diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/ClassDescriptors.tsx b/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/ClassDescriptors.tsx
index 40cf77cc8..e5df4b07b 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/ClassDescriptors.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/ClassDescriptors.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const SmartUi = (): ClassDecorator => {
   };
 };
 
-export const ClassInfo = (info: Info): ClassDecorator => {
+export const ClassInfo = (info: (() => Promise<Info>) | Info): ClassDecorator => {
   return (target: Function) => {
     addPropertyToMap(target, "root", target.name, "info", info);
   };
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/PropertyDescriptors.tsx b/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/PropertyDescriptors.tsx
index ec4d42985..bf7a29b9a 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/PropertyDescriptors.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/PropertyDescriptors.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-import { EnumItem, Info, InputType } from "../../../SmartUi/SmartUiComponent";
+import { ChoiceItem, Info, InputType } from "../../../SmartUi/SmartUiComponent";
 import { addPropertyToMap } from "./SelfServeUtils";
 
 const addToMap = (descriptorName: string, descriptorValue: any): PropertyDecorator => {
   return (target, property) => {
     const className = (target as Function).name;
-    var propertyType = Reflect.getMetadata("design:type", target, property);
-    addPropertyToMap(target, property.toString(), className, "type", propertyType.name);
+    var propertyType = (Reflect.getMetadata("design:type", target, property).name as string).toLowerCase();
+
+    addPropertyToMap(target, property.toString(), className, "type", propertyType);
+    addPropertyToMap(target, property.toString(), className, "dataFieldName", property.toString());
 
     if (!className) {
       throw new Error("property descriptor applied to non static field!");
@@ -20,11 +22,11 @@ export const OnChange = (
   return addToMap("onChange", onChange);
 };
 
-export const PropertyInfo = (info: Info): PropertyDecorator => {
+export const PropertyInfo = (info: (() => Promise<Info>) | Info): PropertyDecorator => {
   return addToMap("info", info);
 };
 
-export const Placeholder = (placeholder: string): PropertyDecorator => {
+export const Placeholder = (placeholder: (() => Promise<string>) | string): PropertyDecorator => {
   return addToMap("placeholder", placeholder);
 };
 
@@ -32,43 +34,47 @@ export const ParentOf = (children: string[]): PropertyDecorator => {
   return addToMap("parentOf", children);
 };
 
-export const Label = (label: string): PropertyDecorator => {
+export const Label = (label: (() => Promise<string>) | string): PropertyDecorator => {
   return addToMap("label", label);
 };
 
-export const DataFieldName = (dataFieldName: string): PropertyDecorator => {
-  return addToMap("dataFieldName", dataFieldName);
-};
-
-export const Min = (min: number): PropertyDecorator => {
+export const Min = (min: (() => Promise<number>) | number): PropertyDecorator => {
   return addToMap("min", min);
 };
 
-export const Max = (max: number): PropertyDecorator => {
+export const Max = (max: (() => Promise<number>) | number): PropertyDecorator => {
   return addToMap("max", max);
 };
 
-export const Step = (step: number): PropertyDecorator => {
+export const Step = (step: (() => Promise<number>) | number): PropertyDecorator => {
   return addToMap("step", step);
 };
 
-export const DefaultValue = (defaultValue: any): PropertyDecorator => {
-  return addToMap("defaultValue", defaultValue);
+export const DefaultStringValue = (defaultStringValue: (() => Promise<string>) | string): PropertyDecorator => {
+  return addToMap("defaultValue", defaultStringValue);
 };
 
-export const TrueLabel = (trueLabel: string): PropertyDecorator => {
+export const DefaultNumberValue = (defaultNumberValue: (() => Promise<number>) | number): PropertyDecorator => {
+  return addToMap("defaultValue", defaultNumberValue);
+};
+
+export const DefaultBooleanValue = (defaultBooleanValue: (() => Promise<boolean>) | boolean): PropertyDecorator => {
+  return addToMap("defaultValue", defaultBooleanValue);
+};
+
+export const TrueLabel = (trueLabel: (() => Promise<string>) | string): PropertyDecorator => {
   return addToMap("trueLabel", trueLabel);
 };
 
-export const FalseLabel = (falseLabel: string): PropertyDecorator => {
+export const FalseLabel = (falseLabel: (() => Promise<string>) | string): PropertyDecorator => {
   return addToMap("falseLabel", falseLabel);
 };
 
