Add record access strategy

backend/src/object/field-mapper.service.ts

@@ -51,13 +51,29 @@ export class FieldMapperService {
    * Convert a field definition from the database to a frontend-friendly FieldConfig
    */
   mapFieldToDTO(field: any): FieldConfigDTO {
-    const uiMetadata = field.uiMetadata || {};
+    // Parse ui_metadata if it's a JSON string or object
+    let uiMetadata: any = {};
+    const metadataField = field.ui_metadata || field.uiMetadata;
+    if (metadataField) {
+      if (typeof metadataField === 'string') {
+        try {
+          uiMetadata = JSON.parse(metadataField);
+        } catch (e) {
+          uiMetadata = {};
+        }
+      } else {
+        uiMetadata = metadataField;
+      }
+    }
+    
+    const frontendType = this.mapFieldType(field.type);
+    const isLookupField = frontendType === 'belongsTo' || field.type.toLowerCase().includes('lookup');
     
     return {
       id: field.id,
       apiName: field.apiName,
       label: field.label,
-      type: this.mapFieldType(field.type),
+      type: frontendType,
       
       // Display properties
       placeholder: uiMetadata.placeholder || field.description,
@@ -82,7 +98,10 @@ export class FieldMapperService {
       step: uiMetadata.step,
       accept: uiMetadata.accept,
       relationObject: field.referenceObject,
-      relationDisplayField: uiMetadata.relationDisplayField,
+      // For lookup fields, provide default display field if not specified
+      relationDisplayField: isLookupField 
+        ? (uiMetadata.relationDisplayField || 'name')
+        : uiMetadata.relationDisplayField,
       
       // Formatting
       format: uiMetadata.format,