: BUILD THE RETURN LIST OF DATA ITEMS
@@ -350,8 +350,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             dynamic ret = new JObject();
             ret.items = items;
             ret.pageLinks = pageLinks;
+            ret.columns=ColumnsJSON;
 
-            return ret;
+            return ret.ToString();
             // ApiPagedResponse<Widget> pr = new ApiPagedResponse<Widget>(items, pageLinks);
             // return pr;
         }