server/AyaNova/Controllers/DataListController.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers;
 using AyaNova.Biz;
 using AyaNova.DataList;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Linq;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
                 return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.NOT_FOUND, null, $"DataList \"{DataListKey}\" specified does not exist"));
             }
 
-            return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(DataList.FieldDefinitions));
+            var ExternalOnly = DataList.FieldDefinitions.Where(z => z.IsMeta == false);
+            return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(ExternalOnly));
         }
 
     }//eoc

server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataListFieldDefinition.cs

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
         //CLIENT / SERVER - client display server validation purposes
         public bool IsSortable { get; set; }
 
+         //CLIENT / SERVER - indicates internal only meta column, don't show to user for filter settings etc
+        public bool IsMeta { get; set; }
+
         //CLIENT Use only for display
         public int UiFieldDataType { get; set; }
 
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             IsFilterable = true;
             IsSortable = true;
             IsRowId = false;
+            IsMeta=false;
             //Set openable object type to no type which is the default and means it's not a link to another object
             AyaObjectType = (int)AyaType.NoType;
 

server/AyaNova/DataList/CustomerNoteDataList.cs

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
                 UiFieldDataType = (int)UiFieldDataType.Text,
                 SqlIdColumnName = "auser.id",
                 SqlValueColumnName = "auser.name",
-                IsRowId = true
+                IsRowId = false
             });
 
 
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
                 UiFieldDataType = (int)UiFieldDataType.DateTime,
                 SqlValueColumnName = "acustomernote.notedate"
             });
+
+            //META column 
+            FieldDefinitions.Add(new AyaDataListFieldDefinition
+            {
+                FieldKey = "metacustomer",
+                SqlIdColumnName = "acustomernote.customerid",
+                SqlValueColumnName = "acustomernote.customerid",
+                IsMeta = true
+            });
         }
     }//eoc
 }//eons

server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs

@@ -35,16 +35,27 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
                 listOptions.ListView = DataList.DefaultListView;
             }
 
-            //parse the list view     
-            var ListViewArray = JArray.Parse(listOptions.ListView);
+            //parse the list view(s)     
+            //This one is for the return list to the Client for grid column display
+            var PublicListViewArray = JArray.Parse(listOptions.ListView);
+
+            //this one is for internal use here to build the filter and sort etc
+            var InternalListViewArray = JArray.Parse(listOptions.ListView);
+            var MetaListViewArray = JArray.Parse(listOptions.MetaView ?? "[]");
+            foreach (JToken jt in MetaListViewArray)
+                InternalListViewArray.Add(jt);
 
 
-            //Get the field key names in a list from the listview
-            List<string> ListViewFieldList = DataList.GetFieldListFromListView(ListViewArray);
+            //Get the public field key names in a list from the listview
+            List<string> PublicListViewFieldList = DataList.GetFieldListFromListView(PublicListViewArray);
+
+            //Get the internal only field key names from the internal list view
+            List<string> InternalListViewFieldList = DataList.GetFieldListFromListView(InternalListViewArray);
+
 
             //BUILD THE QUERY                     
             //SELECT FRAGMENT COLUMNS FROM TEMPLATE               
-            var SelectBuild = DataListSqlSelectBuilder.Build(DataList.FieldDefinitions, ListViewFieldList);
+            var SelectBuild = DataListSqlSelectBuilder.Build(DataList.FieldDefinitions, InternalListViewFieldList);
 
             //FROM CLAUSE             
             var qFrom = DataList.SQLFrom;
@@ -53,11 +64,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             var qOrderBy = string.Empty;
 
             //WHERE CLAUSE - FILTER            
-            qWhere = DataListSqlFilterCriteriaBuilder.DataFilterToSQLCriteria(DataList.FieldDefinitions, ListViewArray);
+            qWhere = DataListSqlFilterCriteriaBuilder.DataFilterToSQLCriteria(DataList.FieldDefinitions, InternalListViewArray);
 
             //ORDER BY CLAUSE - SORT 
             //BUILD ORDER BY 
-            qOrderBy = DataListSqlFilterOrderByBuilder.DataFilterToSQLOrderBy(DataList.FieldDefinitions, ListViewArray);
+            qOrderBy = DataListSqlFilterOrderByBuilder.DataFilterToSQLOrderBy(DataList.FieldDefinitions, InternalListViewArray);
 
             //LIMIT AND OFFSET CLAUSE - PAGING
             listOptions.Offset = listOptions.Offset ?? ListOptions.DefaultOffset;
@@ -72,7 +83,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             qTotalRecordsQuery = $"SELECT COUNT(*) {qFrom} {qWhere}".Replace("  ", " ");
 
             //RETURN OBJECTS                  
-            int returnRowColumnCount = ListViewFieldList.Count();
+            int returnRowColumnCount = PublicListViewFieldList.Count();
             List<List<AyaFieldData>> rows = new List<List<AyaFieldData>>();
             long totalRecordCount = 0;
 
@@ -93,7 +104,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
 
 
                             //INSERT REMAINING FIELDS FROM TEMPLATE INTO THE RETURN ROWS LIST
-                            foreach (string TemplateField in ListViewFieldList)
+                            foreach (string TemplateField in PublicListViewFieldList)
                             {
 
                                 //get the AyaObjectFieldDefinition
@@ -194,7 +205,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             //BUILD THE COLUMNS RETURN PROPERTY JSON FRAGMENT          
             Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JArray ColumnsJSON = null;
 
-            ColumnsJSON = DataList.GenerateListColumnsJSONFromListView(ListViewArray);
+            ColumnsJSON = DataList.GenerateListColumnsJSONFromListView(PublicListViewArray);
 
             return new ApiDataListResponse(rows, totalRecordCount, ColumnsJSON);