Merge branch 'release/0.22.0'

CE-1647: added preview to query filter widget

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ workflows:
           context: [ qqq-maven-registry-credentials, kingsrook-slack, build-qqq-sample-app ]
           filters:
             branches:
-              ignore: /(main|integration.*)/
+              ignore: /(main|dev|integration.*)/
             tags:
               ignore: /(version|snapshot)-.*/
   deploy:
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ workflows:
           context: [ qqq-maven-registry-credentials, kingsrook-slack, build-qqq-sample-app ]
           filters:
             branches:
-              only: /(main|integration.*)/
+              only: /(main|dev|integration.*)/
             tags:
               only: /(version|snapshot)-.*/
 

package.json

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       "@auth0/auth0-react": "1.10.2",
       "@emotion/react": "11.7.1",
       "@emotion/styled": "11.6.0",
-      "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core": "1.0.102",
+      "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core": "1.0.105",
       "@mui/icons-material": "5.4.1",
       "@mui/material": "5.11.1",
       "@mui/styles": "5.11.1",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       "build": "react-scripts build",
       "clean": "rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json lib",
       "eject": "react-scripts eject",
-      "clean-and-install": "rm -rf node_modules/ && rm -rf package-lock.json && rm -rf lib/ && npm install --legacy-peer-deps",
+      "clean-and-install": "rm -rf node_modules/ && rm -rf package-lock.json && rm -rf lib/ && npm install --legacy-peer-deps && npm dedupe --force",
       "npm-install": "npm install --legacy-peer-deps",
       "prepublishOnly": "tsc -p ./ --outDir lib/",
       "start": "BROWSER=none react-scripts --max-http-header-size=65535 start",

pom.xml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
    <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
    <properties>
-      <revision>0.20.0-SNAPSHOT</revision>
+      <revision>0.22.0</revision>
 
       <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
       <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.kingsrook.qqq</groupId>
          <artifactId>qqq-backend-core</artifactId>
-         <version>0.20.0-20240308.165846-65</version>
+         <version>0.21.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@
                   <versionTagPrefix>version-</versionTagPrefix>
                </gitFlowConfig>
                <skipFeatureVersion>true</skipFeatureVersion> <!-- Keep feature names out of versions -->
-               <postReleaseGoals>install</postReleaseGoals>  <!-- Let CI run deploys -->
                <commitDevelopmentVersionAtStart>true</commitDevelopmentVersionAtStart>
                <versionDigitToIncrement>1</versionDigitToIncrement> <!-- In general, we update the minor -->
                <versionProperty>revision</versionProperty>
                <skipUpdateVersion>true</skipUpdateVersion>
+               <skipTestProject>true</skipTestProject> <!-- we allow CI to do the tests -->
             </configuration>
          </plugin>
 

src/CommandMenu.tsx

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import Icon from "@mui/material/Icon";
 import Typography from "@mui/material/Typography";
 import {makeStyles} from "@mui/styles";
 import {Command} from "cmdk";
-import React, {useContext, useEffect, useRef} from "react";
+import React, {useContext, useEffect, useRef, useState} from "react";
 import {useNavigate} from "react-router-dom";
 import QContext from "QContext";
 import HistoryUtils, {QHistoryEntry} from "qqq/utils/HistoryUtils";
@@ -62,16 +62,21 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: any) => ({
    }
 }));
 
+const A_FIRST = -1;
+const B_FIRST = 1;
+
 const CommandMenu = ({metaData}: Props) =>
 {
+   const [searchString, setSearchString] = useState("");
+
    const navigate = useNavigate();
    const pathParts = location.pathname.replace(/\/+$/, "").split("/");
 
-   const {accentColor, tableMetaData, dotMenuOpen, setDotMenuOpen, keyboardHelpOpen, setKeyboardHelpOpen, setTableMetaData, tableProcesses} = useContext(QContext);
+   const {accentColor, tableMetaData, dotMenuOpen, setDotMenuOpen, keyboardHelpOpen, setKeyboardHelpOpen, setTableMetaData, tableProcesses, recordAnalytics} = useContext(QContext);
 
    const classes = useStyles();
 
-   function evalueKeyPress(e: KeyboardEvent)
+   function evaluateKeyPress(e: KeyboardEvent)
    {
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // if a dot pressed, not from a "text" element, then toggle command menu //
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@ const CommandMenu = ({metaData}: Props) =>
          if (e.key === "." && !keyboardHelpOpen)
          {
             e.preventDefault();
+            recordAnalytics({category: "globalEvents", action: "dotMenuKeyboardShortcut"});
             setDotMenuOpen(true);
          }
          else if (e.key === "?" && !dotMenuOpen)
@@ -107,20 +113,20 @@ const CommandMenu = ({metaData}: Props) =>
 
       const down = (e: KeyboardEvent) =>
       {
-         evalueKeyPress(e);
+         evaluateKeyPress(e);
-      }
+      };
 
-      document.addEventListener("keydown", down)
+      document.addEventListener("keydown", down);
       return () =>
       {
-         document.removeEventListener("keydown", down)
+         document.removeEventListener("keydown", down);
-      }
+      };
-   }, [tableMetaData, dotMenuOpen, keyboardHelpOpen])
+   }, [tableMetaData, dotMenuOpen, keyboardHelpOpen]);
 
    useEffect(() =>
    {
       setDotMenuOpen(false);
-   }, [location.pathname])
+   }, [location.pathname]);
 
    function goToItem(path: string)
    {
@@ -162,6 +168,49 @@ const CommandMenu = ({metaData}: Props) =>
       return (null);
    }
 
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** sort a section (e.g, tables, apps).
+    **
+    ** put labels that start-with the search word first.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   function comparator(labelA: string, labelB: string)
+   {
+      if (searchString != "")
+      {
+         let aStartsWith = labelA.toLowerCase().startsWith(searchString.toLowerCase());
+         let bStartsWith = labelB.toLowerCase().startsWith(searchString.toLowerCase());
+
+         if (aStartsWith && !bStartsWith)
+         {
+            return A_FIRST;
+         }
+         else if (bStartsWith && !aStartsWith)
+         {
+            return B_FIRST;
+         }
+
+         const indexOfSpace = searchString.indexOf(" ");
+         if (indexOfSpace > 0)
+         {
+            aStartsWith = labelA.toLowerCase().startsWith(searchString.substring(0, indexOfSpace).toLowerCase());
+            bStartsWith = labelB.toLowerCase().startsWith(searchString.substring(0, indexOfSpace).toLowerCase());
+
+            if (aStartsWith && !bStartsWith)
+            {
+               return A_FIRST;
+            }
+            else if (bStartsWith && !aStartsWith)
+            {
+               return B_FIRST;
+            }
+         }
+      }
+
+      return (labelA.localeCompare(labelB));
+   }
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
@@ -171,13 +220,13 @@ const CommandMenu = ({metaData}: Props) =>
       metaData.tables.forEach((value: QTableMetaData, key: string) =>
       {
          tableNames.push(value.name);
-      })
+      });
       tableNames = tableNames.sort((a: string, b: string) =>
       {
          const labelA = metaData.tables.get(a).label ?? "";
          const labelB = metaData.tables.get(b).label ?? "";
-         return (labelA.localeCompare(labelB));
+         return comparator(labelA, labelB);
-      })
+      });
 
       const path = location.pathname;
       return tableMetaData && !path.endsWith("/edit") && !path.endsWith("/create") && !path.endsWith("#audit") && !path.endsWith("copy") &&
@@ -212,6 +261,7 @@ const CommandMenu = ({metaData}: Props) =>
          );
    }
 
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
@@ -221,13 +271,13 @@ const CommandMenu = ({metaData}: Props) =>
       metaData.tables.forEach((value: QTableMetaData, key: string) =>
       {
          tableNames.push(value.name);
-      })
+      });
       tableNames = tableNames.sort((a: string, b: string) =>
       {
          const labelA = metaData.tables.get(a).label ?? "";
          const labelB = metaData.tables.get(b).label ?? "";
-         return (labelA.localeCompare(labelB));
+         return comparator(labelA, labelB);
-      })
+      });
       return (
          <Command.Group heading="Tables">
             {
@@ -243,6 +293,7 @@ const CommandMenu = ({metaData}: Props) =>
       );
    }
 
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
@@ -252,14 +303,14 @@ const CommandMenu = ({metaData}: Props) =>
       metaData.apps.forEach((value: QAppMetaData, key: string) =>
       {
          appNames.push(value.name);
-      })
+      });
 
       appNames = appNames.sort((a: string, b: string) =>
       {
          const labelA = getFullAppLabel(metaData.appTree, a, 1, "") ?? "";
          const labelB = getFullAppLabel(metaData.appTree, b, 1, "") ?? "";
-         return (labelA.localeCompare(labelB));
+         return comparator(labelA, labelB);
-      })
+      });
 
       return (
          <Command.Group heading="Apps">
@@ -276,26 +327,30 @@ const CommandMenu = ({metaData}: Props) =>
       );
    }
 
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
    function RecentlyViewedSection()
    {
       const history = HistoryUtils.get();
       const options = [] as any;
       history.entries.reverse().forEach((entry, index) =>
          options.push({label: `${entry.label} index`, id: index, key: index, path: entry.path, iconName: entry.iconName})
-      )
+      );
 
       let appNames: string[] = [];
       metaData.apps.forEach((value: QAppMetaData, key: string) =>
       {
          appNames.push(value.name);
-      })
+      });
 
       appNames = appNames.sort((a: string, b: string) =>
       {
          const labelA = metaData.apps.get(a).label ?? "";
          const labelB = metaData.apps.get(b).label ?? "";
-         return (labelA.localeCompare(labelB));
+         return comparator(labelA, labelB);
-      })
+      });
 
       const entryMap = new Map<string, boolean>();
       return (
@@ -311,24 +366,96 @@ const CommandMenu = ({metaData}: Props) =>
       );
    }
 
-   const containerElement = useRef(null)
+   const containerElement = useRef(null);
 
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
    function closeKeyboardHelp()
    {
       setKeyboardHelpOpen(false);
    }
 
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
    function closeDotMenu()
    {
       setDotMenuOpen(false);
    }
 
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** filter function for cmd-k library
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   function doFilter(value: string, search: string)
+   {
+      setSearchString(search);
+
+      /////////////////////
+      // split on spaces //
+      /////////////////////
+      const searchParts = search.toLowerCase().split(" ");
+      if (searchParts.length == 1)
+      {
+         //////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // if only 1 word, just do an includes test //
+         //////////////////////////////////////////////
+         return (value.toLowerCase().includes(search.toLowerCase()) ? 1 : 0);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         ////////////////////////////////////////
+         // else split the value on spaces too //
+         ////////////////////////////////////////
+         const valueParts = value.toLowerCase().split(" ");
+         if (searchParts.length > valueParts.length)
+         {
+            //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            // if there are more words in the search than in the value, then it can't match //
+            // e.g. "order c" can't ever match, say "order"                                 //
+            //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            return (0);
+         }
+
+         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // iterate over the search parts - if any don't match the corresponding value parts, then it's a non-match //
+         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         let valueIndex = 0;
+         for (let i = 0; i < searchParts.length; i++)
+         {
+            let foundMatch = false;
+            for (; valueIndex < valueParts.length; valueIndex++)
+            {
+               if (valueParts[valueIndex].includes(searchParts[i]))
+               {
+                  foundMatch = true;
+                  break;
+               }
+            }
+
+            if (!foundMatch)
+            {
+               return (0);
+            }
+         }
+
+         /////////////////////////////////
+         // if no failure, return a hit //
+         /////////////////////////////////
+         return (1);
+      }
+   }
+
    return (
       <React.Fragment>
          <Box ref={containerElement} className="raycast" sx={{position: "relative", zIndex: 10_000}}>
             {
                <Dialog open={dotMenuOpen} onClose={closeDotMenu}>
-                  <Command.Dialog open={dotMenuOpen} onOpenChange={setDotMenuOpen} container={containerElement.current} label="Test Global Command Menu">
+                  <Command.Dialog open={dotMenuOpen} onOpenChange={setDotMenuOpen} container={containerElement.current} filter={(value, search) => doFilter(value, search)}>
                      <Box sx={{display: "flex"}}>
                         <Command.Input placeholder="Search for Tables, Actions, or Recently Viewed Items..." />
                         <Button onClick={closeDotMenu}><Icon>close</Icon></Button>
@@ -381,6 +508,6 @@ const CommandMenu = ({metaData}: Props) =>
             </Dialog>
          }
       </React.Fragment>
-   )
+   );
-}
+};
 export default CommandMenu;

src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicForm.tsx

@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ function QDynamicForm({formData, formLabel, bulkEditMode, bulkEditSwitchChangeHa
                                  bulkEditMode={bulkEditMode}
                                  bulkEditSwitchChangeHandler={bulkEditSwitchChanged}
                                  otherValues={otherValuesMap}
+                                 useCase="form"
                               />
                               {formattedHelpContent}
                            </Grid>

src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormField.tsx

@@ -19,16 +19,17 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-import {InputAdornment, InputLabel} from "@mui/material";
+import {Box, InputAdornment, InputLabel} from "@mui/material";
-import Box from "@mui/material/Box";
 import Switch from "@mui/material/Switch";
 import {ErrorMessage, Field, useFormikContext} from "formik";
-import React, {useState} from "react";
+import DynamicFormUtils from "qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils";
+import React, {useMemo, useState} from "react";
 import AceEditor from "react-ace";
 import colors from "qqq/assets/theme/base/colors";
 import BooleanFieldSwitch from "qqq/components/forms/BooleanFieldSwitch";
 import MDInput from "qqq/components/legacy/MDInput";
 import MDTypography from "qqq/components/legacy/MDTypography";
+import {flushSync} from "react-dom";
 
