diff --git a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/Identifiable.java b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/Identifiable.java
index 5e15219..8628874 100644
--- a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/Identifiable.java
+++ b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/Identifiable.java
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@ public interface Identifiable extends Serializable {
 
     int UUID_MAXLEN = BasicConstraintConstants.UUID_MAXLEN;
 
+    String CTIME = "ctime";
+    String MTIME = "mtime";
+
     String ENTITY_TYPE_HEADER_NAME = "ZZ-TYPE";
 
-    String[] IGNORABLE_UPDATE_FIELDS = { "uuid", "name", "children", "ctime", "mtime" };
+    String[] IGNORABLE_UPDATE_FIELDS = { UUID, "name", "children", CTIME, MTIME };
+
     default String[] excludeUpdateFields(boolean strict) { return StringUtil.EMPTY_ARRAY; }
 
     String getUuid();
diff --git a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/IdentifiableBase.java b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/IdentifiableBase.java
index b39feb1..13dd6ba 100644
--- a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/IdentifiableBase.java
+++ b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/IdentifiableBase.java
@@ -20,14 +20,16 @@ import javax.persistence.Transient;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
+import static java.util.UUID.randomUUID;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.*;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.reflect.ReflectionUtil.copy;
+import static org.cobbzilla.util.string.StringUtil.uncapitalize;
 
 @MappedSuperclass @Slf4j
 public class IdentifiableBase implements Identifiable {
 
     public String simpleName () { return getClass().getSimpleName(); }
-    public String propName () { return StringUtil.uncapitalize(getClass().getSimpleName()); }
+    public String propName () { return uncapitalize(getClass().getSimpleName()); }
 
     public String tableName () { return ImprovedNamingStrategy.INSTANCE.classToTableName(getClass().getName()); }
     public String tableName (String className) { return ImprovedNamingStrategy.INSTANCE.classToTableName(className); }
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ public class IdentifiableBase implements Identifiable {
 
     @Override public void beforeUpdate() { setMtime(); }
 
-    public void initUuid() { setUuid(java.util.UUID.randomUUID().toString()); }
+    public void initUuid() { setUuid(randomUUID().toString()); }
 
     @Override public Identifiable update(Identifiable thing) { return update(thing, null); }
 
@@ -120,12 +122,12 @@ public class IdentifiableBase implements Identifiable {
     public static String[] toUuidArray(List<? extends Identifiable> entities) {
         return empty(entities)
                 ? StringUtil.EMPTY_ARRAY
-                : (String[]) collectArray(entities, "uuid");
+                : (String[]) collectArray(entities, UUID);
     }
 
     public static List<String> toUuidList(Collection<? extends Identifiable> entities) {
         if (empty(entities)) return Collections.emptyList();
-        return collectList(entities, "uuid");
+        return collectList(entities, UUID);
     }
 
     private static final Map<String, FieldTransformer> fieldTransformerCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
diff --git a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/SqlDefaultSearchField.java b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/SqlDefaultSearchField.java
index 7f25dc5..3e4b47b 100644
--- a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/SqlDefaultSearchField.java
+++ b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/SqlDefaultSearchField.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.die;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.empty;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.reflect.ReflectionUtil.instantiate;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.string.StringUtil.camelCaseToSnakeCase;
+import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.Identifiable.UUID;
 import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.entityconfig.EntityFieldType.*;
 import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.search.SearchField.*;
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ public class SqlDefaultSearchField implements SearchField {
                 if (ecForeignKey != null) {
                     fieldType = reference;
                 } else {
-                    fieldType = ecField != null ? ecField.type() : guessFieldType(f);
+                    fieldType = ecField != null && ecField.type() != none_set ? ecField.type() : guessFieldType(f);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -88,10 +89,12 @@ public class SqlDefaultSearchField implements SearchField {
                 case reference:
                     bounds.addAll(asList(bindUuid(name())));
                     break;
-                case string: case email: case time_zone: case locale:
-                case ip4: case ip6: case http_url:
-                case us_phone: case us_state: case us_zip:
-                    if (f.getName().equals("uuid")) {
+                case http_url: case us_phone: case us_state: case us_zip:
+                case email: case time_zone: case locale: case ip4: case ip6:
+                    bounds.addAll(asList(bindNonSortableString(name())));
+                    break;
+                case string:
+                    if (f.getName().equals(UUID)) {
                         bounds.addAll(asList(bindUuid(name())));
                     } else {
                         bounds.addAll(asList(bindString(name())));
diff --git a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/EntityConfig.java b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/EntityConfig.java
index 8c9387d..5749857 100644
--- a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/EntityConfig.java
+++ b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/EntityConfig.java
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ public class EntityConfig {
         return this;
     }
 
