diff --git a/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive.ts b/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive.ts
index 46d7ca57..5ebc5caa 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive.ts
@@ -862,76 +862,97 @@ 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 2025-06-04
 export async function process_ae_obj__archive_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__archive_props() ***`, obj_li);
-    }
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'archive',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: (obj) => {
+			// Archive-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 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
+				obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''
+			}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`;
 
-    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 archive:`, obj);
-
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.archive_id_random,
-            archive_id: obj.archive_id_random,
-            // archive_id_random: obj.archive_id_random,
-
-            code: obj.code,
-
-            account_id: obj.account_id_random,
-            // account_id_random: obj.account_id_random,
-
-            name: obj.name,
-            description: obj.description,
-
-            original_datetime: obj.original_datetime,
-            original_timezone: obj.original_timezone,
-            original_location: obj.original_location,
-
-            original_url: obj.original_url,
-            original_url_text: obj.original_url_text,
-
-            sort_by: obj.sort_by,
-            sort_by_desc: obj.sort_by_desc,
-
-            cfg_json: obj.cfg_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: `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-            tmp_sort_2: `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`,
-
-            // From SQL view
-            // archive_content_count: obj.archive_content_count,
-
-            // A key value list of the contents
-            // archive_content_kv: obj.archive_content_kv,
-            // archive_content_li: obj.archive_content_li,
-        };
-
-        processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj);
-    }
-
-    return processed_obj_li;
+			return obj;
+		}
+	});
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive_content.ts b/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive_content.ts
index 741a8941..bededb4f 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive_content.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_archives/ae_archives__archive_content.ts
@@ -559,90 +559,98 @@ 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 2025-06-04
 export async function process_ae_obj__archive_content_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__archive_content_props() ***`, obj_li);
-    }
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'archive_content',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: (obj) => {
+			// Archive content-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.original_datetime ?? ''}`;
+			obj.tmp_sort_2 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.original_datetime ?? ''}_${
+				obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''}`;
+			obj.tmp_sort_3 = `${obj.original_datetime ?? ''}_${obj.group ?? ''}_${
+				obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''}`;
 
-    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 archive_content:`, obj);
-
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.archive_content_id_random,
-            archive_content_id: obj.archive_content_id_random,
-            // archive_content_id_random: obj.archive_content_id_random,
-
-            archive_id: obj.archive_id_random,
-            // archive_id_random: obj.archive_id_random,
-
-            archive_content_type: obj.archive_content_type,
-
-            name: obj.name,
-            description: obj.description,
-
-            content_html: obj.content_html,
-            content_json: obj.content_json,
-
-            url: obj.url,
-            url_text: obj.url_text,
-
-            hosted_file_id: obj.hosted_file_id_random,
-            hosted_file_id_random: obj.hosted_file_id_random,
-
-            file_path: obj.file_path,
-
-            filename: obj.filename,
-            file_extension: obj.file_extension,
-
-            original_datetime: obj.original_datetime,
-            original_timezone: obj.original_timezone,
-            original_location: obj.original_location,
-            original_url: obj.original_url,
-            original_url_text: obj.original_url_text,
-
-            enable_for_public: obj.enable_for_public,
-
-            cfg_json: obj.cfg_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: `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''}_${obj.original_datetime ?? ''}`,
-            tmp_sort_2: `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.original_datetime ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''}`,
-            tmp_sort_3: `${obj.original_datetime ?? ''}_${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''}`,
-            // tmp_sort_a: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-            // tmp_sort_b: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`,
-
-            // From SQL view
-            archive_code: obj.archive_code,
-            archive_name: obj.archive_name,
-
-            hash_sha256: obj.hosted_file_hash_sha256
-        };
-
-        processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj);
-    }
-
-    return processed_obj_li;
+			return obj;
+		}
+	});
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event.ts b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event.ts
index 5afe4f04..cb709627 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event.ts
@@ -1144,124 +1144,94 @@ export const properties_to_save = [
 ];
 
 
-// Updated 2025-05-09
-export async function process_ae_obj__event_props({
-        obj_li,
-        log_lvl = 0,
-    }: {
-        obj_li: any[];
-        log_lvl?: number;
-    }) {
-    if (log_lvl) {
-        console.log(`*** process_ae_obj__event_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) {
-        if (log_lvl) {
-            console.log(`Processing ae_obj event:`, obj);
-        }
+	for (const original_obj of obj_li) {
+		let processed_obj = { ...original_obj };
 
-        // Create the processed object
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.event_id_random,
-            event_id: obj.event_id_random,
-            event_id_random: obj.event_id_random,
+		// --- Common Transformations ---
 
-            code: obj.event_code,
+		// 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];
+		}
 
-            account_id: obj.account_id_random,
-            account_id_random: obj.account_id_random,
+		// 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 ?? '';
 
-            conference: obj.conference,
-            type: obj.type,
-            name: obj.name,
-            summary: obj.summary,
-            description: obj.description,
+		processed_obj.tmp_sort_1 = `${group}_${priority}_${sort}_${updated}`;
+		processed_obj.tmp_sort_2 = `${group}_${priority}_${sort}_${name}_${updated}`;
 
-            start_datetime: obj.start_datetime,
-            end_datetime: obj.end_datetime,
-            timezone: obj.timezone,
-            location_address_json: obj.location_address_json,
-            location_text: obj.location_text,
+		// --- Specific Transformations ---
+		if (specific_processor) {
+			processed_obj = await Promise.resolve(specific_processor(processed_obj));
+		}
 