 // Declaring props types for FormField
 interface Props
@@ -85,6 +86,51 @@ function QDynamicFormField({
       }
    };
 
+   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   // check the field meta data for behavior that says to do toUpperCase or toLowerCase //
+   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   let isToUpperCase = useMemo(() => DynamicFormUtils.isToUpperCase(formFieldObject?.fieldMetaData), [formFieldObject]);
+   let isToLowerCase = useMemo(() => DynamicFormUtils.isToLowerCase(formFieldObject?.fieldMetaData), [formFieldObject]);
+
+   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   // if the field has a toUpperCase or toLowerCase behavior on it, then //
+   // apply that rule.  But also, to avoid the cursor always jumping to  //
+   // the end of the input, do some manipulation of the selection.       //
+   // See: https://giacomocerquone.com/blog/keep-input-cursor-still      //
+   // Note, we only want an onChange handle if we're doing one of these  //
+   // behaviors, (because teh flushSync is potentially slow).  hence, we //
+   // put the onChange in an object and assign it with a spread          //
+   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   let onChange: any = {};
+   if (isToUpperCase || isToLowerCase)
+   {
+      onChange.onChange = (e: any) =>
+      {
+         const beforeStart = e.target.selectionStart;
+         const beforeEnd = e.target.selectionEnd;
+
+         flushSync(() =>
+         {
+            let newValue = e.currentTarget.value;
+            if (isToUpperCase)
+            {
+               newValue = newValue.toUpperCase();
+            }
+            if (isToLowerCase)
+            {
+               newValue = newValue.toLowerCase();
+            }
+            setFieldValue(name, newValue);
+         });
+
+         const input = document.getElementById(name) as HTMLInputElement;
+         if (input)
+         {
+            input.setSelectionRange(beforeStart, beforeEnd);
+         }
+      };
+   }
+
    let field;
    let getsBulkEditHtmlLabel = true;
    if (type === "checkbox")
@@ -133,7 +179,7 @@ function QDynamicFormField({
    {
       field = (
          <>
-            <Field {...rest} onWheel={handleOnWheel} name={name} type={type} as={MDInput} variant="outlined" label={label} InputLabelProps={inputLabelProps} InputProps={inputProps} fullWidth disabled={isDisabled}
+            <Field {...rest} {...onChange} onWheel={handleOnWheel} name={name} type={type} as={MDInput} variant="outlined" label={label} InputLabelProps={inputLabelProps} InputProps={inputProps} fullWidth disabled={isDisabled}
                onKeyPress={(e: any) =>
                {
                   if (e.key === "Enter")
@@ -173,7 +219,8 @@ function QDynamicFormField({
                   id={`bulkEditSwitch-${name}`}
                   checked={switchChecked}
                   onClick={bulkEditSwitchChanged}
-                  sx={{top: "-4px",
+                  sx={{
+                     top: "-4px",
                      "& .MuiSwitch-track": {
                         height: 20,
                         borderRadius: 10,

src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils.ts

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class DynamicFormUtils
 
       if (Array.isArray(disabledFields))
       {
-         return (disabledFields.indexOf(fieldName) > -1)
+         return (disabledFields.indexOf(fieldName) > -1);
       }
       else
       {
@@ -222,6 +222,44 @@ class DynamicFormUtils
       }
    }
 
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    * check if a field has the TO_UPPER_CASE behavior on it.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static isToUpperCase(fieldMetaData: QFieldMetaData): boolean
+   {
+      return this.hasBehavior(fieldMetaData, "TO_UPPER_CASE");
+   }
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    * check if a field has the TO_LOWER_CASE behavior on it.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static isToLowerCase(fieldMetaData: QFieldMetaData): boolean
+   {
+      return this.hasBehavior(fieldMetaData, "TO_LOWER_CASE");
+   }
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    * check if a field has a specific behavior name on it.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static hasBehavior(fieldMetaData: QFieldMetaData, behaviorName: string): boolean
+   {
+      if (fieldMetaData && fieldMetaData.behaviors)
+      {
+         for (let i = 0; i < fieldMetaData.behaviors.length; i++)
+         {
+            if (fieldMetaData.behaviors[i] == behaviorName)
+            {
+               return (true);
+            }
+         }
+      }
+
+      return (false);
+   }
+
 }
 
 export default DynamicFormUtils;

src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicSelect.tsx

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ interface Props
    otherValues?: Map<string, any>;
    variant: "standard" | "outlined";
    initiallyOpen: boolean;
+   useCase: "form" | "filter";
 }
 
 DynamicSelect.defaultProps = {
@@ -97,24 +98,24 @@ export const getAutocompleteOutlinedStyle = (isDisabled: boolean) =>
          borderColor: inputBorderColor
       }
    });
-}
+};
 
 
 const qController = Client.getInstance();
 
-function DynamicSelect({tableName, processName, fieldName, possibleValueSourceName, overrideId, fieldLabel, inForm, initialValue, initialDisplayValue, initialValues, onChange, isEditable, isMultiple, bulkEditMode, bulkEditSwitchChangeHandler, otherValues, variant, initiallyOpen}: Props)
+function DynamicSelect({tableName, processName, fieldName, possibleValueSourceName, overrideId, fieldLabel, inForm, initialValue, initialDisplayValue, initialValues, onChange, isEditable, isMultiple, bulkEditMode, bulkEditSwitchChangeHandler, otherValues, variant, initiallyOpen, useCase}: Props)
 {
    const [open, setOpen] = useState(initiallyOpen);
    const [options, setOptions] = useState<readonly QPossibleValue[]>([]);
    const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState(null);
    const [firstRender, setFirstRender] = useState(true);
-   const [otherValuesWhenResultsWereLoaded, setOtherValuesWhenResultsWereLoaded] = useState(JSON.stringify(Object.fromEntries((otherValues))))
+   const [otherValuesWhenResultsWereLoaded, setOtherValuesWhenResultsWereLoaded] = useState(JSON.stringify(Object.fromEntries((otherValues))));
 
    useEffect(() =>
    {
       if (tableName && processName)
       {
-         console.log("DynamicSelect - you may not provide both a tableName and a processName")
+         console.log("DynamicSelect - you may not provide both a tableName and a processName");
       }
       if (tableName && !fieldName)
       {
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ function DynamicSelect({tableName, processName, fieldName, possibleValueSourceNa
       (async () =>
       {
          // console.log(`doing a search with ${searchTerm}`);
-         const results: QPossibleValue[] = await qController.possibleValues(tableName, processName, possibleValueSourceName ?? fieldName, searchTerm ?? "", null, otherValues);
+         const results: QPossibleValue[] = await qController.possibleValues(tableName, processName, possibleValueSourceName ?? fieldName, searchTerm ?? "", null, otherValues, useCase);
 
          if (tableMetaData == null && tableName)
          {
@@ -227,13 +228,13 @@ function DynamicSelect({tableName, processName, fieldName, possibleValueSourceNa
             setLoading(true);
             setOptions([]);
             console.log("Refreshing possible values...");
-            const results: QPossibleValue[] = await qController.possibleValues(tableName, processName, possibleValueSourceName ?? fieldName, searchTerm ?? "", null, otherValues);
+            const results: QPossibleValue[] = await qController.possibleValues(tableName, processName, possibleValueSourceName ?? fieldName, searchTerm ?? "", null, otherValues, useCase);
             setLoading(false);
             setOptions([...results]);
             setOtherValuesWhenResultsWereLoaded(JSON.stringify(Object.fromEntries(otherValues)));
          })();
       }
-   }
+   };
 
    const inputChanged = (event: React.SyntheticEvent, value: string, reason: string) =>
    {
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ function DynamicSelect({tableName, processName, fieldName, possibleValueSourceNa
    const handleBlur = (x: any) =>
    {
       setSearchTerm(null);
-   }
+   };
 
    const handleChanged = (event: React.SyntheticEvent, value: any | any[], reason: string, details?: string) =>
    {
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ function DynamicSelect({tableName, processName, fieldName, possibleValueSourceNa
       // get options whose text/label matches the input (e.g., not ids that match)   //
       /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       return (options);
-   }
+   };
 
    // @ts-ignore
    const renderOption = (props: Object, option: any, {selected}) =>
@@ -289,13 +290,13 @@ function DynamicSelect({tableName, processName, fieldName, possibleValueSourceNa
 
       try
       {
-         const field = tableMetaData?.fields.get(fieldName)
+         const field = tableMetaData?.fields.get(fieldName);
          if (field)
          {
             const adornment = field.getAdornment(AdornmentType.CHIP);
             if (adornment)
             {
-               const color = adornment.getValue("color." + option.id) ?? "default"
+               const color = adornment.getValue("color." + option.id) ?? "default";
                const iconName = adornment.getValue("icon." + option.id) ?? null;
                const iconElement = iconName ? <Icon>{iconName}</Icon> : null;
                content = (<Chip label={option.label} color={color} icon={iconElement} size="small" variant="outlined" sx={{fontWeight: 500}} />);
@@ -303,7 +304,8 @@ function DynamicSelect({tableName, processName, fieldName, possibleValueSourceNa
          }
       }
       catch (e)
-      { }
+      {
+      }
 
       if (isMultiple)
       {
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ function DynamicSelect({tableName, processName, fieldName, possibleValueSourceNa
             {content}
          </li>
       );
-   }
+   };
 
    const bulkEditSwitchChanged = () =>
    {
@@ -382,7 +384,7 @@ function DynamicSelect({tableName, processName, fieldName, possibleValueSourceNa
                   option = option[0];
                }
                // @ts-ignore
-               return option.label
+               return option.label;
             }}
             options={options}
             loading={loading}
@@ -446,7 +448,8 @@ function DynamicSelect({tableName, processName, fieldName, possibleValueSourceNa
                   id={`bulkEditSwitch-${fieldName}`}
                   checked={switchChecked}
                   onClick={bulkEditSwitchChanged}
-                  sx={{top: "-4px",
+                  sx={{
+                     top: "-4px",
                      "& .MuiSwitch-track": {
                         height: 20,
                         borderRadius: 10,
@@ -465,7 +468,7 @@ function DynamicSelect({tableName, processName, fieldName, possibleValueSourceNa
    else
    {
       return (
-         <Box mb={1.5}>
+         <Box>
             {autocomplete}
          </Box>
       );

src/qqq/components/forms/EntityForm.tsx

@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ function EntityForm(props: Props): JSX.Element
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
-   const deleteChildRecord = (name: string, widgetData: any, rowIndex: number) =>
+   function deleteChildRecord(name: string, widgetData: any, rowIndex: number)
    {
       updateChildRecordList(name, "delete", rowIndex);
    };
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ function EntityForm(props: Props): JSX.Element
          widgetData.viewAllLink = null;
          widgetMetaData.showExportButton = false;
 
