diff --git a/vuu/src/main/scala/org/finos/vuu/core/module/typeahead/ViewPortTypeAheadRpcHandler.scala b/vuu/src/main/scala/org/finos/vuu/core/module/typeahead/ViewPortTypeAheadRpcHandler.scala
index d3747986b..42078d70d 100644
--- a/vuu/src/main/scala/org/finos/vuu/core/module/typeahead/ViewPortTypeAheadRpcHandler.scala
+++ b/vuu/src/main/scala/org/finos/vuu/core/module/typeahead/ViewPortTypeAheadRpcHandler.scala
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ package org.finos.vuu.core.module.typeahead
 
 import com.typesafe.scalalogging.StrictLogging
 import org.finos.vuu.core.table.{DataTable, TableContainer}
-import org.finos.vuu.net.RequestContext
 import org.finos.vuu.net.rpc.{DefaultRpcHandler, RpcMethodCallResult, RpcMethodSuccess, RpcParams}
+import org.finos.vuu.net.{RequestContext, RpcNames}
 
 class ViewPortTypeAheadRpcHandler(tableContainer: TableContainer) extends DefaultRpcHandler with StrictLogging {
 
-  this.registerRpc("getUniqueFieldValues", params => processGetUniqueFieldValuesRequest(params))
-  this.registerRpc("getUniqueFieldValuesStartingWith", params => processGetUniqueFieldValuesStartWithRequest(params))
+  this.registerRpc(RpcNames.UniqueFieldValuesRpc, params => processGetUniqueFieldValuesRequest(params))
+  this.registerRpc(RpcNames.UniqueFieldValuesStartWithRpc, params => processGetUniqueFieldValuesStartWithRequest(params))
 
   def processGetUniqueFieldValuesRequest(params: RpcParams): RpcMethodCallResult = {
     val values = getUniqueFieldValues(
diff --git a/vuu/src/main/scala/org/finos/vuu/net/RpcNames.scala b/vuu/src/main/scala/org/finos/vuu/net/RpcNames.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9efec74a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vuu/src/main/scala/org/finos/vuu/net/RpcNames.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package org.finos.vuu.net
+
+import org.finos.vuu.net.rpc.Rpc
+
+object RpcNames {
+  val UniqueFieldValuesRpc: Rpc.FunctionName = "getUniqueFieldValues"
+  val UniqueFieldValuesStartWithRpc: Rpc.FunctionName = "getUniqueFieldValuesStartingWith"
+}
diff --git a/vuu/src/main/scala/org/finos/vuu/net/rpc/DefaultRpcHandler.scala b/vuu/src/main/scala/org/finos/vuu/net/rpc/DefaultRpcHandler.scala
index fbd3e82f8..05a013432 100644
--- a/vuu/src/main/scala/org/finos/vuu/net/rpc/DefaultRpcHandler.scala
+++ b/vuu/src/main/scala/org/finos/vuu/net/rpc/DefaultRpcHandler.scala
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 
 class DefaultRpcHandler extends RpcHandler with StrictLogging {
 
-  type RpcFunction = RpcParams => RpcMethodCallResult
-
-  private val rpcHandlerMap = new ConcurrentHashMap[String, RpcFunction]()
+  private val rpcHandlerMap = new ConcurrentHashMap[Rpc.FunctionName, Rpc.Function]()
 
   /**
    * Register a handler for a given rpc function
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@ class DefaultRpcHandler extends RpcHandler with StrictLogging {
    * @param handlerFunc  handler function that takes RpcParams and return RpcMethodCallResult
    */
 
