diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs
index e3aa920e..ab90853c 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
 {
     internal static class DataListFetcher
     {
+
+        ////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        // Get the data list data requested
+        //
+        //
         internal static async Task<ApiDataListResponse> GetResponseAsync(string DataListKey, AyContext ct, ListOptions listOptions, AuthorizationRoles UserRoles, ILogger log)
         {
 
@@ -20,20 +25,15 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
 
             //was the name not found as a list?
             if (DataList == null)
-            {
                 throw new System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException($"DataList \"{DataListKey}\" specified does not exist");
-            }
 
             //check rights
-
             if (!UserRoles.HasAnyFlags(DataList.AllowedRoles))
                 throw new System.UnauthorizedAccessException("User roles insufficient for this datalist");
 
             //do we need to default the listView?
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(listOptions.ListView))
-            {
                 listOptions.ListView = DataList.DefaultListView;
-            }
 
             //parse the list view(s)     
             //This one is for the return list to the Client for grid column display
@@ -212,37 +212,35 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
         }
 
 
-        //Get a list of id's for reporting
-        internal static async Task<long[]> GetIdListResponseAsync(string dataListKey, string listView, AyContext ct, AuthorizationRoles userRoles, ILogger log)
+        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        // Get a list of id's of the datalist results for reporting
+        //
+        //
+        internal static async Task<long[]> GetIdListResponseAsync(string dataListKey, string listView, string metaListView, AyContext ct, AuthorizationRoles userRoles, ILogger log)
         {
-
             var DataList = DataListFactory.GetAyaDataList(dataListKey);
-
             //was the name not found as a list?
             if (DataList == null)
-            {
                 throw new System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException($"DataList \"{dataListKey}\" specified does not exist");
-            }
 
             //check rights
-
             if (!userRoles.HasAnyFlags(DataList.AllowedRoles))
                 throw new System.UnauthorizedAccessException("User roles insufficient for this datalist");
 
             //do we need to default the listView?
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(listView))
-            {
                 listView = DataList.DefaultListView;
-            }
 
             //parse the list view     
             var ListViewArray = JArray.Parse(listView);
 
+            var MetaListViewArray = JArray.Parse(metaListView ?? "[]");
+            foreach (JToken jt in MetaListViewArray)
+                ListViewArray.Add(jt);
 
             //Get the field key names in a list from the listview
             List<string> ListViewFieldList = DataList.GetFieldListFromListView(ListViewArray);
 
-
             //BUILD THE QUERY                     
             //SELECT FRAGMENT COLUMNS FROM TEMPLATE               
             var SelectBuild = DataListSqlSelectBuilder.BuildForReportIdListOnly(DataList.FieldDefinitions, ListViewFieldList);
@@ -259,7 +257,6 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             //ORDER BY CLAUSE - SORT           
             qOrderBy = DataListSqlFilterOrderByBuilder.DataFilterToSQLOrderBy(DataList.FieldDefinitions, ListViewArray);
 
-
             //PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
             string qDataQuery = string.Empty;
 
@@ -281,12 +278,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
                 }
             }
 
-            //QUERY THE DB
             using (var command = ct.Database.GetDbConnection().CreateCommand())
             {
                 await ct.Database.OpenConnectionAsync();
-
-                //GET DATA RETURN ROWS
                 command.CommandText = qDataQuery;
                 try
                 {
@@ -294,21 +288,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
                     {
                         while (dr.Read())
                         {
-                            //todo: test this with a full on widget report
                             if (!dr.IsDBNull(IDColumnOrdinal))
                                 retList.Add(dr.GetInt64(IDColumnOrdinal));
-                            // foreach (string TemplateField in ListViewFieldList)
-                            // {
-                            //     //get the AyaObjectFieldDefinition
-                            //     AyaDataListFieldDefinition f = DataList.FieldDefinitions.FirstOrDefault(z => z.FieldKey == TemplateField);
-                            //     if (f.IsRowId)
-                            //     {
-                            //         var ordinal = SelectBuild.map[f.SqlIdColumnName];
-                            //         if (!await dr.IsDBNullAsync(ordinal))
-                            //             retList.Add(dr.GetInt64(ordinal));
-
-                            //     }
-                            // }
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -320,13 +301,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
 
                     log.LogInformation(e, "DB Exception");
                     throw new System.Exception("DataListFetcher:GetIdListResponseAsync - Query failed see log");
-
                 }
             }
-
-            //retList.Reverse();
             return retList.ToArray();
-
         }
 
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/ReportBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/ReportBiz.cs
index 737a2275..5bb27e6a 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/ReportBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/ReportBiz.cs
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
 
             //Do we need to rehydrate the ID List from a DataList?
             if (reportDataParam.SelectedRowIds.Length == 0)
-                reportDataParam.SelectedRowIds = await AyaNova.DataList.DataListFetcher.GetIdListResponseAsync(reportDataParam.DataListKey, reportDataParam.ListView, ct, effectiveRoles, log);
+                reportDataParam.SelectedRowIds = await AyaNova.DataList.DataListFetcher.GetIdListResponseAsync(reportDataParam.DataListKey, reportDataParam.ListView, reportDataParam.MetaView, ct, effectiveRoles, log);
 
             log.LogDebug($"Instantiating biz object handler for {reportDataParam.ObjectType}");
             var biz = BizObjectFactory.GetBizObject(reportDataParam.ObjectType, ct);
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/models/dto/DataListSelection.cs b/server/AyaNova/models/dto/DataListSelection.cs
index d9886895..0156a4b6 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/models/dto/DataListSelection.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/models/dto/DataListSelection.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.Models
         public AyaType ObjectType { get; set; }
         public long[] SelectedRowIds { get; set; }
         public string DataListKey { get; set; }
-        public string ListView { get; set; }//optional, if null or empty will use default list view built into DataList
+        public string ListView { get; set; }//optional, if null or empty will use default list view built into DataList         
+        public string MetaView { get; set; }//optional meta list view to integrate into the standard list view.  Used by client to add "meta" filter conditions above the user's choices e.g. customer notes customer id
+
 
         public bool IsEmpty
         {
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Models
         public async Task RehydrateIdList(AyContext ct, AuthorizationRoles userRoles, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger log)
         {
             if (SelectedRowIds.Length == 0)
-                SelectedRowIds = await AyaNova.DataList.DataListFetcher.GetIdListResponseAsync(DataListKey, ListView, ct, userRoles, log);
+                SelectedRowIds = await AyaNova.DataList.DataListFetcher.GetIdListResponseAsync(DataListKey, ListView, MetaView, ct, userRoles, log);
         }
     }
 }