-    private String fieldNameFromAccessor(AccessibleObject accessor) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+    public static String fieldNameFromAccessor(AccessibleObject accessor) throws IllegalArgumentException {
         if (accessor instanceof Field) return ((Field) accessor).getName();
 
         if (accessor instanceof Method) {
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ public class EntityConfig {
         if (ecToUpdate == null) return this;
 
         final String fieldName = fieldPathParts.get(fieldPathParts.size() - 1);
-        ecToUpdate.fields.put(fieldName, buildFieldCfgFromAnnotation(fieldName, annotation.fieldDef(), fieldIndexes));
+        ecToUpdate.fields.put(fieldName, buildFieldCfgFromAnnotation(fieldName, annotation.fieldDef(), null, null, fieldIndexes));
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -524,8 +524,14 @@ public class EntityConfig {
         }
     }
 
-    private EntityFieldConfig buildFieldCfgFromAnnotation(String fieldName, ECField fieldAnnotation, Map<String, Integer> fieldIndexes) {
-        EntityFieldConfig cfg = new EntityFieldConfig().setMode(fieldAnnotation.mode()).setType(fieldAnnotation.type());
+    private EntityFieldConfig buildFieldCfgFromAnnotation(String fieldName,
+                                                          ECField fieldAnnotation,
+                                                          AccessibleObject accessor,
+                                                          ECForeignKey fkAnnotation,
+                                                          Map<String, Integer> fieldIndexes) {
+        final EntityFieldConfig cfg = new EntityFieldConfig()
+                .setMode(fieldAnnotation.mode())
+                .setType(getFieldType(fieldName, fieldAnnotation, accessor, fkAnnotation));
         if (!empty(fieldAnnotation.name())) cfg.setName(fieldAnnotation.name());
         if (!empty(fieldAnnotation.displayName())) cfg.setDisplayName(fieldAnnotation.displayName());
         if (fieldAnnotation.length() > 0) cfg.setLength(fieldAnnotation.length());
@@ -540,13 +546,30 @@ public class EntityConfig {
         return cfg;
     }
 
+    private EntityFieldType getFieldType(String fieldName, ECField fieldAnnotation, AccessibleObject accessor, ECForeignKey fkAnnotation) {
+        if (fieldAnnotation.type() != EntityFieldType.none_set) return fieldAnnotation.type();
+        if (fkAnnotation != null) return EntityFieldType.reference;
+        if (accessor != null) {
+            if (accessor instanceof Field) {
+                return EntityFieldType.guessFieldType((Field) accessor);
+            } else if (accessor instanceof Method) {
+                return EntityFieldType.guessFieldType((Method) accessor);
+            } else {
+                log.warn("getFieldType("+fieldName+"): accessor is neither Field nor Method: "+accessor.getClass().getName());
+            }
+        }
+        log.warn("getFieldType("+fieldName+"): error detecting type, defaulting to 'string'");
+        return EntityFieldType.string;
+    }
+
     private EntityFieldConfig buildFieldConfig(AccessibleObject accessor, Map<String, Integer> fieldIndexes) {
         final String fieldName = fieldNameFromAccessor(accessor);
         final EntityFieldConfig cfg = EntityFieldConfig.field(fieldName);
 
         final ECField fieldAnnotation = annotationFromAccessor(accessor, ECField.class);
+        final ECForeignKey fkAnnotation = annotationFromAccessor(accessor, ECForeignKey.class);
         if (fieldAnnotation != null) {
-            return buildFieldCfgFromAnnotation(fieldName, fieldAnnotation, fieldIndexes);
+            return buildFieldCfgFromAnnotation(fieldName, fieldAnnotation, accessor, fkAnnotation, fieldIndexes);
         }
 
         if (!(accessor instanceof Field) && !(accessor instanceof Method)) {
diff --git a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/EntityFieldType.java b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/EntityFieldType.java
index f6830cf..05f42cd 100644
--- a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/EntityFieldType.java
+++ b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/EntityFieldType.java
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@ import org.cobbzilla.wizard.validation.Validator;
 
 import javax.persistence.Column;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.empty;
+import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.Identifiable.CTIME;
+import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.Identifiable.MTIME;
+import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.entityconfig.EntityConfig.fieldNameFromAccessor;
 
