server/AyaNova/biz/PickListBiz.cs

@@ -58,11 +58,27 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         //get picklist 
         internal async Task<List<NameIdActiveItem>> GetPickListAsync(AyaType ayaType, string query, bool inactive, AuthorizationRoles userRoles)
         {
+
+            var PickList = PickListFactory.GetAyaPickList(ayaType);
+
+            //was the name not found as a pick list?
+            if (PickList == null)
+            {
+                //not a user error so no need to localize
+                AddError(ApiErrorCode.NOT_FOUND, "ayaType", $"PickList for type \"{ayaType}\" specified does not exist");
+                return null;
+
+            }
+
+
+
             //Crack and validate the query part set a broken rule if not valid and return null
             //else do the query
             string TagSpecificQuery = null;
             string AutoCompleteQuery = null;
 
+
+
             //Here need to handle scenario of badly formed query so user knows they did it wrong and doesn't just assume it's not there
 
             //determine if this is a tag query
@@ -75,7 +91,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                     var querySegments = AutoCompleteQuery.Split(' ');
                     if (querySegments.Length > 2)
                     {
-                        AddError(ApiErrorCode.VALIDATION_INVALID_VALUE, "query", "LT:PickListQueryInvalid");
+                        AddError(ApiErrorCode.VALIDATION_INVALID_VALUE, "query", "LT:ErrorPickListQueryInvalid");
                         return null;
                     }
                     // users may type several spaces in a regular query, so ignore that and only use the first two segments
@@ -91,7 +107,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        AddError(ApiErrorCode.VALIDATION_INVALID_VALUE, "query", "LT:PickListQueryInvalid");
+                        AddError(ApiErrorCode.VALIDATION_INVALID_VALUE, "query", "LT:ErrorPickListQueryInvalid");
                         return null;
                     }