diff --git a/src/qqq/models/query/QQueryColumns.ts b/src/qqq/models/query/QQueryColumns.ts
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+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2022.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+
+import {QFieldMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QFieldMetaData";
+import {QTableMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QTableMetaData";
+import {GridPinnedColumns} from "@mui/x-data-grid-pro";
+import DataGridUtils from "qqq/utils/DataGridUtils";
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** member object
+ *******************************************************************************/
+interface Column
+{
+   name: string;
+   isVisible: boolean;
+   width: number;
+   pinned?: "left" | "right";
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Model for all info we'll store about columns on a query screen.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+export default class QQueryColumns
+{
+   columns: Column[] = [];
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** factory function - build a QQueryColumns object from JSON (string or parsed object).
+    **
+    ** input json is must look like if you JSON.stringify this class - that is:
+    ** {columns: [{name:"",isVisible:true,width:0,pinned:"left"},{}...]}
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static buildFromJSON = (json: string | any): QQueryColumns =>
+   {
+      const queryColumns = new QQueryColumns();
+
+      if (typeof json == "string")
+      {
+         json = JSON.parse(json);
+      }
+
+      queryColumns.columns = json.columns;
+
+      return (queryColumns);
+   };
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** factory function - build a default QQueryColumns object for a table
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static buildDefaultForTable = (table: QTableMetaData): QQueryColumns =>
+   {
+      const queryColumns = new QQueryColumns();
+
+      queryColumns.columns = [];
+      queryColumns.columns.push({name: "__check__", isVisible: true, width: 100, pinned: "left"});
+
+      const fields = this.getSortedFieldsFromTable(table);
+      fields.forEach((field) =>
+      {
+         const column: Column = {name: field.name, isVisible: true, width: DataGridUtils.getColumnWidthForField(field, table)};
+         queryColumns.columns.push(column);
+
+         if (field.name == table.primaryKeyField)
+         {
+            column.pinned = "left";
+         }
+      });
+
+      table.exposedJoins?.forEach((exposedJoin) =>
+      {
+         const joinFields = this.getSortedFieldsFromTable(exposedJoin.joinTable);
+         joinFields.forEach((field) =>
+         {
+            const column: Column = {name: `${exposedJoin.joinTable.name}.${field.name}`, isVisible: false, width: DataGridUtils.getColumnWidthForField(field, null)};
+            queryColumns.columns.push(column);
+         });
+      });
+
+      return (queryColumns);
+   };
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static getSortedFieldsFromTable(table: QTableMetaData)
+   {
+      const fields = [...table.fields.values()];
+      fields.sort((a: QFieldMetaData, b: QFieldMetaData) =>
+      {
+         return a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
+      });
+      return fields;
+   }
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public updateVisibility = (visibilityModel: { [name: string]: boolean }): void =>
+   {
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.columns.length; i++)
+      {
+         const name = this.columns[i].name;
+         this.columns[i].isVisible = visibilityModel[name];
+      }
+   };
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public updateColumnOrder = (names: string[]): void =>
+   {
+      const newColumns: Column[] = [];
+      const rest: Column[] = [];
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.columns.length; i++)
+      {
+         const column = this.columns[i];
+         const index = names.indexOf(column.name);
+         if (index > -1)
+         {
+            newColumns[index] = column;
+         }
+         else
+         {
+            rest.push(column);
+         }
+      }
+
+      this.columns = [...newColumns, ...rest];
+   };
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public updateColumnWidth = (name: string, width: number): void =>
+   {
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.columns.length; i++)
+      {
+         if (this.columns[i].name == name)
+         {
+            this.columns[i].width = width;
+         }
+      }
+   };
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public setPinnedLeftColumns = (names: string[]): void =>
+   {
+      const leftPins: Column[] = [];
+      const rest: Column[] = [];
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.columns.length; i++)
+      {
+         const column = this.columns[i];
+         const pinIndex = names ? names.indexOf(column.name) : -1;
+         if (pinIndex > -1)
+         {
+            column.pinned = "left";
+            leftPins[pinIndex] = column;
+         }
+         else
+         {
+            if (column.pinned == "left")
+            {
+               column.pinned = undefined;
