diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue b/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
index 0bd8f8dc..26cd31c5 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
@@ -18,21 +18,14 @@
       hide-no-data
       clearable
       :no-filter="isTagFilter"
+      :prepend-icon="errorIcon"
+      @click:prepend="handleErrorClick"
     >
       <template v-slot:prepend-item v-if="hasError()">
         <div class="pl-2">
           <span class="error--text"> {{ errors[0] }}</span>
         </div>
       </template>
-      <!-- <template v-slot:no-data>  hide-selected  v-on:input="$emit('input', $event)" cache-items="false":no-data-text="lt('NoData')"
-        <v-list-item>
-          <v-list-item-title>
-            Search for your favorite
-            <strong>PICKLIST ITEM</strong>
-            some kind of hint here?
-          </v-list-item-title>
-        </v-list-item>
-      </template> -->
     </v-autocomplete>
     <!-- <div>autocomplete selected item: {{ selected }}</div>
     <div>searchResults: {{ searchResults }}</div> -->
@@ -101,7 +94,8 @@ export default {
       selected: { name: "-", id: 0 },
       searchEntry: null,
       searchUnderway: false,
-      isTagFilter: false
+      isTagFilter: false,
+      errorIcon: null
       //,initialized: false
     };
   },
@@ -155,6 +149,13 @@ export default {
       //To answer above it appears both are necessary for proper operation
       this.$emit("input", val);
       this.$emit("change", val);
+    },
+    errors(val) {
+      if (this.hasError()) {
+        this.errorIcon = "fa-question-circle";
+      } else {
+        this.errorIcon = null;
+      }
     }
   },
 
@@ -165,6 +166,13 @@ export default {
     hasError: function() {
       return this.errors.length > 0;
     },
+    handleErrorClick: function() {
+      //open help nav for picklist
+      window.$gz.eventBus.$emit("menu-click", {
+        key: "app:help",
+        data: "form-home-dashboard"
+      });
+    },
     customFilter(item, queryText, itemText) {
       //NOTE: I wanted this to work with tags but all it does is highlight all of each row if tag query is present
       //I guess because it later on attempts to do the highlighting and can't find all the entered query