-            attend_json: obj.attend_json,
-            attend_text: obj.attend_text,
+		processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj as T);
+	}
 
-            status: obj.status, // draft, active, inactive, archived, unknown; currently only used with IDAA
-            // review: obj.review,
-            // approve: obj.approve,
-            // ready: obj.ready,
-            // ready_on: obj.ready_on,
-            // archive: obj.archive,
-            // archive_on: obj.archive_on,
-
-            mod_abstracts_json: obj.mod_abstracts_json,
-            mod_badges_json: obj.mod_badges_json,
-            mod_exhibits_json: obj.mod_exhibits_json,
-            mod_meetings_json: obj.mod_meetings_json,
-            mod_pres_mgmt_json: obj.mod_pres_mgmt_json,
-            cfg_json: obj.cfg_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: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-            tmp_sort_2: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`,
-
-            // IDAA Recovery Meetings:
-            // Currently only really used for IDAA
-            contact_li_json: obj.contact_li_json,
-            external_person_id: obj.external_person_id,
-
-            physical: obj.physical,
-            virtual: obj.virtual,
-
-            recurring: obj.recurring,
-            recurring_pattern: obj.recurring_pattern,
-            recurring_start_time: obj.recurring_start_time,
-            recurring_end_time: obj.recurring_end_time,
-            recurring_text: obj.recurring_text,
-
-            weekday_sunday: obj.weekday_sunday,
-            weekday_monday: obj.weekday_monday,
-            weekday_tuesday: obj.weekday_tuesday,
-            weekday_wednesday: obj.weekday_wednesday,
-            weekday_thursday: obj.weekday_thursday,
-            weekday_friday: obj.weekday_friday,
-            weekday_saturday: obj.weekday_saturday,
-
-            attend_url: obj.attend_url,
-            attend_url_text: obj.attend_url_text,
-            attend_url_code: obj.attend_url_code,
-            attend_url_passcode: obj.attend_url_passcode,
-            attend_phone: obj.attend_phone,
-            attend_phone_passcode: obj.attend_phone_passcode,
-
-            // From SQL view
-            file_count: obj.file_count,
-            file_count_all: obj.file_count_all,
-            internal_use_count: obj.internal_use_count,
-            event_file_id_li_json: obj.event_file_id_li_json,
-        };
-
-    processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj);
-    }
-
-    return processed_obj_li;
+	return processed_obj_li;
 }
+
+
+// Updated 2025-11-13
+export async function process_ae_obj__event_props({
+	obj_li,
+	log_lvl = 0
+}: {
+	obj_li: any[];
+	log_lvl?: number;
+}) {
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'event',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: (obj) => {
+			// Handle event-specific property aliases
+			if (obj.event_code) {
+				obj.code = obj.event_code;
+			}
+			return obj;
+		}
+	});
+}
+
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge_template.ts b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge_template.ts
index 99460a4a..2482fa74 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge_template.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_badge_template.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ let ae_promises: key_val = {};
 export const properties_to_save = [
     'id',
     'event_badge_template_id',
-    'event_badge_template_id_random',
+    // 'event_badge_template_id_random',
 
     'event_id',
-    'event_id_random',
+    // 'event_id_random',
 
     'name',
     'description',
@@ -82,82 +82,99 @@ 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;
+}
+
+
 // --- PROCESS FUNCTION ---
 export async function process_ae_obj__event_badge_template_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_template_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_template:`, obj);
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.event_badge_template_id_random,
-            event_badge_template_id: obj.event_badge_template_id_random,
-            event_badge_template_id_random: obj.event_badge_template_id_random,
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'event_badge_template',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: (obj) => {
+			// Event badge template-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 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
+				obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''
+			}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`;
 
-            event_id: obj.event_id_random,
-            event_id_random: obj.event_id_random,
-
-            name: obj.name,
-            description: obj.description,
-
-            logo_filename: obj.logo_filename,
-            logo_path: obj.logo_path,
-
-            header_path: obj.header_path,
-            secondary_header_path: obj.secondary_header_path,
-            footer_path: obj.footer_path,
-
-            header_row_1: obj.header_row_1,
-            header_row_2: obj.header_row_2,
-
-            badge_type_list: obj.badge_type_list,
-            ticket_list: obj.ticket_list,
-
-            ticket_1_text: obj.ticket_1_text,
-            ticket_2_text: obj.ticket_2_text,
-            ticket_3_text: obj.ticket_3_text,
-            ticket_4_text: obj.ticket_4_text,
-            ticket_5_text: obj.ticket_5_text,
-            ticket_6_text: obj.ticket_6_text,
-            ticket_7_text: obj.ticket_7_text,
-            ticket_8_text: obj.ticket_8_text,
-
-            wireless_ssid: obj.wireless_ssid,
-            wireless_password: obj.wireless_password,
-
-            show_qr_front: obj.show_qr_front,
-            show_qr_back: obj.show_qr_back,
-
-            layout: obj.layout,
-            style_filename: obj.style_filename,
-
-            // default: obj.default,
-            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: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`,
-        };
-        processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj);
-    }
-    return processed_obj_li;
+			return obj;
+		}
+	});
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_device.ts b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_device.ts
index ff8f9c7b..9557c355 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_device.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_device.ts
@@ -686,12 +686,12 @@ export function db_save_ae_obj_li__event_device(
 export const properties_to_save = [
     'id',
     'event_device_id',
-    'event_device_id_random',
+    // 'event_device_id_random',
 
     'event_id',
-    'event_id_random',
+    // 'event_id_random',
     'event_location_id',
-    'event_location_id_random',
+    // 'event_location_id_random',
 
