diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/translation.js b/ayanova/src/api/translation.js
index 0a420c7d..bd522195 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/translation.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/translation.js
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ export default {
     "ErrorAPI2010",
     "ErrorAPI2020",
     "ErrorAPI2030",
+    "ErrorAPI2040",
     "ErrorAPI2200",
     "ErrorAPI2201",
     "ErrorAPI2202",
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue b/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
index a58d5f9b..406b3cd1 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/svc-workorder.vue
@@ -1123,7 +1123,8 @@ 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) {
-      const o = vm.obj.items[woItemIndex].parts[i];
+      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;
@@ -1144,7 +1145,32 @@ async function saveParts(vm, woItemIndex) {
 
       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]
+            });
+          }
+
+          //           {
+          //   "code": "2200",
+          //   "details": [
+          //     {
+          //       "message": "available:93.00000",
+          //       "target": "Balance",
+          //       "error": "2040"
+          //     }
+          //   ],
+          //   "message": "ErrorAPI2200"
+          // }
+        }
+
         handleSaveError(vm, {
+          //todo handle insufficient quantity error 2040
           error: res.error,
           itemUid: vm.obj.items[woItemIndex].uid,
           childKey: "parts",