server/AyaNova/biz/FilterSqlCriteriaBuilder.cs

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                     tagList = filterItem["value"].ToObject<List<String>>();
                 }
 
-                var dataType = objectFields.Find(x => x.Key == fld).DataType;
+                var dataType = objectFields.Find(x => x.PropertyName.ToLowerInvariant() == fld).DataType;
                 sb.Append("(");
                 sb.Append(DataFilterToColumnCriteria(fld, dataType, opType, val, tagList, userId));
                 if (i < FilterArray.Count - 1)

server/AyaNova/biz/RequiredFieldsValidator.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
 
                     //get the FormField object
                     ObjectField FF = FormFields.Where(x => x.Key == FldLtKey).Single();
-                    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(FF.PropertyName))
+                   
+                   //don't validate custom fields, just skip them
+                   // if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(FF.PropertyName))//this used to work because there would be no property name but now there is so it doesn't
+                    if (!FF.Custom)
                     {
                         //Now get the actual property name from the available fields using the lt key
                         string RequiredPropertyName = FF.PropertyName;