     'code',
     'name',
@@ -753,98 +753,102 @@ 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 2025-05-23
 export async function process_ae_obj__event_device_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_location_props() ***`, obj_li);
-    }
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'event_device',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: (obj) => {
+			// Special handling for heartbeat timestamp
+			if (obj.heartbeat) {
+				obj.heartbeat = obj.heartbeat + 'Z';
+			}
 
-    if (!obj_li || obj_li.length === 0) {
-        if (log_lvl) console.log('No objects to process.');
-        return [];
-    }
+			// Event device-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 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
+				obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''
+			}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`;
 
-    const processed_obj_li = [];
-
-    for (const obj of obj_li) {
-        if (log_lvl) console.log(`Processing ae_obj event_device:`, obj);
-
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.event_device_id_random,
-            event_device_id: obj.event_device_id_random,
-            event_device_id_random: obj.event_device_id_random,
-
-            event_id: obj.event_id_random,
-            event_id_random: obj.event_id_random,
-            event_location_id: obj.event_location_id_random,
-            event_location_id_random: obj.event_location_id_random,
-
-            code: obj.code,
-            name: obj.name,
-            description: obj.description,
-
-            passcode: obj.passcode,
-
-            local_file_cache_path: obj.local_file_cache_path,
-            host_file_temp_path: obj.host_file_temp_path,
-            recording_path: obj.recording_path,
-
-            record_audio: obj.record_audio,
-            record_video: obj.record_video,
-
-            trigger_open_file_id: obj.trigger_open_file_id,
-            trigger_open_session_id: obj.trigger_open_session_id,
-            trigger_recording_start: obj.trigger_recording_start,
-            trigger_recording_stop: obj.trigger_recording_stop,
-            trigger_reset: obj.trigger_reset,
-            trigger_show_admin: obj.trigger_show_admin,
-            trigger_show_hidden: obj.trigger_show_hidden,
-
-            alert: obj.alert,
-            alert_msg: obj.alert_msg,
-            alert_on: obj.alert_on,
-            status: obj.status,
-            status_msg: obj.status_msg,
-            status_on: obj.status_on,
-            record_status: obj.record_status,
-            record_status_msg: obj.record_status_msg,
-            record_status_on: obj.record_status_on,
-            // These are timestamps that are in UTC but missing the 'Z' at the end
-            heartbeat: obj.heartbeat ? obj.heartbeat+'Z' : null,
-
-            info_hostname: obj.info_hostname,
-            info_ip_list: obj.info_ip_list,
-
-            meta_json: obj.meta_json,
-            other_json: obj.other_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: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-            tmp_sort_2: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`,
-
-            // From SQL view
-            event_name: obj.event_name,
-            event_location_code: obj.event_location_code,
-            event_location_name: obj.event_location_name,
-            };
-
-        processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj);
-    }
-
-    return processed_obj_li;
+			return obj;
+		}
+	});
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_file.ts b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_file.ts
index fb5a3fda..a06a054a 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_file.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_file.ts
@@ -869,15 +869,15 @@ export const properties_to_save = [
     'id',
     // 'id_random',
     'event_file_id',
-    'event_file_id_random',
+    // 'event_file_id_random',
 
     'hosted_file_id',
-    'hosted_file_id_random',
+    // 'hosted_file_id_random',
     'hash_sha256',
 
     'for_type',
     'for_id',
-    'for_id_random',
+    // 'for_id_random',
 
     'event_id',
     // 'event_id_random',
@@ -939,101 +939,97 @@ 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 2025-05-23
 export async function process_ae_obj__event_file_props({
-        obj_li,
-        log_lvl = 0,
-    }: {
-        obj_li: any[];
-        log_lvl?: number;
-    }) {
-    if (log_lvl) {
-        console.log(`*** process_ae_obj__event_file_props() ***`, obj_li);
-    }
+	obj_li,
+	log_lvl = 0
+}: {
+	obj_li: any[];
+	log_lvl?: number;
+}) {
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'event_file',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: (obj) => {
+			// Event file-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 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
+				obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''
+			}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`;
 