-export const Choices = (choices: EnumItem[]): PropertyDecorator => {
+export const Choices = (choices: (() => Promise<ChoiceItem[]>) | ChoiceItem[]): PropertyDecorator => {
   return addToMap("choices", choices);
 };
 
-export const DefaultKey = (defaultKey: string): PropertyDecorator => {
+export const DefaultKey = (defaultKey: (() => Promise<string>) | string): PropertyDecorator => {
   return addToMap("defaultKey", defaultKey);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/SelfServeComponent.tsx b/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/SelfServeComponent.tsx
index 89c88c14c..c4205c211 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/SelfServeComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/SelfServeComponent.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class SelfServeCmponent extends React.Component {
           input: {
             label: "Instance Count",
             dataFieldName: "instanceCount",
-            type: "Number",
+            type: "number",
             min: 1,
             max: 5,
             step: 1,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class SelfServeCmponent extends React.Component {
           input: {
             label: "Instance Size",
             dataFieldName: "instanceSize",
-            type: "Object",
+            type: "object",
             choices: [
               { label: "1Core4Gb", key: "1Core4Gb", value: "1Core4Gb" },
               { label: "2Core8Gb", key: "2Core8Gb", value: "2Core8Gb" },
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/SelfServeUtils.tsx b/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/SelfServeUtils.tsx
index b61d6f86d..010e39e31 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/SelfServeUtils.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/SelfServeUtils.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import "reflect-metadata";
 import {
-  EnumItem,
+  ChoiceItem,
   Node,
   Info,
   InputTypeValue,
@@ -9,26 +9,26 @@ import {
   NumberInput,
   StringInput,
   BooleanInput,
-  EnumInput,
+  ChoiceInput,
   InputType
 } from "../../../SmartUi/SmartUiComponent";
 
 export interface CommonInputTypes {
   id: string;
-  info?: Info;
+  info?: (() => Promise<Info>) | Info;
   parentOf?: string[];
   type?: InputTypeValue;
-  label?: string;
-  placeholder?: string;
+  label?: (() => Promise<string>) | string;
+  placeholder?: (() => Promise<string>) | string;
   dataFieldName?: string;
-  min?: number;
-  max?: number;
-  step?: number;
+  min?: (() => Promise<number>) | number;
+  max?: (() => Promise<number>) | number;
+  step?: (() => Promise<number>) | number;
   defaultValue?: any;
-  trueLabel?: string;
-  falseLabel?: string;
-  choices?: EnumItem[];
-  defaultKey?: string;
+  trueLabel?: (() => Promise<string>) | string;
+  falseLabel?: (() => Promise<string>) | string;
+  choices?: (() => Promise<ChoiceItem[]>) | ChoiceItem[];
+  defaultKey?: (() => Promise<string>) | string;
   inputType?: string;
   onChange?: (currentState: Map<string, InputType>, newValue: InputType) => Map<string, InputType>;
   onSubmit?: (currentValues: Map<string, InputType>) => Promise<void>;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const addPropertyToMap = (
     propertyObject = { id: propertyKey };
   }
 
-  if (getValue(descriptorKey, propertyObject) && descriptorKey !== "type") {
+  if (getValue(descriptorKey, propertyObject) && descriptorKey !== "type" && descriptorKey !== "dataFieldName") {
     throw new Error("duplicate descriptor");
   }
 
@@ -82,42 +82,6 @@ export const addPropertyToMap = (
   Reflect.defineMetadata(metadataKey, context, target);
 };
 
