diff --git a/ayanova/src/App.vue b/ayanova/src/App.vue
index 85dcd50d..ca7bfc50 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/App.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/App.vue
@@ -324,23 +324,23 @@ export default {
     //this smells bad but it works
     vm.$root.$gz = window.$gz;
 
-    //Capture open object type and id if present
-    //localhost:8080/login?type=2&id=22
+    // //Capture open object type and id if present
+    // //localhost:8080/login?type=2&id=22
 
-    if (window.location.search) {
-      //https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URLSearchParams
-      var searchParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
-      var openObject = {};
-      //data should be format for open-object-handler
-      // { type: [AYATYPE], id: [RECORDID] }
-      if (searchParams.has("type")) {
-        openObject.type = Number(searchParams.get("type"));
-        if (searchParams.has("id")) {
-          openObject.id = Number(searchParams.get("id"));
-        }
-        window.$gz.store.commit("setOpenObject", openObject);
-      }
-    }
+    // if (window.location.search) {
+    //   //https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URLSearchParams
+    //   var searchParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+    //   var openObject = {};
+    //   //data should be format for open-object-handler
+    //   // { type: [AYATYPE], id: [RECORDID] }
+    //   if (searchParams.has("type")) {
+    //     openObject.type = Number(searchParams.get("type"));
+    //     if (searchParams.has("id")) {
+    //       openObject.id = Number(searchParams.get("id"));
+    //     }
+    //     window.$gz.store.commit("setOpenObject", openObject);
+    //   }
+    // }
 
     //redirect to login if not authenticated
     if (!vm.$store.state.authenticated) {
diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/open-object-handler.js b/ayanova/src/api/open-object-handler.js
index 5b3f7a0c..5da2dfd2 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/open-object-handler.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/open-object-handler.js
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ export default {
     //NOTE: for new objects all edit pages assume record ID 0 means create rather than open
 
     if (tid.type && tid.id != null) {
+      console.log("tid", tid);
+      console.log("ayatype", ayatype);
       switch (tid.type) {
         case ayatype.Widget:
           vm.$router.push({
diff --git a/ayanova/src/router.js b/ayanova/src/router.js
index b1791797..c236da9d 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/router.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/router.js
@@ -428,6 +428,12 @@ export default new Router({
         )
     },
     //**********************************GENERAL   */
+    {
+      path: "/open/:ayatype/:recordid",
+      name: "ay-open",
+      component: () =>
+        import(/* webpackChunkName: "ay-common" */ "./views/ay-open.vue")
+    },
     {
       path: "/about",
       name: "ay-about",
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/ay-open.vue b/ayanova/src/views/ay-open.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25f4f99a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/ay-open.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<template>
+  <div>Opening...</div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+export default {
+  data() {
+    return {};
+  },
+  created() {
+    //Capture open object type and id if present
+    //  path: "/open/:ayatype/:recordid",
+    //vm.$route.params.ayatype
+    //vm.$route.params.recordid
+    //{ type: [AYATYPE], id: [RECORDID] }
+    window.$gz.eventBus.$emit("openobject", {
+      type: Number(this.$route.params.ayatype),
+      id: Number(this.$route.params.recordid)
+    });
+  }
+};
+</script>