server/AyaNova/models/DataListTableProcessingOptions.cs

@@ -70,11 +70,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.Models
         //so in UI can show that there are hidden columns affecting the result set
         internal void SetHiddenAffectiveColumns(IDataListProcessing dataList)
         {
-
-          
             foreach (string s in base.Filter.Select(z => z.Column).ToList())
             {
-                if (!Columns.Contains(s))
+                if (!s.StartsWith("meta") && !Columns.Contains(s))
                 {
                     if (!HiddenAffectiveColumns.Contains(s))
                     {
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Models
 
             foreach (string s in base.SortBy.Select(z => z.Key).ToList())
             {
-                if (!Columns.Contains(s))
+                if (!s.StartsWith("meta") && !Columns.Contains(s))
                 {
                     if (!HiddenAffectiveColumns.Contains(s))
                     {