diff --git a/lib/business/business-base.mjs b/lib/business/business-base.mjs
index b45d41b..208ca93 100644
--- a/lib/business/business-base.mjs
+++ b/lib/business/business-base.mjs
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ const filterFields = {
     ModifiedByUser: "Modified_"
 }
 
+const OperationMode = {
+    load: 'load',
+    list: 'list',
+    lookupList: 'lookupList',
+};
+
 const dateTypeFields = ["date", "dateTime"];
 
 const IsDeletedColumn = "IsDeleted";
@@ -254,17 +260,33 @@ class BusinessBase {
         return BusinessBase.businessObject.sql.createRequest(this.logger);
     }
 
-    createWhere({ alias = "Main", filterDeleted = true } = {}) {
+    /**
+     * Generates a WHERE clause object based on the current business object's configuration and optional parameters.
+     * @param {Object} [options]
+     * @param {string} [options.alias="Main"] - The alias to use for table references in the WHERE clause.
+     * @param {boolean} [options.isStandard] - When true, apply soft-delete filtering (IsDeleted = 0) if enabled.
+     * @returns {Promise<Object>} A WHERE clause object that can be passed to sql.addParameters({ forWhere: true }).
+     */
+    async createWhere({ alias = "Main", ...options } = {}) {
         const where = {};
         if (this.clientBased && this.user.scopeId) {
             where[`${alias}.ClientId`] = this.user.scopeId;
         }
-        if (filterDeleted && this.softDelete !== false) {
+        if (options.isStandard && this.softDelete !== false) {
             where[`${alias}.IsDeleted`] = 0;
         }
+        if (typeof this.customizeWhere === 'function') {
+            await this.customizeWhere({ where, alias, ...options });
+        }
         return where;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * customizeWhere - Optional hook for customizing the WHERE clause in SQL queries.
+     * @param {Object} param0 - An object containing the current WHERE clause, alias, and additional options.
+     * @returns {Promise<void>} A promise that resolves when the customization is complete.
+     */
+
     pluralize(str) {
         return str + 's';
     }
@@ -278,7 +300,7 @@ class BusinessBase {
 
         let query = this.getSelectStatement();
 
-        const where = await this.createWhere({ filterDeleted: this.standardTable });
+        const where = await this.createWhere({ isStandard: this.standardTable, operationMode: OperationMode.load });
         where[keyField] = id;
         const request = this.createRequest();
 
@@ -620,8 +642,20 @@ class BusinessBase {
         return await sql.insertUpdate({ tableName: this.getTableName(), keyField, id, json: values, update: true, logger: this.logger });
     }
 
-    getListStatement() {
-        return this.listStatement || (this.standardTable && this.useView !== false ? `SELECT * FROM vw${this.getTableName()}List Main` : this.getSelectStatement());
+    async getListStatement(listParameters) {
+        const listStatement = this.listStatement || (this.standardTable && this.useView !== false ? `SELECT * FROM vw${this.getTableName()}List Main` : this.getSelectStatement());
+        const isStandard = this.standardTable === true && listStatement.indexOf("vw") === -1;
+        return { listStatement, isStandard };
+    }
+
+    normalizeListStatement(result) {
+        if(typeof result === 'string') {
+            return {
+                listStatement: result,
+                isStandard: this.standardTable === true && result.indexOf("vw") === -1
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     async lookupList({ scopeId }) {
@@ -634,8 +668,20 @@ class BusinessBase {
         }
         const sql = BusinessBase.businessObject.sql;
 
-        let listStatement = this.getListStatement();
-        const isStandard = this.standardTable === true && listStatement.indexOf("vw") === -1;
+        let { listStatement, isStandard } = this.normalizeListStatement(
+            await this.getListStatement({
+                scopeId,
+                operationMode: OperationMode.lookupList,
+                keyField,
+                lookupSortOrder,
+                defaultSortOrder,
+                displayField,
+                clientBased,
+                lookupListStatement,
+                tableName,
+                sort
+            })
+        );
         const labelField = displayField || sort || this.sort;
         if (!labelField) {
             this.logger.error('No displayField or sort field defined for lookupList label.');
@@ -644,7 +690,7 @@ class BusinessBase {
         listStatement = listStatement.replace(/^.+ FROM/i, `SELECT [${keyField}] value, [${labelField}] label FROM `);
 
         let query = listStatement;
-        const where = await this.createWhere({ filterDeleted: isStandard, tableName });
+        const where = await this.createWhere({ isStandard, tableName, operationMode: OperationMode.lookupList });
         if (!clientBased && scopeId) {
             where.ScopeId = scopeId;
         }
@@ -660,7 +706,23 @@ class BusinessBase {
         return result.recordset;
     }
 
