diff --git a/src/app/core/field/field.html b/src/app/core/field/field.html
index b3597fd..a91665d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/field/field.html
+++ b/src/app/core/field/field.html
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 limitations under the License.
 -->
 
-
 <label ng-if="vm.field.type !== 'object' && vm.field.type !== 'array'">
     {{vm.field.label}}
     <span class="required" ng-if="vm.field.validators.required">*</span>
diff --git a/src/app/core/field/field.ts b/src/app/core/field/field.ts
index 89fdd76..ab5f1d2 100644
--- a/src/app/core/field/field.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/field/field.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     }
 
     // NOTE set default value (if any)
-    if (this.field.default && !angular.isDefined(this.ngModel)) {
+    if (angular.isDefined(this.field.default) && angular.isUndefined(this.ngModel)) {
       if (this.field.type === 'number') {
         this.ngModel = parseInt(this.field.default, 10);
       }
diff --git a/src/app/core/form/form.html b/src/app/core/form/form.html
index 072039d..d619fc7 100644
--- a/src/app/core/form/form.html
+++ b/src/app/core/form/form.html
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 limitations under the License.
 -->
 
-
-<!--<pre>{{vm.config.inputs | json}}</pre>-->
 <form name="vm.{{vm.config.formName || 'form'}}" novalidate>
     <!--<div class="form-group" ng-repeat="(name, field) in vm.formField">-->
         <!--<xos-field name="name" field="field" ng-model="vm.ngModel[name]"></xos-field>-->
diff --git a/src/app/core/header/header.spec.ts b/src/app/core/header/header.spec.ts
index 13f8b5b..eb236b1 100644
--- a/src/app/core/header/header.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/header/header.spec.ts
@@ -51,11 +51,26 @@
 const infoNotification = {
   model: 'TestModel',
   msg: {
-    changed_fields: ['backend_status'],
+    changed_fields: ['backend_status', 'backend_code'],
     pk: 1,
     object: {
       name: 'TestName',
-      backend_status: '0 - In Progress'
+      backend_status: 'In Progress',
+      backend_code: 0
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+const noNotification = {
+  model: 'TestModel',
+  skip_notification: true,
+  msg: {
+    changed_fields: ['backend_status', 'backend_code'],
+    pk: 1,
+    object: {
+      name: 'TestName',
+      backend_status: 'In Progress',
+      backend_code: 0
     }
   }
 };
@@ -74,6 +89,9 @@
       .value('toastrConfig', MockToastrConfig)
       .value('AuthService', MockAuth)
       .value('XosNavigationService', {})
+      .value('ConfigHelpers', {
+        stateWithParamsForJs: () => null
+      })
       .value('XosKeyboardShortcut', MockXosKeyboardShortcut)
       .value('StyleConfig', {
         logo: 'cord-logo.png',
@@ -92,6 +110,7 @@
 
     // clear notifications
     isolatedScope.notifications = [];
+    MockToastr.info.calls.reset();
   }));
 
   it('should render the appropriate logo', () => {
@@ -116,6 +135,8 @@
   });
 
   it('should configure toastr', () => {
+    delete MockToastrConfig['onTap'];
+
     expect(MockToastrConfig).toEqual({
       newestOnTop: false,
       positionClass: 'toast-top-right',
@@ -129,7 +150,14 @@
     sendEvent(infoNotification);
     scope.$digest();
 
-    expect(MockToastr.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Synchronization started for: TestName', 'TestModel');
+    expect(MockToastr.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Synchronization started for: TestName', 'TestModel', {extraData: {dest: null}});
+  });
+
+  it('should not display a toastr for a new event that use skip_notification', () => {
+    sendEvent(noNotification);
+    scope.$digest();
+
+    expect(MockToastr.info).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   // TODO test error and success toaster call
diff --git a/src/app/core/header/header.ts b/src/app/core/header/header.ts
index a89199d..a465f8f 100644
--- a/src/app/core/header/header.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/header/header.ts
@@ -26,13 +26,29 @@
 import {IXosStyleConfig} from '../../../index';
 import {IXosSearchService, IXosSearchResult} from '../../datasources/helpers/search.service';
 import {IXosKeyboardShortcutService} from '../services/keyboard-shortcut';
+import {Subscription} from 'rxjs';
+import {IXosConfigHelpersService} from '../services/helpers/config.helpers';
 
 export interface INotification extends IWSEvent {
   viewed?: boolean;
 }
 
 class HeaderController {
-  static $inject = ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$state', 'AuthService', 'SynchronizerStore', 'toastr', 'toastrConfig', 'XosNavigationService', 'StyleConfig', 'SearchService', 'XosKeyboardShortcut'];
+  static $inject = [
+    '$log',
+    '$scope',
+    '$rootScope',
+    '$state',
+    'AuthService',
+    'SynchronizerStore',
+    'toastr',
+    'toastrConfig',
+    'XosNavigationService',
+    'StyleConfig',
+    'SearchService',
+    'XosKeyboardShortcut',
+    'ConfigHelpers'
+  ];
   public notifications: INotification[] = [];
   public newNotifications: INotification[] = [];
   public version: string;
@@ -42,7 +58,10 @@
   public query: string;
   public search: (query: string) => any[];
 