-/*
-const modifyParentProperty = (children: {[key: string]: any}, parentProperty: string, property: string | symbol) : any => {
-    if (parentProperty in children) {
-        children[parentProperty][property] ={id: property, input: {}}
-        return children
-    } else {
-        const keys = Object.keys(children)
-        for(var i =0; i< keys.length; i++) {
-            children[keys[i]] = modifyParentProperty(children[keys[i]], parentProperty, property)
-            return children
-        }
-    }
-    return children
-}
-
-export const PropertyParser = (metadataKey: string, parentProperty?: string): PropertyDecorator => {
-    return (target, property) => {
-      let context = Reflect.getMetadata(metadataKey, target)
-      if(!context) {
-        context = {id: "root", info: undefined,  input: undefined, children: {} }
-        context.children[property] = {id: property, input: {}}
-      }
-      if (parentProperty) {
-          const prevContextValue  = JSON.stringify(context) 
-          context.children = modifyParentProperty(context.children, parentProperty, property)
-          if (JSON.stringify(context) === prevContextValue) {
-              throw new Error(`${parentProperty} not defined. declare it before the child property with @Property decorator.`)
-          }
-      } else {
-          context.children[property] = {id: property, input: {}}
-      }
-      Reflect.defineMetadata(metadataKey, context, target)
-    };
-};
-*/
-
 export const toSmartUiDescriptor = (metadataKey: string, target: Object): void => {
   const context = Reflect.getMetadata(metadataKey, target) as Map<String, CommonInputTypes>;
   Reflect.defineMetadata(metadataKey, context, target);
@@ -125,7 +89,7 @@ export const toSmartUiDescriptor = (metadataKey: string, target: Object): void =
   const root = context.get("root");
   context.delete("root");
 
-  if (!root || !("onSubmit" in root)) {
+  if (!root?.onSubmit) {
     throw new Error(
       "@OnSubmit decorator not declared for the class. Please ensure @SmartUi is the first decorator used for the class."
     );
@@ -157,12 +121,12 @@ const addToDescriptor = (
   let value = context.get(key);
   if (!value) {
     // should already be added to root
-    value = getChildFromRoot(key, smartUiDescriptor);
-    if (!value) {
+    const childNode = getChildFromRoot(key, smartUiDescriptor);
+    if (!childNode) {
       // if not found at root level, error out
       throw new Error("Either child does not exist or child has been assigned to more than one parent");
     }
-    root.children.push(value);
+    root.children.push(childNode);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -180,7 +144,7 @@ const addToDescriptor = (
   root.children.push(element);
 };
 
-const getChildFromRoot = (key: String, smartUiDescriptor: Descriptor): CommonInputTypes => {
+const getChildFromRoot = (key: String, smartUiDescriptor: Descriptor): Node => {
   let i = 0;
   const children = smartUiDescriptor.root.children;
   for (; i < children.length; i++) {
@@ -197,16 +161,16 @@ const getInput = (value: CommonInputTypes): AnyInput => {
   if (!value.label || !value.type || !value.dataFieldName) {
     throw new Error("label, onChange, type and dataFieldName are required.");
   }
-  console.log(value.type);
+
   switch (value.type) {
-    case "Number":
+    case "number":
       if (!value.step || !value.defaultValue || !value.inputType) {
         throw new Error("step, defaultValue and inputType are needed for number type");
       }
       return value as NumberInput;
-    case "String":
+    case "string":
       return value as StringInput;
-    case "Boolean":
+    case "boolean":
       if (!value.trueLabel || !value.falseLabel || value.defaultValue === undefined) {
         throw new Error("truelabel, falselabel and defaultValue are needed for boolean type");
       }
@@ -215,6 +179,6 @@ const getInput = (value: CommonInputTypes): AnyInput => {
       if (!value.choices || !value.defaultKey) {
         throw new Error("choices and defaultKey are needed for enum type");
       }
-      return value as EnumInput;
+      return value as ChoiceInput;
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/SqlX.tsx b/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/SqlX.tsx
index 0244e85e3..e2389b229 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/SqlX.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/SettingsSubComponents/SelfServe/SqlX.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import {
-  DataFieldName,
   Label,
   Min,
   Max,
   Step,
   DefaultKey,
-  DefaultValue,
   NumberInputType,
   Choices,
   ParentOf,
@@ -13,11 +11,23 @@ import {
   OnChange,
   TrueLabel,
   FalseLabel,
-  Placeholder
+  Placeholder,
+  DefaultNumberValue,
+  DefaultBooleanValue,
+  DefaultStringValue
 } from "./PropertyDescriptors";
-import { Descriptor, EnumItem, Info, InputType } from "../../../SmartUi/SmartUiComponent";
+import { Descriptor, ChoiceItem, Info, InputType } from "../../../SmartUi/SmartUiComponent";
 import { SmartUi, ClassInfo, SelfServeClass, OnSubmit } from "./ClassDescriptors";
 
