diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/work-order-items.vue b/ayanova/src/components/work-order-items.vue
index 2f07d4a3..ab6124da 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/work-order-items.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/work-order-items.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
             <v-list-item
               v-if="hasData && hasSelection && canAdd"
-              @click="copyItem"
+              @click="copyItemDialog = true"
             >
               <v-list-item-icon>
                 <v-icon>$ayiCopy</v-icon>
@@ -602,6 +602,45 @@
         </v-col>
       </template>
     </v-row>
+    <!-- ################################################################################-->
+    <!-- ##########################  COPY WOITEM DIALOG  ###############################-->
+    <!-- ################################################################################-->
+    <template>
+      <v-row justify="center">
+        <v-dialog v-model="copyItemDialog" max-width="600px">
+          <v-card>
+            <v-card-title>
+              <span class="text-h5">{{ $ay.t("CopyToWorkOrder") }}</span>
+            </v-card-title>
+            <v-card-text>
+              <v-text-field
+                v-model="copyItemWoNumber"
+                :label="$ay.t('WorkOrder')"
+                autofocus
+                required
+                type="number"
+              ></v-text-field>
+            </v-card-text>
+            <v-card-actions>
+              <v-spacer></v-spacer>
+              <v-btn
+                color="blue darken-1"
+                text
+                @click="copyItemDialog = false"
+                >{{ $ay.t("Cancel") }}</v-btn
+              >
+              <v-btn
+                color="blue darken-1"
+                text
+                @click="copyItemToWorkOrder()"
+                :disabled="!copyItemWoNumber"
+                >{{ $ay.t("OK") }}</v-btn
+              >
+            </v-card-actions>
+          </v-card>
+        </v-dialog>
+      </v-row>
+    </template>
   </div>
 </template>
 <script>
@@ -649,7 +688,9 @@ export default {
       gotoTaskIndex: null,
       gotoScheduledUserIndex: null,
       gotoTravelIndex: null,
-      gotoUnitIndex: null
+      gotoUnitIndex: null,
+      copyItemDialog: false,
+      copyItemWoNumber: null
     };
   },
   props: {
@@ -827,8 +868,42 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   methods: {
-    copyItem() {
-      alert("COPY");
+    async copyItemToWorkOrder() {
+      /*
+      needs to display wo selector dialog as simple input text for workorder number
+        this is so that there is no need to work with infinite lists to select from when they probably just know the number anyway and we don't care what wo they select with the loosey goosey rules now
+      Enter wo number and click on ok or cancel
+      if ok then it looks up that wo number record id, navigates to that workorder with the woitem to be copied in the route param
+      Wo form needs to spot that route param and insert that item into a new woitem record ** if the wo is not locked** if it's locked then an error message should state so
+        or do we just let the server tell them about it and assume they will unlock it before save next time
+      User is left with a existing wo opened, a new woitem added and the wo is dirty and ready to save
+
+*/
+
+      if (!this.copyItemWoNumber) {
+        return;
+      }
+      //get id from number then push open
+      let res = await window.$gz.api.get(
+        "workorder/id-from-number/" + this.copyItemWoNumber
+      );
+      if (res.error) {
+        window.$gz.eventBus.$emit(
+          "notify-warning",
+          window.$gz.errorHandler.errorToString(res, this)
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this.$router.push({
+        name: "workorder-edit",
+        params: {
+          recordid: res.data,
+          copyItem: this.value.items[this.activeItemIndex]
+        }
+      });
+
+      this.copyItemDialog = false;
     },
     newItem() {
       let newIndex = this.value.items.length;