diff --git a/src/lib/ae_core/core__crud_generic.ts b/src/lib/ae_core/core__crud_generic.ts
index 4d33bac9..dd3b0bfd 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_core/core__crud_generic.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_core/core__crud_generic.ts
@@ -336,7 +336,11 @@ export async function delete_ae_obj_id(
 
 
 
-// Generic processor with dynamic field detection
+/**
+ * @deprecated This function is deprecated. Use module-specific `process_ae_obj__*_props` functions instead.
+ * This generic processor with dynamic field detection is an older implementation.
+ * Module-specific processors now handle ID aliasing, content processing, and computed properties more effectively.
+ */
 export async function process_ae_obj__props({
     obj_li,
     log_lvl = 0,
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_core/core__person.ts b/src/lib/ae_core/core__person.ts
index 6d5ab4fa..8f68f45e 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_core/core__person.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_core/core__person.ts
@@ -552,20 +552,20 @@ let properties_to_save = [
 
     'id',
     'person_id',
-    'person_id_random',
+    // 'person_id_random',
 
     'external_id',
     'external_sys_id',
     'code',
 
     'account_id',
-    'account_id_random',
+    // 'account_id_random',
 
     'person_profile_id',
-    'person_profile_id_random', // The new table person_profile will be used soon...
+    // 'person_profile_id_random', // The new table person_profile will be used soon...
 
     'user_id',
-    'user_id_random',
+    // 'user_id_random',
 
     'pronouns',
     'informal_name',
@@ -628,11 +628,11 @@ let properties_to_save = [
     'user_public',
 
     'organization_id',
-    'organization_id_random',
+    // 'organization_id_random',
     'organization_name',
 
     'contact_id',
-    'contact_id_random',
+    // 'contact_id_random',
     'contact_name',
     'contact_email',
     'contact_cc_email',
@@ -644,151 +644,106 @@ let properties_to_save = [
     'contact_phone_other',
 
     'address_id',
-    'address_id_random',
+    // 'address_id_random',
     'address_city',
     'address_country_alpha_2_code', // contact_address_country_alpha_2_code
 ];
 
 
-// Updated 2025-06-10
-export async function process_ae_obj__person_props(
-        {
-            // obj_type,
-            obj_li,
-            log_lvl = 0,
-        }: {
-            // obj_type: string;
-            obj_li: any[];
-            log_lvl?: number;
-        }
-    ) {
-    if (log_lvl) {
-        console.log(`*** process_ae_obj__person_props() ***`, obj_li);
-    }
+/**
+ * NON-EXPORTED LOCAL HELPER
+ * Processes a list of Aether objects by applying common and specific transformations.
+ */
+async function _process_generic_props<T extends Record<string, any>>({
+	obj_li,
+	obj_type,
+	log_lvl = 0,
+	specific_processor
+}: {
+	obj_li: T[];
+	obj_type: string;
+	log_lvl?: number;
+	specific_processor?: (obj: T) => Promise<T> | T;
+}): Promise<T[]> {
+	if (log_lvl > 0) {
+		console.log(
+			`*** _process_generic_props: Processing ${obj_li.length} objects of type "${obj_type}" ***`
+		);
+	}
 
-    if (!obj_li || obj_li.length === 0) {
-        if (log_lvl) {
-            console.log('No objects to process.');
-        }
-        return [];
-    }
+	if (!obj_li || obj_li.length === 0) {
+		if (log_lvl > 0) console.log('No objects to process.');
+		return [];
+	}
 
-    const processed_obj_li = [];
+	const processed_obj_li: T[] = [];
 
-    for (const obj of obj_li) {
-        // const processed_obj = { ...obj };
+	for (const original_obj of obj_li) {
+		let processed_obj = { ...original_obj };
 
-        // Process the properties as needed
-        // None needed to process for person at this time...
+		// --- Common Transformations ---
 
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.person_id_random,
-            person_id: obj.person_id_random,
-            person_id_random: obj.person_id_random,
+		// 1. Standardize ID and other '_random' fields
+		// The API often returns fields like 'person_id_random', which need to be aliased to 'person_id'.
+		for (const key in processed_obj) {
+			if (key.endsWith('_random')) {
+				const newKey = key.slice(0, -7); // Remove '_random' suffix
+				processed_obj[newKey] = processed_obj[key];
+			}
+		}
+		// Ensure 'id' is set from '[obj_type]_id_random'
+		const randomIdKey = `${obj_type}_id_random`;
+		if (processed_obj[randomIdKey]) {
+			processed_obj.id = processed_obj[randomIdKey];
+		}
 
