server/AyaNova/DataList/AttachmentDataList.cs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             cm.fld = "ayatype";
             dlistView.Add(cm);
 
-             cm = new JObject();
+            cm = new JObject();
             cm.fld = "ayatypeex";
             dlistView.Add(cm);
 
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             });
 
 
+
             FieldDefinitions.Add(new AyaDataListFieldDefinition
             {
                 TKey = "AyaType",

server/AyaNova/DataList/AyaDataListFieldDefinition.cs

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
         [JsonIgnore]
         public string SqlValueColumnName { get; set; }
         [JsonIgnore]
-        public string SqlAyTypeColumnName { get; set; }//column to fetch the AyaType for this field to set it dynamically instead of preset
+        public string SqlAyTypeColumnName { get; set; }//column to fetch the AyaType openabel  for this field to set it dynamically instead of preset
 
 
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             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;
-            SqlAyTypeColumnName=string.Empty;
+            SqlAyTypeColumnName=null;//must be null as that is checked against specifically
 
         }
 

server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs

@@ -181,8 +181,15 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
                                         var ordinal = SelectBuild.map[f.SqlIdColumnName];
                                         if (!await dr.IsDBNullAsync(ordinal))
                                             AyaField.i = dr.GetInt64(ordinal);
-
                                     }
+
+                                    if (f.SqlAyTypeColumnName != null)
+                                    {
+                                        var ordinal = SelectBuild.map[f.SqlAyTypeColumnName];
+                                        if (!await dr.IsDBNullAsync(ordinal))
+                                            AyaField.ot = dr.GetInt32(ordinal);
+                                    }
+
                                     row.Add(AyaField);
                                 }
                             }

server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlFilterCriteriaBuilder.cs

@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
                     //this is indicated by this column being an id type
                     //and by the comparison operator being eq or neq
                     //and the value being a number not a string
+                    //NOTE: This is not actually used anywhere at the client or on server, only defined here in this class
+                    //it was probabaly for supporting filtering by ID but I have found that unnecessary so far
                     if (DataListField.HasIdColumn() && IsPossibleIdValue && (opType == DataListFilterComparisonOperator.Equality || opType == DataListFilterComparisonOperator.NotEqual))
                     {
                         columnNameToFilter = DataListField.SqlIdColumnName;

server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlSelectBuilder.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System;
-using System.Globalization;
 using System.Text;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using System.Linq;
-using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace AyaNova.DataList
 {
@@ -81,6 +76,20 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
                                 map.Add(idColumnName, nOrdinal++);
                             }
                         }
+
+                        //does it also have an openable AyaType column?
+                        var ayaTypeColumnName = o.SqlAyTypeColumnName;
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ayaTypeColumnName))
+                        {
+                            if (!map.ContainsKey(ayaTypeColumnName))
+                            {
+                                if (firstColumnAdded)
+                                    sb.Append(", ");
+                                sb.Append(ayaTypeColumnName);
+                                firstColumnAdded = true;
+                                map.Add(ayaTypeColumnName, nOrdinal++);
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }

server/AyaNova/DataList/EventDataList.cs

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
                 UiFieldDataType = (int)UiFieldDataType.Enum,
                 EnumType = AyaNova.Util.StringUtil.TrimTypeName(typeof(AyaType).ToString()),
                 SqlValueColumnName = "aevent.ayatype",
-                SqlIdColumnName = "aevent.ayid"//Test to see if can make this column openable
+                SqlIdColumnName = "aevent.ayid"
             });
 
             FieldDefinitions.Add(new AyaDataListFieldDefinition

server/AyaNova/biz/AyaFieldData.cs

@@ -13,5 +13,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         public long? i { get; set; }
         [JsonProperty(NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]  //https://www.newtonsoft.com/json/help/html/JsonPropertyPropertyLevelSetting.htm
         public bool? rid { get; set; }
+        [JsonProperty(NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]  //https://www.newtonsoft.com/json/help/html/JsonPropertyPropertyLevelSetting.htm
+        public int? ot { get; set; }
     }
 }

server/AyaNova/biz/UiFieldDataType.cs

@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         MemorySize = 14,//this is so client can convert what would normally be an Integer type to human readable file / ram size value
         TimeSpan=15,
         PhoneNumber=16,//this is so client can dial directly,
-        Roles = 17//for grid display (users)
+        Roles = 17//for grid display (users),
     }
 }