 @AllArgsConstructor @Slf4j
 public enum EntityFieldType {
@@ -149,13 +153,21 @@ public enum EntityFieldType {
     }
 
     public static EntityFieldType guessFieldType(Field f) {
-        switch (f.getType().getName()) {
+        return guessFieldType(f.getName(), f.getType());
+    }
+
+    public static EntityFieldType guessFieldType(Method m) {
+        return guessFieldType(fieldNameFromAccessor(m), m.getReturnType());
+    }
+
+    public static EntityFieldType guessFieldType(String name, Class<?> type) {
+        switch (type.getName()) {
             case "boolean":
             case "java.lang.Boolean":
                 return flag;
             case "long":
             case "java.lang.Long":
-                if (f.getName().equals("ctime") || f.getName().equals("mtime")) return epoch_time;
+                if (name.equals(CTIME) || name.equals(MTIME)) return epoch_time;
             case "byte":
             case "short":
             case "int":
@@ -175,8 +187,8 @@ public enum EntityFieldType {
             case "java.math.BigDecimal":
                 return decimal;
             default:
-                if (f.getType().isEnum()) return string;
-                log.warn("guessFieldType: unrecognized type ("+f.getType().getName()+") for field: "+f.getName());
+                if (type.isEnum()) return string;
+                log.warn("guessFieldType: unrecognized type ("+type.getName()+") for field: "+name);
                 return null;
         }
     }
diff --git a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/StandardModelVerifyLog.java b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/StandardModelVerifyLog.java
index 1321de0..c9d96d3 100644
--- a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/StandardModelVerifyLog.java
+++ b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/StandardModelVerifyLog.java
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import static org.cobbzilla.util.io.FileUtil.toFileOrDie;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.io.StreamUtil.loadResourceAsStringOrDie;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.json.JsonUtil.*;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.reflect.ReflectionUtil.*;
+import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.Identifiable.UUID;
+import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.Identifiable.CTIME;
+import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.Identifiable.MTIME;
 import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.entityconfig.ModelSetup.id;
 
 @Slf4j
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ public class StandardModelVerifyLog implements ModelVerifyLog {
         }
     }
 
-    protected static final String[] EXCLUDED = {"uuid", "children", "entity", "ctime", "ctimeAge", "mtime", "mtimeAge", "entity"};
+    protected static final String[] EXCLUDED = {UUID, "children", CTIME, "ctimeAge", MTIME, "mtimeAge", "entity"};
     protected static final Set<String> EXCLUDED_FIELDS = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(EXCLUDED));
     protected Set<String> getExcludedFields() { return EXCLUDED_FIELDS; }
 
diff --git a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECField.java b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECField.java
index d319596..1795145 100644
--- a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECField.java
+++ b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECField.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public @interface ECField {
     String name() default "";
     String displayName() default "";
     EntityFieldMode mode() default EntityFieldMode.standard;
-    EntityFieldType type() default EntityFieldType.string;
+    EntityFieldType type() default EntityFieldType.none_set;
     int length() default -1;
     EntityFieldControl control() default EntityFieldControl.unset;
     String options() default "";
diff --git a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/search/SearchField.java b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/search/SearchField.java
index d9d9872..7ac1ef0 100644
--- a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/search/SearchField.java
+++ b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/search/SearchField.java
@@ -59,13 +59,14 @@ public interface SearchField {
                 like.bind(name, SearchFieldType.string)
         };
     }
-    static SearchBound[] bindUuid(String name) {
+    static SearchBound[] bindNonSortableString(String name) {
         return new SearchBound[] {
                 eq.bind(name, SearchFieldType.string),
                 ne.bind(name, SearchFieldType.string),
                 like.bind(name, SearchFieldType.string)
         };
     }
+    static SearchBound[] bindUuid(String name) { return bindNonSortableString(name); }
     static SearchBound[] bindNullable(String name) { return new SearchBound[] { is_null.bind(name), not_null.bind(name) }; }
 
     String name();
diff --git a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/search/SearchQuery.java b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/search/SearchQuery.java
index 2785e96..4bfadd9 100644
--- a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/search/SearchQuery.java
+++ b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/search/SearchQuery.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.die;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.empty;
+import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.Identifiable.CTIME;
 
