server/AyaNova/Controllers/AyaEnumPickListController.cs

@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
 
             switch (enumkey)
             {
+                case "datatypes":
+                    {
+                        //Iterate the enum and get the values
+                        Type t = typeof(AyaDataType);
+                        Enum.GetName(t, AyaDataType.NoType);
+                        foreach (var dt in Enum.GetValues(t))
+                        {
+                            ReturnList.Add(new NameIdItem() { Name = Enum.GetName(t, dt), Id = (long) dt });
+                        }
+
+                    }
+                    break;
+
                 case "usertypes":
                     {
                         LocaleKeysToFetch.Add("UserTypesAdministrator");
@@ -160,6 +173,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
             ret.Add(new KeyValuePair<string, string>("usertypes", "AyaNova user account types"));
             ret.Add(new KeyValuePair<string, string>("authorizationroles", "AyaNova user account role types"));
             ret.Add(new KeyValuePair<string, string>("AyaType", "All AyaNova object types, use the AyaTypeController route to fetch these"));
+            ret.Add(new KeyValuePair<string, string>("datatypes", "Types of data used in AyaNova for display and formatting UI purposes"));
 
             return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(ret, true));
         }

server/AyaNova/Controllers/FormCustomController.cs

@@ -102,12 +102,14 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
         /// <summary>
         /// Get available types allowed for Custom fields
         /// Used to build UI for customizing a form
+        /// These values are a subset of the AyaDataTypes values
+        /// which can be fetched from the EnumPickList route
         /// 
         /// Required roles:
         ///     BizAdminFull only has rights to customize forms
         /// 
         /// </summary>      
-        /// <returns>A list of type string values valid for custom fields</returns>
+        /// <returns>A list of valid values for custom field types</returns>
         [HttpGet("AvailableCustomTypes")]
         public ActionResult GetAvailableCustomTypes()
         {