-            external_id: obj.external_id,
-            external_sys_id: obj.external_sys_id,
-            code: obj.code,
+		// 2. Create common computed properties for client-side sorting.
+		const group = processed_obj.group ?? '0';
+		const priority = processed_obj.priority ? 1 : 0;
+		const sort = processed_obj.sort ?? '0';
+		const updated = processed_obj.updated_on ?? processed_obj.created_on;
+		const name = processed_obj.name ?? '';
 
-            account_id: obj.account_id_random,
-            account_id_random: obj.account_id_random,
+		processed_obj.tmp_sort_1 = `${group}_${priority}_${sort}_${updated}`;
+		processed_obj.tmp_sort_2 = `${group}_${priority}_${sort}_${name}_${updated}`;
 
-            person_profile_id: obj.person_profile_id_random,
-            person_profile_id_random: obj.person_profile_id_random, // The new table person_profile will be used soon...
+		// --- Specific Transformations ---
+		if (specific_processor) {
+			processed_obj = await Promise.resolve(specific_processor(processed_obj));
+		}
 
-            user_id: obj.user_id_random,
-            user_id_random: obj.user_id_random,
+		processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj as T);
+	}
 
-            pronouns: obj.pronouns,
-            informal_name: obj.informal_name,
-            title_names: obj.title_names,
-            given_name: obj.given_name,
-            middle_name: obj.middle_name,
-            family_name: obj.family_name,
-            designations: obj.designations,
-
-            professional_title: obj.professional_title,
-
-            full_name: obj.full_name,
-            full_name_override: obj.full_name_override, // was display_name and display_name_override
-
-            affiliations: obj.affiliations,
-
-            primary_email: obj.primary_email,
-
-            biography: obj.biography,
-
-            agree: obj.agree,
-            comments: obj.comments,
-
-            allow_auth_key: obj.allow_auth_key, // For sign in without password
-            // auth_key: obj.auth_key,
-            passcode: obj.passcode,
-            // passcode_timeout: obj.passcode_timeout,
-
-            // This only allows for basic access to the data.
-            // passcode_read: obj.passcode_read, // For LLM (AI) generated summary...???
-            // passcode_read_expire: obj.passcode_read_expire,
-            // passcode_write: obj.passcode_write,
-            // passcode_write_expire: obj.passcode_write_expire,
-
-            // private_passcode: obj.private_passcode,
-
-            // alert: obj.alert,
-            // alert_msg: obj.alert_msg,
-
-            data_json: obj.data_json ?? {},
-
-            enable: obj.enable,
-            hide: obj.hide,
-            priority: obj.priority,
-            sort: obj.sort,
-            group: obj.group,
-            notes: obj.notes,
-            created_on: obj.created_on,
-            updated_on: obj.updated_on,
-
-            // Generated fields for sorting locally only
-            tmp_sort_1: `${obj.group ?? '0'}_${obj.priority ? 1 : 0}_${obj.sort ?? '0'}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`,
-            tmp_sort_2: `${obj.group ?? '0'}_${obj.priority ? 1 : 0}_${obj.sort ?? '0'}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-            tmp_sort_3: `${obj.group ?? '0'}_${obj.priority ? 1 : 0}_${obj.sort ?? '0'}_${obj.name}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-            // tmp_sort_1: `${obj.original_datetime}_${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}`,
-            // tmp_sort_2: `${obj.group}_${obj.original_datetime}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}`,
-
-            // From SQL view
-            username: obj.username, // Same as user_username
-            user_name: obj.user_name,
-            user_email: obj.user_email,
-            user_allow_auth_key: obj.user_allow_auth_key, // For sign in without password
-            user_super: obj.user_super,
-            user_manager: obj.user_manager,
-            user_administrator: obj.user_administrator,
-            user_public: obj.user_public,
-
-            organization_id: obj.organization_id_random,
-            organization_id_random: obj.organization_id_random,
-            organization_name: obj.organization_name,
-
-            contact_id: obj.contact_id_random,
-            contact_id_random: obj.contact_id_random,
-            contact_name: obj.contact_name,
-            contact_email: obj.contact_email,
-            contact_cc_email: obj.contact_cc_email,
-            contact_phone_mobile: obj.contact_phone_mobile,
-            contact_phone_home: obj.contact_phone_home,
-            contact_phone_office: obj.contact_phone_office,
-            contact_phone_land: obj.contact_phone_land,
-            contact_phone_fax: obj.contact_phone_fax,
-            contact_phone_other: obj.contact_phone_other,
-
-            address_id: obj.contact_address_id_random,
-            address_id_random: obj.contact_address_id_random,
-            address_city: obj.contact_address_city,
-            address_country_alpha_2_code: obj.contact_address_country_alpha_2_code, // contact_address_country_alpha_2_code
-            };
-
-        processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj);
-    }
-
-    return processed_obj_li;
+	return processed_obj_li;
+}
+
+
+// Updated 2025-06-10
+export async function process_ae_obj__person_props({
+	obj_li,
+	log_lvl = 0
+}: {
+	obj_li: any[];
+	log_lvl?: number;
+}) {
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'person',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: (obj) => {
+			// Person-specific computed sort fields, overriding generic ones if needed
+			obj.tmp_sort_1 = `${obj.group ?? '0'}_${obj.priority ? 1 : 0}_${
+				obj.sort ?? '0'
+			}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`;
+			obj.tmp_sort_2 = `${obj.group ?? '0'}_${obj.priority ? 1 : 0}_${
+				obj.sort ?? '0'
+			}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`;
+			obj.tmp_sort_3 = `${obj.group ?? '0'}_${obj.priority ? 1 : 0}_${
+				obj.sort ?? '0'
+			}_${obj.name ?? ''}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`;
+
+			return obj;
+		}
+	});
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts
index cad85a78..a8cc7bdc 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge.ts
@@ -541,13 +541,13 @@ export async function db_save_ae_obj_li__event_badge({
 export const properties_to_save = [
     'id',
     'event_badge_id',
-    'event_badge_id_random',
+    // 'event_badge_id_random',
 
