code: def translate_objs(self,d,fname):
          
          if fname not in d:
              # TODO: consider adding arg for failure on null
              return None
  
          #lf = M.label_field(fname)
  
          v = d[fname]
          if not isinstance(v,list):
              v = [v]
          objs = [{'id': idval} for idval in v]
          # todo - labels
  
          return objs
docs: Translate a field whose value is expected to be a list