diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/adm-translation.vue b/ayanova/src/views/adm-translation.vue
index b9079580..2dcbdaac 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/adm-translation.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/adm-translation.vue
@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@
             <v-container>
               <v-row>
                 <v-col cols="12">
-                  <v-text-field :label="$ay.t('Find')" required></v-text-field>
+                  <v-text-field
+                    v-model="find"
+                    :label="$ay.t('Find')"
+                    required
+                  ></v-text-field>
                 </v-col>
-                bind find and replace to fields so is sticky 
-                add OK button bound method to do the replace
+
                 <v-col cols="12">
                   <v-text-field
+                    v-model="replace"
                     :label="$ay.t('Replace')"
                     required
                   ></v-text-field>
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@
             <v-btn color="blue darken-1" text @click="replaceDialog = false">{{
               $ay.t("Cancel")
             }}</v-btn>
-            <v-btn color="blue darken-1" text @click="replaceDialog = false">{{
+            <v-btn color="blue darken-1" text @click="doReplace()">{{
               $ay.t("OK")
             }}</v-btn>
           </v-card-actions>
@@ -205,6 +209,8 @@ export default {
     return {
       formCustomTemplateKey: FORM_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE_KEY,
       search: "",
+      find: "",
+      replace: "",
       replaceDialog: false,
       editingActiveTranslation: false,
       obj: {},
@@ -261,20 +267,21 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   methods: {
+    doReplace() {
+      if (this.find && this.replace) {
+        // alert(`stub: find ${this.find} and replace ${this.replace}`);
+        //str.split(searchStr).join(replaceStr)
+        for (let i = 0; i < this.obj.translationItems.length; i++) {
+          this.obj.translationItems[i].display = this.obj.translationItems[
+            i
+          ].display
+            .split(this.find)
+            .join(this.replace);
+        }
+      }
+      this.replaceDialog = false;
+    },
     saveItem(updatedItem) {
-      // if (!updatedItem.display) {
-      //   console.log("display empty setting to key");
-      //   updatedItem.display = updatedItem.key;
-      //   for (let i = 0; i < this.obj.translationItems.length; i++) {
-      //     if (this.obj.translationItems[i].key == updatedItem.key) {
-      //       this.obj.translationItems[i].display = this.obj.translationItems[
-      //         i
-      //       ].key;
-      //       break;
-      //     }
-      //   }
-      // }
-
       //just called to flag as dirty
       window.$gz.form.setFormState({
         vm: this,