diff --git a/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/middleware/executors/ApiAwareTableCountExecutor.java b/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/middleware/executors/ApiAwareTableCountExecutor.java
index 3c8c1346..99ed5c07 100644
--- a/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/middleware/executors/ApiAwareTableCountExecutor.java
+++ b/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/middleware/executors/ApiAwareTableCountExecutor.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.api.actions.ApiImplementation;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.api.actions.GetTableApiFieldsAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.api.model.metadata.ApiOperation;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.api.utils.ApiQueryFilterUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.permissions.PermissionsHelper;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.permissions.TablePermissionSubType;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.CountAction;
@@ -81,12 +82,12 @@ public class ApiAwareTableCountExecutor extends TableCountExecutor implements Ap
       // take care of managing criteria, which may not be in this version, etc //
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       QQueryFilter filter = Objects.requireNonNullElseGet(input.getFilter(), () -> new QQueryFilter());
-      QueryExecutorUtils.manageCriteriaFields(filter, tableApiFields, badRequestMessages, apiName, countInput);
+      ApiQueryFilterUtils.manageCriteriaFields(filter, tableApiFields, badRequestMessages, apiName, countInput);
 
       //////////////////////////////////////////
       // no more badRequest checks below here //
       //////////////////////////////////////////
-      QueryExecutorUtils.throwIfBadRequestMessages(badRequestMessages);
+      ApiQueryFilterUtils.throwIfBadRequestMessages(badRequestMessages);
 
       //
       CountAction countAction = new CountAction();
diff --git a/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/middleware/executors/ApiAwareTableQueryExecutor.java b/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/middleware/executors/ApiAwareTableQueryExecutor.java
index b02473ee..909bbc34 100644
--- a/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/middleware/executors/ApiAwareTableQueryExecutor.java
+++ b/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/middleware/executors/ApiAwareTableQueryExecutor.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.api.model.actions.ApiFieldCustomValueMapper;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.api.model.metadata.ApiOperation;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.api.model.metadata.fields.ApiFieldMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.api.model.metadata.fields.ApiFieldMetaDataContainer;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.api.utils.ApiQueryFilterUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.customizers.QCodeLoader;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.permissions.PermissionsHelper;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.permissions.TablePermissionSubType;
@@ -105,12 +106,12 @@ public class ApiAwareTableQueryExecutor extends TableQueryExecutor implements Ap
       // take care of managing order-by fields and criteria, which may not be in this version, etc //
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       manageOrderByFields(filter, tableApiFields, badRequestMessages, apiName, queryInput);
-      QueryExecutorUtils.manageCriteriaFields(filter, tableApiFields, badRequestMessages, apiName, queryInput);
+      ApiQueryFilterUtils.manageCriteriaFields(filter, tableApiFields, badRequestMessages, apiName, queryInput);
 
       //////////////////////////////////////////
       // no more badRequest checks below here //
       //////////////////////////////////////////
-      QueryExecutorUtils.throwIfBadRequestMessages(badRequestMessages);
+      ApiQueryFilterUtils.throwIfBadRequestMessages(badRequestMessages);
 
       ///////////////////////
       // execute the query //
diff --git a/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/middleware/executors/QueryExecutorUtils.java b/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/utils/ApiQueryFilterUtils.java
similarity index 90%
rename from qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/middleware/executors/QueryExecutorUtils.java
rename to qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/utils/ApiQueryFilterUtils.java
index aa7e07b3..89528eab 100644
--- a/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/middleware/executors/QueryExecutorUtils.java
+++ b/qqq-middleware-api/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/api/utils/ApiQueryFilterUtils.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package com.kingsrook.qqq.api.middleware.executors;
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.api.utils;
 
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
- ** shared code for query & count executors
+ ** Utilities for working with Query Filters in the API (e.g., versioned field fun)
  *******************************************************************************/
-public class QueryExecutorUtils
+public class ApiQueryFilterUtils
 {
 
    /***************************************************************************
     **
     ***************************************************************************/
-   static void manageCriteriaFields(QQueryFilter filter, Map<String, QFieldMetaData> tableApiFields, List<String> badRequestMessages, String apiName, QueryOrCountInputInterface input)
+   public static void manageCriteriaFields(QQueryFilter filter, Map<String, QFieldMetaData> tableApiFields, List<String> badRequestMessages, String apiName, QueryOrCountInputInterface input)
    {
       for(QFilterCriteria criteria : CollectionUtils.nonNullList(filter.getCriteria()))
       {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class QueryExecutorUtils
    /***************************************************************************
     *
     ***************************************************************************/
-   static void throwIfBadRequestMessages(List<String> badRequestMessages) throws QBadRequestException
+   public static void throwIfBadRequestMessages(List<String> badRequestMessages) throws QBadRequestException
    {
       if(!badRequestMessages.isEmpty())
       {