 @NoArgsConstructor @Accessors(chain=true) @ToString
 public class SearchQuery {
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ public class SearchQuery {
 
     public static final int MAX_FILTER_LENGTH = 50;
     public static final int MAX_SORTFIELD_LENGTH = 50;
-    public static final String DEFAULT_SORT_FIELD = "ctime";
+    public static final String DEFAULT_SORT_FIELD = CTIME;
 
     public enum SortOrder {
         ASC, DESC;
diff --git a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/AbstractCRUDDAO.java b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/AbstractCRUDDAO.java
index b5b4795..9043e09 100644
--- a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/AbstractCRUDDAO.java
+++ b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/AbstractCRUDDAO.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import static org.cobbzilla.util.json.JsonUtil.json;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.json.JsonUtil.toJsonOrDie;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.reflect.ReflectionUtil.*;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.time.TimeUtil.formatDuration;
+import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.Identifiable.MTIME;
 import static org.hibernate.criterion.Restrictions.*;
 
 @Transactional @Slf4j
@@ -57,19 +58,19 @@ public abstract class AbstractCRUDDAO<E extends Identifiable>
     @Override public List<E> findAll() { return list(criteria()); }
 
     @Transactional(readOnly=true)
-    @Override public E findByUuid(String uuid) { return findByUniqueField("uuid", uuid); }
+    @Override public E findByUuid(String uuid) { return findByUniqueField(Identifiable.UUID, uuid); }
 
     @Transactional(readOnly=true)
     public List<E> findByUuids(Collection<String> uuids) {
-        return empty(uuids) ? new ArrayList<E>() : findByFieldIn("uuid", uuids);
+        return empty(uuids) ? new ArrayList<E>() : findByFieldIn(Identifiable.UUID, uuids);
     }
     @Transactional(readOnly=true)
     public List<E> findByUuids(Object[] uuids) {
-        return empty(uuids) ? new ArrayList<E>() : findByFieldIn("uuid", uuids);
+        return empty(uuids) ? new ArrayList<E>() : findByFieldIn(Identifiable.UUID, uuids);
     }
 
     @Transactional(readOnly=true)
-    public E findFirstByUuids(Collection<String> uuids) { return findFirstByFieldIn("uuid", uuids); }
+    public E findFirstByUuids(Collection<String> uuids) { return findFirstByFieldIn(Identifiable.UUID, uuids); }
 
     @Transactional(readOnly=true)
     @Override public boolean exists(String uuid) { return findByUuid(uuid) != null; }
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractCRUDDAO<E extends Identifiable>
         DetachedCriteria criteria = criteria().add(and(
                 ilike(likeField, likeValue)
         ));
-        if (mtime != null) criteria = criteria.add(gt("mtime", mtime));
+        if (mtime != null) criteria = criteria.add(gt(MTIME, mtime));
         return list(criteria, 0, getFinderMaxResults());
     }
 
diff --git a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/AbstractChildCRUDDAO.java b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/AbstractChildCRUDDAO.java
index 9896f21..a437871 100644
--- a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/AbstractChildCRUDDAO.java
+++ b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/AbstractChildCRUDDAO.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.Identifiable.UUID;
 
 public abstract class AbstractChildCRUDDAO<C extends ChildEntity, P> extends AbstractDAO<C> {
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractChildCRUDDAO<C extends ChildEntity, P> extends Abs
     }
 
     @Override public C findByUuid(String uuid) {
-        return uniqueResult(Restrictions.eq("uuid", uuid));
+        return uniqueResult(Restrictions.eq(UUID, uuid));
     }
 
     @Override public C findByUniqueField(String field, Object value) {
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractChildCRUDDAO<C extends ChildEntity, P> extends Abs
     }
 
     private P findParentByUuid(String parentId) {
-        return (P) uniqueResult(criteria(parentEntityClass).add(Restrictions.eq("uuid", parentId)));
+        return (P) uniqueResult(criteria(parentEntityClass).add(Restrictions.eq(UUID, parentId)));
     }
 
     public C create(String parentUuid, @Valid C child) {
diff --git a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/SqlViewSearchableDAO.java b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/SqlViewSearchableDAO.java
index ae4c0c3..6d5b35c 100644
--- a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/SqlViewSearchableDAO.java
+++ b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/SqlViewSearchableDAO.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.hashOf;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.reflect.ReflectionUtil.fieldsWithAnnotation;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.string.StringUtil.camelCaseToSnakeCase;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.string.StringUtil.sqlFilter;
+import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.Identifiable.CTIME;
+import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.Identifiable.UUID;
 
 public interface SqlViewSearchableDAO<T extends Identifiable> extends DAO<T> {
 
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ public interface SqlViewSearchableDAO<T extends Identifiable> extends DAO<T> {
         return die("buildBound: no bound defined for: "+bound);
     }
 