-         return <RecordGridWidget
+         return Object.keys(childListWidgetData).length > 0 && (<RecordGridWidget
             key={`${formValues["tableName"]}-${modalDataChangedCounter}`}
             widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData}
             data={widgetData}
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ function EntityForm(props: Props): JSX.Element
             addNewRecordCallback={() => openAddChildRecord(widgetMetaData.name, widgetData)}
             editRecordCallback={(rowIndex) => openEditChildRecord(widgetMetaData.name, widgetData, rowIndex)}
             deleteRecordCallback={(rowIndex) => deleteChildRecord(widgetMetaData.name, widgetData, rowIndex)}
-         />;
+         />);
       }
 
       if (widgetMetaData.type == "filterAndColumnsSetup")
@@ -396,15 +396,16 @@ function EntityForm(props: Props): JSX.Element
          // if the widget metadata specifies a table name, set form values to that so widget knows which to use //
          // (for the case when it is not being specified by a separate field in the record)                     //
          /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-         if (widgetMetaData?.defaultValues?.has("tableName"))
+         if (widgetData?.tableName)
          {
-            formValues["tableName"] = widgetMetaData?.defaultValues.get("tableName");
+            formValues["tableName"] = widgetData?.tableName;
          }
 
          return <FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget
             key={formValues["tableName"]} // todo, is this good?  it was added so that editing values actually re-renders...
             isEditable={true}
             widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData}
+            widgetData={widgetData}
             recordValues={formValues}
             onSaveCallback={setFormFieldValuesFromWidget}
          />;
@@ -480,6 +481,8 @@ function EntityForm(props: Props): JSX.Element
    //////////////////
    // initial load //
    //////////////////
+   useEffect(() =>
+   {
       if (!asyncLoadInited)
       {
          setAsyncLoadInited(true);
@@ -762,6 +765,7 @@ function EntityForm(props: Props): JSX.Element
             forceUpdate();
          })();
       }
+   }, []);
 
 
    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -881,11 +885,22 @@ function EntityForm(props: Props): JSX.Element
          let haveAssociationsToPost = false;
          for (let name of Object.keys(childListWidgetData))
          {
+            /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            // if cannot find association name, continue loop, since cannot tell backend which association this is for //
+            /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
             const manageAssociationName = metaData.widgets.get(name)?.defaultValues?.get("manageAssociationName");
             if (!manageAssociationName)
             {
                console.log(`Cannot send association data to backend - missing a manageAssociationName defaultValue in widget meta data for widget name ${name}`);
+               continue;
             }
+
+            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            // if the records array exists, add to associations to post - note: even if empty list, the backend will expect this //
+            // association name to be present if it is to act on it (for the case when all associations have been deleted)       //
+            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            if (childListWidgetData[name].queryOutput.records)
+            {
                associationsToPost[manageAssociationName] = [];
                haveAssociationsToPost = true;
                for (let i = 0; i < childListWidgetData[name].queryOutput?.records?.length; i++)
@@ -893,6 +908,7 @@ function EntityForm(props: Props): JSX.Element
                   associationsToPost[manageAssociationName].push(childListWidgetData[name].queryOutput.records[i].values);
                }
             }
+         }
          if (haveAssociationsToPost)
          {
             valuesToPost["associations"] = JSON.stringify(associationsToPost);

src/qqq/components/horseshoe/Breadcrumbs.tsx

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function QBreadcrumbs({icon, title, route, light}: Props): JSX.Element
       }
 
       return (routeToLabel(route));
-   }
+   };
 
    let pageTitle = branding?.appName ?? "";
    const fullRoutes: string[] = [];
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ function QBreadcrumbs({icon, title, route, light}: Props): JSX.Element
    {
       ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // avoid showing "saved view" as a breadcrumb element //
-      // e.g., if at /app/table/savedView/1 (so where i==2) //
+      // e.g., if at /app/table/savedView/1                 //
       ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      if(routes[i] === "savedView" && i == 2)
+      if (routes[i] === "savedView" && i == routes.length - 1)
       {
          continue;
       }

src/qqq/components/horseshoe/NavBar.tsx

@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-import {Popper, InputAdornment} from "@mui/material";
+import {Popper, InputAdornment, Box} from "@mui/material";
 import AppBar from "@mui/material/AppBar";
 import Autocomplete from "@mui/material/Autocomplete";
-import Box from "@mui/material/Box";
 import Icon from "@mui/material/Icon";
 import IconButton from "@mui/material/IconButton";
 import ListItemIcon from "@mui/material/ListItemIcon";
+import {Theme} from "@mui/material/styles";
 import TextField from "@mui/material/TextField";
 import Toolbar from "@mui/material/Toolbar";
-import React, {useContext, useEffect, useState} from "react";
+import React, {useContext, useEffect, useRef, useState} from "react";
 import {useLocation, useNavigate} from "react-router-dom";
 import QContext from "QContext";
 import QBreadcrumbs, {routeToLabel} from "qqq/components/horseshoe/Breadcrumbs";
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ interface Props
    isMini?: boolean;
 }
 
-interface HistoryEntry {
+interface HistoryEntry
+{
    id: number;
    path: string;
    label: string;
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ function NavBar({absolute, light, isMini}: Props): JSX.Element
    const route = useLocation().pathname.split("/").slice(1);
    const navigate = useNavigate();
 
-   const {pageHeader} = useContext(QContext);
+   const {pageHeader, setDotMenuOpen} = useContext(QContext);
 
    useEffect(() =>
    {
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ function NavBar({absolute, light, isMini}: Props): JSX.Element
       const options = [] as any;
       history.entries.reverse().forEach((entry, index) =>
          options.push({label: `${entry.label} index`, id: index, key: index, path: entry.path, iconName: entry.iconName})
-      )
+      );
       setHistory(options);
 
       // Remove event listener on cleanup
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ function NavBar({absolute, light, isMini}: Props): JSX.Element
    const goToHistory = (path: string) =>
    {
       navigate(path);
-   }
+   };
 
    function buildHistoryEntries()
    {
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ function NavBar({absolute, light, isMini}: Props): JSX.Element
       const options = [] as any;
       history.entries.reverse().forEach((entry, index) =>
          options.push({label: entry.label, id: index, key: index, path: entry.path, iconName: entry.iconName})
-      )
+      );
       setHistory(options);
    }
 
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ function NavBar({absolute, light, isMini}: Props): JSX.Element
          goToHistory(value.path);
       }
       setAutocompleteValue(null);
-   }
+   };
 
    const CustomPopper = function (props: any)
    {
@@ -146,8 +147,8 @@ function NavBar({absolute, light, isMini}: Props): JSX.Element
          {...props}
          style={{whiteSpace: "nowrap", width: "auto"}}
          placement="bottom-end"
-      />)
+      />);
-   }
+   };
 
    const renderHistory = () =>
    {
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ function NavBar({absolute, light, isMini}: Props): JSX.Element
             )}
          />
       );
-   }
+   };
 
    // Styles for the navbar icons
    const iconsStyle = ({
@@ -221,10 +222,23 @@ function NavBar({absolute, light, isMini}: Props): JSX.Element
       }
 
       return (routeToLabel(route));
-   }
+   };
 
    const breadcrumbTitle = fullPathToLabel(fullPath, route[route.length - 1]);
 
+   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   // set the right-half of the navbar up so that below the 'md' breakpoint, it just disappears //
+   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   const navbarRowRight = (theme: Theme, {isMini}: any) =>
+   {
+      return {
+         [theme.breakpoints.down("md")]: {
+            display: "none",
+         },
+         ...navbarRow(theme, isMini)
+      }
+   };
+
    return (
       <AppBar
          position={absolute ? "absolute" : navbarType}
@@ -241,10 +255,15 @@ function NavBar({absolute, light, isMini}: Props): JSX.Element
                <QBreadcrumbs icon="home" title={breadcrumbTitle} route={route} light={light} />
             </Box>
             {isMini ? null : (
-               <Box sx={(theme) => navbarRow(theme, {isMini})}>
+               <Box sx={(theme) => navbarRowRight(theme, {isMini})}>
-                  <Box pr={0} mr={-2}>
+                  <Box mt={"-0.25rem"} pb={"0.75rem"} pr={2} mr={-2} sx={{"& *": {cursor: "pointer !important"}}}>
                      {renderHistory()}
                   </Box>
+                  <Box mt={"-1rem"}>
+                     <IconButton size="small" disableRipple color="inherit" onClick={() => setDotMenuOpen(true)}>
+                        <Icon sx={iconsStyle} fontSize="small">search</Icon>
+                     </IconButton>
+                  </Box>
                </Box>
             )}
          </Toolbar>

src/qqq/components/misc/ErrorBoundary.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * 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 React, {Component, ErrorInfo} from "react";
+
+interface Props
+{
+   errorElement?: React.ReactNode;
+   children: React.ReactNode;
+}
+
+interface State
+{
+   hasError: boolean;
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Component that you can wrap around other components that might throw an error,
+ ** to give some isolation, rather than breaking a whole page.
+ ** Credit: https://medium.com/@bobjunior542/how-to-use-error-boundaries-in-react-js-with-typescript-ee90ec814bf1
+ *******************************************************************************/
+class ErrorBoundary extends Component<Props, State>
+{
+   /***************************************************************************
+    *
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   constructor(props: Props)
+   {
+      super(props);
+      this.state = {hasError: false};
+   }
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    *
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   componentDidCatch(error: Error, errorInfo: ErrorInfo)
+   {
+      console.error("ErrorBoundary caught an error: ", error, errorInfo);
+      this.setState({hasError: true});
+   }
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    *
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   render()
+   {
+      if (this.state.hasError)
+      {
+         return this.props.errorElement ?? <span>(Error)</span>;
+      }
+
+      return this.props.children;
+   }
+}
+
+export default ErrorBoundary;

src/qqq/components/misc/HelpContent.tsx

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import {QHelpContent} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QHelpContent";
 import Box from "@mui/material/Box";
 import parse from "html-react-parser";
+import ErrorBoundary from "qqq/components/misc/ErrorBoundary";
 import React, {useContext} from "react";
 import Markdown from "react-markdown";
 import QContext from "QContext";
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ function HelpContent({helpContents, roles, heading, helpContentKey}: Props): JSX
    let selectedHelpContent = getMatchingHelpContent(helpContentsArray, roles);
 
    let content = null;
+   let errorContent = "Error rendering help content.";
    if (helpHelpActive)
    {
       if (!selectedHelpContent)
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ function HelpContent({helpContents, roles, heading, helpContentKey}: Props): JSX
          selectedHelpContent = new QHelpContent({content: ""});
       }
       content = selectedHelpContent.content + ` [${helpContentKey ?? "?"}]`;
+      errorContent += ` [${helpContentKey ?? "?"}]`;
    }
    else if(selectedHelpContent)
    {
@@ -148,7 +151,9 @@ function HelpContent({helpContents, roles, heading, helpContentKey}: Props): JSX
    {
       return <Box display="inline" className="helpContent">
          {heading && <span className="header">{heading}</span>}
+         <ErrorBoundary errorElement={<i>{errorContent}</i>}>
             {formatHelpContent(content, selectedHelpContent.format)}
+         </ErrorBoundary>
       </Box>;
    }
 

src/qqq/components/query/BasicAndAdvancedQueryControls.tsx

@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ interface BasicAndAdvancedQueryControlsProps
 
    queryScreenUsage: QueryScreenUsage;
 
+   allowVariables?: boolean;
+
    mode: string;
    setMode: (mode: string) => void;
 }
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ const BasicAndAdvancedQueryControls = forwardRef((props: BasicAndAdvancedQueryCo
    {
       // todo - sometimes i want contains instead of equals on strings (client.name, for example...)
       let defaultOperator = field?.possibleValueSourceName ? QCriteriaOperator.IN : QCriteriaOperator.EQUALS;
-      if (field?.type == QFieldType.DATE_TIME || field?.type == QFieldType.DATE)
+      if (field?.type == QFieldType.DATE_TIME)
       {
          defaultOperator = QCriteriaOperator.GREATER_THAN;
       }
@@ -676,6 +678,7 @@ const BasicAndAdvancedQueryControls = forwardRef((props: BasicAndAdvancedQueryCo
 
