diff --git a/lib/custom_widgets.dart b/lib/custom_widgets.dart
index d54b5c2..46bca9d 100644
--- a/lib/custom_widgets.dart
+++ b/lib/custom_widgets.dart
@@ -6,43 +6,12 @@ import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 import 'package:soft/transfert.dart' as transfert;
 import 'package:soft/livraison.dart' as livraison;
 
-Map<int, Iterable<String?>> cache = {};
-Map<String?, Iterable<String?>> cache2 = {};
+Map<int, List> cache = {};
+Map<String?, List> cache2 = {};
 
 DateTime? dateSelected;
 bool collineDisponible = false;
 
-Future<String> _getDst() async {
-  final directory = await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();
-
-  // Create the parent directory if it doesn't exist
-  if (!await directory.exists()) {
-    await directory.create(recursive: true);
-  }
-
-  return directory.path;
-}
-
-Future<File> _localFile(String fileName) async {
-  final path = await _getDst();
-  return File('$path/$fileName');
-}
-
-Future<String> readCounter(String fileName) async {
-  final file = await _localFile(fileName);
-
-  // Read the file
-  return file.readAsString();
-}
-
-Future<File> writeCounter(String fileName, String content) async {
-  final file = await _localFile(fileName);
-
-  // Write the file
-  return file.writeAsString(content, mode: FileMode.append);
-}
-
-
 // Function to capitalize a string
 String capitalize(String string){
   return string[0].toUpperCase() + string.substring(1, string.length);
@@ -67,11 +36,6 @@ void initialize({String? district}){
     list(DISTRICT+5, district: district);
     return;
   }
-  list(STOCK_CENTRAL);
-  list(TYPE_TRANSPORT);
-  list(INPUT);
-  list(DISTRICT);
-  list(LIVRAISON_RETOUR);
 }
 
 // Custom DatePicker widget
@@ -140,8 +104,7 @@ class _StockState extends State<Stock> {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return SingleChildScrollView(scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
-      child: DropdownButton<String?>(items: (widget.district != null ? cache2[widget.district] : cache[widget.column])
-          ?.map((choice){
+      child: DropdownButton<dynamic>(items: (widget.district != null ? cache2[widget.district] : cache[widget.column])?.map((choice){
         return DropdownMenuItem(value: choice, child: Text(choice.toString()));
       }).toList(), onChanged: (value){
         setState(() {
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 9bd4b85..f306de2 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class _LoginState extends State<Login> {
   @override
   void initState() {
     init();
-    initialize();
+	// Remove initialize(to be replaced with cache population in rest.dart
+    //initialize();
     super.initState();
   }
 
@@ -192,8 +193,7 @@ class _LoginPageState extends State<LoginPage> {
                         isLoading ? CircularProgressIndicator()
                             : ElevatedButton(onPressed: authenticate,
                           style: ElevatedButton.styleFrom(backgroundColor: Colors.lightGreen),
-                          child: Text("Se connecter", style: TextStyle(color: Colors.black),),)
-          
+                          child: Text("Se connecter", style: TextStyle(color: Colors.black),),),
                   ]))),
           ),
         );
diff --git a/lib/rest.dart b/lib/rest.dart
index 137ae72..7e0df0a 100644
--- a/lib/rest.dart
+++ b/lib/rest.dart
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
 import 'dart:convert';
 import 'package:flutter_dotenv/flutter_dotenv.dart';
+import 'package:soft/custom_widgets.dart';
+import 'package:soft/excel_fields.dart';
 
 // Address definition
 String? HOST;
 
 init() async{
+	cache[LIVRAISON_RETOUR] = ["Livraison", "Retour"];
 	await dotenv.load(fileName: ".env");
 	HOST = dotenv.env["HOST"].toString();
 }
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ Future<List> getTransfert(String date, String user) async {
 		}
 		return decoded;
 	}
-	on http.ClientException{
+	on Exception{
 		return [];
 	}
 }
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ Future<List> getLivraison(String date, String user) async {
 		}
 		return decoded;
 	}
-	on http.ClientException{
+	on Exception{
 		return [];
 	}
 }
@@ -181,11 +184,20 @@ Future<bool> isUser(String _n_9032, String _n_9064) async {
 		  return http.Response("No connection", 404);
 	  });
 	  if (response.statusCode == 200) {
+			// Add column retrieval code here
+			// The replacement for the initialize method lies here
+			Map<String, dynamic> fields = jsonDecode(response.body);
+			cache[DISTRICT] = fields["districts"]!;
+			cache[TYPE_TRANSPORT] = fields["type_transports"]!;
+			cache[STOCK_CENTRAL] = fields["stocks"]!;
+			cache[INPUT] = fields["inputs"]!;
+			cache[INPUT]?.sort();
+			cache[DISTRICT]?.sort();
 			return true;
 	  }
 	  return false;
   }
-  on http.ClientException{
+  on Exception{
   	return false;
   }
 }