+const getPromise = <T extends (number | string | boolean | ChoiceItem[] | Info)>(value: T) : () => Promise<T> => {
+  const f = async () : Promise<T> => {
+    console.log("delay start")
+    await SqlX.delay(100)
+    console.log("delay end")
+    return value
+  }
+  return f
+}
 enum Sizes {
   OneCore4Gb = "OneCore4Gb",
   TwoCore8Gb = "TwoCore8Gb",
@@ -25,41 +35,43 @@ enum Sizes {
 }
 
 @SmartUi()
-@ClassInfo(SqlX.sqlXInfo)
-@OnSubmit(SqlX.onSubmit)
 @SelfServeClass()
+@ClassInfo(getPromise(SqlX.sqlXInfo))
+@OnSubmit(SqlX.onSubmit)
 export class SqlX {
-  @PropertyInfo(SqlX.instanceSizeInfo)
-  @Label("Instance Size")
-  @DataFieldName("instanceSize")
-  @Choices(SqlX.instanceSizeOptions)
-  @DefaultKey(Sizes.OneCore4Gb)
-  static instanceSize: EnumItem;
+
+  public static toSmartUiDescriptor = (): Descriptor => {
+    return Reflect.getMetadata(SqlX.name, SqlX) as Descriptor;
+  };
+
+  @PropertyInfo(getPromise(SqlX.instanceSizeInfo))
+  @Label(getPromise("Instance Size"))
+  @Choices(getPromise(SqlX.instanceSizeOptions))
+  @DefaultKey(getPromise(Sizes.OneCore4Gb))
+  static instanceSize: ChoiceItem;
 
   @OnChange(SqlX.onInstanceCountChange)
-  @Label("Instance Count")
-  @DataFieldName("instanceCount")
-  @Min(1)
-  @Max(5)
-  @Step(1)
-  @DefaultValue(1)
+  @Label(getPromise("Instance Count"))
+  @Min(getPromise(0))
+  @Max(getPromise(5))
+  @Step(getPromise(1))
+  @DefaultNumberValue(getPromise(1))
   @NumberInputType("slider")
   @ParentOf(["instanceSize", "instanceName", "isAllowed"])
   static instanceCount: number;
 
-  @Label("Feature Allowed")
-  @DataFieldName("isAllowed")
-  @DefaultValue(false)
-  @TrueLabel("allowed")
-  @FalseLabel("not allowed")
+  @Label(getPromise("Feature Allowed"))
+  @DefaultBooleanValue(getPromise(false))
+  @TrueLabel(getPromise("allowed"))
+  @FalseLabel(getPromise("not allowed"))
   static isAllowed: boolean;
 
-  @Label("Instance Name")
-  @DataFieldName("instanceName")
-  @Placeholder("instance name")
+  @Label(getPromise("Instance Name"))
+  @DefaultStringValue(getPromise("asdf"))
+  @Placeholder(getPromise("instance name"))
   static instanceName: string;
 
-  static instanceSizeOptions: EnumItem[] = [
+  static instanceSizeOptions: ChoiceItem[] = [
     { label: Sizes.OneCore4Gb, key: Sizes.OneCore4Gb, value: Sizes.OneCore4Gb },
     { label: Sizes.TwoCore8Gb, key: Sizes.TwoCore8Gb, value: Sizes.TwoCore8Gb },
     { label: Sizes.FourCore16Gb, key: Sizes.FourCore16Gb, value: Sizes.FourCore16Gb }
@@ -97,7 +109,8 @@ export class SqlX {
     );
   };
 
-  public static toSmartUiDescriptor = (): Descriptor => {
-    return Reflect.getMetadata(SqlX.name, SqlX) as Descriptor;
-  };
+  static delay = (ms: number) => {
+    return new Promise( resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms) );
+  }
 }
+
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/SmartUi/SmartUiComponent.test.tsx b/src/Explorer/Controls/SmartUi/SmartUiComponent.test.tsx
index 7084c7795..71c2df5d6 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/SmartUi/SmartUiComponent.test.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/SmartUi/SmartUiComponent.test.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe("SmartUiComponent", () => {
           input: {
             label: "Database",
             dataFieldName: "database",
-            type: "enum",
+            type: "object",
             choices: [
               { label: "Database 1", key: "db1", value: "database1" },
               { label: "Database 2", key: "db2", value: "database2" },
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/SmartUi/SmartUiComponent.tsx b/src/Explorer/Controls/SmartUi/SmartUiComponent.tsx
index 2e1f6e188..b00fd6599 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/SmartUi/SmartUiComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/SmartUi/SmartUiComponent.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Text } from "office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Text";
 import { InputType } from "../../Tables/Constants";
 import { RadioSwitchComponent } from "../RadioSwitchComponent/RadioSwitchComponent";
 import { Stack, IStackTokens } from "office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Stack";
-import { Link, MessageBar, MessageBarType, PrimaryButton } from "office-ui-fabric-react";
+import { Link, MessageBar, MessageBarType, PrimaryButton, Spinner, SpinnerSize } from "office-ui-fabric-react";
 