                               return (<QuickFilter
                                  key={fieldName}
+                                 allowVariables={props.allowVariables}
                                  fullFieldName={fieldName}
                                  tableMetaData={tableMetaData}
                                  updateCriteria={updateQuickCriteria}
@@ -701,6 +704,7 @@ const BasicAndAdvancedQueryControls = forwardRef((props: BasicAndAdvancedQueryCo
                                  updateCriteria={updateQuickCriteria}
                                  criteriaParam={getQuickCriteriaParam(fieldName)}
                                  fieldMetaData={field}
+                                 allowVariables={props.allowVariables}
                                  defaultOperator={defaultOperator}
                                  queryScreenUsage={queryScreenUsage}
                                  handleRemoveQuickFilterField={handleRemoveQuickFilterField} />);

src/qqq/components/query/CustomFilterPanel.tsx

@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ export const CustomFilterPanel = forwardRef<any, GridFilterPanelProps>(
                            updateCriteria={(newCriteria, needDebounce) => updateCriteria(newCriteria, index, needDebounce)}
                            removeCriteria={() => removeCriteria(index)}
                            updateBooleanOperator={(newValue) => updateBooleanOperator(newValue)}
+                           allowVariables={props.allowVariables}
                            queryScreenUsage={props.queryScreenUsage}
                         />
                         {/*JSON.stringify(criteria)*/}

src/qqq/components/query/EvaluatedExpression.tsx

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function EvaluatedExpression({field, expression}: EvaluatedExpressionProp
       return () => clearInterval(interval);
    }, []);
 
-   return <>{`${evaluateExpression(timeForEvaluations, field, expression)}`}</>;
+   return <span style={{fontVariantNumeric: "tabular-nums"}}>{`${evaluateExpression(timeForEvaluations, field, expression)}`}</span>;
 }
 
 const HOUR_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000;

src/qqq/components/query/FilterCriteriaRow.tsx

@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ interface FilterCriteriaRowProps
    removeCriteria: () => void;
    updateBooleanOperator: (newValue: string) => void;
    queryScreenUsage?: QueryScreenUsage;
+   allowVariables?: boolean;
 }
 
 FilterCriteriaRow.defaultProps =
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ export function validateCriteria(criteria: QFilterCriteria, operatorSelectedValu
    return {criteriaIsValid, criteriaStatusTooltip};
 }
 
-export function FilterCriteriaRow({id, index, tableMetaData, metaData, criteria, booleanOperator, updateCriteria, removeCriteria, updateBooleanOperator, queryScreenUsage}: FilterCriteriaRowProps): JSX.Element
+export function FilterCriteriaRow({id, index, tableMetaData, metaData, criteria, booleanOperator, updateCriteria, removeCriteria, updateBooleanOperator, queryScreenUsage, allowVariables}: FilterCriteriaRowProps): JSX.Element
 {
    // console.log(`FilterCriteriaRow: criteria: ${JSON.stringify(criteria)}`);
    const [operatorSelectedValue, setOperatorSelectedValue] = useState(null as OperatorOption);
@@ -516,6 +517,7 @@ export function FilterCriteriaRow({id, index, tableMetaData, metaData, criteria,
                table={fieldTable}
                valueChangeHandler={(event, valueIndex, newValue) => handleValueChange(event, valueIndex, newValue)}
                queryScreenUsage={queryScreenUsage}
+               allowVariables={allowVariables}
             />
          </Box>
          <Box display="inline-block">

src/qqq/components/query/FilterCriteriaRowValues.tsx

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import Icon from "@mui/material/Icon";
 import IconButton from "@mui/material/IconButton";
 import InputAdornment from "@mui/material/InputAdornment/InputAdornment";
 import TextField from "@mui/material/TextField";
+import DynamicFormUtils from "qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils";
 import DynamicSelect from "qqq/components/forms/DynamicSelect";
 import AssignFilterVariable from "qqq/components/query/AssignFilterVariable";
 import CriteriaDateField, {NoWrapTooltip} from "qqq/components/query/CriteriaDateField";
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ import FilterCriteriaPaster from "qqq/components/query/FilterCriteriaPaster";
 import {OperatorOption, ValueMode} from "qqq/components/query/FilterCriteriaRow";
 import {QueryScreenUsage} from "qqq/pages/records/query/RecordQuery";
 import ValueUtils from "qqq/utils/qqq/ValueUtils";
-import React, {SyntheticEvent, useReducer, useState} from "react";
+import React, {SyntheticEvent, useReducer} from "react";
+import {flushSync} from "react-dom";
 
 interface Props
 {
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ interface Props
    valueChangeHandler: (event: React.ChangeEvent | SyntheticEvent, valueIndex?: number | "all", newValue?: any) => void;
    initiallyOpenMultiValuePvs?: boolean;
    queryScreenUsage?: QueryScreenUsage;
+   allowVariables?: boolean;
 }
 
 FilterCriteriaRowValues.defaultProps =
@@ -57,6 +60,10 @@ FilterCriteriaRowValues.defaultProps =
       initiallyOpenMultiValuePvs: false
    };
 
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ * get the type to use for an <input> from a QFieldMetaData
+ ***************************************************************************/
 export const getTypeForTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData): string =>
 {
    let type = "search";
@@ -77,10 +84,15 @@ export const getTypeForTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData): string =>
    return (type);
 };
 
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ * Make an <input type=text> (actually, might be a different type, but that's
+ * the gist of it), for a field.
+ ***************************************************************************/
 export const makeTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData, criteria: QFilterCriteriaWithId, valueChangeHandler?: (event: (React.ChangeEvent | React.SyntheticEvent), valueIndex?: (number | "all"), newValue?: any) => void, valueIndex: number = 0, label = "Value", idPrefix = "value-", allowVariables = false) =>
 {
    const isExpression = criteria.values && criteria.values[valueIndex] && criteria.values[valueIndex].type;
-
+   const inputId = `${idPrefix}${criteria.id}`;
    let type = getTypeForTextField(field);
    const inputLabelProps: any = {};
 
@@ -95,10 +107,13 @@ export const makeTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData, criteria: QFilterCriteriaWi
       value = ValueUtils.formatDateTimeValueForForm(value);
    }
 
+   /***************************************************************************
+    * Event handler for the clear 'x'.
+    ***************************************************************************/
    const clearValue = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement> | React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>, index: number) =>
    {
       valueChangeHandler(event, index, "");
-      document.getElementById(`${idPrefix}${criteria.id}`).focus();
+      document.getElementById(inputId).focus();
    };
 
 
@@ -119,6 +134,10 @@ export const makeTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData, criteria: QFilterCriteriaWi
    };
 
 
+   /***************************************************************************
+    * make a version of the text field for when the criteria's value is set to
+    * be a "variable"
+    ***************************************************************************/
    const makeFilterVariableTextField = (expression: FilterVariableExpression, valueIndex: number = 0, label = "Value", idPrefix = "value-") =>
    {
       const clearValue = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement> | React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>, index: number) =>
@@ -148,6 +167,10 @@ export const makeTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData, criteria: QFilterCriteriaWi
       /></NoWrapTooltip>;
    };
 
+
+   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   // set up an 'x' icon as an end-adornment, to clear value from the field //
+   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    const inputProps: any = {};
    inputProps.endAdornment = (
       <InputAdornment position="end">
@@ -157,18 +180,64 @@ export const makeTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData, criteria: QFilterCriteriaWi
       </InputAdornment>
    );
 
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    * onChange event handler.  deals with, if the field has a to upper/lower
+    * case rule on it, to apply that transform, and adjust the cursor.
+    * See:  https://giacomocerquone.com/blog/keep-input-cursor-still
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   function onChange(event: any)
+   {
+      const beforeStart = event.target.selectionStart;
+      const beforeEnd = event.target.selectionEnd;
+
+      let isToUpperCase = DynamicFormUtils.isToUpperCase(field);
+      let isToLowerCase = DynamicFormUtils.isToLowerCase(field);
+
+      if (isToUpperCase || isToLowerCase)
+      {
+         flushSync(() =>
+         {
+            let newValue = event.currentTarget.value;
+
+            if (isToUpperCase)
+            {
+               newValue = newValue.toUpperCase();
+            }
+            if (isToLowerCase)
+            {
+               newValue = newValue.toLowerCase();
+            }
+
+            event.currentTarget.value = newValue;
+         });
+
+         const input = document.getElementById(inputId);
+         if (input)
+         {
+            // @ts-ignore
+            input.setSelectionRange(beforeStart, beforeEnd);
+         }
+      }
+
+      valueChangeHandler(event, valueIndex);
+   }
+
+   ////////////////////////
+   // return the element //
+   ////////////////////////
    return <Box sx={{margin: 0, padding: 0, display: "flex"}}>
       {
          isExpression ? (
             makeFilterVariableTextField(criteria.values[valueIndex], valueIndex, label, idPrefix)
          ) : (
             <TextField
-               id={`${idPrefix}${criteria.id}`}
+               id={inputId}
                label={label}
                variant="standard"
                autoComplete="off"
                type={type}
-               onChange={(event) => valueChangeHandler(event, valueIndex)}
+               onChange={onChange}
                onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
                value={value}
                InputLabelProps={inputLabelProps}
@@ -187,16 +256,23 @@ export const makeTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData, criteria: QFilterCriteriaWi
 };
 
 
-function FilterCriteriaRowValues({operatorOption, criteria, field, table, valueChangeHandler, initiallyOpenMultiValuePvs, queryScreenUsage}: Props): JSX.Element
+/***************************************************************************
+ * Component that is the "values" portion of a FilterCriteria Row in the
+ * advanced query filter editor.
+ ***************************************************************************/
+function FilterCriteriaRowValues({operatorOption, criteria, field, table, valueChangeHandler, initiallyOpenMultiValuePvs, queryScreenUsage, allowVariables}: Props): JSX.Element
 {
    const [, forceUpdate] = useReducer((x) => x + 1, 0);
-   const [allowVariables, setAllowVariables] = useState(queryScreenUsage == "reportSetup");
 
    if (!operatorOption)
    {
       return null;
    }
 
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    * Callback for the Save button from the paste-values modal
+    ***************************************************************************/
    function saveNewPasterValues(newValues: any[])
    {
       if (criteria.values)
@@ -222,6 +298,9 @@ function FilterCriteriaRowValues({operatorOption, criteria, field, table, valueC
 
    const isExpression = criteria.values && criteria.values[0] && criteria.values[0].type;
 
+   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   // render different form element9s) based on operator option's "value mode" //
+   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    switch (operatorOption.valueMode)
    {
       case ValueMode.NONE:
@@ -298,6 +377,7 @@ function FilterCriteriaRowValues({operatorOption, criteria, field, table, valueC
                         inForm={false}
                         onChange={(value: any) => valueChangeHandler(null, 0, value)}
                         variant="standard"
+                        useCase="filter"
                      />
                   </Box>
                )
@@ -320,7 +400,7 @@ function FilterCriteriaRowValues({operatorOption, criteria, field, table, valueC
                initialValues = criteria.values;
             }
          }
-         return <Box mb={-1.5}>
+         return <Box>
             <DynamicSelect
                tableName={table.name}
                fieldName={field.name}
@@ -333,6 +413,7 @@ function FilterCriteriaRowValues({operatorOption, criteria, field, table, valueC
                inForm={false}
                onChange={(value: any) => valueChangeHandler(null, "all", value)}
                variant="standard"
+               useCase="filter"
             />
          </Box>;
    }

src/qqq/components/query/QuickFilter.tsx

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ interface QuickFilterProps
    defaultOperator?: QCriteriaOperator;
    handleRemoveQuickFilterField?: (fieldName: string) => void;
    queryScreenUsage?: QueryScreenUsage;
+   allowVariables?: boolean;
 }
 