+  private syncStoreSubscription: Subscription;
+
   constructor(
+    private $log: ng.ILogService,
     private $scope: angular.IScope,
     private $rootScope: ng.IScope,
     private $state: IStateService,
@@ -53,8 +72,14 @@
     private NavigationService: IXosNavigationService,
     private StyleConfig: IXosStyleConfig,
     private SearchService: IXosSearchService,
-    private XosKeyboardShortcut: IXosKeyboardShortcutService
+    private XosKeyboardShortcut: IXosKeyboardShortcutService,
+    private ConfigHelpers: IXosConfigHelpersService
   ) {
+
+  }
+
+  $onInit() {
+    this.$log.info('[XosHeader] Setup');
     this.version = require('../../../../package.json').version;
     angular.extend(this.toastrConfig, {
       newestOnTop: false,
@@ -62,10 +87,9 @@
       preventDuplicates: false,
       preventOpenDuplicates: false,
       progressBar: true,
-      // autoDismiss: false,
-      // closeButton: false,
-      // timeOut: 0,
-      // tapToDismiss: false
+      onTap: (toast) => {
+        this.$state.go(toast.scope.extraData.dest.name, toast.scope.extraData.dest.params);
+      }
     });
 
     this.search = (query: string) => {
@@ -94,27 +118,43 @@
 
     this.userEmail = this.authService.getUser() ? this.authService.getUser().email : '';
 
-    this.syncStore.query()
+    this.syncStoreSubscription = this.syncStore.query()
       .subscribe(
         (event: IWSEvent) => {
-          $scope.$evalAsync(() => {
+          this.$scope.$evalAsync(() => {
+
+            if (event.model === 'Diag') {
+              // NOTE skip notifications for Diag model
+              return;
+            }
+
             let toastrMsg: string;
             let toastrLevel: string;
-            if (event.msg.object.backend_status.indexOf('0') > -1) {
+            if (event.msg.object.backend_code === 0) {
               toastrMsg = 'Synchronization started for:';
               toastrLevel = 'info';
             }
-            else if (event.msg.object.backend_status.indexOf('1') > -1) {
+            else if (event.msg.object.backend_code === 1) {
               toastrMsg = 'Synchronization succedeed for:';
               toastrLevel = 'success';
             }
-            else if (event.msg.object.backend_status.indexOf('2') > -1) {
+            else if (event.msg.object.backend_code === 2) {
               toastrMsg = 'Synchronization failed for:';
               toastrLevel = 'error';
             }
 
             if (toastrLevel && toastrMsg) {
-              this.toastr[toastrLevel](`${toastrMsg} ${event.msg.object.name}`, event.model);
+              let modelName = event.msg.object.name;
+              let modelClassName = event.model;
+              if (angular.isUndefined(event.msg.object.name) || event.msg.object.name === null) {
+                modelName = `${event.msg.object.leaf_model_name} [${event.msg.object.id}]`;
+              }
+
+              const dest = this.ConfigHelpers.stateWithParamsForJs(modelClassName, event.msg.object);
+
+              if (!event.skip_notification) {
+                this.toastr[toastrLevel](`${toastrMsg} ${modelName}`, modelClassName, {extraData: {dest: dest}});
+              }
             }
             // this.notifications.unshift(event);
             // this.newNotifications = this.getNewNotifications(this.notifications);
@@ -123,6 +163,11 @@
       );
   }
 
+  $onDestroy() {
+    this.$log.info('[XosHeader] Teardown');
+    this.syncStoreSubscription.unsubscribe();
+  }
+
   public getLogo(): string {
     return require(`../../images/brand/${this.StyleConfig.logo}`);
   }
diff --git a/src/app/core/services/helpers/config.helpers.spec.ts b/src/app/core/services/helpers/config.helpers.spec.ts
index f06fc4f..7718a44 100644
--- a/src/app/core/services/helpers/config.helpers.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/services/helpers/config.helpers.spec.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@
 
       expect(cols[4]).not.toBeDefined();
     });
+
   });
 
   describe('the modelToTableCfg method', () => {
@@ -245,6 +246,26 @@
       expect(inputs[2].validators.min).toBe(20);
       expect(inputs[2].validators.max).toBe(40);
     });
+
+    it('should convert boolean defaults to real booleans', () => {
+      const fields: IXosModelDefsField[] = [
+        {
+          type: 'boolean',
+          name: 'active',
+          default: '"True"',
+          validators: []
+        },
+        {
+          type: 'boolean',
+          name: 'disabled',
+          default: '"False"',
+          validators: []
+        },
+      ];
+      const form_fields = service.modelFieldToInputCfg(fields);
+      expect(form_fields[0].default).toBe(true);
+      expect(form_fields[1].default).toBe(false);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('the modelToFormCfg method', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/core/services/helpers/config.helpers.ts b/src/app/core/services/helpers/config.helpers.ts
index c177568..e4a0a70 100644
--- a/src/app/core/services/helpers/config.helpers.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/services/helpers/config.helpers.ts
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
         type: f.type,
         validators: this.formatValidators(f.validators),
         hint: f.hint,
-        default: f.default || null
+        default: this.formatDefaultValues(f.default)
       };
 