-    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_file:`, obj);
-
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.event_file_id_random,
-            // id_random: obj.event_file_id_random,
-            event_file_id: obj.event_file_id_random,
-            event_file_id_random: obj.event_file_id_random,
-
-            hosted_file_id: obj.hosted_file_id_random,
-            hosted_file_id_random: obj.hosted_file_id_random,
-            hash_sha256: obj.hash_sha256,
-
-            for_type: obj.for_type,
-            for_id: obj.for_id_random,
-            for_id_random: obj.for_id_random,
-
-            event_id: obj.event_id_random,
-            // event_id_random: obj.event_id_random,
-            event_session_id: obj.event_session_id_random,
-            // event_session_id_random: obj.event_session_id_random,
-            event_presentation_id: obj.event_presentation_id_random,
-            // event_presentation_id_random: obj.event_presentation_id_random,
-            event_presenter_id: obj.event_presenter_id_random,
-            // event_presenter_id_random: obj.event_presenter_id_random,
-            event_location_id: obj.event_location_id_random,
-            // event_location_id_random: obj.event_location_id_random,
-
-            filename: obj.filename,
-            extension: obj.extension,
-
-            open_in_os: obj.open_in_os,
-
-            lu_file_purpose_id: obj.lu_file_purpose_id, // Not id_random in this case?
-            lu_event_file_purpose_name: obj.lu_event_file_purpose_name,
-            file_purpose: obj.file_purpose,
-
-            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: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-            tmp_sort_2: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`,
-
-            filename_no_ext: obj.filename_no_ext,
-            filename_w_ext: obj.filename_w_ext,
-            hosted_file_content_type: obj.hosted_file_content_type,
-            file_size: obj.file_size,
-            hosted_file_size: obj.hosted_file_size,
-
-            event_location_code: obj.event_location_code,
-            event_location_name: obj.event_location_name,
-            event_session_code: obj.event_session_code,
-            event_session_type_code: obj.event_session_type_code,
-            event_session_name: obj.event_session_name,
-            event_session_start_datetime: obj.event_session_start_datetime,
-            event_session_end_datetime: obj.event_session_end_datetime,
-            event_presentation_code: obj.event_presentation_code,
-            event_presentation_type_code: obj.event_presentation_type_code,
-            event_presentation_name: obj.event_presentation_name,
-            event_presentation_start_datetime: obj.event_presentation_start_datetime,
-            event_presentation_end_datetime: obj.event_presentation_end_datetime,
-            event_presenter_given_name: obj.event_presenter_given_name,
-            event_presenter_family_name: obj.event_presenter_family_name,
-            event_presenter_full_name: obj.event_presenter_full_name,
-            event_presenter_email: obj.event_presenter_email,
-        };
-
-        processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj);
-    }
-
-    return processed_obj_li;
+			return obj;
+		}
+	});
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_location.ts b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_location.ts
index 612aa673..0c7540bb 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_location.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_location.ts
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ export function db_save_ae_obj_li__event_location(
 export const properties_to_save = [
     'id',
     'event_location_id',
-    'event_location_id_random',
+    // 'event_location_id_random',
 
     'external_id',
     'code',
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ export const properties_to_save = [
     'type_code',
 
     'event_id',
-    'event_id_random',
+    // 'event_id_random',
 
     'name',
     'description',
@@ -821,77 +821,97 @@ 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 2025-05-23
 export async function process_ae_obj__event_location_props({
-        obj_li,
-        log_lvl = 0,
-    }: {
-        obj_li: any[];
-        log_lvl?: number;
-    }) {
-    if (log_lvl) {
-        console.log(`*** process_ae_obj__event_location_props() ***`, obj_li);
-    }
+	obj_li,
+	log_lvl = 0
+}: {
+	obj_li: any[];
+	log_lvl?: number;
+}) {
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'event_location',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: (obj) => {
+			// Event location-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 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
+				obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''
+			}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`;
 
-    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_location:`, obj);
-
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.event_location_id_random,
-            event_location_id: obj.event_location_id_random,
-            event_location_id_random: obj.event_location_id_random,
-
-            external_id: obj.external_id,
-            code: obj.code,
-
-            type_code: obj.type_code,
-
-            event_id: obj.event_id_random,
-            event_id_random: obj.event_id_random,
-
-            name: obj.name,
-            description: obj.description,
-
-            passcode: obj.passcode,
-
-            hide_event_launcher: obj.hide_event_launcher,
-
-            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: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-            tmp_sort_2: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`,
-
-            // From SQL view
-            file_count: obj.file_count,
-            file_count_all: obj.file_count_all,
-            internal_use_count: obj.internal_use_count,
-            event_file_id_li_json: obj.event_file_id_li_json,
-
-            event_name: obj.event_name,
-        };
-
-        processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj);
-    }
-
-    return processed_obj_li;
+			return obj;
+		}
+	});
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_presentation.ts b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_presentation.ts
index 0d7b7eee..a60b7972 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_presentation.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_presentation.ts
@@ -656,23 +656,23 @@ export function db_save_ae_obj_li__event_presentation(
 export const properties_to_save = [
     'id',
     'event_presentation_id',
-    'event_presentation_id_random',
+    // 'event_presentation_id_random',
 
     'external_id',
     'code',
 
     'for_type',
     'for_id',
-    'for_id_random',
+    // 'for_id_random',
 
     'type_code',
 
     'event_id',
-    'event_id_random',
+    // 'event_id_random',
     'event_session_id',
-    'event_session_id_random',
+    // 'event_session_id_random',
     'event_abstract_id',
-    'event_abstract_id_random',
+    // 'event_abstract_id_random',
 
     'abstract_code',
 
@@ -709,85 +709,97 @@ 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 2025-05-22
 export async function process_ae_obj__event_presentation_props({
-        obj_li,
-        log_lvl = 0,
-    }: {
-        obj_li: any[];
-        log_lvl?: number;
-    }) {
-    if (log_lvl) {
-        console.log(`*** process_ae_obj__event_presentation_props() ***`, obj_li);
-    }
+	obj_li,
+	log_lvl = 0
+}: {
+	obj_li: any[];
+	log_lvl?: number;
+}) {
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'event_presentation',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: (obj) => {
+			// Event presentation-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 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
+				obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''
+			}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`;
 
