diff --git a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
index 4c08b4a2..9de5618c 100644
--- a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
+++ b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ TODO NEXT
 
 
 DATETIME
-- sb able to click on buttons as well as the actual numbers, see if that's possible
-- Does it validate properly?
+
+- Does it validate properly? NO.  Get validation working!!
+	- possibly helpful https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47982820/vuejs-vee-validate-in-custom-components
+	- or https://duckduckgo.com/?q=vee+validate+with+custom+component&t=ffab&atb=v134-6__&ia=web
+	
 - Test on mobile and desktop all browsers before moving on, it must be solid with error handling (required, after before etc) and etc and then if all is well we can move on to the other field types
 
 
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/inventory-widget-edit.vue b/ayanova/src/views/inventory-widget-edit.vue
index f97ccd0a..9b6677f6 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/inventory-widget-edit.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/inventory-widget-edit.vue
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
               :counter="255"
               :error-messages="errors.collect('name')"
               :label="this.$gzlocale.get('WidgetName')"
-              data-vv-name="name"
+              name="name"
               required
             ></v-text-field>
           </v-flex>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
               :counter="10"
               :error-messages="errors.collect('serial')"
               :label="this.$gzlocale.get('WidgetSerial')"
-              data-vv-name="serial"
+              name="serial"
               required
             ></v-text-field>
           </v-flex>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
               :counter="10"
               :error-messages="errors.collect('count')"
               :label="this.$gzlocale.get('WidgetCount')"
-              data-vv-name="count"
+              name="count"
               required
             ></v-text-field>
           </v-flex>
@@ -44,13 +44,31 @@
               v-validate="this.$gzlocale.decimalValidate(true)"
               :error-messages="errors.collect('dollarAmount')"
               :label="this.$gzlocale.get('WidgetDollarAmount')"
-              data-vv-name="dollarAmount"
+              name="dollarAmount"
               required
             ></v-text-field>
           </v-flex>
 
           <v-flex xs12 sm6 lg4 xl3 px-2>
-            <gz-date-time-picker label="Start" v-model="obj.startDate"></gz-date-time-picker>
+            <gz-date-time-picker
+              :label="this.$gzlocale.get('WidgetStartDate')"
+              v-model="obj.startDate"
+              name="startDate"
+              :error-messages="errors.collect('startDate')"
+              v-validate="'before:endDate'"
+              ref="startDate"
+            ></gz-date-time-picker>
+          </v-flex>
+
+          <v-flex xs12 sm6 lg4 xl3 px-2>
+            <gz-date-time-picker
+              :label="this.$gzlocale.get('WidgetEndDate')"
+              v-model="obj.endDate"
+              name="endDate"
+              :error-messages="errors.collect('endDate')"
+              v-validate="'after:startDate'"
+              ref="endDate"
+            ></gz-date-time-picker>
           </v-flex>
 
           <v-flex xs12 sm6 lg4 xl3 px-2>
@@ -60,11 +78,21 @@
               :error-messages="errors.collect('checkbox')"
               value="1"
               :label="this.$gzlocale.get('Active')"
-              data-vv-name="checkbox"
+              name="checkbox"
               required
             ></v-checkbox>
           </v-flex>
+          <v-flex xs12 sm6 lg4 xl3 px-2>
+            <ul>
+              <li v-for="(group, index) in errors.collect()" :key="index">
+                <ul>
+                  <li v-for="(error,index) in group" :key="index">{{ error }}</li>
+                </ul>
+              </li>
+            </ul>
+          </v-flex>
         </v-layout>
+
         <v-layout align-center justify-space-around row wrap mt-5>
           <v-flex xs1>
             <v-btn>one</v-btn>
@@ -138,6 +166,7 @@ export default {
       });
     },
     submit() {
+      // debugger;
       this.$validator.validateAll();
     }
   }