     'event_id',
-    'event_id_random',
+    // 'event_id_random',
 
     'event_badge_template_id',
-    'event_badge_template_id_random',
+    // 'event_badge_template_id_random',
 
     'pronouns',
     'informal_name',
@@ -622,106 +622,97 @@ export const properties_to_save = [
 ];
 
 
+/**
+ * NON-EXPORTED LOCAL HELPER
+ * Processes a list of Aether objects by applying common and specific transformations.
+ */
+async function _process_generic_props<T extends Record<string, any>>({
+	obj_li,
+	obj_type,
+	log_lvl = 0,
+	specific_processor
+}: {
+	obj_li: T[];
+	obj_type: string;
+	log_lvl?: number;
+	specific_processor?: (obj: T) => Promise<T> | T;
+}): Promise<T[]> {
+	if (log_lvl > 0) {
+		console.log(
+			`*** _process_generic_props: Processing ${obj_li.length} objects of type "${obj_type}" ***`
+		);
+	}
+
+	if (!obj_li || obj_li.length === 0) {
+		if (log_lvl > 0) console.log('No objects to process.');
+		return [];
+	}
+
+	const processed_obj_li: T[] = [];
+
+	for (const original_obj of obj_li) {
+		let processed_obj = { ...original_obj };
+
+		// --- Common Transformations ---
+
+		// 1. Standardize ID and other '_random' fields
+		// The API often returns fields like 'person_id_random', which need to be aliased to 'person_id'.
+		for (const key in processed_obj) {
+			if (key.endsWith('_random')) {
+				const newKey = key.slice(0, -7); // Remove '_random' suffix
+				processed_obj[newKey] = processed_obj[key];
+			}
+		}
+		// Ensure 'id' is set from '[obj_type]_id_random'
+		const randomIdKey = `${obj_type}_id_random`;
+		if (processed_obj[randomIdKey]) {
+			processed_obj.id = processed_obj[randomIdKey];
+		}
+
+		// 2. Create common computed properties for client-side sorting.
+		const group = processed_obj.group ?? '0';
+		const priority = processed_obj.priority ? 1 : 0;
+		const sort = processed_obj.sort ?? '0';
+		const updated = processed_obj.updated_on ?? processed_obj.created_on;
+		const name = processed_obj.name ?? '';
+
+		processed_obj.tmp_sort_1 = `${group}_${priority}_${sort}_${updated}`;
+		processed_obj.tmp_sort_2 = `${group}_${priority}_${sort}_${name}_${updated}`;
+
+		// --- Specific Transformations ---
+		if (specific_processor) {
+			processed_obj = await Promise.resolve(specific_processor(processed_obj));
+		}
+
+		processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj as T);
+	}
+
+	return processed_obj_li;
+}
+
+
 // Updated 2025-10-06
 export async function process_ae_obj__event_badge_props({
-    obj_li,
-    log_lvl = 0,
+	obj_li,
+	log_lvl = 0
 }: {
-    obj_li: any[];
-    log_lvl?: number;
+	obj_li: any[];
+	log_lvl?: number;
 }) {
-    if (log_lvl) {
-        console.log(`*** process_ae_obj__event_badge_props() ***`, obj_li);
-    }
-    if (!obj_li || obj_li.length === 0) {
-        if (log_lvl) console.log('No objects to process.');
-        return [];
-    }
-    const processed_obj_li = [];
-    for (const obj of obj_li) {
-        if (log_lvl) console.log(`Processing ae_obj event_badge:`, obj);
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.event_badge_id_random,
-            event_badge_id: obj.event_badge_id_random,
-            event_badge_id_random: obj.event_badge_id_random,
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'event_badge',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: (obj) => {
+			// Event badge-specific computed sort fields, overriding generic ones if needed
+			obj.tmp_sort_1 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
+				obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''
+			}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`;
+			obj.tmp_sort_2 = `${obj.print_count ?? '0'}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
+				obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''
+			}_${obj.given_name ?? ''}_${obj.family_name ?? ''}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`;
 