-    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_presentation:`, obj);
-        }
-
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.event_presentation_id_random,
-            event_presentation_id: obj.event_presentation_id_random,
-            event_presentation_id_random: obj.event_presentation_id_random,
-
-            external_id: obj.external_id,
-            code: obj.code,
-
-            for_type: obj.for_type,
-            for_id: obj.for_id_random,
-            for_id_random: obj.for_id_random,
-
-            type_code: obj.type_code,
-
-            event_id: obj.event_id_random,
-            event_id_random: obj.event_id_random,
-            event_session_id: obj.event_session_id_random,
-            event_session_id_random: obj.event_session_id_random,
-            event_abstract_id: obj.event_abstract_id_random,
-            event_abstract_id_random: obj.event_abstract_id_random,
-
-            abstract_code: obj.abstract_code,
-
-            name: obj.name,
-            description: obj.description,
-
-            start_datetime: obj.start_datetime,
-            end_datetime: obj.end_datetime,
-
-            passcode: obj.passcode,
-
-            hide_event_launcher: obj.hide_event_launcher,
-
-            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: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-            tmp_sort_2: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`,
-
-            // From SQL view
-            event_session_code: obj.event_session_code,
-            event_session_name: obj.event_session_name,
-        };
-
-        processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj);
-    }
-
-    return processed_obj_li;
+			return obj;
+		}
+	});
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_presenter.ts b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_presenter.ts
index c9504eb8..c542023e 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_presenter.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_presenter.ts
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ export async function email_sign_in__event_presenter (
 export const properties_to_save = [
     'id',
     'event_presenter_id',
-    'event_presenter_id_random',
+    // 'event_presenter_id_random',
 
     'external_id',
     'code',
@@ -836,17 +836,17 @@ export const properties_to_save = [
     // 'for_id_random',
 
     'event_id',
-    'event_id_random',
+    // 'event_id_random',
     'event_session_id',
-    'event_session_id_random',
+    // 'event_session_id_random',
     'event_presentation_id',
-    'event_presentation_id_random',
+    // 'event_presentation_id_random',
     'event_person_id',
-    'event_person_id_random',
+    // 'event_person_id_random',
     'person_id',
-    'person_id_random',
+    // 'person_id_random',
     'person_profile_id',
-    'person_profile_id_random',
+    // 'person_profile_id_random',
 
     'pronouns',
     'informal_name',
@@ -912,116 +912,97 @@ 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 2025-05-23
 export async function process_ae_obj__event_presenter_props({
-        obj_li,
-        log_lvl = 0,
-    }: {
-        obj_li: any[];
-        log_lvl?: number;
-    }) {
-    if (log_lvl) {
-        console.log(`*** process_ae_obj__event_presenter_props() ***`, obj_li);
-    }
+	obj_li,
+	log_lvl = 0
+}: {
+	obj_li: any[];
+	log_lvl?: number;
+}) {
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'event_presenter',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: (obj) => {
+			// Event presenter-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 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
+				obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''
+			}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`;
 
-    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_presenter:`, obj);
-
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.event_presenter_id_random,
-            event_presenter_id: obj.event_presenter_id_random,
-            event_presenter_id_random: obj.event_presenter_id_random,
-
-            external_id: obj.external_id,
-            code: obj.code,
-
-            // for_type: obj.for_type,
-            // for_id: obj.for_id,
-            // for_id_random: obj.for_id_random,
-
-            event_id: obj.event_id_random,
-            event_id_random: obj.event_id_random,
-            event_session_id: obj.event_session_id_random,
-            event_session_id_random: obj.event_session_id_random,
-            event_presentation_id: obj.event_presentation_id_random,
-            event_presentation_id_random: obj.event_presentation_id_random,
-            event_person_id: obj.event_person_id_random,
-            event_person_id_random: obj.event_person_id_random,
-            person_id: obj.person_id_random,
-            person_id_random: obj.person_id_random,
-            person_profile_id: obj.person_profile_id_random,
-            person_profile_id_random: obj.person_profile_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,
-
-            full_name: obj.full_name,
-
-            affiliations: obj.affiliations,
-
-            email: obj.email,
-
-            biography: obj.biography,
-
-            agree: obj.agree,
-            comments: obj.comments,
-
-            passcode: obj.passcode,
-
-            hide_event_launcher: obj.hide_event_launcher,
-
-            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: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-            tmp_sort_2: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`,
-
-            // From SQL view
-            file_count: obj.file_count,
-
-            event_session_code: obj.event_session_code,
-            event_session_name: obj.event_session_name,
-            event_session_start_datetime: obj.event_session_start_datetime,
-            event_presentation_code: obj.event_presentation_code,
-            event_presentation_name: obj.event_presentation_name,
-            event_presentation_start_datetime: obj.event_presentation_start_datetime,
-
-            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;
+		}
+	});
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_session.ts b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_session.ts
index 0d373e2d..2eeeae57 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_session.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events/ae_events__event_session.ts
@@ -1147,24 +1147,24 @@ export async function email_sign_in__event_session (
 export const properties_to_save = [
     'id',
     'event_session_id',
-    'event_session_id_random',
+    // 'event_session_id_random',
 
     'external_id',
     'code',
 
     'for_type',
     'for_id',
-    'for_id_random',
+    // 'for_id_random',
 
     'type_code',
 
     'event_id',
-    'event_id_random',
+    // 'event_id_random',
     'event_location_id',
-    'event_location_id_random',
+    // 'event_location_id_random',
 
     'poc_person_id',
-    'poc_person_id_random',
+    // 'poc_person_id_random',
     'poc_agree',
     'poc_kv_json',
 
@@ -1223,111 +1223,97 @@ 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 2025-05-09
 export async function process_ae_obj__event_session_props({
-        obj_li,
-        log_lvl = 0,
-    }: {
-        obj_li: any[];
-        log_lvl?: number;
-    }) {
-    if (log_lvl) {
-        console.log(`*** process_ae_obj__event_session_props() ***`, obj_li);
-    }
+	obj_li,
+	log_lvl = 0
+}: {
+	obj_li: any[];
+	log_lvl?: number;
+}) {
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'event_session',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: (obj) => {
+			// Event session-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 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
+				obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''
+			}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`;
 