 QuickFilter.defaultProps =
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ const getOperatorSelectedValue = (operatorOptions: OperatorOption[], criteria: Q
  ** Component to render a QuickFilter - that is - a button, with a Menu under it,
  ** with Operator and Value controls.
  *******************************************************************************/
-export default function QuickFilter({tableMetaData, fullFieldName, fieldMetaData, criteriaParam, updateCriteria, defaultOperator, handleRemoveQuickFilterField, queryScreenUsage}: QuickFilterProps): JSX.Element
+export default function QuickFilter({tableMetaData, fullFieldName, fieldMetaData, criteriaParam, updateCriteria, defaultOperator, handleRemoveQuickFilterField, queryScreenUsage, allowVariables}: QuickFilterProps): JSX.Element
 {
    const operatorOptions = fieldMetaData ? getOperatorOptions(tableMetaData, fullFieldName) : [];
    const [_, tableForField] = TableUtils.getFieldAndTable(tableMetaData, fullFieldName);
@@ -549,6 +550,7 @@ export default function QuickFilter({tableMetaData, fullFieldName, fieldMetaData
                      criteria={criteria}
                      field={fieldMetaData}
                      table={tableForField}
+                     allowVariables={allowVariables}
                      valueChangeHandler={(event, valueIndex, newValue) => handleValueChange(event, valueIndex, newValue)}
                      initiallyOpenMultiValuePvs={true} // todo - maybe not?
                   />

src/qqq/components/scripts/ScriptEditor.tsx

@@ -440,10 +440,10 @@ function ScriptEditor({title, scriptId, scriptRevisionRecord, closeCallback, tab
             <Box sx={{height: openTool ? "45%" : "100%"}}>
                <Grid container alignItems="flex-end">
                   <Box maxWidth={"50%"} minWidth={300}>
-                     <DynamicSelect fieldName={"apiName"} initialValue={apiName} initialDisplayValue={apiNameLabel} fieldLabel={"API Name *"} tableName={"scriptRevision"} inForm={false} onChange={changeApiName} />
+                     <DynamicSelect fieldName={"apiName"} initialValue={apiName} initialDisplayValue={apiNameLabel} fieldLabel={"API Name *"} tableName={"scriptRevision"} inForm={false} onChange={changeApiName} useCase="form" />
                   </Box>
                   <Box maxWidth={"50%"} minWidth={300} pl={2}>
-                     <DynamicSelect fieldName={"apiVersion"} initialValue={apiVersion} initialDisplayValue={apiVersionLabel} fieldLabel={"API Version *"} tableName={"scriptRevision"} inForm={false} onChange={changeApiVersion} />
+                     <DynamicSelect fieldName={"apiVersion"} initialValue={apiVersion} initialDisplayValue={apiVersionLabel} fieldLabel={"API Version *"} tableName={"scriptRevision"} inForm={false} onChange={changeApiVersion} useCase="form" />
                   </Box>
                </Grid>
                <Box display="flex" sx={{height: "100%"}}>

src/qqq/components/sharing/ShareModal.tsx

@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ export default function ShareModal({open, onClose, tableMetaData, record}: Share
                            initialDisplayValue={selectedAudienceOption?.label}
                            inForm={false}
                            onChange={handleAudienceChange}
+                           useCase="form"
                         />
                      </Box>
                      {/*

src/qqq/components/widgets/CompositeWidget.tsx

@@ -22,16 +22,19 @@
 
 import {QWidgetMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QWidgetMetaData";
 import {Box, Skeleton} from "@mui/material";
+import parse from "html-react-parser";
 import {BlockData} from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockModels";
 import WidgetBlock from "qqq/components/widgets/WidgetBlock";
 import React from "react";
 
 
-interface CompositeData
+export interface CompositeData
 {
    blocks: BlockData[];
    styleOverrides?: any;
    layout?: string;
+   overlayHtml?: string;
+   overlayStyleOverrides?: any;
 }
 
 
@@ -97,13 +100,25 @@ export default function CompositeWidget({widgetMetaData, data}: CompositeWidgetP
       boxStyle.borderRadius = "0.5rem";
       boxStyle.background = "#FFFFFF";
    }
-
    if (data?.styleOverrides)
    {
       boxStyle = {...boxStyle, ...data.styleOverrides};
    }
 
-   return (<Box sx={boxStyle} className="compositeWidget">
+   let overlayStyle: any = {};
+
+   if (data?.overlayStyleOverrides)
+   {
+      overlayStyle = {...overlayStyle, ...data.overlayStyleOverrides};
+   }
+
+   return (
+      <>
+         {
+            data?.overlayHtml &&
+            <Box sx={overlayStyle} className="blockWidgetOverlay">{parse(data.overlayHtml)}</Box>
+         }
+         <Box sx={boxStyle} className="compositeWidget">
             {
                data.blocks.map((block: BlockData, index) => (
                   <React.Fragment key={index}>
@@ -111,6 +126,8 @@ export default function CompositeWidget({widgetMetaData, data}: CompositeWidgetP
                   </React.Fragment>
                ))
             }
-   </Box>);
+         </Box>
+      </>
+   );
 
 }

src/qqq/components/widgets/DashboardWidgets.tsx

@@ -599,8 +599,8 @@ function DashboardWidgets({widgetMetaDataList, tableName, entityPrimaryKey, reco
             }
             {
                widgetMetaData.type === "filterAndColumnsSetup" && (
-                  widgetData && widgetData[i] && widgetData[i].queryParams &&
+                  widgetData && widgetData[i] &&
-                  <FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget isEditable={false} widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} recordValues={convertQRecordValuesFromMapToObject(record)} onSaveCallback={() =>
+                  <FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget isEditable={false} widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} widgetData={widgetData[i]} recordValues={convertQRecordValuesFromMapToObject(record)} onSaveCallback={() =>
                   {
                   }} />
                )
@@ -638,8 +638,28 @@ function DashboardWidgets({widgetMetaDataList, tableName, entityPrimaryKey, reco
 
                   if (!omitWrappingGridContainer)
                   {
-                     // @ts-ignore
+                     const gridProps: {[key: string]: any} = {};
-                     renderedWidget = (<Grid id={widgetMetaData.name} item xxl={widgetMetaData.gridColumns ? widgetMetaData.gridColumns : 12} xs={12} sx={{display: "flex", alignItems: "stretch", scrollMarginTop: "100px"}}>
+
+                     for(let size of ["xs", "sm", "md", "lg", "xl", "xxl"])
+                     {
+                        const key = `gridCols:sizeClass:${size}`
+                        if(widgetMetaData?.defaultValues?.has(key))
+                        {
+                           gridProps[size] = widgetMetaData?.defaultValues.get(key);
+                        }
+                     }
+
+                     if(!gridProps["xxl"])
+                     {
+                        gridProps["xxl"] = widgetMetaData.gridColumns ? widgetMetaData.gridColumns : 12;
+                     }
+
+                     if(!gridProps["xs"])
+                     {
+                        gridProps["xs"] = 12;
+                     }
+
+                     renderedWidget = (<Grid id={widgetMetaData.name} item {...gridProps} sx={{display: "flex", alignItems: "stretch", scrollMarginTop: "100px"}}>
                         {renderedWidget}
                      </Grid>);
                   }

src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockElementWrapper.tsx

@@ -21,18 +21,19 @@
 
 
 import {QWidgetMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QWidgetMetaData";
-import {Tooltip} from "@mui/material";
+import {Box, Tooltip} from "@mui/material";
-import React, {ReactElement, useContext} from "react";
-import {Link} from "react-router-dom";
 import QContext from "QContext";
 import HelpContent, {hasHelpContent} from "qqq/components/misc/HelpContent";
 import {BlockData, BlockLink, BlockTooltip} from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockModels";
+import CompositeWidget from "qqq/components/widgets/CompositeWidget";
+import React, {ReactElement, useContext} from "react";
+import {Link} from "react-router-dom";
 
 interface BlockElementWrapperProps
 {
    data: BlockData;
    metaData: QWidgetMetaData;
-   slot: string
+   slot: string;
    linkProps?: any;
    children: ReactElement;
 }
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ export default function BlockElementWrapper({data, metaData, slot, linkProps, ch
 
    if (!tooltip)
    {
-      const helpRoles = ["ALL_SCREENS"]
+      const helpRoles = ["ALL_SCREENS"];
 
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // the full keys in the helpContent table will look like:                                    //
@@ -83,23 +84,36 @@ export default function BlockElementWrapper({data, metaData, slot, linkProps, ch
       if (showHelp)
       {
          const formattedHelpContent = <HelpContent helpContents={metaData?.helpContent?.get(key)} roles={helpRoles} helpContentKey={`widget:${metaData?.name};slot:${key}`} />;
-         tooltip = {title: formattedHelpContent, placement: "bottom"}
+         tooltip = {title: formattedHelpContent, placement: "bottom"};
       }
    }
 
    let rs = children;
 
-   if(link)
+   if (link && link.href)
    {
-      rs = <Link to={link.href} target={link.target} style={{color: "#546E7A"}} {...linkProps}>{rs}</Link>
+      rs = <Link to={link.href} target={link.target} style={{color: "#546E7A"}} {...linkProps}>{rs}</Link>;
    }
 
    if (tooltip)
    {
-      let placement = tooltip.placement ? tooltip.placement.toLowerCase() : "bottom"
+      let placement = tooltip.placement ? tooltip.placement.toLowerCase() : "bottom";
 
       // @ts-ignore - placement possible values
-      rs = <Tooltip title={tooltip.title} placement={placement}>{rs}</Tooltip>
+      if (tooltip.blockData)
+      {
+         // @ts-ignore - special case for composite type block...
+         rs = <Tooltip title={
+            <Box sx={{width: "200px"}}>
+               <CompositeWidget widgetMetaData={metaData} data={tooltip?.blockData} />
+            </Box>
+         }>{rs}</Tooltip>;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         // @ts-ignore - placement possible values
+         rs = <Tooltip title={tooltip.title} placement={placement}>{rs}</Tooltip>;
+      }
    }
 
    return (rs);

src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockModels.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 import {QWidgetMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QWidgetMetaData";
+import {CompositeData} from "qqq/components/widgets/CompositeWidget";
 
 
 export interface BlockData
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export interface BlockData
 
 export interface BlockTooltip
 {
+   blockData?: CompositeData;
    title: string | JSX.Element;
    placement: string;
 }

src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/UpOrDownNumberBlock.tsx

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default function UpOrDownNumberBlock({widgetMetaData, data}: StandardBloc
 
    return (
       <>
-         <div style={{display: "flex", flexDirection: data.styles.isStacked ? "column" : "row", alignItems: data.styles.isStacked ? "flex-end" : "baseline"}}>
+         <div style={{display: "flex", flexDirection: data.styles.isStacked ? "column" : "row", alignItems: data.styles.isStacked ? "flex-end" : "baseline", marginLeft: "auto"}}>
 
             <div style={{display: "flex", alignItems: "baseline", fontWeight: 700, fontSize: ".875rem"}}>
                <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="number">

src/qqq/components/widgets/misc/FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget.tsx

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import {QTableMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QT
 import {QWidgetMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QWidgetMetaData";
 import {QCriteriaOperator} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QCriteriaOperator";
 import {QFilterCriteria} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QFilterCriteria";
-import {QFilterOrderBy} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QFilterOrderBy";
 import {QQueryFilter} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QQueryFilter";
 import {Alert, Collapse} from "@mui/material";
 import Box from "@mui/material/Box";
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@ interface FilterAndColumnsSetupWidgetProps
 {
    isEditable: boolean;
    widgetMetaData: QWidgetMetaData;
+   widgetData: any;
    recordValues: { [name: string]: any };
    onSaveCallback?: (values: { [name: string]: any }) => void;
 }
@@ -83,10 +83,11 @@ const qController = Client.getInstance();
 /*******************************************************************************
  ** Component for editing the main setup of a report - that is: filter & columns
  *******************************************************************************/
-export default function FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget({isEditable, widgetMetaData, recordValues, onSaveCallback}: FilterAndColumnsSetupWidgetProps): JSX.Element
+export default function FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget({isEditable, widgetMetaData, widgetData, recordValues, onSaveCallback}: FilterAndColumnsSetupWidgetProps): JSX.Element
 {
    const [modalOpen, setModalOpen] = useState(false);
-   const [hideColumns, setHideColumns] = useState(widgetMetaData?.defaultValues?.has("hideColumns") && widgetMetaData?.defaultValues?.get("hideColumns"));
+   const [hideColumns, setHideColumns] = useState(widgetData?.hideColumns);
+   const [hidePreview, setHidePreview] = useState(widgetData?.hidePreview);
    const [tableMetaData, setTableMetaData] = useState(null as QTableMetaData);
 
    const [alertContent, setAlertContent] = useState(null as string);
@@ -108,31 +109,37 @@ export default function FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget({isEditable, widgetMetaData,
    let columns: QQueryColumns = null;
    let usingDefaultEmptyFilter = false;
    let queryFilter = recordValues["queryFilterJson"] && JSON.parse(recordValues["queryFilterJson"]) as QQueryFilter;
+   const defaultFilterFields = widgetData?.filterDefaultFieldNames;
    if (!queryFilter)
    {
       queryFilter = new QQueryFilter();
+      if (defaultFilterFields?.length == 0)
+      {
+         usingDefaultEmptyFilter = true;
+      }
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      queryFilter = Object.assign(new QQueryFilter(), queryFilter);
+   }
 
