server/AyaNova/PickList/PickListSqlBuilder.cs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.PickList
         //Maximum number of results to return at any given time
         //did a little research and may adjust this but it can be fairly girthy in this day and age
         //and many people might not want or need to autocomplete type if we provide enough leeway.
-        //for example, if you're selecting a 
+
         const int MAXIMUM_RESULT_COUNT = 100;
 
         //Build the query for a picklist request
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.PickList
                 throw new System.ArgumentNullException($"DEV ERROR in PickListSqlBuilder.cs: picklist for {pickList.DefaultListObjectType.ToString()} has no rowId column specified in columnDefinitions list");
             PlIdSelectFragment = rowIdColumn.SqlIdColumnName + " as plId";
 
+
+
             if (preId != 0)
             {
                 PredefinedOnlyWhereFragment = rowIdColumn.SqlIdColumnName + " = " + preId.ToString();
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.PickList
             AyaPickListFieldDefinition activeColumn = pickList.ColumnDefinitions.FirstOrDefault(z => z.IsActiveColumn == true);
             if (activeColumn == null)
             {
+
                 //no active column which is normal for some types of objects
                 //so make a fake one and return them all as active=true as all lists must return the same format
                 ActiveSelectFragment = "true as plActive";
@@ -83,7 +86,16 @@ namespace AyaNova.PickList
                 //if there is an override to see inactive too then we just don't set the filter on active
                 if (!IncludeInactive)
                 {
-                    ActiveWhereFragment = activeColumn.SqlValueColumnName + " = true";
+                    if (preId != 0)
+                    {
+                        //pre-selected need to always appear regardless of active status 
+                        ActiveWhereFragment = $"({rowIdColumn.SqlIdColumnName} = {preId}) or ({activeColumn.SqlValueColumnName} = true)";
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        ActiveWhereFragment = activeColumn.SqlValueColumnName + " = true";
+                    }
+
                 }
             }
 
@@ -169,10 +181,10 @@ namespace AyaNova.PickList
                         //Where fragment is different for non text fields: it needs to be cast to text to like query on it
                         //(cast (awidget.serial as text) like '%some%')
                         if (HasAutoCompleteQuery)
-                        if (ServerGlobalBizSettings.SearchCaseSensitiveOnly)
-                            sWhere = $"(cast ({valueColumnName} as text) like '%{autoCompleteQuery}%')";
+                            if (ServerGlobalBizSettings.SearchCaseSensitiveOnly)
+                                sWhere = $"(cast ({valueColumnName} as text) like '%{autoCompleteQuery}%')";
                             else
-                            sWhere = $"(lower(cast ({valueColumnName} as text)) like lower('%{autoCompleteQuery}%'))";
+                                sWhere = $"(lower(cast ({valueColumnName} as text)) like lower('%{autoCompleteQuery}%'))";
                     }