-            event_id: obj.event_id_random,
-            event_id_random: obj.event_id_random,
-
-            event_badge_template_id: obj.event_badge_template_id_random,
-            event_badge_template_id_random: obj.event_badge_template_id_random,
-
-            pronouns: obj.pronouns,
-            informal_name: obj.informal_name,
-            title_names: obj.title_names,
-            given_name: obj.given_name,
-            middle_name: obj.middle_name,
-            family_name: obj.family_name,
-            designations: obj.designations,
-
-            professional_title: obj.professional_title,
-            professional_title_override: obj.professional_title_override,
-
-            full_name: obj.full_name,
-            full_name_override: obj.full_name_override,
-
-            affiliations: obj.affiliations,
-            affiliations_override: obj.affiliations_override,
-
-            email: obj.email,
-            email_override: obj.email_override,
-
-            address_line_1: obj.address_line_1,
-            address_line_2: obj.address_line_2,
-            address_line_3: obj.address_line_3,
-            city: obj.city,
-            country_subdivision_code: obj.country_subdivision_code,
-            state_province: obj.state_province,
-            state_province_abb: obj.state_province_abb,
-            postal_code: obj.postal_code,
-            country_alpha_2_code: obj.country_alpha_2_code,
-            country: obj.country,
-            full_address: obj.full_address,
-            location: obj.location,
-            location_override: obj.location_override,
-
-            query_str: obj.query_str,
-
-            badge_type: obj.badge_type,
-            badge_type_code: obj.badge_type_code,
-            badge_type_override: obj.badge_type_override,
-            badge_type_code_override: obj.badge_type_code_override,
-            external_event_id: obj.external_event_id,
-            external_id: obj.external_id,
-            external_person_id: obj.external_person_id,
-
-            default_qry_string: obj.default_qry_string,
-
-            alert: obj.alert,
-
-            enable: obj.enable,
-            hide: obj.hide,
-            priority: obj.priority,
-            sort: obj.sort,
-            group: obj.group,
-            notes: obj.notes,
-            created_on: obj.created_on,
-            updated_on: obj.updated_on,
-
-            tmp_sort_1: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-            tmp_sort_2: `${obj.print_count}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.given_name}_${obj.family_name}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`,
-
-            person_external_id: obj.person_external_id,
-            person_external_sys_id: obj.person_external_sys_id,
-            person_given_name: obj.person_given_name,
-            person_family_name: obj.person_family_name,
-            person_full_name: obj.person_full_name,
-            person_professional_title: obj.person_professional_title,
-            person_affiliations: obj.person_affiliations,
-            person_primary_email: obj.person_primary_email,
-            person_passcode: obj.person_passcode,
-        };
-        processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj);
-    }
-    return processed_obj_li;
+			return obj;
+		}
+	});
 }