 import * as InputUtils from "./InputUtils";
 import "./SmartUiComponent.less";
@@ -21,45 +21,45 @@ import "./SmartUiComponent.less";
  * - a descriptor of the UX.
  */
 
-export type InputTypeValue = "Number" | "String" | "Boolean" | "Object";
+export type InputTypeValue = "number" | "string" | "boolean" | "object";
 
 /* eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
-export type EnumItem = { label: string; key: string; value: any };
+export type ChoiceItem = { label: string; key: string; value: any };
 
-export type InputType = Number | String | Boolean | EnumItem;
+export type InputType = Number | String | Boolean | ChoiceItem;
 
 interface BaseInput {
-  label: string;
+  label: (() => Promise<string>) | string;
   dataFieldName: string;
   type: InputTypeValue;
   onChange?: (currentState: Map<string, InputType>, newValue: InputType) => Map<string, InputType>;
-  placeholder?: string;
+  placeholder?: (() => Promise<string>) | string;
 }
 
 /**
  * For now, this only supports integers
  */
 export interface NumberInput extends BaseInput {
-  min?: number;
-  max?: number;
-  step: number;
-  defaultValue: number;
+  min?: (() => Promise<number>) | number;
+  max?: (() => Promise<number>) | number
+  step: (() => Promise<number>) | number
+  defaultValue: (() => Promise<number>) | number
   inputType: "spin" | "slider";
 }
 
 export interface BooleanInput extends BaseInput {
-  trueLabel: string;
-  falseLabel: string;
-  defaultValue: boolean;
+  trueLabel: (() => Promise<string>) | string;
+  falseLabel: (() => Promise<string>) | string;
+  defaultValue: (() => Promise<boolean>) | boolean;
 }
 
 export interface StringInput extends BaseInput {
-  defaultValue?: string;
+  defaultValue?: (() => Promise<string>) | string;
 }
 
-export interface EnumInput extends BaseInput {
-  choices: EnumItem[];
-  defaultKey: string;
+export interface ChoiceInput extends BaseInput {
+  choices: (() => Promise<ChoiceItem[]>) | ChoiceItem[];
+  defaultKey: (() => Promise<string>) | string;
 }
 
 export interface Info {
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ export interface Info {
   };
 }
 
-export type AnyInput = NumberInput | BooleanInput | StringInput | EnumInput;
+export type AnyInput = NumberInput | BooleanInput | StringInput | ChoiceInput;
 
 export interface Node {
   id: string;
-  info?: Info;
+  info?: (() => Promise<Info>) | Info;
   input?: AnyInput;
   children?: Node[];
 }
@@ -105,34 +105,98 @@ export class SmartUiComponent extends React.Component<SmartUiComponentProps, Sma
   constructor(props: SmartUiComponentProps) {
     super(props);
     this.state = {
-      currentValues: this.setDefaultValues(),
+      currentValues: undefined,
       errors: new Map()
     };
+
+    this.setDefaultValues()
   }
 
-  private setDefaultValues = (): Map<string, InputType> => {
-    const defaults = new Map();
-    this.setDefaults(this.props.descriptor.root, defaults);
-    return defaults;
-  };
+  private setDefaultValues = async () : Promise<void> => {
+    const defaults = new Map<string, InputType>()
+    await this.setDefaults(this.props.descriptor.root, defaults)
+    this.setState({currentValues: defaults})
+  }
 
