diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/data-table-filter-control.vue b/ayanova/src/components/data-table-filter-control.vue
index 177d0ade..4be87c5c 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/data-table-filter-control.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/data-table-filter-control.vue
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
       <v-card-title>{{ tableColumnData.text }}</v-card-title>
       <!-- <v-card-subtitle class="mt-1">sub title text</v-card-subtitle> -->
       <v-card-text>
-        activefilter:{{ activeFilter }} <br /><br />
-        editItemFilter:{{ editItem.filter }}
+        <!-- activefilter:{{ activeFilter }} <br /><br />
+        editItemFilter:{{ editItem.filter }} -->
         <!-- FILTER CONTROL -->
         <template v-if="editItem.isFilterable">
           <div class="pt-6">
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
                     </v-list-item-title>
                   </v-list-item-content>
                   <v-list-item-action>
-                    <v-btn icon @click="removeFilterCondition(item, index)">
+                    <v-btn icon @click="removeFilterCondition(editItem, index)">
                       <v-icon>$ayiTrashAlt</v-icon>
                     </v-btn>
                   </v-list-item-action>
@@ -353,28 +353,6 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     async saveAndExit() {
-      //todo: save changes here
-      //Note: we are working with a specific filter, either the "default" filter which is the one used when no other filter is specified or a specific one
-      //So here we need to take the current filter, update it and save it
-
-      //todo: populate current filter on open of this control so we have it here to modify and it's near live
-      //    grid doesn't know about filters and has no need to, so this form just needs to know the currently active filter id
-      //take existing filter
-      //upsert conditions for this column
-      //save filter
-      //let grid do it's thing
-
-      /*
- filter:[{column:"PartPartNumber",any:true/false,items:[{op: "=",value: "400735"}]}],
-           clientCriteria:"2" //could be anything here that makes sense to the list, in this case an example customer id for customernotedatalist
-
-			CURRENTLY IN BUILDER:
-			editItemFilter:{ "any": true, "items": [ { "op": "=", "value": "*thisweek*", "display": "= Week - Current", "token": true }, { "op": "=", "value": "*lastmonth*", "display": "= Month - Previous", "token": true } ] } 
-
-from server: activefilter:{ "id": 1, "concurrency": 5029293, "userId": 1, "name": "-", "public": false, "defaultFilter": true, "listKey": "TestWidgetDataList", "filter": "[]" } 
-
-*/
-      //   console.log("BEFORE SAVE ACTIVE FILTER:", this.activeFilter);
       //turn activeFilter into object json.parse
       let af = JSON.parse(this.activeFilter.filter);
 
@@ -397,7 +375,11 @@ from server: activefilter:{ "id": 1, "concurrency": 5029293, "userId": 1, "name"
           value: z.value
         });
       });
-      af.push(newColumnFilter);
+
+      //add it *if* it has any filters at all
+      if (newColumnFilter.items.length > 0) {
+        af.push(newColumnFilter);
+      }
 
       //turn activeFilter back into json and send back to server to save
       this.activeFilter.filter = JSON.stringify(af);
@@ -512,6 +494,13 @@ from server: activefilter:{ "id": 1, "concurrency": 5029293, "userId": 1, "name"
         return;
       }
     },
+    removeFilterCondition(editItem, index) {
+      editItem.filter.items.splice(index, 1);
+      window.$gz.form.setFormState({
+        vm: this,
+        dirty: true
+      });
+    },
     async open(tableColumnData) {
       this.tableColumnData = tableColumnData;
 
@@ -829,6 +818,13 @@ function populateSelectionLists(vm) {
 ////////////////////
 //
 function initEditItem(vm) {
+  /*
+    
+    activefilter:{ "id": 1, "concurrency": 5029405, "userId": 1, "name": "-", "public": false, "defaultFilter": true, "listKey": "TestWidgetDataList", 
+    "filter": "[{\"column\":\"widgetname\",\"any\":false,\"items\":[{\"op\":\">\",\"value\":\"A\"}]},{\"column\":\"widgetserial\",\"any\":false,\"items\":[{\"op\":\">\",\"value\":\"50\"}]},{\"column\":\"widgetdollaramount\",\"any\":false,\"items\":[{\"op\":\">\",\"value\":9}]}]" }
+
+editItemFilter:{ "any": false, "items": [] } 
+    */
   if (vm.fieldDefinitions == null) {
     throw new Error(
       "ay-data-list::initEditItem - fieldDefinitions are not set"
@@ -848,6 +844,16 @@ function initEditItem(vm) {
     tempFilterValue: null
   };
 
+  //re-hydrate the filter if already defined for this column
+  //turn activeFilter into object json.parse
+  let allActiveFilters = JSON.parse(vm.activeFilter.filter);
+
+  let af = allActiveFilters.find(z => z.column == vm.tableColumnData.fk);
+  if (af) {
+    o.filter.any = af.any;
+    o.filter.items = af.items;
+  }
+
   //If it's a tag and it's not been set yet it needs to have an empty array to stat with for the picker
   if (o.uiFieldDataType == 9 && o.tempFilterValue == null) {
     o.tempFilterValue = [];