-    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_session:`, obj);
-        }
-
-        // Create the processed object
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.event_session_id_random,
-            event_session_id: obj.event_session_id_random,
-            event_session_id_random: obj.event_session_id_random,
-
-            external_id: obj.external_id,
-            code: obj.code,
-
-            for_type: obj.for_type,
-            for_id: obj.for_id,
-            for_id_random: obj.for_id_random,
-
-            type_code: obj.type_code,
-
-            event_id: obj.event_id_random,
-            event_id_random: obj.event_id_random,
-            event_location_id: obj.event_location_id_random,
-            event_location_id_random: obj.event_location_id_random,
-
-            poc_person_id: obj.poc_person_id_random,
-            poc_person_id_random: obj.poc_person_id_random,
-            poc_agree: obj.poc_agree,
-            poc_kv_json: obj.poc_kv_json ?? {},
-
-            name: obj.name,
-            description: obj.description,
-
-            start_datetime: obj.start_datetime,
-            end_datetime: obj.end_datetime,
-
-            passcode: obj.passcode,
-
-            hide_event_launcher: obj.hide_event_launcher,
-
-            alert: obj.alert,
-            alert_msg: obj.alert_msg,
-
-            data_json: obj.data_json,
-
-            ux_mode: obj.ux_mode,
-
-            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: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-            tmp_sort_2: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`,
-
-            // From SQL view
-            file_count: obj.file_count,
-            file_count_all: obj.file_count_all,
-            internal_use_count: obj.internal_use_count,
-            event_file_id_li_json: obj.event_file_id_li_json,
-
-            poc_person_given_name: obj.poc_person_given_name,
-            poc_person_family_name: obj.poc_person_family_name,
-            poc_person_full_name: obj.poc_person_full_name,
-            poc_person_primary_email: obj.poc_person_primary_email,
-            poc_person_passcode: obj.poc_person_passcode,
-
-            event_name: obj.event_name,
-
-            event_location_code: obj.event_location_code,
-            event_location_name: obj.event_location_name,
-
-            // A key value list of the presentations
-            event_presentation_kv: obj.event_presentation_kv,
-            event_presentation_li: obj.event_presentation_li,
-        };
-
-        processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj);
-    }
-
-    return processed_obj_li;
+			return obj;
+		}
+	});
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts b/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts
index 43b4a162..7dfac492 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts
@@ -880,122 +880,103 @@ let properties_to_save = [
 ];
 
 
-// Updated 2025-05-09
-export async function process_ae_obj__journal_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__journal_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
-        let description = obj.description ?? '';
-        // remove the most common zerowidth characters from the start of the file
-        let description_cleaned: string = description.replace(/^[\u200B\u200C\u200D\u200E\u200F\uFEFF]/,"");
-        let description_md_html: null|string = await marked.parse(description_cleaned ?? '') ?? null;
-        // let description_md_html_alt: null|string = await marked.parse(description_cleaned ?? '', { gfm: false }) ?? null;
+		// --- Common Transformations ---
 
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.journal_id_random,
-            journal_id: obj.journal_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];
+		}
 
-            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 ?? '';
 
-            for_type: obj.for_type,
-            for_id: obj.for_id,
+		processed_obj.tmp_sort_1 = `${group}_${priority}_${sort}_${updated}`;
+		processed_obj.tmp_sort_2 = `${group}_${priority}_${sort}_${name}_${updated}`;
 
-            type_code: obj.type_code,
+		// --- Specific Transformations ---
+		if (specific_processor) {
+			processed_obj = await Promise.resolve(specific_processor(processed_obj));
+		}
 
-            account_id: obj.account_id_random,
-            person_id: obj.person_id_random,
+		processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj as T);
+	}
 
-            name: obj.name,
-            short_name: obj.short_name,
-            summary: obj.summary,
-            outline: obj.outline,
+	return processed_obj_li;
+}
 
-            description: obj.description,
-            description_md_html: description_md_html, // Use the markdown parser to generate HTML
-            description_html: obj.description_html,
-            description_json: obj.description_json,
+// Updated 2025-11-13
+export async function process_ae_obj__journal_props({
+	obj_li,
+	log_lvl = 0
+}: {
+	obj_li: any[];
+	log_lvl?: number;
+}) {
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'journal',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: async (obj) => {
+			const description = obj.description ?? '';
+			const description_cleaned: string = description.replace(
+				/^[\u200B\u200C\u200D\u200E\u200F\uFEFF]/,
+				''
+			);
+			obj.description_md_html = (await marked.parse(description_cleaned ?? '')) ?? null;
 
-            // start_datetime: obj.start_datetime,
-            // end_datetime: obj.end_datetime,
-            timezone: obj.timezone,
+			obj.cfg_json = obj.cfg_json ?? {};
+			obj.data_json = obj.data_json ?? {};
 
-            alert: obj.alert,
-            alert_msg: obj.alert_msg,
+			obj.tmp_sort_3 = `${obj.group ?? '0'}_${obj.priority ? 1 : 0}_${obj.sort ?? '0'}_${
+				obj.name
+			}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`;
+			obj.combined_passcode = `${obj.passcode ?? ''}:${obj.private_passcode ?? ''}`;
 
