diff --git a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
index e2d2a4a9..87284c66 100644
--- a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
+++ b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
@@ -365,6 +365,15 @@ todo: many biz objects are not using new PUT methodology
 CURRENTLY DOING: workorder round two electric boogaloo 
 	basics first then increasingly esoteric features	
 
+currently: request  button implementations
+	make the button actually do the work
+		trigger a route that adds a request and then insert it into the object tree so it appears
+		maybe though it's done from the parts form but signals to the svc-workorder header to do the actual work??
+			or maybe better in the part form as a separation of concerns issue and part does have access to the full object so can
+			easily insert it into the tree!!!!!!
+		handle the case where the inventory changes after error but before click
+		both ways: has enough all of a sudden or has even less all of a sudden
+
 Biggies
 todo 3: actual inventory 
 	1961 / 3752- auto remove from inventory immediately when wo saved and re-instate if changed
@@ -383,8 +392,9 @@ todo: No inventory setting	*IMPORTANT* must test with inventory turned off for t
 				so this must be replicated in v8 exactly and dynamically, not from server itself, but server must still check at last moment of save and return error if unavailable
 				See v7 project workorderform.cs line 8878 for the code in question
 			Proper error messages that are localized and must display correctly in UI at the source of the woitempart error
-			
 
+todo: workorder save method is using a shallow clone by reference for each object NOT a copy as intended which is killing the error system as UID is being wiped
+	See Part save for a clone method using json parse and stringify, but maybe that's shit and need something better
 
 todo 3: service bank
 todo 3: notification
diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/gzutil.js b/ayanova/src/api/gzutil.js
index 766578d0..7aeb085f 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/gzutil.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/gzutil.js
@@ -125,6 +125,26 @@ export default {
       }
     }
   },
+  ///////////////////////////////
+  // DEEP COPY FOR API UPDATE
+  // Deep copy an object skipping all *Viz and named properties from object
+  //
+  deepCopySkip: function(source, skipNames) {
+    if (skipNames == null) {
+      skipNames = [];
+    }
+    let o = {};
+    for (let key in source) {
+      if (
+        !key.endsWith("Viz") &&
+        !skipNames.some(x => x == key) &&
+        source.hasOwnProperty(key)
+      ) {
+        o[key] = source[key];
+      }
+    }
+    return o;
+  },
   /**
    * Copy a string to clipboard
    * @param  {String} string         The string to be copied to clipboard
diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/work-order-item-parts.vue b/ayanova/src/components/work-order-item-parts.vue
index 352d453c..3c089627 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/work-order-item-parts.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/work-order-item-parts.vue
@@ -110,6 +110,20 @@
             ].quantity`)
             "
           ></gz-decimal>
+          <template
+            v-if="
+              value.items[activeWoItemIndex].parts[activeItemIndex]
+                .requestAmountViz != null
+            "
+          >
+            <v-btn text @click="doRequest()">
+              <v-icon left>
+                $ayiParachuteBox
+              </v-icon>
+
+              {{ requestMore }}
+            </v-btn>
+          </template>
         </v-col>
 
         <v-col
@@ -466,6 +480,15 @@ export default {
     //---
   },
   computed: {
+    requestMore: function() {
+      return this.$ay
+        .t("WorkOrderItemPartRequestMore")
+        .replace(
+          "{n}",
+          this.value.items[this.activeWoItemIndex].parts[this.activeItemIndex]
+            .requestAmountViz
+        );
+    },
     isDeleted: function() {
       if (
         this.value.items[this.activeWoItemIndex].parts[this.activeItemIndex] ==
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue b/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
index 406b3cd1..e2e9c294 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
@@ -1123,50 +1123,26 @@ async function saveParts(vm, woItemIndex) {
 
   for (let i = 0; i < vm.obj.items[woItemIndex].parts.length; i++) {
     if (vm.obj.items[woItemIndex].parts[i].isDirty) {
-      let o = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(vm.obj.items[woItemIndex].parts[i]));
-      // const o = vm.obj.items[woItemIndex].parts[i];
-      const uid = o.uid;
-      //strip out viz fields before sending
-      o.isDirty = undefined;
-      o.uid = undefined;
-      o.partViz = undefined;
-      o.upcViz = undefined;
-      o.partWarehouseViz = undefined;
-      o.taxPartSaleViz = undefined;
-      o.cost = undefined;
-      o.listPrice = undefined;
-      o.unitOfMeasureViz = undefined;
-      o.priceViz = undefined;
-      o.netViz = undefined;
-      o.taxAViz = undefined;
-      o.taxBViz = undefined;
-      o.partVizlineTotalViz = undefined;
-      o.lineTotalViz = undefined;
+      //clone and skip viz and other fields
+      let o = window.$gz.util.deepCopySkip(vm.obj.items[woItemIndex].parts[i], [
+        "uid",
+        "cost",
+        "listPrice"
+      ]);
 
       const res = await window.$gz.api.upsert(`${API_BASE_URL}items/parts`, o);
       if (res.error) {
         //insufficient stock?
-        console.log("part save error:", JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(res.error)));
         if (res.error.details) {
           const balanceError = res.error.details.find(z => z.error == "2040");
           if (balanceError && balanceError.message) {
-            console.log("Insufficient stock ", {
-              balance: Number(balanceError.message.split(":")[1]),
-              obj: vm.obj.items[woItemIndex].parts[i]
-            });
+            //set the amount requestable so it surfaces in the UI and can be requested
+            let balance = window.$gz.util.stringToFloat(balanceError.message);
+            if (balance != null || balance != 0) {
+              vm.obj.items[woItemIndex].parts[i].requestAmountViz =
+                vm.obj.items[woItemIndex].parts[i].quantity - balance;
+            }
           }
-
-          //           {
-          //   "code": "2200",
-          //   "details": [
-          //     {
-          //       "message": "available:93.00000",
-          //       "target": "Balance",
-          //       "error": "2040"
-          //     }
-          //   ],
-          //   "message": "ErrorAPI2200"
-          // }
         }
 
         handleSaveError(vm, {
@@ -1174,7 +1150,7 @@ async function saveParts(vm, woItemIndex) {
           error: res.error,
           itemUid: vm.obj.items[woItemIndex].uid,
           childKey: "parts",
-          childUid: uid
+          childUid: vm.obj.items[woItemIndex].parts[i].uid
         });
       } else {
         //Server will update fields on put or post for most workorder graph objecs so need to update entire object here
@@ -2094,6 +2070,7 @@ async function fetchTranslatedText(vm) {
     "WorkOrderItemPartRequestPartID",
     "WorkOrderItemPartRequestPartWarehouseID",
     "WorkOrderItemPartRequestQuantity",
+    "WorkOrderItemPartRequestMore",
     "PurchaseOrder",
     "PurchaseOrderExpectedReceiveDate",
     "PurchaseOrderOrderedDate",