-      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      // if there is no queryFilter provided, see if there are default fields from which a query should be seeded //
+   // if there are default fields from which a query should be seeded, add/update the filter with them //
-      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      const defaultFilterFields = getDefaultFilterFieldNames(widgetMetaData);
    if (defaultFilterFields?.length > 0)
    {
       defaultFilterFields.forEach((fieldName: string) =>
       {
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // if a value for the default field exists, remove the criteria for it in our query first //
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         queryFilter.criteria = queryFilter.criteria?.filter(c => c.fieldName != fieldName);
+
          if (recordValues[fieldName])
          {
             queryFilter.addCriteria(new QFilterCriteria(fieldName, QCriteriaOperator.EQUALS, [recordValues[fieldName]]));
          }
       });
-
-         queryFilter.addOrderBy(new QFilterOrderBy("id", false));
-         queryFilter = Object.assign({}, queryFilter);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-         usingDefaultEmptyFilter = true;
-      }
    }
 
    if (recordValues["columnsJson"])
@@ -148,7 +155,7 @@ export default function FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget({isEditable, widgetMetaData,
       ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // if a default table name specified, use it, otherwise use it from the record values //
       ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      let tableName = widgetMetaData?.defaultValues?.get("tableName");
+      let tableName = widgetData?.tableName;
       if (!tableName && recordValues["tableName"] && (tableMetaData == null || tableMetaData.name != recordValues["tableName"]))
       {
          tableName = recordValues["tableName"];
@@ -169,27 +176,13 @@ export default function FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget({isEditable, widgetMetaData,
    }, [JSON.stringify(recordValues)]);
 
 
-   /*******************************************************************************
-    **
-    *******************************************************************************/
-   function getDefaultFilterFieldNames(widgetMetaData: QWidgetMetaData)
-   {
-      if (widgetMetaData?.defaultValues?.has("filterDefaultFieldNames"))
-      {
-         return (widgetMetaData.defaultValues.get("filterDefaultFieldNames").split(","));
-      }
-
-      return ([]);
-   }
-
-
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
    function openEditor()
    {
       let missingRequiredFields = [] as string[];
-      getDefaultFilterFieldNames(widgetMetaData)?.forEach((fieldName: string) =>
+      widgetData?.filterDefaultFieldNames?.forEach((fieldName: string) =>
       {
          if (!recordValues[fieldName])
          {
@@ -202,7 +195,7 @@ export default function FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget({isEditable, widgetMetaData,
       ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       if (missingRequiredFields.length > 0)
       {
-         setAlertContent("The following fields must first be selected to add Additional Order Filters: '" + missingRequiredFields.join(", ") + "'");
+         setAlertContent("The following fields must first be selected to edit the filter: '" + missingRequiredFields.join(", ") + "'");
          return;
       }
 
@@ -280,7 +273,7 @@ export default function FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget({isEditable, widgetMetaData,
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
-   function mayShowQueryPreview(): boolean
+   function mayShowQuery(): boolean
    {
       if (tableMetaData)
       {
@@ -296,7 +289,7 @@ export default function FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget({isEditable, widgetMetaData,
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
-   function mayShowColumnsPreview(): boolean
+   function mayShowColumns(): boolean
    {
       if (tableMetaData)
       {
@@ -364,14 +357,14 @@ export default function FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget({isEditable, widgetMetaData,
          <Box pt="0.5rem">
             <Box display="flex" justifyContent="space-between" alignItems="center">
                <h5>Query Filter</h5>
-               <Box fontSize="0.75rem" fontWeight="700">{mayShowQueryPreview() && getCurrentSortIndicator(frontendQueryFilter, tableMetaData, null)}</Box>
+               <Box fontSize="0.75rem" fontWeight="700">{mayShowQuery() && getCurrentSortIndicator(frontendQueryFilter, tableMetaData, null)}</Box>
             </Box>
             {
-               mayShowQueryPreview() &&
+               mayShowQuery() &&
                <AdvancedQueryPreview tableMetaData={tableMetaData} queryFilter={frontendQueryFilter} isEditable={false} isQueryTooComplex={frontendQueryFilter.subFilters?.length > 0} removeCriteriaByIndexCallback={null} />
             }
             {
-               !mayShowQueryPreview() &&
+               !mayShowQuery() &&
                <Box width="100%" sx={{fontSize: "1rem", background: "#FFFFFF"}} minHeight={"2.5rem"} p={"0.5rem"} pb={"0.125rem"} borderRadius="0.75rem" border={`1px solid ${colors.grayLines.main}`}>
                   {
                      isEditable &&
@@ -390,11 +383,11 @@ export default function FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget({isEditable, widgetMetaData,
                <h5>Columns</h5>
                <Box display="flex" flexWrap="wrap" fontSize="1rem">
                   {
-                     mayShowColumnsPreview() &&
+                     mayShowColumns() && columns &&
                      columns.columns.map((column, i) => <React.Fragment key={`column-${i}`}>{renderColumn(column)}</React.Fragment>)
                   }
                   {
-                     !mayShowColumnsPreview() &&
+                     !mayShowColumns() &&
                      <Box width="100%" sx={{fontSize: "1rem", background: "#FFFFFF"}} minHeight={"2.375rem"} p={"0.5rem"} pb={"0.125rem"}>
                         {
                            isEditable &&
@@ -410,6 +403,21 @@ export default function FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget({isEditable, widgetMetaData,
                </Box>
             </Box>
          )}
+         {!hidePreview && !isEditable && frontendQueryFilter && tableMetaData && (
+            <Box pt="1rem">
+               <h5>Preview</h5>
+               <RecordQuery
+                  allowVariables={widgetData?.allowVariables}
+                  ref={recordQueryRef}
+                  table={tableMetaData}
+                  isPreview={true}
+                  usage="reportSetup"
+                  isModal={true}
+                  initialQueryFilter={frontendQueryFilter}
+                  initialColumns={columns}
+               />
+            </Box>
+         )}
          {
             modalOpen &&
             <Modal open={modalOpen} onClose={(event, reason) => closeEditor(event, reason)}>
@@ -425,6 +433,7 @@ export default function FilterAndColumnsSetupWidget({isEditable, widgetMetaData,
                         }
                         {
                            tableMetaData && <RecordQuery
+                              allowVariables={widgetData?.allowVariables}
                               ref={recordQueryRef}
                               table={tableMetaData}
                               usage="reportSetup"

src/qqq/components/widgets/misc/RecordGridWidget.tsx

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import {Link, useNavigate} from "react-router-dom";
 export interface ChildRecordListData extends WidgetData
 {
    title: string;
-   queryOutput: {records: {values: any}[]}
+   queryOutput: { records: { values: any }[] };
    childTableMetaData: QTableMetaData;
    tablePath: string;
    viewAllLink: string;
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ function RecordGridWidget({widgetMetaData, data, addNewRecordCallback, disableRo
 {
    const instance = useRef({timer: null});
    const [rows, setRows] = useState([]);
-   const [records, setRecords] = useState([] as QRecord[])
+   const [records, setRecords] = useState([] as QRecord[]);
    const [columns, setColumns] = useState([]);
-   const [allColumns, setAllColumns] = useState([])
+   const [allColumns, setAllColumns] = useState([]);
    const [csv, setCsv] = useState(null as string);
    const [fileName, setFileName] = useState(null as string);
    const [gridMouseDownX, setGridMouseDownX] = useState(0);
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function RecordGridWidget({widgetMetaData, data, addNewRecordCallback, disableRo
                if (data.defaultValuesForNewChildRecords[columns[i].field])
                {
                   columns.splice(i, 1);
-                  i--
+                  i--;
                }
             }
          }
@@ -145,19 +145,19 @@ function RecordGridWidget({widgetMetaData, data, addNewRecordCallback, disableRo
                   return <Box>
                      {allowRecordEdit && <IconButton onClick={() => editRecordCallback(params.row.__rowIndex)}><Icon>edit</Icon></IconButton>}
                      {allowRecordDelete && <IconButton onClick={() => deleteRecordCallback(params.row.__rowIndex)}><Icon>delete</Icon></IconButton>}
-                  </Box>
+                  </Box>;
-               })
                })
+            });
          }
 
          setRows(rows);
-         setRecords(records)
+         setRecords(records);
          setColumns(columns);
 
          let csv = "";
          for (let i = 0; i < allColumns.length; i++)
          {
-            csv += `${i > 0 ? "," : ""}"${ValueUtils.cleanForCsv(allColumns[i].headerName)}"`
+            csv += `${i > 0 ? "," : ""}"${ValueUtils.cleanForCsv(allColumns[i].headerName)}"`;
          }
          csv += "\n";
 
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ function RecordGridWidget({widgetMetaData, data, addNewRecordCallback, disableRo
          {
             for (let j = 0; j < allColumns.length; j++)
             {
-               const value = records[i].displayValues.get(allColumns[j].field) ?? records[i].values.get(allColumns[j].field)
+               const value = records[i].displayValues.get(allColumns[j].field) ?? records[i].values.get(allColumns[j].field);
-               csv += `${j > 0 ? "," : ""}"${ValueUtils.cleanForCsv(value)}"`
+               csv += `${j > 0 ? "," : ""}"${ValueUtils.cleanForCsv(value)}"`;
             }
             csv += "\n";
          }
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ function RecordGridWidget({widgetMetaData, data, addNewRecordCallback, disableRo
          <Typography key={"viewAllLink"} variant="body2" p={2} display="inline" fontSize=".875rem" pt="0" position="relative">
             <Link to={data.viewAllLink}>View All</Link>
          </Typography>
-      )
+      );
    }
 
    ///////////////////
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ function RecordGridWidget({widgetMetaData, data, addNewRecordCallback, disableRo
 
       if (data.totalRows && data.queryOutput.records.length < data.totalRows)
       {
-         tooltipTitle = "Export these " + data.queryOutput.records.length + " records."
+         tooltipTitle = "Export these " + data.queryOutput.records.length + " records.";
          if (data.viewAllLink)
          {
             tooltipTitle += "\nClick View All to export all records.";
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ function RecordGridWidget({widgetMetaData, data, addNewRecordCallback, disableRo
       }
       else
       {
-         alert("There is no data available to export.")
+         alert("There is no data available to export.");
-      }
       }
+   };
 
    if (widgetMetaData?.showExportButton)
    {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ function RecordGridWidget({widgetMetaData, data, addNewRecordCallback, disableRo
    ////////////////////
    // add new button //
    ////////////////////
-   const labelAdditionalComponentsRight: LabelComponent[] = []
+   const labelAdditionalComponentsRight: LabelComponent[] = [];
    if (data && data.canAddChildRecord)
    {
       let disabledFields = data.disabledFieldsForNewChildRecords;
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ function RecordGridWidget({widgetMetaData, data, addNewRecordCallback, disableRo
       {
          disabledFields = data.defaultValuesForNewChildRecords;
       }
-      labelAdditionalComponentsRight.push(new AddNewRecordButton(data.childTableMetaData, data.defaultValuesForNewChildRecords, "Add new", disabledFields, addNewRecordCallback))
+      labelAdditionalComponentsRight.push(new AddNewRecordButton(data.childTableMetaData, data.defaultValuesForNewChildRecords, "Add new", disabledFields, addNewRecordCallback));
    }
 
 
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ function RecordGridWidget({widgetMetaData, data, addNewRecordCallback, disableRo
 