-  private setDefaults = (currentNode: Node, defaults: Map<string, InputType>) => {
-    if (currentNode.input?.dataFieldName) {
-      defaults.set(currentNode.input.dataFieldName, this.getDefault(currentNode.input));
+  private setDefaults = async (currentNode: Node, defaults: Map<string, InputType>) : Promise<void> => {
+    if (currentNode.info && currentNode.info instanceof Function) {
+      currentNode.info = await (currentNode.info as Function)()
     }
-    currentNode.children?.map((child: Node) => this.setDefaults(child, defaults));
+
+    if (currentNode.input) {
+      currentNode.input = await this.getModifiedInput(currentNode.input)
+      defaults.set(currentNode.input.dataFieldName, this.getDefaultValue(currentNode.input));
+    }
+
+    await Promise.all(currentNode.children?.map(async (child: Node) => await this.setDefaults(child, defaults)));
   };
 
-  private getDefault = (input: AnyInput): InputType => {
+  private getModifiedInput = async (input: AnyInput): Promise<AnyInput> => {
+
+    if (input.label instanceof Function) {
+      input.label = await (input.label as Function)()
+    }
+
+    if (input.placeholder instanceof Function) {
+      input.placeholder = await (input.placeholder as Function)()
+    }
+
     switch (input.type) {
-      case "String":
-        return (input as StringInput).defaultValue;
-      case "Number":
-        return (input as NumberInput).defaultValue;
-      case "Boolean":
-        return (input as BooleanInput).defaultValue;
+      case "string":
+        const stringInput = input as StringInput
+        if (stringInput.defaultValue instanceof Function) {
+          stringInput.defaultValue = await (stringInput.defaultValue as Function)()
+        }
+        return stringInput;
+      case "number":
+        const numberInput = input as NumberInput
+        if (numberInput.defaultValue instanceof Function) {
+          numberInput.defaultValue = await (numberInput.defaultValue as Function)()
+        }
+        if (numberInput.min instanceof Function) {
+          numberInput.min = await (numberInput.min as Function)()
+        }
+        if (numberInput.max instanceof Function) {
+          numberInput.max = await (numberInput.max as Function)()
+        }
+        if (numberInput.step instanceof Function) {
+          numberInput.step = await (numberInput.step as Function)()
+        }
+        return numberInput;
+      case "boolean":
+        const booleanInput = input as BooleanInput
+        if (booleanInput.defaultValue instanceof Function) {
+          booleanInput.defaultValue = await (booleanInput.defaultValue as Function)()
+        }
+        if (booleanInput.trueLabel instanceof Function) {
+          booleanInput.trueLabel = await (booleanInput.trueLabel as Function)()
+        }
+        if (booleanInput.falseLabel instanceof Function) {
+          booleanInput.falseLabel = await (booleanInput.falseLabel as Function)()
+        }
+        return booleanInput;
       default:
-        return (input as EnumInput).defaultKey;
+        const enumInput = input as ChoiceInput
+        if (enumInput.defaultKey instanceof Function) {
+          enumInput.defaultKey = await (enumInput.defaultKey as Function)()
+        }
+        if (enumInput.choices instanceof Function) {
+          enumInput.choices = await (enumInput.choices as Function)()
+        }
+        return enumInput
+    }
+  };
+
+  private getDefaultValue = (input: AnyInput): InputType => {
+    switch (input.type) {
+      case "string":
+        return (input as StringInput).defaultValue as string;
+      case "number":
+        return (input as NumberInput).defaultValue as number;
+      case "boolean":
+        return (input as BooleanInput).defaultValue as boolean;
+      default:
+        return (input as ChoiceInput).defaultKey as string;
     }
   };
 
@@ -167,10 +231,10 @@ export class SmartUiComponent extends React.Component<SmartUiComponentProps, Sma
         <div>
           <TextField
             id={`${input.dataFieldName}-input`}
-            label={input.label}
+            label={input.label as string}
             type="text"
-            value={input.defaultValue}
-            placeholder={input.placeholder}
+            defaultValue={input.defaultValue as string}
+            placeholder={input.placeholder as string}
             onChange={(_, newValue) => this.onInputChange(input, newValue)}
             styles={{
               subComponentStyles: {
@@ -233,17 +297,23 @@ export class SmartUiComponent extends React.Component<SmartUiComponentProps, Sma
 
   private renderNumberInput(input: NumberInput): JSX.Element {
     const { label, min, max, defaultValue, dataFieldName, step } = input;
-    const props = { label, min, max, ariaLabel: label, step };
+    const props = { 
+      label: label as string, 
+      min: min as number, 
+      max: max as number, 
+      ariaLabel: label as string, 
+      step: step as number 
+    };
 