+            }
+            rest.push(column);
+         }
+      }
+
+      this.columns = [...leftPins, ...rest];
+   };
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public setPinnedRightColumns = (names: string[]): void =>
+   {
+      const rightPins: Column[] = [];
+      const rest: Column[] = [];
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.columns.length; i++)
+      {
+         const column = this.columns[i];
+         const pinIndex = names ? names.indexOf(column.name) : -1;
+         if (pinIndex > -1)
+         {
+            column.pinned = "right";
+            rightPins[pinIndex] = column;
+         }
+         else
+         {
+            if (column.pinned == "right")
+            {
+               column.pinned = undefined;
+            }
+            rest.push(column);
+         }
+      }
+
+      this.columns = [...rest, ...rightPins];
+   };
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public getColumnSortValues = (): { [name: string]: number } =>
+   {
+      const sortValues: { [name: string]: number } = {};
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.columns.length; i++)
+      {
+         sortValues[this.columns[i].name] = i;
+      }
+      return sortValues;
+   };
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public getColumnWidths = (): { [name: string]: number } =>
+   {
+      const widths: { [name: string]: number } = {};
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.columns.length; i++)
+      {
+         const column = this.columns[i];
+         widths[column.name] = column.width;
+      }
+      return widths;
+   };
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public toGridPinnedColumns = (): GridPinnedColumns =>
+   {
+      const gridPinnedColumns: GridPinnedColumns = {left: [], right: []};
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.columns.length; i++)
+      {
+         const column = this.columns[i];
+         if (column.pinned == "left")
+         {
+            gridPinnedColumns.left.push(column.name);
+         }
+         else if (column.pinned == "right")
+         {
+            gridPinnedColumns.right.push(column.name);
+         }
+      }
+
+      return gridPinnedColumns;
+   };
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public toColumnVisibilityModel = (): { [index: string]: boolean } =>
+   {
+      const columnVisibilityModel: { [index: string]: boolean } = {};
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.columns.length; i++)
+      {
+         const column = this.columns[i];
+         columnVisibilityModel[column.name] = column.isVisible;
+      }
+
+      return columnVisibilityModel;
+   };
+
+}
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** subclass of QQueryColumns - used as a marker, to indicate that the table
+ ** isn't yet loaded, so it just a placeholder.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+export class PreLoadQueryColumns extends QQueryColumns
+{
+}
+
diff --git a/src/qqq/models/query/RecordQueryView.ts b/src/qqq/models/query/RecordQueryView.ts
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+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2024.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import {QQueryFilter} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QQueryFilter";
+import QQueryColumns, {PreLoadQueryColumns} from "qqq/models/query/QQueryColumns";
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Model to represent the full "view" that is active on the RecordQuery screen
+ ** (and accordingly, can be saved as a saved view).
+ *******************************************************************************/
+export default class RecordQueryView
+{
+   queryFilter: QQueryFilter; // contains orderBys
+   queryColumns: QQueryColumns; // contains on/off, sequence, widths, and pins
+   viewIdentity: string; // url vs. saved vs. ad-hoc, plus "noncey" stuff?  not very used...
+   rowsPerPage: number;
+   quickFilterFieldNames: string[];
+   mode: string;
+   // variant?
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   constructor()
+   {
+   }
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** factory function - build a RecordQueryView object from JSON (string or parsed object).
+    **
+    ** input json is must look like if you JSON.stringify this class - that is:
+    ** {queryFilter: {}, queryColumns: {}, etc...}
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static buildFromJSON = (json: string | any): RecordQueryView =>
+   {
+      const view = new RecordQueryView();
+
+      if (typeof json == "string")
+      {
+         json = JSON.parse(json);
+      }
+
+      view.queryFilter = json.queryFilter as QQueryFilter;
+
+      if(json.queryColumns)
+      {
+         view.queryColumns = QQueryColumns.buildFromJSON(json.queryColumns);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         view.queryColumns = new PreLoadQueryColumns();
+      }
+
+      view.viewIdentity = json.viewIdentity;
+      view.rowsPerPage = json.rowsPerPage;
+      view.quickFilterFieldNames = json.quickFilterFieldNames;
+      view.mode = json.mode;
+
+      return (view);
+   };
+
+}
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