diff --git a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
index 4563cba5..51f7eb25 100644
--- a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
+++ b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ CURRENTLY DOING: labors
 		Test by changing customer or contract and save should show new alert notes
 		(same as done in svc-workorder.vue line 947 with labor, replicate that shit everywhere)
 
-		CHANGED PUT ITEMS: expenses, workorder header, loans,outsideservice,parts, scheduledusers
+		CHANGED PUT ITEMS: header plus all children of woitem but not woitem (only excluded one)
 
 	todo: check contract expiry for applying!!
 
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue b/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
index 2c9ca2d5..41d00835 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
@@ -645,11 +645,28 @@ async function saveHeader(vm) {
     //}
   } else {
     //update any server changed fields
-    vm.obj.concurrency = res.data.concurrency;
-    vm.obj.isDirty = false;
+    //Server will update fields on put or post for most workorder graph objecs so need to update entire object here
+    //TODO: update header fields only, not collections here:
+    //see technique used elsewhere with this same need already done was it woitem??
+    //get copy of item without child collections for independant submit
+    //this is it for woitem:
+
+    //this sets 'o' to all values in assigned *except* the ones itemized with removedKey which is a fake key and just used for this trick to work
+    //as undefined won't
+    console.log("Header save, return data is: ", res.data);
+    //copy return data into a variable called 'o' but exclude states and items keys
+    const { states: removedKey1, items: removedKey2, ...o } = res.data;
+
+    console.log("Header save, o is: ", o);
+
+    //now we can set the header to o safely without wiping the child collections
+    //this will only copy the existing properties in o to vm.obj
+    Object.assign(vm.obj, o);
+
+    console.log("Header save, vm.obj is: ", vm.obj);
+
+    //vm.obj.items[woItemIndex].labors.splice(i, 1, res.data); //vue needs the splice rather than just setting the value in order to trigger reactivity or else the UI won't update
     if (isPost) {
-      vm.obj.id = res.data.id;
-      vm.obj.serial = res.data.serial;
       //walk all unsaved direct children and set the workorder id so they can save
       vm.obj.states.forEach(z => (z.workOrderId = vm.obj.id));
       vm.obj.items.forEach(z => (z.workOrderId = vm.obj.id));
@@ -833,16 +850,8 @@ async function saveExpenses(vm, woItemIndex) {
           childUid: o.uid
         });
       } else {
-        //update any server changed fields
-        //always updated:
-        o.concurrency = res.data.concurrency;
-        o.isDirty = false;
-
-        //new records only...
-        if (isPost) {
-          o.id = res.data.id;
-          o.workOrderItemId = res.data.workOrderItemId;
-        }
+        //Server will update fields on put or post for most workorder graph objecs so need to update entire object here
+        vm.obj.items[woItemIndex].expenses.splice(i, 1, res.data); //vue needs the splice rather than just setting the value in order to trigger reactivity or else the UI won't update
       }
     }
   }
@@ -875,16 +884,8 @@ async function saveScheduledUsers(vm, woItemIndex) {
           childUid: o.uid
         });
       } else {
-        //update any server changed fields
-        //always updated:
-        o.concurrency = res.data.concurrency;
-        o.isDirty = false;
-
-        //new records only...
-        if (isPost) {
-          o.id = res.data.id;
-          o.workOrderItemId = res.data.workOrderItemId;
-        }
+        //Server will update fields on put or post for most workorder graph objecs so need to update entire object here
+        vm.obj.items[woItemIndex].scheduledUsers.splice(i, 1, res.data); //vue needs the splice rather than just setting the value in order to trigger reactivity or else the UI won't update
       }
     }
   }