diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs
index 338070c5..d82b59f6 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataList.cs
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
 
 
 
-        public Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JArray GenerateListColumnsJSONFromListView(JArray listViewArray)
+        public Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JArray GenerateReturnListColumns(List<string> columns)
         {
 
-            var ListViewFieldKeys = GetFieldListFromListView(listViewArray);
+            // var ListViewFieldKeys = GetFieldListFromListView(listViewArray);
             var CustomFieldDefinitions = GetCustomFieldDefinitionsForList();
 
             //Generate JSON fragment to return with column definitions
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
 
             bool FirstColumnAdded = false;
 
-            foreach (string s in ListViewFieldKeys)
+            foreach (string s in columns)
             {
                 AyaDataListFieldDefinition o = FieldDefinitions.FirstOrDefault(z => z.FieldKey == s);
 #if (DEBUG)
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs
index 5111877b..538c1861 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
                 StaticServerFilterOptions = ((IAyaDataListServerCriteria)DataList).DataListServerCriteria(userId, userRoles, listOptions);
 
 
-            //Get the public field key names in a list from the listview
-            List<string> PublicListViewFieldList = listOptions.Columns;
+            // //Get the public field key names in a list from the listview
+            // List<string> PublicListViewFieldList = listOptions.Columns;
 
             //Get the combination of all unique fields from both StaticServerFilterOptions and listOptions   
             //NOTE: this assumes no list options filter colums that don't exist in listoptions.columns       
-            var AllUniqueFieldKeysRequiredForQuery = PublicListViewFieldList.Union(StaticServerFilterOptions.Select(z => z.Column).ToList()).ToList();
+            var AllUniqueFieldKeysRequiredForQuery = listOptions.Columns.Union(StaticServerFilterOptions.Select(z => z.Column).ToList()).ToList();
 
             //Add the internal filters into the listoptions existing filters
             //NOTE: There is currently no overlap between internal filtered columns and filters coming from the client
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             qTotalRecordsQuery = $"SELECT COUNT(*) {qFrom} {qWhere}".Replace("  ", " ");
 
             //RETURN OBJECTS                  
-            int returnRowColumnCount = PublicListViewFieldList.Count();
+            int returnRowColumnCount = listOptions.Columns.Count();
             List<List<AyaFieldData>> rows = new List<List<AyaFieldData>>();
             long totalRecordCount = 0;
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
 
 
                             //INSERT REMAINING FIELDS FROM TEMPLATE INTO THE RETURN ROWS LIST
-                            foreach (string TemplateField in PublicListViewFieldList)
+                            foreach (string TemplateField in listOptions.Columns)
                             {
 
                                 //get the AyaObjectFieldDefinition
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             //BUILD THE COLUMNS RETURN PROPERTY JSON FRAGMENT          
             Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JArray ColumnsJSON = null;
 
-            ColumnsJSON = DataList.GenerateListColumnsJSONFromListView(listOptions.Columns);//<<<-----this next
+            ColumnsJSON = DataList.GenerateReturnListColumns(listOptions.Columns);//<<<-----this next
 
             return new ApiDataListResponse(rows, totalRecordCount, ColumnsJSON);
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/IAyaDataList.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/IAyaDataList.cs
index e8ea210c..bd333650 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/IAyaDataList.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/IAyaDataList.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
 
         void SetListOptionDefaultsIfNecessary(DataListOptions listOptions);
 
-        Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JArray GenerateListColumnsJSONFromListView(JArray listViewArray);
+        Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JArray GenerateReturnListColumns(List<string> columns);
        // List<string> GetFieldListFromListView(JArray listViewArray);