-    default String getDefaultSort() { return "ctime"; }
+    default String getDefaultSort() { return CTIME; }
 
     String getSelectClause(SearchQuery searchQuery);
 
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ public interface SqlViewSearchableDAO<T extends Identifiable> extends DAO<T> {
         @Override public Object invoke(Object proxy, Method method, Object[] args) throws Throwable {
             switch (method.getName()) {
                 case "getRelated":
-                    final Object uuid = ReflectionUtil.get(proxy, "uuid");
+                    final Object uuid = ReflectionUtil.get(proxy, UUID);
                     if (uuid == null) return die("getRelated: no uuid found: "+proxy);
                     return this.getRelatedByUuid().get().computeIfAbsent(uuid.toString(), k -> new RelatedEntities());
             }
diff --git a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/shard/AbstractShardedDAO.java b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/shard/AbstractShardedDAO.java
index 605e532..4c1c8d5 100644
--- a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/shard/AbstractShardedDAO.java
+++ b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/dao/shard/AbstractShardedDAO.java
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@ import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 
+import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.Await.awaitAndCollect;
+import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.Await.awaitFirst;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.*;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.reflect.ReflectionUtil.*;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.security.ShaUtil.sha256_hex;
+import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.Identifiable.UUID;
 import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.resources.ResourceUtil.timeoutEx;
-import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.Await.awaitAndCollect;
-import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.Await.awaitFirst;
 import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.util.SpringUtil.autowire;
 
 @Transactional @Slf4j
@@ -299,10 +300,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractShardedDAO<E extends Shardable, D extends SingleSh
     }
 
     @Transactional(readOnly=true)
-    @Override public E findByUuid(final String uuid) { return findByUniqueField("uuid", uuid); }
+    @Override public E findByUuid(final String uuid) { return findByUniqueField(UUID, uuid); }
 
     @Transactional(readOnly=true)
-    public E findByUuid(final String uuid, boolean useCache) { return findByUniqueField("uuid", uuid, useCache); }
+    public E findByUuid(final String uuid, boolean useCache) { return findByUniqueField(UUID, uuid, useCache); }
 
     @Transactional(readOnly=true)
     @Override public E findByUniqueField(String field, Object value) { return findByUniqueField(field, value, true); }
@@ -523,7 +524,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractShardedDAO<E extends Shardable, D extends SingleSh
     }
 
     @Override public void delete(String uuid) {
-        final List<D> daos = hashOn.equals("uuid") ? getAllDAOs(uuid) : getAllDAOs();
+        final List<D> daos = hashOn.equals(UUID) ? getAllDAOs(uuid) : getAllDAOs();
         for (D dao : daos) dao.delete(uuid);
         flushShardCache(uuid);
     }
diff --git a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/anon/AnonScrubber.java b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/anon/AnonScrubber.java
index 8665aee..a7be233 100644
--- a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/anon/AnonScrubber.java
+++ b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/anon/AnonScrubber.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.die;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.empty;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.jdbc.ResultSetBean.row2map;
+import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.Identifiable.UUID;
 import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.ModelCryptUtil.getCryptor;
 
 @Accessors(chain=true) @Slf4j
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ public class AnonScrubber {
                                 die("anonymize: error handling table.column: " + errColumn, e);
                             }
                         }
-                        update.setString(columns.length + 1, row.get("uuid").toString());
+                        update.setString(columns.length + 1, row.get(UUID).toString());
                         if (update.executeUpdate() != 1) {
                             die("anonymize: error updating");
                         }
diff --git a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/anon/AnonTable.java b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/anon/AnonTable.java
index f8c1704..3826254 100644
--- a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/anon/AnonTable.java
+++ b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/anon/AnonTable.java
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.empty;
+import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.Identifiable.UUID;
 
 @Accessors(chain=true) @ToString(of="table")
 public class AnonTable {
 
     @Getter @Setter private String table;
-    @Getter @Setter private String id = "uuid";
+    @Getter @Setter private String id = UUID;
     @Getter @Setter private AnonColumn[] columns;
     @Getter @Setter private boolean truncate = false;