-    async list({ start = 0, limit = 100, sort, filter, groupBy, include, exclude, returnCount = true }) {
+    /**
+     * addAdditionalColumns - Optional hook for adding custom JOINs and columns to the list SQL statement.
+     * @param {Object} param0 - An object containing the current SQL statement, request, and additional parameters for context.
+     * @returns {Promise<Object>} An object that can include a modified listStatement and an array of additionalColumns to be added to the SELECT clause.
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * customizeList - Optional hook for customizing the list results
+     * @param {Object} param0 - An object containing the current SQL statement, request, and additional parameters for context.
+     * @returns {Promise<void>} A promise that resolves when the customization is complete.
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * List records with optional hooks for extensibility
+     * Supports hooks: customizeWhere, addAdditionalColumns,customizeList
+     */
+    async list({ start = 0, limit = 100, sort, filter, groupBy, include, exclude, returnCount = true, ...options }) {
         sort = sort || this.defaultSortOrder;
         const request = this.createRequest();
         const { keyField } = this;
@@ -669,9 +731,31 @@ class BusinessBase {
         let totalStatement = "SELECT COUNT(1) AS TotalCount";
 
         const { relations = [] } = this;
-        let listStatement = this.getListStatement();
-        const isStandard = this.standardTable === true && listStatement.indexOf("vw") === -1;
+
+        const hookParameters = {
+            ...options,
+            sql,
+            request,
+            keyField,
+            start,
+            limit,
+            sort,
+            filter,
+            groupBy,
+            include,
+            exclude,
+            returnCount,
+            relations,
+            operationMode: OperationMode.list
+        };
+
+        let { listStatement, isStandard } = this.normalizeListStatement(await this.getListStatement(hookParameters));
         const isDataFromView = listStatement.indexOf("vw") > -1;
+
+        hookParameters.listStatement = listStatement;
+        hookParameters.isStandard = isStandard;
+        hookParameters.isDataFromView = isDataFromView;
+
         const additionalColumns = [];
         if (isStandard) {
             listStatement += '\r\n LEFT OUTER JOIN (SELECT UserId Created_UserId, UserName as CreatedByUser FROM Security_User) Created_ ON Created_.Created_UserId = Main.CreatedByUserId'
@@ -697,12 +781,27 @@ class BusinessBase {
 
             }
         }
+
+        // Hook: addAdditionalColumns - Allow adding custom JOINs and columns
+        if (typeof this.addAdditionalColumns === 'function' ) {
+            const result = await this.addAdditionalColumns(hookParameters);
+
+            if (result) {
+                listStatement = result.listStatement || listStatement;
+                if (result.additionalColumns && result.additionalColumns.length > 0) {
+                    additionalColumns.push(...result.additionalColumns);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         if (additionalColumns.length > 0) {
             listStatement = listStatement.replace(/ from /i, ', ' + additionalColumns.join(', ') + ' FROM ');
         }
 
-        let query = listStatement;
-        const where = this.createWhere({ filterDeleted: isStandard });
+        hookParameters.listStatement = listStatement;
+        const where = await this.createWhere(hookParameters);
+        let query = hookParameters.listStatement;
+
         if (typeof include === 'string') {
             include = include.split(',').map(item => Number(item));
         }
@@ -782,25 +881,27 @@ class BusinessBase {
 
         const result = await request.query(query);
 
-        if (returnCount) {
-            let recordCount;
+        const listResult = {
+            records: result.recordset
+        };
 
+        if (returnCount) {
             if (limit > 0) {
-                recordCount = result.recordsets[1][0].TotalCount;
+                listResult.recordCount = result.recordsets[1][0].TotalCount;
             } else {
-                recordCount = result.rowsAffected[0];
+                listResult.recordCount = result.rowsAffected[0];
             }
+        }
 
-            return {
-                records: result.recordset,
-                recordCount
-            }
-        } else {
-            return {
-                records: result.recordset
-            }
+        hookParameters.listResult = listResult;
+
+        // Hook: customizeList - Allow result post-processing
+        if (typeof this.customizeList === 'function') {
+            await this.customizeList(hookParameters);
         }
 
+        return hookParameters.listResult;
+
     }
 
     static async handleMultiSelectValues({ multiSelectValues, multiSelectColumns, getTableName, keyField, id, user, sql, isUpdate, softDelete }) {
@@ -883,6 +984,6 @@ const classMap = {
     }
 };
 
-export { RelationshipTypes, BusinessBase, classMap };
+export { RelationshipTypes, BusinessBase, classMap, OperationMode };
 
 export default BusinessBase;
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