diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 0e2049e9..8fd97968 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         "AYANOVA_FOLDER_USER_FILES": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\userfiles",
         "AYANOVA_FOLDER_BACKUP_FILES": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\backupfiles",
         "AYANOVA_FOLDER_TEMPORARY_SERVER_FILES": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\tempfiles",
-        "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE": "false",
+        "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE": "true",
         "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE_SEEDLEVEL": "small",
         "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE_TZ_OFFSET": "-7",
         "AYANOVA_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH": "C:\\data\\code\\postgres_13\\bin\\"
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlFilterCriteriaBuilder.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlFilterCriteriaBuilder.cs
index ede17767..94017af4 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlFilterCriteriaBuilder.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlFilterCriteriaBuilder.cs
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
 
                 //Get some info about this column / field
                 var fld = cm["fld"].Value<string>();
-                var dataType = objectFieldsList.Find(z => z.FieldKey.ToLowerInvariant() == fld).UiFieldDataType;
+
+                //var dataType = objectFieldsList.Find(z => z.FieldKey.ToLowerInvariant() == fld.ToLowerInvariant()).UiFieldDataType;
                 AyaDataListFieldDefinition DataListField = objectFieldsList.FirstOrDefault(z => z.FieldKey == fld);
+                var dataType = DataListField.UiFieldDataType;
+
 
                 //No filtering on custom fields!
                 if (DataListField.IsCustomField)
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/DataListViewBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/DataListViewBiz.cs
index ca33e63d..e49915aa 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/DataListViewBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/DataListViewBiz.cs
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                             if (DataList != null)
                             {
 
-                                var TheField = DataList.FieldDefinitions.SingleOrDefault(z => z.FieldKey.ToLowerInvariant() == fld);
+                                var TheField = DataList.FieldDefinitions.SingleOrDefault(z => z.FieldKey.ToLowerInvariant() == fld.ToLowerInvariant());
 
                                 if (TheField == null)
                                 {
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/MemoBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/MemoBiz.cs
index 5cb80d40..b496eb8c 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/MemoBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/MemoBiz.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             }
         }
 
-        
+
 
         // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // //DUPLICATE
@@ -100,14 +100,24 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         //      
         internal async Task<Memo> GetAsync(long id, bool logTheGetEvent = true)
         {
-            var ret = await ct.Memo.SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.Id == id && m.ToId==UserId);//## SECURITY, if need general purpose then make new method
+            var ret = await ct.Memo.SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.Id == id && m.ToId == UserId);//## SECURITY, if need general purpose then make new method
             if (logTheGetEvent && ret != null)
+            {
+                //Hijack this method to also flag as read
+                //batch ops will get but will set logthegetevent as false which is helpful for also setting read or not
+                if (!ret.Viewed)
+                {
+                    //FLAG VIEWED
+                    ret.Viewed = true;
+                    await ct.SaveChangesAsync();
+                }
                 await EventLogProcessor.LogEventToDatabaseAsync(new Event(UserId, id, BizType, AyaEvent.Retrieved), ct);
+            }
             return ret;
         }
 
 
-        
+
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //UPDATE  - ## NOTE: only internally, not exposed to controller route only here for batch ops
         // 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/PickListBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/PickListBiz.cs
index 4fc8674a..abb2bc7f 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/PickListBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/PickListBiz.cs
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                             if (PickList != null)
                             {
 
-                                var TheField = PickList.ColumnDefinitions.SingleOrDefault(z => z.FieldKey.ToLowerInvariant() == fld);
+                                var TheField = PickList.ColumnDefinitions.SingleOrDefault(z => z.FieldKey.ToLowerInvariant() == fld.ToLowerInvariant());
 
                                 if (TheField == null)
                                 {
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/util/Seeder.cs b/server/AyaNova/util/Seeder.cs
index 048c2691..a5a9abe3 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/util/Seeder.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/util/Seeder.cs
@@ -710,13 +710,13 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
                 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                 //Seed some test memos
                 {
-                    for (int x = 0; x < 10; x++)
+                    for (int x = 0; x < 100; x++)
                     {
                         Memo memo = new Memo();
-                        memo.Name = Fake.Rant.Review();
+                        memo.Name = Fake.Lorem.Sentence();
                         memo.Notes = Fake.Lorem.Paragraphs();
-                        memo.ToId = 1;
-                        memo.FromId = Fake.Random.Long(2, 15);
+                        memo.ToId = Fake.Random.Long(1, 15);
+                        memo.FromId = Fake.Random.Long(1, 15);
                         memo.Tags = RandomTags();
                         using (AyContext ct = ServiceProviderProvider.DBContext)
                         {