diff --git a/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/V8.cs b/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/V8.cs
index 71ded00..e62e767 100644
--- a/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/V8.cs
+++ b/source/Plugins/AyaNova.Plugin.V8/V8.cs
@@ -266,6 +266,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
         private long ClosedWorkOrderStatus = 0;
         private long ServiceCompletedWorkOrderStatus = 0;
 
+        private bool V7UseInventory = false;
+        private List<long> Allv8WarehouseIds = new List<long>();
+
         //UNKNOWN / MISSING RECORD OBJECT STAND INs
         private long UnknownV7PartId = 0;//used when there is no part id on a workorderitempart record
 
@@ -287,6 +290,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
                 progress.Op("Preparing to export....");
                 ResetUniqueUserNames();
                 ResetUniqueNames();
+                Allv8WarehouseIds.Clear();
                 V7ToV8IdMap.Clear();
                 V7ToV8WorkOrderItemStatusIdMap.Clear();
                 TagMap.Clear();
@@ -369,6 +373,10 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
                     ExportClientNoteTypes(progress);
 
                 progress.Op("Exporting Business objects");
+
+                //are we using inventory for this?
+                V7UseInventory = AyaBizUtils.GlobalSettings.UseInventory;
+
                 //BIZ objects
                 await ExportLocales(progress);
                 await ExportStaffUsers(progress);
@@ -378,10 +386,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
                 await ExportHeadOffices(progress);
                 await ExportClients(progress);
                 await ExportVendors(progress);
-                await TurnOffInventory(progress);
+
                 await ExportWarehouses(progress);
                 await ExportLoanItems(progress);
                 await ExportParts(progress);
+                await InitInventory(progress);
                 await ExportProjects(progress);
 
                 //PURCHASE ORDERS deferred to possibly never if people can live without it
@@ -1505,20 +1514,22 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
 
 
 
-        #region TurnOffInventory
-        private async System.Threading.Tasks.Task TurnOffInventory(ProgressForm progress)
+        #region InitInventory
+        private async System.Threading.Tasks.Task InitInventory(ProgressForm progress)
         {
-            ResetUniqueNames();
             if (!progress.KeepGoing) return;
-            progress.Op("Turning off v8 inventory");
-
-            var a = await util.GetAsync("global-biz-setting");
-            dynamic d = a.ObjectResponse["data"];
-            d.useInventory = false;
-            await util.PutAsync("global-biz-setting", d.ToString());
-
+            if (!V7UseInventory)
+            {
+                progress.Append("v7 Use inventory is OFF, not migrating inventory");
+                var a = await util.GetAsync("global-biz-setting");
+                dynamic d = a.ObjectResponse["data"];
+                d.useInventory = false;
+                await util.PutAsync("global-biz-setting", d.ToString());
+                return;
+            }
+            progress.Append("v7 Use inventory is Active; parts will be exported with initial inventory to allow migration and adjusted to balance v7 at end of migration");
         }
-        #endregion TurnOffInventory
+        #endregion InitInventory
 
 
 
@@ -1612,6 +1623,20 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
                 //Event log fixup
                 await util.EventLog(util.AyaType.Part, RavenId, SafeGetUserMap(c.Creator), SafeGetUserMap(c.Modifier), c.Created, c.Modified);
 
+                //INVENTORY?
+                if (V7UseInventory)
+                {
+                    foreach (long l in Allv8WarehouseIds)
+                    {
+                        //create opening initial inventory just so migrate can proceed without v8 balking 
+                        dynamic di = new JObject();
+                        di.description = "v8 migrate temporary initial inventory to allow migration";
+                        di.partId = RavenId;
+                        di.partWarehouseId = l;
+                        di.quantity = 1000000000m;//one billion should cover it
+                        await util.PostAsync("part-inventory", di.ToString());
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             //UntrackedV7PartId
@@ -1650,6 +1675,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
                 if (!progress.KeepGoing) return;
                 if (i.ID == PartWarehouse.DefaultWarehouseID)
                 {
+                    Allv8WarehouseIds.Add(1);
                     Addv7v8IdMap(i.ID, 1);
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -1666,6 +1692,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
                 var rMainObject = await util.PostAsync("part-warehouse", d.ToString());
                 long RavenId = util.IdFromResponse(rMainObject);
                 Addv7v8IdMap(i.ID, RavenId);
+                Allv8WarehouseIds.Add(RavenId);
                 await util.EventLog(util.AyaType.PartWarehouse, RavenId, SafeGetUserMap(i.Creator), SafeGetUserMap(i.Modifier), i.Created, i.Modified);
             }
         }
@@ -2737,10 +2764,38 @@ namespace AyaNova.PlugIn.V8
                         dwip.workorderItemId = ravenwoitemid;
                         dwip.quantity = wip.Quantity;
                         var tryPartId = Getv7v8IdMapNullOk(wip.PartID);
-                        if (tryPartId==null)
+                        if (tryPartId == null)
                         {
                             dwip.partId = UnknownV7PartId;
-                            if (wip.Quantity == 0 && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(wip.Description))    
+                            if (wip.Quantity == 0 && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(wip.Description))
+                                continue; //no part record, no quantity, no text at all, just skip it                            
+                        }
+                        else
+                            dwip.partId = tryPartId;
+                        dwip.partWarehouseId = Getv7v8IdMap(wip.PartWarehouseID, "warehouse");
+                        dwip.taxPartSaleId = Getv7v8IdMapNullOk(wip.TaxPartSaleID);
+                        dwip.priceOverride = wip.Price;
+                        dwip.price = wip.Price;
+                        dwip.cost = wip.Cost;
+                        dwip.description = wip.Description;
+                        if (wip.PartSerialID != Guid.Empty)
+                            dwip.serials = PartSerial.GetSerialNumberFromPartSerialID(wip.PartSerialID);
+                        await util.PostAsync("workorder/items/parts", dwip.ToString());
+                    }
+
+                    //##### WORKORDER ITEM PART
+                    foreach (WorkorderItemPart wip in wi.Parts)
+                    {
+                        progress.Op("WorkorderItemPart " + wip.ID.ToString());
+                        dynamic dwip = new JObject();
+                        dwip.workOrderId = RavenId;
+                        dwip.workorderItemId = ravenwoitemid;
+                        dwip.quantity = wip.Quantity;
+                        var tryPartId = Getv7v8IdMapNullOk(wip.PartID);
+                        if (tryPartId == null)
+                        {
+                            dwip.partId = UnknownV7PartId;
+                            if (wip.Quantity == 0 && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(wip.Description))
                                 continue; //no part record, no quantity, no text at all, just skip it                            
                         }
                         else