       // NOTE populate drop-downs based on relation
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@
   }
 
   public modelToFormCfg(model: IXosModeldef): IXosFormCfg {
+
     const formCfg: IXosFormCfg = {
       formName: `${model.name}Form`,
       exclude: this.form_excluded_fields,
@@ -338,6 +339,21 @@
     return formCfg;
   }
 
+  private formatDefaultValues(val: any): any {
+
+    if (angular.isString(val)) {
+      const unquoted = val.split('"').join('').toLowerCase();
+      if (unquoted === 'true') {
+        return true;
+      }
+      else if (unquoted === 'false') {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return val || undefined;
+  }
+
   private formatValidators(validators: IXosModelDefsFieldValidators[]): IXosFormInputValidator {
     // convert validators as expressed from modelDefs,
     // to the object required by xosForm
diff --git a/src/app/datasources/stores/synchronizer.store.ts b/src/app/datasources/stores/synchronizer.store.ts
index 635e6db..e1b26b3 100644
--- a/src/app/datasources/stores/synchronizer.store.ts
+++ b/src/app/datasources/stores/synchronizer.store.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         if (!e.msg || !e.msg.changed_fields) {
           return false;
         }
-        return e.msg.changed_fields.indexOf('backend_status') > -1;
+        return (e.msg.changed_fields.indexOf('backend_status') > -1 || e.msg.changed_fields.indexOf('backend_code') > -1) && !e.skip_notification;
       })
       .subscribe(
         (event: IWSEvent) => {
diff --git a/src/app/datasources/websocket/global.ts b/src/app/datasources/websocket/global.ts
index aeb92b4..32f6f4a 100644
--- a/src/app/datasources/websocket/global.ts
+++ b/src/app/datasources/websocket/global.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 export interface IWSEvent {
   model: string;
+  skip_notification?: boolean;
   msg: {
     changed_fields: string[],
     object?: any,
@@ -60,16 +61,21 @@
           return;
         }
 
-        this.$log.info(`[WebSocket] Received Event for: ${data.model} [${data.msg.pk}]`);
+        this.$log.info(`[WebSocket] Received Event for: ${data.model} [${data.msg.pk}]`, data);
 
         this._events.next(data);
 
         // NOTE update observers of parent classes
         if (data.msg.object.class_names && angular.isString(data.msg.object.class_names)) {
           const models = data.msg.object.class_names.split(',');
+          let event: IWSEvent = angular.copy(data);
           _.forEach(models, (m: string) => {
-            data.model = m;
-            this._events.next(data);
+            // send event only if the parent class is not the same as the model class
+            if (event.model !== m && m !== 'object') {
+              event.model = m;
+              event.skip_notification = true;
+              this._events.next(event);
+            }
           });
         }
 
diff --git a/src/app/main.html b/src/app/main.html
index 32e54a2..b525d04 100644
--- a/src/app/main.html
+++ b/src/app/main.html
@@ -15,18 +15,6 @@
 limitations under the License.
 -->
 
-
-<!--<div class="main-container">-->
-  <!--<xos-header></xos-header>-->
-  <!--<main class="main">-->
-    <!--<xos-nav></xos-nav>-->
-    <!--<div class="content">-->
-      <!--<div ui-view></div>-->
-    <!--</div>-->
-  <!--</main>-->
-  <!--<xos-footer></xos-footer>-->
-<!--</div>-->
-
 <!-- Wrapper-->
 <div class="wrapper">
 
@@ -41,4 +29,5 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
+
diff --git a/src/decorators.ts b/src/decorators.ts
index 5c1c804..ab80a39 100644
--- a/src/decorators.ts
+++ b/src/decorators.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
     const isLogEnabled = () => {
       // NOTE to enable debug, in the browser console set: localStorage.debug = 'true'
       // NOTE to disable debug, in the browser console set: localStorage.debug = 'false'
-      return window.localStorage.getItem('debug') === 'true';
+      return window.localStorage.getItem('debug-global') === 'true';
     };
 
     const isEventLogEnabled = () => {
-      return window.localStorage.getItem('debug-event') === 'true';
+      return window.localStorage.getItem('debug-events') === 'true';
     };
 
     // Save the original $log.debug()
@@ -42,16 +42,15 @@
         // eg: the first parameter is the group name
 
         const msg = arguments[0];
-        if (!isLogEnabled() && msg.indexOf('WebSocket') === 0) {
+
+        if (!isLogEnabled() && msg.indexOf('WebSocket') === -1) {
           return;
         }
 
-        if (!isEventLogEnabled() && msg.indexOf('WebSocket') > 0) {
+        if (!isEventLogEnabled() && msg.indexOf('WebSocket') > -1) {
           return;
         }
 
-        // TODO toggle events notifications
-
         let args    = [].slice.call(arguments);
         let now     = new Date();