server/AyaNova/Controllers/EnumPickListController.cs

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
                 foreach (AyaType t in values)
                 {
                     string name = t.ToString();
-                    if (t.HasAttribute(typeof(AttachableAttribute)))
+                    if (t.HasAttribute(typeof(CoreBizObjectAttribute)))
                     {
                         name += " [Attachable]";
                     }

server/AyaNova/PickList/PickListFactory.cs

@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ namespace AyaNova.PickList
         //Instantiate list object specified from type 
         internal static IAyaPickList GetAyaPickList(AyaType ayaType)
         {
-           switch(ayaType){
-               case AyaType.Widget:
-                return new WidgetPickList() as IAyaDataList;
-           }
+            switch (ayaType)
+            {
+                case AyaType.Widget:
+                    return new WidgetPickList() as IAyaPickList;
+            }
+            return null;
         }
 
         //List all the datalist types available

server/AyaNova/biz/AttachableAttribute.cs

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace AyaNova.Biz
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Marker attribute indicating that an object supports attachments
-    /// Used in <see cref="AyaType"/>
-    /// </summary>
-    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.All)]
-    public class AttachableAttribute : Attribute
-    {
-        //No code required, it's just a marker     
-        //https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/attributes/writing-custom-attributes
-    }
-}//eons 

server/AyaNova/biz/AyaType.cs

@@ -1,27 +1,26 @@
 namespace AyaNova.Biz
 {
 
-
-
-
     /// <summary>
     /// All AyaNova types and their attributes indicating what features that type will support (tagging, attachments etc)
     /// </summary>
     public enum AyaType : int
     {
+		//COREBIZOBJECT attribute must be set on objects that are:
 		//Attachable objects can have attachments, 
 		//wikiable objects can have a wiki
 		//reviewable objects can have a review which is basically the same as a Reminder but with an object attached (was follow up schedmarker in v7)
+		//PIckList-able (has picklist template)
 		//Pretty much everything that represents some kind of real world object is wikiable or attachable as long as it has an ID and a type
 		//exceptions would be utility type objects like datalistview, formcustom etc that are not
 
         NoType = 0,
         Global = 1,
 
-        [Attachable]
+        [CoreBizObject]
         Widget = 2,//attachable, wikiable, reviewable
 
-        [Attachable]
+        [CoreBizObject]
         User = 3,//attachable, wikiable, reviewable
 
         ServerState = 4,

server/AyaNova/biz/AyaTypeId.cs

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         {
             get
             {
-                return this.ObjectType.HasAttribute(typeof(AttachableAttribute));
+                return this.ObjectType.HasAttribute(typeof(CoreBizObjectAttribute));
             }
         }
 

server/AyaNova/biz/CoreBizObjectAttribute.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace AyaNova.Biz
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Marker attribute indicating that an object is a core business object
+    /// In other words a real world business relevant object and not a utility or internal type of object
+    /// something that would be worked with by users in the UI for business purposes
+    /// This is used to indicate that an object supports these features:
+    ///     PickList selectable (has picklist)
+    ///     Attachable (can attach to it)
+    ///     Reviewable (can set a review on it)
+    ///     ETC
+    /// Used in <see cref="AyaType"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.All)]
+    public class CoreBizObjectAttribute : Attribute
+    {
+        //No code required, it's just a marker     
+        //https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/attributes/writing-custom-attributes
+    }
+}//eons