-            sort_by: obj.sort_by,
-            sort_by_desc: obj.sort_by_desc,
-
-            cfg_json: obj.cfg_json ?? {},
-
-            data_json: obj.data_json ?? {},
-
-            // ux_mode: obj.ux_mode,
-
-            // 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,
-
-            passcode: obj.passcode, // For Journal Entry encryption password
-            passcode_timeout: obj.passcode_timeout,
-
-            private_passcode: obj.private_passcode, // Combine with Journal passcode to encrypt and decrypt Entries
-
-            auth_key: obj.auth_key, // For Journal authorization without sign in
-
-            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}`,
-
-            combined_passcode: `${obj.passcode}:${obj.private_passcode}`, // Combined Journal passcode and Journal private passcode to encrypt and decrypt Entries
-
-            // From SQL view
-            journal_entry_count: obj.journal_entry_count,
-
-            // A key value list of the others
-            // journal_other_kv: obj.journal_other_kv,
-            // journal_other_li: obj.journal_other_li,
-            };
-
-        processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj);
-    }
-
-    return processed_obj_li;
+			return obj;
+		}
+	});
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal_entry.ts b/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal_entry.ts
index 58c8e46a..0303ed47 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal_entry.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal_entry.ts
@@ -894,178 +894,132 @@ let properties_to_save = [
 ];
 
 
-// Updated 2025-05-09
-export async function process_ae_obj__journal_entry_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__journal_entry_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) {
-        if (log_lvl) {
-            console.log(`Processing ae_obj journal_entry:`, obj);
-        }
+	for (const original_obj of obj_li) {
+		let processed_obj = { ...original_obj };
 
-        let content = obj.content ?? '';
-        // remove the most common zerowidth characters from the start of the file
-        let content_cleaned: null|string = null;
-        let content_md_html: null|string = null; // await marked.parse(content_cleaned ?? '') ?? null;
-        // let content_md_html_alt: null|string = await marked.parse(content_cleaned ?? '', { gfm: false }) ?? null;
+		// --- Common Transformations ---
 
-        if (obj.content_encrypted) {
-            // In theory "content" should be null if "content_encrypted" has a value.
-            content = null; // obj.content_encrypted;
-            content_cleaned = null;
-            content_md_html = null;
-        } else {
-            content_cleaned = content.replace(/^[\u200B\u200C\u200D\u200E\u200F\uFEFF]/,"");
-            content_md_html = await marked.parse(content_cleaned ?? '') ?? null;
-        }
+		// 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];
+		}
 
-        let history = obj.history ?? '';
-        let history_cleaned: null|string = null;
-        let history_md_html: null|string = null; // await marked.parse(history_cleaned ?? '') ?? null;
+		// 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 ?? '';
 
-        if (obj.history_encrypted) {
-            // In theory "history" should be null if "history_encrypted" has a value.
-            history = null; // obj.history_encrypted;
-            history_cleaned = null;
-            history_md_html = null;
-        } else {
-            history_cleaned = history.replace(/^[\u200B\u200C\u200D\u200E\u200F\uFEFF]/,"");
-            history_md_html = await marked.parse(history_cleaned ?? '') ?? null;
-        }
+		processed_obj.tmp_sort_1 = `${group}_${priority}_${sort}_${updated}`;
+		processed_obj.tmp_sort_2 = `${group}_${priority}_${sort}_${name}_${updated}`;
 
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.journal_entry_id_random,
-            journal_entry_id: obj.journal_entry_id_random,
+		// --- Specific Transformations ---
+		if (specific_processor) {
+			processed_obj = await Promise.resolve(specific_processor(processed_obj));
+		}
 
-            journal_id: obj.journal_id_random,
+		processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj as T);
+	}
 
