diff --git a/src/lib/multifact.hpp b/src/lib/multifact.hpp
index c24648bd7..557e52375 100644
--- a/src/lib/multifact.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/multifact.hpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 namespace lib {
   namespace factory {
     
-    using util::contains;
     
     /**
      * Dummy "wrapper",
@@ -60,9 +59,11 @@ namespace lib {
         PType wrap (TAR& object) { return object; }
       };
     
+    
     /**
-     * Repository of registered production lines.
-     * @todo write type comment
+     * Table of registered production functions for MultiFact.
+     * Each stored function can be accessed by ID and is able
+     * to fabricate a specific object, which is assignable to TY
      */
     template<typename TY, typename ID>
     struct Fab
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ namespace lib {
         FactoryFunc&
         select (ID id)
           {
-            if (!contains (producerTable_,id))
+            if (!contains (id))
               throw lumiera::error::Invalid("unknown factory product requested.");
             
             return producerTable_[id];
@@ -86,6 +87,12 @@ namespace lib {
             producerTable_[id] = fun;
           }
         
+        
+        /* === diagnostics === */
+        
+        bool empty ()         const { return producerTable_.empty(); }
+        bool contains (ID id) const { return util::contains (producerTable_,id); }
+        
       private:
         std::map<ID, FactoryFunc> producerTable_;
       };
@@ -93,7 +100,14 @@ namespace lib {
     
     
     /**
-     * @todo write type comment
+     * Factory for creating a family of objects by ID.
+     * The actual factory functions are to be installed
+     * from the usage site through calls to #defineProduction .
+     * Each generated object will be treated by the Wrapper template,
+     * allowing for the generation of smart-ptrs. The embedded class
+     * Singleton allows to build a family of singleton objects; it is
+     * to be instantiated at the call site and acts as singleton factory,
+     * accessible through a MultiFact instance as frontend.
      */
     template< typename TY
             , typename ID
@@ -108,6 +122,7 @@ namespace lib {
         
         _Fab funcTable_;
         
+        
       public:
         Product
         operator() (ID id)
@@ -116,6 +131,7 @@ namespace lib {
             return wrap (func());
           }
         
+        
         /** to set up a production line,
          *  associated with a specific ID
          */
@@ -126,17 +142,17 @@ namespace lib {
             funcTable_.defineProduction (id, fun);
           }
         
+        
         /**
          * Convenience shortcut for automatically setting up
          * a production line, fabricating a singleton instance
          * of the given target type (TAR)
          */
-        template<class TAR>
+        template<class IMP>
         class Singleton
-          : lib::Singleton<TAR>
+          : lib::Singleton<IMP>
           {
-            typedef lib::Singleton<TAR> SingFac;
-//            typedef std::tr1::function<TAR&(void)> AccessSingleton_Func;
+            typedef lib::Singleton<IMP> SingFac;
             
             Creator
             createSingleton_accessFunction()
@@ -151,13 +167,30 @@ namespace lib {
                 factory.defineProduction(id, createSingleton_accessFunction());
               }
           };
+          
+        
+        /* === diagnostics === */
+          
+        bool empty ()         const { return funcTable_.empty();       }
+        bool contains (ID id) const { return funcTable_.contains (id); }
       };
     
     
     
   } // namespace factory
   
-//using factory::Factory;
+  
+  
+  /** 
+   * Standard configuration of the family-of-object factory
+   * @todo this is rather guesswork... find out what the best and most used configuration could be....
+   */
+  template< typename TY
+          , typename ID
+          >
+  class MultiFact
+    : public factory::MultiFact<TY,ID, factory::PassReference>
+    { };
   
