diff --git a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
index 3903efd5..16db4fda 100644
--- a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
+++ b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ todo: Need client to accept an open object url which directly opens a report
 	This should be sent to the server directly to render the report in the current user's Client browser context
 	So they would click on a link in an email and be taken to login and then directly to previewing the report
 
-
-
+	URL: 404 - Object not found: "/viewreport/2/100/1"  /viewreport/objecttype/:objectid/:reportid
+	http://localhost:8080//viewreport/2/100/1
 
 todo: export from grid to xls, csv etc.
 	I'm thinking perhaps also a secondary ability to make report templates that are actually intended for export to xls or whatever as an additional feature
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/login.vue b/ayanova/src/views/login.vue
index 552a039f..80fe609a 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/login.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/login.vue
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export default {
     return {
       input: {
         username: "superuser",
-        password: "l3tm3in"
+        password: "l3tm3in",
       },
       hasSmallLogo: false,
       hasMediumLogo: false,
@@ -123,115 +123,115 @@ export default {
           {
             name: "AyaNova SuperUser - all",
             l: "superuser",
-            p: "l3tm3in"
+            p: "l3tm3in",
           },
           {
             name: "Accounting",
             l: "Accounting",
-            p: "Accounting"
+            p: "Accounting",
           },
           {
             name: "Business admin",
             l: "BizAdminFull",
-            p: "BizAdminFull"
+            p: "BizAdminFull",
           },
           {
             name: "Business admin - limited",
             l: "BizAdminLimited",
-            p: "BizAdminLimited"
+            p: "BizAdminLimited",
           },
           {
             name: "Customer",
             l: "CustomerFull",
-            p: "CustomerFull"
+            p: "CustomerFull",
           },
           {
             name: "Customer - limited",
             l: "CustomerLimited",
-            p: "CustomerLimited"
+            p: "CustomerLimited",
           },
           {
             name: "Dispatcher",
             l: "DispatchFull",
-            p: "DispatchFull"
+            p: "DispatchFull",
           },
           {
             name: "Dispatcher - limited",
             l: "DispatchLimited",
-            p: "DispatchLimited"
+            p: "DispatchLimited",
           },
           {
             name: "Head office",
             l: "HeadOffice",
-            p: "HeadOffice"
+            p: "HeadOffice",
           },
           {
             name: "Inventory",
             l: "InventoryFull",
-            p: "InventoryFull"
+            p: "InventoryFull",
           },
           {
             name: "Inventory - limited",
             l: "InventoryLimited",
-            p: "InventoryLimited"
+            p: "InventoryLimited",
           },
           {
             name: "Operations",
             l: "OpsAdminFull",
-            p: "OpsAdminFull"
+            p: "OpsAdminFull",
           },
           {
             name: "Operations - limited",
             l: "OpsAdminLimited",
-            p: "OpsAdminLimited"
+            p: "OpsAdminLimited",
           },
           {
             name: "Sales",
             l: "SalesFull",
-            p: "SalesFull"
+            p: "SalesFull",
           },
           {
             name: "Sales - limited",
             l: "SalesLimited",
-            p: "SalesLimited"
+            p: "SalesLimited",
           },
           {
             name: "Subcontractor",
             l: "SubContractorFull",
-            p: "SubContractorFull"
+            p: "SubContractorFull",
           },
           {
             name: "Subcontractor - limited",
             l: "SubContractorLimited",
-            p: "SubContractorLimited"
+            p: "SubContractorLimited",
           },
           {
             name: "Technician",
             l: "TechFull",
-            p: "TechFull"
+            p: "TechFull",
           },
           {
             name: "Technician - limited",
             l: "TechLimited",
-            p: "TechLimited"
+            p: "TechLimited",
           },
           {
             name: "Translation - Deutsch / German",
             l: "de",
-            p: "de"
+            p: "de",
           },
           {
             name: "Translation - Español / Spanish",
             l: "es",
-            p: "es"
+            p: "es",
           },
           {
             name: "Translation - Français / French",
             l: "fr",
-            p: "fr"
-          }
-        ]
-      }
+            p: "fr",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
     };
   },
   async created() {
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export default {
     window.$gz.eventBus.$emit("menu-change", {
       isMain: true,
       icon: "",
-      title: ""
+      title: "",
     });
     try {
       let res = await window.$gz.api.get("notify/hello");
@@ -280,14 +280,14 @@ export default {
       this.input.password = item.p;
       this.input.username = item.l;
     },
-    trialHelpClick: function() {
+    trialHelpClick: function () {
       //open help nav for trial login
       window.$gz.eventBus.$emit("menu-click", {
         key: "app:help",
-        data: "ay-start-trial-login"
+        data: "ay-start-trial-login",
       });
     },
-    onEnterUserName: function() {
+    onEnterUserName: function () {
       //move focus to password
       document.getElementsByName("password")[0].focus();
     },
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export default {
             "auth",
             {
               login: vm.input.username,
-              password: vm.input.password
+              password: vm.input.password,
             },
             true
           );
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ export default {
             (vm.$store.state.globalSettings.licenseStatus == 3 ||
               vm.$store.state.globalSettings.licenseStatus == 4)
           ) {
-            (async function() {
+            (async function () {
               await window.$gz.dialog.displayLTModalNotificationMessage(
                 "MaintenanceExpiredNote",
                 "MaintenanceExpired",
@@ -332,6 +332,14 @@ export default {
 
           let toPath = vm.$route.params.topath; //set in app.vue::mounted
           if (toPath != undefined) {
+            //check if it's an open report link and if so
+            //trigger that to open in a new window and continue on to normal home page
+            if (toPath.startsWith("/viewreport")) {
+              alert("stub: open report");
+              vm.$router.push(vm.$store.state.homePage);
+            }
+
+            //otherwise open the url indicated
             vm.$router.push(vm.$route.params.topath);
           } else {
             vm.$router.push(vm.$store.state.homePage);
@@ -368,7 +376,7 @@ export default {
           }
         }
       }
-    }
+    },
   },
   beforeRouteEnter(to, from, next) {
     //very important as this in conjunction with the menu options means
@@ -378,6 +386,6 @@ export default {
       processLogout();
       next();
     });
-  }
+  },
 };
 </script>