-  def registerRpc(functionName: String, handlerFunc: RpcFunction): Unit = {
+  def registerRpc(functionName: Rpc.FunctionName, handlerFunc: Rpc.Function): Unit = {
 
     if (rpcHandlerMap.containsKey(functionName)) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(s"Function $functionName already registered")
diff --git a/vuu/src/main/scala/org/finos/vuu/net/rpc/Rpc.scala b/vuu/src/main/scala/org/finos/vuu/net/rpc/Rpc.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94d7e79e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vuu/src/main/scala/org/finos/vuu/net/rpc/Rpc.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package org.finos.vuu.net.rpc
+
+object Rpc {
+  type Function = RpcParams => RpcMethodCallResult
+  type FunctionName = String
+}
diff --git a/vuu/src/test/scala/org/finos/vuu/net/WebSocketApiTest.scala b/vuu/src/test/scala/org/finos/vuu/net/WebSocketApiTest.scala
index bbde6897e..4683dd727 100644
--- a/vuu/src/test/scala/org/finos/vuu/net/WebSocketApiTest.scala
+++ b/vuu/src/test/scala/org/finos/vuu/net/WebSocketApiTest.scala
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class WebSocketApiTest extends AnyFeatureSpec with BeforeAndAfterAll with GivenW
       "row1" -> Map("Id" -> "row1", "Name" -> "Becky Thatcher", "Account" -> 1235),
       "row2" -> Map("Id" -> "row2", "Name" -> "Tom Sawyer", "Account" -> 45321),
       "row3" -> Map("Id" -> "row3", "Name" -> "Huckleberry Finn", "Account" -> 89564),
+      "row4" -> Map("Id" -> "row4", "Name" -> "Tom Thatcher", "Account" -> 1235),
     ))
 
     val providerFactory = (table: DataTable, vuuServer: IVuuServer) => new TestProvider(table, dataSource)
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ class WebSocketApiTest extends AnyFeatureSpec with BeforeAndAfterAll with GivenW
       response.get.msg shouldEqual "No such table found with name null in module TEST. Table name and module should not be null"
     }
 
-    Scenario("Type ahead rcp request for a column") {
+    Scenario("Type ahead request for a column") {
 
       Then("create viewport")
       val createViewPortRequest = CreateViewPortRequest(ViewPortTable("TableMetaTest", "TEST"), ViewPortRange(1,100),columns = Array("Id", "Name", "Account"))
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ class WebSocketApiTest extends AnyFeatureSpec with BeforeAndAfterAll with GivenW
 
       val getTypeAheadRequest = ViewPortRpcCall(
         viewPortId,
-        "getUniqueFieldValues",
+        RpcNames.UniqueFieldValuesRpc,
         params = Array(),
         namedParams = Map(
           "table" -> "TableMetaTest",
@@ -216,5 +217,39 @@ class WebSocketApiTest extends AnyFeatureSpec with BeforeAndAfterAll with GivenW
 
     }
   }
+
+  Scenario("Type ahead request that start with a string for a column") {
+
+    Then("create viewport")
+    val createViewPortRequest = CreateViewPortRequest(ViewPortTable("TableMetaTest", "TEST"), ViewPortRange(1,100),columns = Array("Id", "Name", "Account"))
+    vuuClient.send(sessionId, tokenId, createViewPortRequest)
+    val viewPortCreateResponse = vuuClient.awaitForMsgWithBody[CreateViewPortSuccess]
+    val viewPortId = viewPortCreateResponse.get.viewPortId
+
+    val getTypeAheadRequest = ViewPortRpcCall(
+      viewPortId,
+      RpcNames.UniqueFieldValuesStartWithRpc,
+      params = Array(),
+      namedParams = Map(
+        "table" -> "TableMetaTest",
+        "module" -> "TEST",
+        "column" -> "Name",
+        "starts" -> "Tom"
+      ))
+    vuuClient.send(sessionId, tokenId, getTypeAheadRequest)
+
+    Then("return top 10 values in that column")
+    val response = vuuClient.awaitForMsgWithBody[ViewPortRpcResponse]
+    assert(response.isDefined)
+
+    response.get.method shouldEqual "getUniqueFieldValuesStartingWith"
+
+    val action = response.get.action
+    action shouldBe a [DisplayResultAction]
+    val displayResultAction = action.asInstanceOf[DisplayResultAction]
+    displayResultAction.result shouldEqual List("Tom Sawyer", "Tom Thatcher")
+
+  }
+
 }