diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QCustomPossibleValueProvider.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QCustomPossibleValueProvider.java
index 09bbd74e..d32e4e79 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QCustomPossibleValueProvider.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QCustomPossibleValueProvider.java
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@ public interface QCustomPossibleValueProvider<T extends Serializable>
 
 
    /***************************************************************************
-    *
+    ** meant to be protected (but interface...) - for a custom PVS implementation
+    ** to complete its search (e.g., after it generates the list of PVS objects,
+    ** let this method do the filtering).
     ***************************************************************************/
-   default List<QPossibleValue<T>> _defaultSearch(SearchPossibleValueSourceInput input, List<QPossibleValue<T>> possibleValues)
+   default List<QPossibleValue<T>> completeCustomPVSSearch(SearchPossibleValueSourceInput input, List<QPossibleValue<T>> possibleValues)
    {
       SearchPossibleValueSourceAction.PreparedSearchPossibleValueSourceInput preparedInput = SearchPossibleValueSourceAction.prepareSearchPossibleValueSourceInput(input);
 
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/tables/TablesCustomPossibleValueProvider.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/tables/TablesCustomPossibleValueProvider.java
index 93e97d83..df2b55a3 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/tables/TablesCustomPossibleValueProvider.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/tables/TablesCustomPossibleValueProvider.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class TablesCustomPossibleValueProvider implements QCustomPossibleValuePr
          }
       }
 
-      return _defaultSearch(input, allPossibleValues);
+      return completeCustomPVSSearch(input, allPossibleValues);
    }
 
 }