-            code: obj.code,
-
-            for_type: obj.for_type,
-            for_id: obj.for_id,
-
-            journal_entry_type: obj.journal_entry_type,
-
-            person_id: obj.person_id_random,
-
-            template: obj.template ?? null, // Allow for a template to be used, otherwise null
-
-            activity_code: obj.activity_code,
-            category_code: obj.category_code,
-            type_code: obj.type_code,
-            topic_code: obj.topic_code,
-            tags: obj.tags,
-
-            public: obj.public,
-            private: obj.private,
-            personal: obj.personal,
-            professional: obj.professional,
-
-            name: obj.name,
-            short_name: obj.short_name ?? null,
-            summary: obj.summary,
-            outline: obj.outline,
-            // description: obj.description,
-
-            content: content,
-            content_md_html: content_md_html,
-            // content_md_html_alt: content_md_html_alt,
-            content_html: obj.content_html,
-            content_json: obj.content_json,
-            content_encrypted: obj.content_encrypted,
-
-            history: history,
-            history_md_html: history_md_html,
-            history_encrypted: obj.history_encrypted,
-
-            passcode_hash: obj.passcode_hash,
-
-            // url: obj.url,
-            // url_text: obj.url_text,
-
-            // hosted_file_id: obj.hosted_file_id_random,
-
-            // file_path: obj.file_path,
-
-            // filename: obj.filename,
-            // file_extension: obj.file_extension,
-
-            // start_datetime: obj.start_datetime,
-            // end_datetime: obj.end_datetime,
-            // timezone: obj.timezone,
-
-            // original_datetime: obj.original_datetime,
-            // original_timezone: obj.original_timezone,
-            // original_location: obj.original_location,
-            // original_url: obj.original_url,
-            // original_url_text: obj.original_url_text,
-
-            // enable_for_public: obj.enable_for_public,
-
-            alert: obj.alert,
-            alert_msg: obj.alert_msg,
-
-            // cfg_json: obj.cfg_json ?? {},
-            data_json: obj.data_json ?? {},
-
-            // 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,
-
-            enable: obj.enable,
-            hide: obj.hide,
-            archive: obj.archive,
-            archive_on: obj.archive_on,
-            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: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`,
-            tmp_sort_2: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-            tmp_sort_3: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.name}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-
-            // Generated fields for sorting locally only
-            // 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
-            journal_code: obj.journal_code,
-            journal_name: obj.journal_name,
-
-            // A key value list of the others
-            // journal_other_kv: obj.journal_other_kv,
-            // journal_other_li: obj.journal_other_li,
-            };
-
-        processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj);
-    }
-
-    return processed_obj_li;
+	return processed_obj_li;
+}
+
+
+// Updated 2025-05-09
+export async function process_ae_obj__journal_entry_props({
+	obj_li,
+	log_lvl = 0
+}: {
+	obj_li: any[];
+	log_lvl?: number;
+}) {
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'journal_entry',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: async (obj) => {
+			// Content processing
+			let content = obj.content ?? '';
+			let content_cleaned: null | string = null;
+			let content_md_html: null | string = null;
+
+			if (obj.content_encrypted) {
+				content = null;
+				content_cleaned = null;
+				content_md_html = null;
+			} else {
+				content_cleaned = content.replace(/^[\u200B\u200C\u200D\u200E\u200F\uFEFF]/, '');
+				content_md_html = (await marked.parse(content_cleaned ?? '')) ?? null;
+			}
+			obj.content = content;
+			obj.content_md_html = content_md_html;
+
+			// History processing
+			let history = obj.history ?? '';
+			let history_cleaned: null | string = null;
+			let history_md_html: null | string = null;
+
+			if (obj.history_encrypted) {
+				history = null;
+				history_cleaned = null;
+				history_md_html = null;
+			} else {
+				history_cleaned = history.replace(/^[\u200B\u200C\u200D\u200E\u200F\uFEFF]/, '');
+				history_md_html = (await marked.parse(history_cleaned ?? '')) ?? null;
+			}
+			obj.history = history;
+			obj.history_md_html = history_md_html;
+
+			// Journal entry-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 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
+				obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''
+			}_${obj.name ?? ''}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`;
+			obj.tmp_sort_3 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
+				obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''
+			}_${obj.name ?? ''}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`;
+
+			return obj;
+		}
+	});
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_posts/ae_posts__post.ts b/src/lib/ae_posts/ae_posts__post.ts
index c952d2bd..294e4277 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_posts/ae_posts__post.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_posts/ae_posts__post.ts
@@ -928,82 +928,98 @@ 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 2025-06-04
 export async function process_ae_obj__post_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__post_props() ***`, obj_li);
-    }
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'post',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: (obj) => {
+			// Post-specific aliasing and computed sort fields, overriding generic ones if needed
+			obj.name = obj.title; // Map title to name
+			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 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
+				obj.sort?.toString().padStart(3, '0') ?? ''
+			}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`;
 
-    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 post:`, obj);
-
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.post_id_random,
-            post_id: obj.post_id_random,
-            // post_id_random: obj.post_id_random,
-
-            account_id: obj.account_id_random,
-            // account_id_random: obj.account_id_random,
-
-            external_person_id: obj.external_person_id,
-
-            topic_id: obj.topic_id,
-            topic: obj.topic,
-            topic_name: obj.topic_name,
-
-            name: obj.title,
-            title: obj.title,
-            content: obj.content,
-
-            anonymous: obj.anonymous,
-            full_name: obj.full_name,
-            email: obj.email,
-            notify: obj.notify,
-
-            enable_comments: obj.enable_comments,
-
-            archive: obj.archive,
-            archive_on: obj.archive_on,
-
-            linked_li_json: obj.linked_li_json,
-            cfg_json: obj.cfg_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: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-            tmp_sort_2: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`,
-
-            // From SQL view
-            post_comment_count: obj.post_comment_count,
-
-            // A key value list of the contents
-            // post_comment_kv: obj.post_comment_kv,
-            // post_comment_li: obj.post_comment_li,
-        };
-
-        processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj);
-    }
-
-    return processed_obj_li;
+			return obj;
+		}
+	});
 }
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diff --git a/src/lib/ae_posts/ae_posts__post_comment.ts b/src/lib/ae_posts/ae_posts__post_comment.ts
index 2c4a5c3f..5c7c7112 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_posts/ae_posts__post_comment.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_posts/ae_posts__post_comment.ts
@@ -528,66 +528,97 @@ 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 2025-06-04
 export async function process_ae_obj__post_comment_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__post_comment_props() ***`, obj_li);
-    }
+	return _process_generic_props({
+		obj_li,
+		obj_type: 'post_comment',
+		log_lvl,
+		specific_processor: (obj) => {
+			// Post comment-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 = `${obj.group ?? ''}_${obj.priority ? '1' : '0'}_${
+				obj.sort?.toString().padStart(2, '0') ?? ''
+			}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`;
 
-    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 post_comment:`, obj);
-
-        let processed_obj = {
-            id: obj.post_comment_id_random,
-            post_comment_id: obj.post_comment_id_random,
-            post_comment_id_random: obj.post_comment_id_random,
-
-            post_id: obj.post_id_random,
-            post_id_random: obj.post_id_random,
-
-            external_person_id: obj.external_person_id,
-
-            name: obj.name,
-            title: obj.title,
-            content: obj.content,
-
-            anonymous: obj.anonymous,
-            full_name: obj.full_name,
-            email: obj.email,
-            notify: obj.notify,
-
-            linked_li_json: obj.linked_li_json,
-            cfg_json: obj.cfg_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: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on ?? obj.created_on}`,
-            tmp_sort_2: `${obj.group}_${obj.priority}_${obj.sort}_${obj.updated_on}_${obj.created_on}`,
-        };
-
-        processed_obj_li.push(processed_obj);
-    }
-
-    return processed_obj_li;
+			return obj;
+		}
+	});
 }
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