diff --git a/src/energenie/OpenThings_test.py b/src/energenie/OpenThings_test.py
index 9ee20c4..6d8f6fb 100644
--- a/src/energenie/OpenThings_test.py
+++ b/src/energenie/OpenThings_test.py
@@ -137,20 +137,20 @@
 
 # ACCESSOR VARIANTS
 #  as method parameters:
-#     {pydict}
+#     1  {pydict}
 #
-#     header={pydict}
-#     header_mfrid=123
-#
-#     recs_0={pydict}
-#     recs_0_paramid=PARAM_SWITCH_STATE
-#     recs_SWITCH_STATE={pydict}
-#     recs_SWITCH_STATE_value=1
+#     2  header={pydict}
+#     3  header_mfrid=123
+#     4  recs_0={pydict}
+#     5  recs_0_paramid=PARAM_SWITCH_STATE
+#     6  SWITCH_STATE={pydict}
+#     7  SWITCH_STATE,value=1
+#     8  SWITCH_STATE_value=1
 #
 #  as attribute accessors
-#    msg["header"]
-#    msg["recs"][0]
-#    msg[PARAM_SWITCH_STATE]
+#     9  msg["header"]
+#     10 msg["recs"][0]
+#     11 msg[PARAM_SWITCH_STATE]
 
 
 class TestMessage(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -160,104 +160,110 @@
 		msg = Message()
 		msg.dump()
 
-	def test_blank_create_dict(self):
+	def test_blank_create_dict(self): #1
 		msg = Message({"header":{}, "recs":[{"parmid":PARAM_SWITCH_STATE, "value":1}]})
 		msg.dump()
 
 	#### HEADER
 
-	def XXXtest_blank_create_header_dict(self):
+	def XXXtest_blank_create_header_dict(self): #2
 		# create a blank message and add a header at creation from a dict
 		msg = Message(header={"mfrid":123, "productid":456, "sensorid":789})
 		msg.dump()
 
-	def XXXtest_blank_create_header_paths(self):
+	def XXXtest_blank_create_header_paths(self): #3
 		# create a blank message and add some header fields at creation time
 		msg = Message(header_mfrid=123, header_productid=456, header_sensorid=789)
 		msg.dump()
 
-	def XXXtest_add_header_attr(self):
+	def XXXtest_add_header_attr(self): #9
 		# add header fields to a message after creation like a pydict
 		msg = Message()
 		msg["header"]["mfrid"] = 123
 		msg.dump()
 
-	def XXXtest_add_header_path(self):
+	def XXXtest_add_header_path(self): #3
 		# add header fields to a message after creation via pathed keys
 		msg = Message()
 		msg.add(header_mfrid=123, header_productid=456)
 		msg.dump()
 
-	def XXXtest_add_header_dict(self):
+	def XXXtest_add_header_dict(self): #2
 		msg = Message()
 		msg.add(header={"mfrid":123, "productid":456, "sensorid":789})
 		msg.dump()
 
 	#### RECORDS
 
-	def XXXtest_add_rec_attr(self):
+	def XXXtest_add_rec_attr(self): #9
 		# add rec fields to a message after creation like a pydict
 		msg = Message()
 		msg["recs"][0] = {"paramid": PARAM_SWITCH_STATE, "value": 1}
 		msg.dump()
 
-	def XXXtest_add_rec_path(self):
+	def XXXtest_add_rec_path(self): #5
 		# add rec fields to a message after creation via pathed indexed keys
 		msg = Message()
 		msg.add(recs_0_paramid=PARAM_SWITCH_STATE, recs_0_value=1)
 		msg.dump()
 
-	def XXXtest_add_rec_fn(self):
+	def XXXtest_add_rec_fn_pydict(self): #6
+		# add rec fields to a message after creation via pathed PARAM name keys
+		msg = Message()
+		msg.add_rec(PARAM_SWITCH_STATE, {"value":1})
+		msg.dump()
+
+	def XXXtest_add_rec_fn(self): #7
 		# add rec fields to a message after creation via pathed PARAM name keys
 		msg = Message()
 		msg.add_rec(PARAM_SWITCH_STATE, value=1)
 		msg.dump()
 
-	def XXXtest_add_rec_dict(self):
+	def XXXtest_add_rec_dict(self): #1
 		# add rec fields from a dict parameter
 		msg = Message()
 		msg.add_rec({"paramid":PARAM_SWITCH_STATE, "value":1})
 
-	def XXXtest_create_template(self):
+	def XXXtest_create_template(self): #1
 		# create a message from a template
 		msg = Message(Devices.MIHO005_REPORT)
 		msg.dump()
 
-	def XXXtest_alter_rec_template(self):
+	def XXXtest_alter_rec_template(self): #3
 		# alter rec fields in a template
 		msg = Message(Devices.MIHO005_REPORT)
 		msg.alter(header_productid=123)
 		msg.dump()
 
-	def XXXtest_alter_rec_template_paramname(self):
+	def XXXtest_alter_rec_template_paramname(self): #8
 		# alter rec fields in a template
 		msg = Message(Devices.MIHO005_REPORT)
 		msg.alter(recs_SWITCH_STATE_value=1)
 		msg.dump()
 
-	def XXXtest_pydict_read(self):
+	def XXXtest_pydict_read(self): #9
 		## access a specific keyed entry like a normal pydict, for read
 		msg = Message(Devices.MIHO005_REPORT)
 		print(msg["header"])
 		print(msg["header"]["mfrid"])
 
-	def XXXtest_pydict_write(self):
+	def XXXtest_pydict_write(self): #9
 		## access a specific keyed entry like a normal pydict, for write
 		msg = Message(Devices.MIHO005_REPORT)
 		msg["header"]["mfrid"] = 222
 		msg.dump()
 
-	def XXXtest_paramid_read_struct(self):
+	def XXXtest_paramid_read_struct(self): #11
 		# access a paramid entry for read of the whole structure
 		msg = Message(Devices.MIHO005_REPORT)
 		print(msg[PARAM_SWITCH_STATE])
 
-	def XXXtest_paramid_read_field(self):
+	def XXXtest_paramid_read_field(self): #11
 		## read a value from a param id field that exists
 		msg = Message(Devices.MIHO005_REPORT)
 		print(msg[PARAM_SWITCH_STATE]["value"])
 
-	def XXXtest_paramid_write(self):
+	def XXXtest_paramid_write(self): #11
 		## write a value to a param id field that exists
 		msg = Message(Devices.MIHO005_REPORT)
 		msg[PARAM_SWITCH_STATE]["value"] = 1