     if (input.inputType === "spin") {
       return (
         <div>
           <SpinButton
             {...props}
-            defaultValue={defaultValue.toString()}
-            onValidate={newValue => this.onValidate(input, newValue, min, max)}
-            onIncrement={newValue => this.onIncrement(input, newValue, step, max)}
-            onDecrement={newValue => this.onDecrement(input, newValue, step, min)}
+            defaultValue={(defaultValue as number).toString()}
+            onValidate={newValue => this.onValidate(input, newValue, props.min, props.max)}
+            onIncrement={newValue => this.onIncrement(input, newValue, props.step, props.max)}
+            onDecrement={newValue => this.onDecrement(input, newValue, props.step, props.min)}
             labelPosition={Position.top}
             styles={{
               label: {
@@ -263,7 +333,7 @@ export class SmartUiComponent extends React.Component<SmartUiComponentProps, Sma
           // showValue={true}
           // valueFormat={}
           {...props}
-          defaultValue={defaultValue}
+          defaultValue={defaultValue as number}
           onChange={newValue => this.onInputChange(input, newValue)}
           styles={{
             titleLabel: {
@@ -291,12 +361,12 @@ export class SmartUiComponent extends React.Component<SmartUiComponentProps, Sma
         <RadioSwitchComponent
           choices={[
             {
-              label: input.falseLabel,
+              label: input.falseLabel as string,
               key: "false",
               onSelect: () => this.onInputChange(input, false)
             },
             {
-              label: input.trueLabel,
+              label: input.trueLabel as string,
               key: "true",
               onSelect: () => this.onInputChange(input, true)
             }
@@ -313,19 +383,19 @@ export class SmartUiComponent extends React.Component<SmartUiComponentProps, Sma
     );
   }
 
-  private renderEnumInput(input: EnumInput): JSX.Element {
+  private renderEnumInput(input: ChoiceInput): JSX.Element {
     const { label, defaultKey: defaultKey, dataFieldName, choices, placeholder } = input;
     return (
       <Dropdown
-        label={label}
+        label={label as string}
         selectedKey={
           this.state.currentValues.has(dataFieldName)
             ? (this.state.currentValues.get(dataFieldName) as string)
-            : defaultKey
+            : defaultKey as string
         }
         onChange={(_, item: IDropdownOption) => this.onInputChange(input, item.key.toString())}
-        placeholder={placeholder}
-        options={choices.map(c => ({
+        placeholder={placeholder as string}
+        options={(choices as ChoiceItem[]).map(c => ({
           key: c.key,
           text: c.value
         }))}
@@ -342,14 +412,14 @@ export class SmartUiComponent extends React.Component<SmartUiComponentProps, Sma
 
   private renderInput(input: AnyInput): JSX.Element {
     switch (input.type) {
-      case "String":
+      case "string":
         return this.renderStringInput(input as StringInput);
-      case "Number":
+      case "number":
         return this.renderNumberInput(input as NumberInput);
-      case "Boolean":
+      case "boolean":
         return this.renderBooleanInput(input as BooleanInput);
       default:
-        return this.renderEnumInput(input as EnumInput);
+        return this.renderEnumInput(input as ChoiceInput);
     }
   }
 
@@ -358,7 +428,7 @@ export class SmartUiComponent extends React.Component<SmartUiComponentProps, Sma
 
     return (
       <Stack tokens={containerStackTokens} className="widgetRendererContainer">
-        {node.info && this.renderInfo(node.info)}
+        {node.info && this.renderInfo(node.info as Info)}
         {node.input && this.renderInput(node.input)}
         {node.children && node.children.map(child => <div key={child.id}>{this.renderNode(child)}</div>)}
       </Stack>
@@ -367,8 +437,8 @@ export class SmartUiComponent extends React.Component<SmartUiComponentProps, Sma
 
   render(): JSX.Element {
     const containerStackTokens: IStackTokens = { childrenGap: 20 };
-
     return (
+      this.state.currentValues && this.state.currentValues.size ?
       <Stack tokens={containerStackTokens}>
         {this.renderNode(this.props.descriptor.root)}
         <PrimaryButton
@@ -377,6 +447,8 @@ export class SmartUiComponent extends React.Component<SmartUiComponentProps, Sma
           onClick={async () => await this.props.descriptor.onSubmit(this.state.currentValues)}
         />
       </Stack>
+      :
+      <Spinner size={SpinnerSize.large} />
     );
   }
 }