   
 } // namespace lib
diff --git a/src/proc/control/handling-patterns.hpp b/src/proc/control/handling-patterns.hpp
index 8a5a87c2c..0bf03035b 100644
--- a/src/proc/control/handling-patterns.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/control/handling-patterns.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 //#include "pre.hpp"
 #include "lib/error.hpp"
-#include "lib/singleton-subclass.hpp"
+#include "lib/multifact.hpp"
 #include "proc/control/handling-pattern.hpp"
 #include "proc/control/command-impl.hpp"
 #include "include/lifecycle.h"
@@ -156,39 +156,27 @@ namespace control {
     
     /* ======== Handling Pattern Table ========== */
     
-    typedef lib::SingletonSub<HandlingPattern> SingletonFac;
+    typedef lib::MultiFact<HandlingPattern, HandlingPattern::ID> HandlingPatternFactory;
     
     /** Table of available command handling patterns */
-    vector<SingletonFac> patternTable;
+    HandlingPatternFactory patternTable;
+    
+    HandlingPatternFactory::Singleton<InvokeSyncNoThrow> holder1 (patternTable, HandlingPattern::SYNC);
+    HandlingPatternFactory::Singleton<InvokeSyncThrow>   holder2 (patternTable, HandlingPattern::SYNC_THROW);
+    HandlingPatternFactory::Singleton<InvokeAsync>       holder3 (patternTable, HandlingPattern::ASYNC);
     
     
     /** access the singleton instance for a given ID */
     inline HandlingPattern const&
-    getPatternInstance (size_t id)
+    getPatternInstance (HandlingPattern::ID id)
     {
-      REQUIRE (id < patternTable.size());
-      return patternTable[id] ();
-    }
-    
-    
-    /** populate the handling pattern table.
-     *  This init-function will be invoked each time
-     *  a new session is created or loaded.
-     */
-    void
-    prepareCommandHandlingPatterns()
-    {
-      using lib::singleton::UseSubclass;
+      REQUIRE (patternTable.contains(id));
       
-      patternTable[HandlingPattern::SYNC      ]  = SingletonFac(UseSubclass<InvokeSyncNoThrow>());
-//      patternTable[HandlingPattern::SYNC_THROW]  = SingletonFac(UseSubclass<InvokeSyncThrow>());
-//      patternTable[HandlingPattern::ASYNC     ]  = SingletonFac(UseSubclass<InvokeAsync>());
+      return patternTable (id);
     }
     
-    
-    lumiera::LifecycleHook _schedule (lumiera::ON_GLOBAL_INIT, &prepareCommandHandlingPatterns);
   
-  } // (END) definition of concrete handling patterns
+  } // (END) definition of concrete handling patterns
   
   
   
diff --git a/tests/lib/multifact-test.cpp b/tests/lib/multifact-test.cpp
index 8669b188d..d2df7c886 100644
--- a/tests/lib/multifact-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/lib/multifact-test.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ namespace test{
   
   using boost::lexical_cast;
   using lib::test::showSizeof;
-  //using util::isnil;
   using util::isSameObject;
+  using util::isnil;
   using std::ostream;
   using std::string;
   using std::cout;
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace test{
   
   using lumiera::error::LUMIERA_ERROR_INVALID;
   
+  
   namespace { // hierarchy of test dummy objects
     
     struct Interface
@@ -80,8 +81,10 @@ namespace test{
         static theID getTypeID() { return ii; }
       };
     
+    /** Factory instance for the tests... */
     TestFactory theFact;
     
+    // Configure the products to be fabricated....
     TestFactory::Singleton<Implementation<ONE> > holder1 (theFact,ONE);
     TestFactory::Singleton<Implementation<TWO> > holder2 (theFact,TWO);
     TestFactory::Singleton<Implementation<THR> > holder3 (theFact,THR);
@@ -116,6 +119,7 @@ namespace test{
           ASSERT (isSameObject(o1,o2));
           
           TestFactory anotherFact;
+          ASSERT (isnil (anotherFact));
           VERIFY_ERROR (INVALID, anotherFact(ONE) );
           
           TestFactory::Singleton<Implementation<ONE> > anotherSingletonHolder (anotherFact,ONE);