       (async () =>
       {
-         const qInstance = await qController.loadMetaData()
+         const qInstance = await qController.loadMetaData();
-         let tablePath = qInstance.getTablePathByName(data.childTableMetaData.name)
+         let tablePath = qInstance.getTablePathByName(data.childTableMetaData.name);
          if (tablePath)
          {
             tablePath = `${tablePath}/${params.row[data.childTableMetaData.primaryKeyField]}`;
@@ -304,8 +304,8 @@ function RecordGridWidget({widgetMetaData, data, addNewRecordCallback, disableRo
          labelAdditionalComponentsRight={labelAdditionalComponentsRight}
          labelBoxAdditionalSx={{position: "relative", top: "-0.375rem"}}
       >
-         <Box mx={-2} mb={-3}>
+         <Box mx={-3} mb={-3}>
-            <Box className="recordGridWidget">
+            <Box>
                <DataGridPro
                   autoHeight
                   sx={{

src/qqq/components/widgets/tables/DataTable.tsx

@@ -19,15 +19,12 @@
  */
 
 import {QWidgetMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QWidgetMetaData";
-import {tooltipClasses, TooltipProps} from "@mui/material";
+import {Box, tooltipClasses, TooltipProps} from "@mui/material";
 import Autocomplete from "@mui/material/Autocomplete";
-import Box from "@mui/material/Box";
 import Icon from "@mui/material/Icon";
 import {styled} from "@mui/material/styles";
 import Table from "@mui/material/Table";
-import TableBody from "@mui/material/TableBody";
 import TableContainer from "@mui/material/TableContainer";
-import TableRow from "@mui/material/TableRow";
 import Tooltip from "@mui/material/Tooltip";
 import parse from "html-react-parser";
 import colors from "qqq/assets/theme/base/colors";
@@ -166,7 +163,7 @@ function DataTable({
                      })}
                   >
                      {/* float this icon to keep it "out of the flow" - in other words, to keep it from making the row taller than it otherwise would be... */}
-                     <Icon fontSize="medium" sx={{float: "left"}}>{row.isExpanded ? "expand_less" : "chevron_right"}</Icon>
+                     <Icon fontSize="medium" sx={{float: "left"}}>{row.isExpanded ? "expand_less" : "chevron_left"}</Icon>
                   </span>
                ) : null,
          },
@@ -312,7 +309,7 @@ function DataTable({
       {
          boxStyle = isFooter
             ? {borderTop: `0.0625rem solid ${colors.grayLines.main};`, backgroundColor: "#EEEEEE"}
-            : {flexGrow: 1, overflowY: "scroll", scrollbarGutter: "stable", marginBottom: "-1px"};
+            : {height: fixedHeight ? `${fixedHeight}px` : "auto", flexGrow: 1, overflowY: "scroll", scrollbarGutter: "stable", marginBottom: "-1px"};
       }
 
       let innerBoxStyle = {};
@@ -321,16 +318,18 @@ function DataTable({
          innerBoxStyle = {overflowY: "auto", scrollbarGutter: "stable"};
       }
 
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // note - at one point, we had the table's sx including: whiteSpace: "nowrap"... //
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       return <Box sx={boxStyle}><Box sx={innerBoxStyle}>
-         <Table {...getTableProps()}>
+         <Table {...getTableProps()} component="div" sx={{display: "grid", gridTemplateRows: "auto", gridTemplateColumns: gridTemplateColumns}}>
             {
                includeHead && (
-                  <Box component="thead" sx={{position: "sticky", top: 0, background: "white", zIndex: 10}}>
+                  headerGroups.map((headerGroup: any, i: number) => (
-                     {headerGroups.map((headerGroup: any, i: number) => (
+                     headerGroup.headers.map((column: any) => (
-                        <TableRow key={i} {...headerGroup.getHeaderGroupProps()} sx={{display: "grid", alignItems: "flex-end", gridTemplateColumns: gridTemplateColumns}}>
-                           {headerGroup.headers.map((column: any) => (
                         column.type !== "hidden" && (
                            <DataTableHeadCell
+                              sx={{position: "sticky", top: 0, background: "white", zIndex: 10, alignItems: "flex-end"}}
                               key={i++}
                               {...column.getHeaderProps(isSorted && column.getSortByToggleProps())}
                               align={column.align ? column.align : "left"}
@@ -340,13 +339,10 @@ function DataTable({
                               {column.render("header")}
                            </DataTableHeadCell>
                         )
-                           ))}
+                     ))
-                        </TableRow>
+                  ))
-                     ))}
-                  </Box>
                )
             }
-            <TableBody {...getTableBodyProps()}>
             {rows.map((row: any, key: any) =>
             {
                prepareRow(row);
@@ -384,11 +380,11 @@ function DataTable({
                }
 
                return (
-                     <TableRow sx={{verticalAlign: "top", display: "grid", gridTemplateColumns: gridTemplateColumns, background: background}} key={key} {...row.getRowProps()}>
+                  row.cells.map((cell: any) => (
-                        {row.cells.map((cell: any) => (
                      cell.column.type !== "hidden" && (
                         <DataTableBodyCell
                            key={key}
+                           sx={{verticalAlign: "top", background: background}}
                            noBorder={noEndBorder || overrideNoEndBorder || row.isExpanded}
                            depth={row.depth}
                            align={cell.column.align ? cell.column.align : "left"}
@@ -446,18 +442,15 @@ function DataTable({
                            }
                         </DataTableBodyCell>
                      )
-                        ))}
+                  ))
-                     </TableRow>
                );
             })}
-
-            </TableBody>
          </Table>
       </Box></Box>;
    }
 
    return (
-      <TableContainer sx={{boxShadow: "none", height: fixedHeight ? `${fixedHeight}px` : "auto"}}>
+      <TableContainer sx={{boxShadow: "none", height: (fixedHeight && !fixedStickyLastRow) ? `${fixedHeight}px` : "auto"}}>
          {entriesPerPage && ((hidePaginationDropdown !== undefined && !hidePaginationDropdown) || canSearch) ? (
             <Box display="flex" justifyContent="space-between" alignItems="center" p={3}>
                {entriesPerPage && (hidePaginationDropdown === undefined || !hidePaginationDropdown) && (

src/qqq/components/widgets/tables/TableCard.tsx

@@ -93,41 +93,25 @@ function TableCard({noRowsFoundHTML, data, rowsPerPage, hidePaginationDropdown,
                />
                : noRowsFoundHTML ?
                   <Box p={3} pt={0} pb={3} sx={{textAlign: "center"}}>
-                     <MDTypography
+                     <MDTypography variant="subtitle2" color="secondary" fontWeight="regular">
-                        variant="subtitle2"
+                        {noRowsFoundHTML ? (parse(noRowsFoundHTML)) : "No rows found"}
-                        color="secondary"
-                        fontWeight="regular"
-                     >
-                        {
-                           noRowsFoundHTML ? (
-                              parse(noRowsFoundHTML)
-                           ) : "No rows found"
-                        }
                      </MDTypography>
                   </Box>
                   :
                   <TableContainer sx={{boxShadow: "none"}}>
-                     <Table>
+                     <Table component="div" sx={{display: "grid", gridTemplateRows: "auto", gridTemplateColumns: "1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr"}}>
-                        <Box component="thead">
-                           <TableRow sx={{alignItems: "flex-end"}} key="header">
                         {Array(8).fill(0).map((_, i) =>
                            <DataTableHeadCell key={`head-${i}`} sorted={false} width="auto" align="center">
                               <Skeleton width="100%" />
                            </DataTableHeadCell>
                         )}
-                           </TableRow>
-                        </Box>
-                        <TableBody>
                         {Array(5).fill(0).map((_, i) =>
-                              <TableRow sx={{verticalAlign: "top"}} key={`row-${i}`}>
+                           Array(8).fill(0).map((_, j) =>
-                                 {Array(8).fill(0).map((_, j) =>
                               <DataTableBodyCell key={`cell-${i}-${j}`} align="center">
                                  <DefaultCell isFooter={false}><Skeleton /></DefaultCell>
                               </DataTableBodyCell>
+                           )
                         )}
-                              </TableRow>
-                           )}
-                        </TableBody>
                      </Table>
                   </TableContainer>
          }

src/qqq/components/widgets/tables/cells/DataTableBodyCell.tsx

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-import Box from "@mui/material/Box";
+import {Box} from "@mui/material";
 import {Theme} from "@mui/material/styles";
 import colors from "qqq/assets/theme/base/colors";
 import {ReactNode} from "react";
@@ -30,13 +30,14 @@ interface Props
    children: ReactNode;
    noBorder?: boolean;
    align?: "left" | "right" | "center";
+   sx?: any;
 }
 
-function DataTableBodyCell({noBorder, align, children}: Props): JSX.Element
+function DataTableBodyCell({noBorder, align, sx, children}: Props): JSX.Element
 {
    return (
       <Box
-         component="td"
+         component="div"
          textAlign={align}
          py={1.5}
          px={1.5}
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ function DataTableBodyCell({noBorder, align, children}: Props): JSX.Element
             },
             "&:last-child": {
                paddingRight: "1rem"
-            }
+            }, ...sx
          })}
       >
          <Box
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ function DataTableBodyCell({noBorder, align, children}: Props): JSX.Element
 DataTableBodyCell.defaultProps = {
    noBorder: false,
    align: "left",
+   sx: {}
 };
 
 export default DataTableBodyCell;

src/qqq/components/widgets/tables/cells/DataTableHeadCell.tsx

@@ -44,18 +44,14 @@ function DataTableHeadCell({width, children, sorted, align, tooltip, ...rest}: P
 
    return (
       <Box
-         component="th"
+         component="div"
          width={width}
          py={1.5}
          px={1.5}
          sx={({palette: {light}, borders: {borderWidth}}: Theme) => ({
             borderBottom: `${borderWidth[1]} solid ${colors.grayLines.main}`,
-            "&:nth-of-type(1)": {
+            position: "sticky", top: 0, background: "white",
-               paddingLeft: "1rem"
+            zIndex: 1 // so if body rows scroll behind it, they don't show through
-            },
-            "&:last-child": {
-               paddingRight: "1rem"
-            },
          })}
       >
          <Box

src/qqq/pages/processes/ProcessRun.tsx

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {QJobComplete} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/processes/QJo
 import {QJobError} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/processes/QJobError";
 import {QJobRunning} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/processes/QJobRunning";
 import {QJobStarted} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/processes/QJobStarted";
+import {QPossibleValue} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/QPossibleValue";
 import {QRecord} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/QRecord";
 import {QQueryFilter} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QQueryFilter";
 import {Alert, Box, Button, CircularProgress, Icon, TablePagination} from "@mui/material";
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ let formikSetFieldValueFunction = (field: string, value: any, shouldValidate?: b
 {
 };
 
+const cachedPossibleValueLabels: { [fieldName: string]: { [id: string | number]: string } } = {};
+
 function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, isReport, recordIds, closeModalHandler, forceReInit, overrideLabel}: Props): JSX.Element
 {
    const processNameParam = useParams().processName;
@@ -443,8 +446,21 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
             {
                if (processValues[key])
                {
+                  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                  // if we have a cached possible-value label for this field name (key), then set it as the PV's initialDisplayValue //
+                  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                  if (cachedPossibleValueLabels[key] && cachedPossibleValueLabels[key][processValues[key]])
+                  {
+                     formFields[key].possibleValueProps.initialDisplayValue = cachedPossibleValueLabels[key][processValues[key]];
+                  }
+                  else
+                  {
+                     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                     // else (and i don't think this should happen?) at least set something... //
+                     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                      formFields[key].possibleValueProps.initialDisplayValue = processValues[key];
                   }
+               }
 
                formFields[key].possibleValueProps.otherValues = formFields[key].possibleValueProps.otherValues ?? new Map<string, any>();
                Object.keys(formFields).forEach((otherKey) =>
@@ -865,6 +881,12 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
          {
             dynamicFormFields[fieldName] = dynamicFormValue;
             initialValues[fieldName] = initialValue;
+
+            if (formikSetFieldValueFunction)
+            {
+               formikSetFieldValueFunction(fieldName, initialValue);
+            }
+
             formValidations[fieldName] = validation;
          };
 
@@ -914,6 +936,11 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
             fullFieldList.forEach((field) =>
             {
                initialValues[field.name] = processValues[field.name];
+
+               if (formikSetFieldValueFunction)
+               {
+                  formikSetFieldValueFunction(field.name, processValues[field.name]);
+               }
             });
 
             ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1072,11 +1099,67 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
          setRetryMillis(INITIAL_RETRY_MILLIS);
 
          if (lastProcessResponse instanceof QJobComplete)
+         {
+            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            // run an async function here, in case we need to await looking up any possible-value labels //
+            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            (async () =>
             {
                const qJobComplete = lastProcessResponse as QJobComplete;
+               const newValues = qJobComplete.values;
+
+               /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               // if the process step sent a new frontend-step-list, then refresh what we have in state (constructing new full model objects) //
+               /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               let frontendSteps = steps;
+               const updatedFrontendStepList = qJobComplete.updatedFrontendStepList;
+               if (updatedFrontendStepList)
+               {
+                  setSteps(updatedFrontendStepList);
+                  frontendSteps = updatedFrontendStepList;
+               }
+
+               ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               // if the next screen has any PVS fields - look up their labels (display values) //
+               ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               const nextStepName = qJobComplete.nextStep;
+               let nextStep: QFrontendStepMetaData | null = null;
+               if (frontendSteps && nextStepName)
+               {
+                  for (let i = 0; i < frontendSteps.length; i++)
+                  {
+                     if (frontendSteps[i].name === nextStepName)
+                     {
+                        nextStep = frontendSteps[i];
+                        break;
+                     }
+                  }
+
+                  if (nextStep && nextStep.formFields)
+                  {
+                     for (let i = 0; i < nextStep.formFields.length; i++)
+                     {
+                        const field = nextStep.formFields[i];
+                        const fieldName = field.name;
+                        if (field.possibleValueSourceName && newValues && newValues[fieldName])
+                        {
+                           const results: QPossibleValue[] = await Client.getInstance().possibleValues(null, processName, fieldName, null, [newValues[fieldName]]);
+                           if (results && results.length > 0)
+                           {
+                              if (!cachedPossibleValueLabels[fieldName])
+                              {
+                                 cachedPossibleValueLabels[fieldName] = {};
+                              }
+                              cachedPossibleValueLabels[fieldName][newValues[fieldName]] = results[0].label;
+                           }
+                        }
+                     }
+                  }
+               }
+
                setJobUUID(null);
-            setNewStep(qJobComplete.nextStep);
+               setNewStep(nextStepName);
-            setProcessValues(qJobComplete.values);
+               setProcessValues(newValues);
                setQJobRunning(null);
 
                if (formikSetFieldValueFunction)
@@ -1094,19 +1177,11 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
                   }
                }
 
-            /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-            // if the process step sent a new frontend-step-list, then refresh what we have in state (constructing new full model objects) //
-            /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-            const updatedFrontendStepList = qJobComplete.updatedFrontendStepList;
-            if (updatedFrontendStepList)
-            {
-               setSteps(updatedFrontendStepList);
-            }
-
                if (activeStep && activeStep.recordListFields)
                {
                   setNeedRecords(true);
                }
+            })();
          }
          else if (lastProcessResponse instanceof QJobStarted)
          {
@@ -1347,8 +1422,11 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
 
       const formData = new FormData();
       Object.keys(values).forEach((key) =>
+      {
+         if (values[key] !== undefined)
          {
             formData.append(key, values[key]);
+         }
       });
 
       if (tableVariantLocalStorageKey && localStorage.getItem(tableVariantLocalStorageKey))
@@ -1571,7 +1649,7 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
    );
 
    const body = (
-      <Box py={3} mb={20}>
+      <Box py={3} mb={20} className="processRun">
          <Grid container justifyContent="center" alignItems="center" sx={{height: "100%", mt: 8}}>
             <Grid item xs={12} lg={10} xl={8}>
                {form}

src/qqq/pages/records/query/ColumnStats.tsx

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function ColumnStats({tableMetaData, fieldMetaData, fieldTableName, filter}: Pro
             }
 
             const valueCounts = [] as QRecord[];
-            for(let i = 0; i < result.values.valueCounts.length; i++)
+            for(let i = 0; i < result.values.valueCounts?.length; i++)
             {
                let valueRecord = new QRecord(result.values.valueCounts[i]);
 

src/qqq/pages/records/query/GridFilterOperators.tsx

@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ function InputPossibleValueSourceSingle(tableName: string, field: QFieldMetaData
             initialDisplayValue={selectedPossibleValue?.label}
             inForm={false}
             onChange={handleChange}
+            useCase="filter"
             // InputProps={applying ? {endAdornment: <Icon>sync</Icon>} : {}}
          />
       </Box>
@@ -854,6 +855,7 @@ function InputPossibleValueSourceMultiple(tableName: string, field: QFieldMetaDa
             initialValues={selectedPossibleValues}
             inForm={false}
             onChange={handleChange}
+            useCase="filter"
          />
       </Box>
    );

src/qqq/pages/records/query/RecordQuery.tsx

@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ import {QCriteriaOperator} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QC
 import {QFilterCriteria} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QFilterCriteria";
 import {QFilterOrderBy} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QFilterOrderBy";
 import {QQueryFilter} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QQueryFilter";
-import {Alert, Collapse, Menu, Typography} from "@mui/material";
+import {Alert, Box, Collapse, Menu, Typography} from "@mui/material";
-import Box from "@mui/material/Box";
 import Button from "@mui/material/Button";
 import Card from "@mui/material/Card";
 import Divider from "@mui/material/Divider";
@@ -92,8 +91,10 @@ interface Props
    launchProcess?: QProcessMetaData;
    usage?: QueryScreenUsage;
    isModal?: boolean;
+   isPreview?: boolean;
    initialQueryFilter?: QQueryFilter;
    initialColumns?: QQueryColumns;
+   allowVariables?: boolean;
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ const getLoadingScreen = (isModal: boolean) =>
  **
  ** Yuge component.  The best.  Lots of very smart people are saying so.
  *******************************************************************************/
-const RecordQuery = forwardRef(({table, usage, isModal, initialQueryFilter, initialColumns}: Props, ref) =>
+const RecordQuery = forwardRef(({table, usage, isModal, isPreview, allowVariables, initialQueryFilter, initialColumns}: Props, ref) =>
 {
    const tableName = table.name;
    const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
@@ -630,7 +631,7 @@ const RecordQuery = forwardRef(({table, usage, isModal, initialQueryFilter, init
          const type = (e.target as any).type;
          const validType = (type !== "text" && type !== "textarea" && type !== "input" && type !== "search");
 
-         if (validType && !dotMenuOpen && !keyboardHelpOpen && !activeModalProcess)
+         if (validType && !isModal && !dotMenuOpen && !keyboardHelpOpen && !activeModalProcess)
          {
             if (!e.metaKey && !e.ctrlKey && e.key === "n" && table.capabilities.has(Capability.TABLE_INSERT) && table.insertPermission)
             {
@@ -668,7 +669,7 @@ const RecordQuery = forwardRef(({table, usage, isModal, initialQueryFilter, init
       {
          document.removeEventListener("keydown", down);
       };
-   }, [dotMenuOpen, keyboardHelpOpen, metaData, activeModalProcess]);
+   }, [isModal, dotMenuOpen, keyboardHelpOpen, metaData, activeModalProcess]);
 
 
    /*******************************************************************************
@@ -883,6 +884,18 @@ const RecordQuery = forwardRef(({table, usage, isModal, initialQueryFilter, init
    };
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Opens a new query screen in a new window with the current filter
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   const openFilterInNewWindow = () =>
+   {
+      let filterForBackend = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(view.queryFilter));
+      filterForBackend = FilterUtils.prepQueryFilterForBackend(tableMetaData, filterForBackend);
+      const url = `${metaData?.getTablePathByName(tableName)}?filter=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(filterForBackend))}`;
+      window.open(url);
+   };
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** This is the method that actually executes a query to update the data in the table.
     *******************************************************************************/
@@ -2231,12 +2244,25 @@ const RecordQuery = forwardRef(({table, usage, isModal, initialQueryFilter, init
       return (
          <GridToolbarContainer>
             <div>
+               <Tooltip title="Refresh Query">
                   <Button id="refresh-button" onClick={() => updateTable("refresh button")} startIcon={<Icon>refresh</Icon>} sx={{pl: "1rem", pr: "0.5rem", minWidth: "unset"}}></Button>
+               </Tooltip>
             </div>
+            {
+               !isPreview && (
                   <div style={{position: "relative"}}>
                      {/* @ts-ignore */}
                      <GridToolbarDensitySelector nonce={undefined} />
                   </div>
+               )
+            }
+            {
+               isPreview && (
+                  <Tooltip title="Open In New Window">
+                     <Button id="open-filter-in-new-window-button" onClick={() => openFilterInNewWindow()} startIcon={<Icon>launch</Icon>} sx={{pl: "1rem", pr: "0.5rem", minWidth: "unset"}}></Button>
+                  </Tooltip>
+               )
+            }
 
             {
                usage == "queryScreen" &&
@@ -2871,7 +2897,7 @@ const RecordQuery = forwardRef(({table, usage, isModal, initialQueryFilter, init
                }
 
                {
-                  metaData && tableMetaData &&
+                  !isPreview && metaData && tableMetaData &&
                   <BasicAndAdvancedQueryControls
                      ref={basicAndAdvancedQueryControlsRef}
                      metaData={metaData}
@@ -2884,6 +2910,7 @@ const RecordQuery = forwardRef(({table, usage, isModal, initialQueryFilter, init
                      gridApiRef={gridApiRef}
                      mode={mode}
                      queryScreenUsage={usage}
+                     allowVariables={allowVariables}
                      setMode={doSetMode}
                      savedViewsComponent={savedViewsComponent}
                      columnMenuComponent={buildColumnMenu()}
@@ -2912,6 +2939,7 @@ const RecordQuery = forwardRef(({table, usage, isModal, initialQueryFilter, init
                                  metaData: metaData,
                                  queryFilter: queryFilter,
                                  updateFilter: doSetQueryFilter,
+                                 allowVariables: allowVariables
                               }
                         }}
                         localeText={{

src/qqq/styles/qqq-override-styles.css

@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-results-decoration
    font-size: 2rem !important;
 }
 
-.dashboard-order-release-icon
+.dashboard-table-actions-icon
 {
    font-size: 1.5rem !important;
    position: relative;
@@ -711,17 +711,13 @@ input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-results-decoration
    padding: 24px;
 }
 
-.recordView .widget .recordGridWidget
-{
-   margin: -8px;
-}
-
 .MuiPickersDay-root.Mui-selected, .MuiPickersDay-root.MuiPickersDay-dayWithMargin:hover
 {
    color: white;
    background-color: #0062FF !important;
 }
 
+/* several styles below here for user-defined alert inside helpContent */
 .helpContentAlert
 {
    padding: 6px 16px;
@@ -784,3 +780,27 @@ input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-results-decoration
 {
    color: #F44335;
 }
+
+/* the alert widget, was built with minimal (no?) margins, for embedding in
+ a parent widget; but for using it on a process, give it some breathing room */
+.processRun .widget .MuiAlert-root
+{
+   margin: 2rem 1rem;
+}
+
+/* default styles for a block widget overlay */
+.blockWidgetOverlay
+{
+   font-weight: 400;
+   position: relative;
+   top: 15px;
+   height: 0;
+   display: flex;
+   font-size: 14px;
+   flex-direction: column;
+   align-items: center;
+}
+.blockWidgetOverlay a
+{
+   color: #0062FF !important;
+}

src/qqq/utils/qqq/ValueUtils.tsx

@@ -268,7 +268,15 @@ class ValueUtils
    {
       if (!(date instanceof Date))
       {
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // so, a new Date here will interpret the string as being at midnight UTC, but    //
+         // the data object will be in the user/browser timezone.                          //
+         // so "2024-08-22", for a user in US/Central, will be "2024-08-21T19:00:00-0500". //
+         // correct for that by adding the date's timezone offset (converted from minutes  //
+         // to millis) back to it                                                          //
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
          date = new Date(date);
+         date.setTime(date.getTime() + date.getTimezoneOffset() * 60 * 1000)
       }
       // @ts-ignore
       return (`${date.toString("yyyy-MM-dd")}`);

src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/materialdashboard/selenium/tests/DashboardTableWidgetExportTest.java

@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ public class DashboardTableWidgetExportTest extends QBaseSeleniumTest
             "label": "Sample Table Widget",
             "footerHTML": "<span class='material-icons-round notranslate MuiIcon-root MuiIcon-fontSizeInherit' aria-hidden='true'><span class='dashboard-schedule-icon'>schedule</span></span>Updated at 2023-10-17 09:11:38 AM CDT",
             "columns": [
-                { "type": "html", "header": "Id", "accessor": "id", "width": "1%" },
+                { "type": "html", "header": "Id", "accessor": "id", "width": "30px" },
-                { "type": "html", "header": "Name", "accessor": "name", "width": "99%" }
+                { "type": "html", "header": "Name", "accessor": "name", "width": "1fr" }
             ],
             "rows": [
                 { "id": "1", "name": "<a href='/setup/person/1'>Homer S.</a>" },
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class DashboardTableWidgetExportTest extends QBaseSeleniumTest
       // assert that the table widget rendered its header and some contents //
       ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelectorContaining("#SampleTableWidget h6", "Sample Table Widget");
-      qSeleniumLib.waitForSelectorContaining("#SampleTableWidget table a", "Homer S.");
+      qSeleniumLib.waitForSelectorContaining("#SampleTableWidget a", "Homer S.");
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelectorContaining("#SampleTableWidget div", "Updated at 2023-10-17 09:11:38 AM CDT");
 
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