diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/work-order-items.vue b/ayanova/src/components/work-order-items.vue
index 062e9aa2..0d89bddb 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/work-order-items.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/work-order-items.vue
@@ -52,9 +52,12 @@
                     so if you forgot if you entered a particular user or not in the midst of entry you can see it just above
         
 
+        todo: need to implement layered (ordered) save now so can test
         todo: need an editable control at every level for proper test of partical update
         todo: need the state control at least enough to test as it's a critical part
         todo: need dirty tracking stuff for each level to set / check so top level save can know what to update
+          do I need "IsNew" as well?? or can I infer that somehow (no concurrency)
+        
 
         USAGE NOTES:
           v-if should always be as high up as possible for performance, so don't let a component decide to render, make the parent do the v-if!!
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue b/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
index d3b34726..e4b0f981 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
@@ -397,6 +397,12 @@ export default {
         //clear any errors vm might be around from previous submit
         window.$gz.form.deleteAllErrorBoxErrors(vm);
 
+        //###############################
+        //walk the tree and save dirty
+        //items in order starting with
+        //state here
+        //###############################
+
         let res = await window.$gz.api.upsert(url, vm.obj);
 
         if (res.error) {