diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/home-notify-direct.vue b/ayanova/src/views/home-notify-direct.vue
index 070f92d9..d5dec367 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/home-notify-direct.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/home-notify-direct.vue
@@ -5,39 +5,6 @@
         <v-row>
           <!-- {{ toUsers }} -->
           <gz-error :errorBoxMessage="formState.errorBoxMessage"></gz-error>
-          <!-- <v-row cols="12">
-            <v-col cols="9">
-              <gz-pick-list
-                :ayaType="ayaTypes().User"
-                :showEditIcon="false"
-                v-model="pickListSelectedUserId"
-                :label="$ay.t('UserList')"
-                ref="userPickList"
-                @input="checkSave()"
-                data-cy="pickListSelectedUserId"
-              ></gz-pick-list> </v-col
-            ><v-col cols="1">
-              <v-btn @click="addSelected()">
-                <v-icon>$ayiPlus</v-icon>
-              </v-btn>
-            </v-col>
-          </v-row>
-
-          <v-col cols="12">
-            <template v-for="item in toUsers">
-              <v-chip
-                color="primary"
-                outlined
-                :key="item.id"
-                class="ma-2"
-                close
-                @click:close="closeChip(item)"
-              >
-                {{ item.name }}
-              </v-chip>
-            </template>
-          </v-col> -->
-
           <v-col cols="12">
             <gz-pick-list
               :allowNoSelection="false"
@@ -69,8 +36,9 @@
               v-model="message"
               :label="$ay.t('MemoMessage')"
               ref="message"
+              :rules="[form().required(this, 'message')]"
               auto-grow
-              @input="checkSave()"
+              @input="fieldValueChanged('message')"
             ></v-textarea>
           </v-col>
         </v-row>
@@ -156,8 +124,9 @@ export default {
         }
 
         //enable / disable save button
-        let canSave = val.dirty && val.valid && !val.readOnly;
-        if (canSave) {
+
+        let hasSelection = this.toUsers.length > 0;
+        if (val.dirty && val.valid && !val.readOnly && hasSelection) {
           window.$gz.eventBus.$emit("menu-enable-item", FORM_KEY + ":save");
         } else {
           window.$gz.eventBus.$emit("menu-disable-item", FORM_KEY + ":save");
@@ -172,15 +141,15 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   methods: {
-    checkSave() {
-      let hasSelection =
-        this.toUsers.length > 0 ||
-        (this.pickListSelectedUserId != null &&
-          this.pickListSelectedUserId != 0);
-      let hasText = this.message != null && this.message != "";
-
-      this.formState.dirty = hasSelection && hasText;
-      if (this.canSave) {
+    updateSave: function() {
+      let hasSelection = this.toUsers.length > 0;
+      //enable / disable save button
+      if (
+        this.formState.dirty &&
+        this.formState.valid &&
+        !this.formState.readOnly &&
+        hasSelection
+      ) {
         window.$gz.eventBus.$emit("menu-enable-item", FORM_KEY + ":save");
       } else {
         window.$gz.eventBus.$emit("menu-disable-item", FORM_KEY + ":save");
@@ -191,7 +160,7 @@ export default {
       if (i != -1) {
         this.toUsers.splice(i, 1);
       }
-      this.checkSave();
+      this.updateSave();
     },
     addSelected() {
       let selected = this.$refs.userPickList.getFullSelectionValue();
@@ -205,7 +174,7 @@ export default {
 
       this.toUsers.push(selected);
       this.pickListSelectedUserId = 0;
-      this.checkSave();
+      this.updateSave();
     },
     ayaTypes: function() {
       return window.$gz.type;
@@ -214,52 +183,59 @@ export default {
     form() {
       return window.$gz.form;
     },
-
+    fieldValueChanged(ref) {
+      if (
+        this.formState.ready &&
+        !this.formState.loading &&
+        !this.formState.readOnly
+      ) {
+        window.$gz.form.fieldValueChanged(this, ref);
+      }
+    },
     async submit() {
       let vm = this;
-      if (vm.canSave) {
-        vm.formState.loading = true;
 
-        //always submit from this form for the current logged in user id
-        let url = "notify/direct-message";
+      vm.formState.loading = true;
 
-        //clear any errors vm might be around from previous submit
-        window.$gz.form.deleteAllErrorBoxErrors(vm);
-        try {
-          let userIdList = [];
-          if (vm.toUsers.length > 0) {
-            vm.toUsers.forEach(z => {
-              userIdList.push(z.id);
-            });
-          } else {
-            //just accept the single userid in the pickLkist
-            userIdList.push(vm.pickListSelectedUserId);
-          }
-          let res = await window.$gz.api.upsert(url, {
-            users: userIdList,
-            message: this.message
+      //always submit from this form for the current logged in user id
+      let url = "notify/direct-message";
+
+      //clear any errors vm might be around from previous submit
+      window.$gz.form.deleteAllErrorBoxErrors(vm);
+      try {
+        let userIdList = [];
+        if (vm.toUsers.length > 0) {
+          vm.toUsers.forEach(z => {
+            userIdList.push(z.id);
           });
-
-          if (res.error) {
-            vm.formState.serverError = res.error;
-            window.$gz.form.setErrorBoxErrors(vm);
-          } else {
-            vm.pickListSelectedUserId = null;
-            vm.items = [];
-            vm.toUsers = [];
-            vm.message = null;
-            //Only a post, no data returned
-            window.$gz.form.setFormState({
-              vm: vm,
-              dirty: false
-            });
-            vm.checkSave();
-          }
-        } catch (error) {
-          window.$gz.errorHandler.handleFormError(error, vm);
-        } finally {
-          vm.loading = false;
+        } else {
+          //just accept the single userid in the pickLkist
+          userIdList.push(vm.pickListSelectedUserId);
         }
+        let res = await window.$gz.api.upsert(url, {
+          users: userIdList,
+          message: this.message
+        });
+
+        if (res.error) {
+          vm.formState.serverError = res.error;
+          window.$gz.form.setErrorBoxErrors(vm);
+        } else {
+          vm.pickListSelectedUserId = null;
+          vm.items = [];
+          vm.toUsers = [];
+          vm.message = null;
+          //Only a post, no data returned
+          window.$gz.form.setFormState({
+            vm: vm,
+            dirty: false
+          });
+          vm.updateSave();
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        window.$gz.errorHandler.handleFormError(error, vm);
+      } finally {
+        vm.loading = false;
       }
     }
   }