diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue b/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
index 5d8c667a..97be897f 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/pick-list.vue
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
         </v-list-item>
       </template> -->
     </v-autocomplete>
-    <div>autocomplete selected item: {{ selected }}</div>
-    <div>searchResults: {{ searchResults }}</div>
+    <!-- <div>autocomplete selected item: {{ selected }}</div>
+    <div>searchResults: {{ searchResults }}</div> -->
   </div>
 </template>
 <script>
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ export default {
   created() {
     //need to add no selection object if specified
     var vm = this;
-    vm.doSearch();
+    //console.log("CREATED: calling getList for type ", this.ayaType);
+    if (vm.preFill) {
+      vm.searchUnderway = true;
+      vm.getList();
+    }
     // if (vm.noSelectionValid) {
     //   window.$gz.form.addNoSelectionItem(vm.searchResults);
     //   if (vm.value == null) {
@@ -99,6 +103,10 @@ export default {
       type: Boolean,
       default: false
     },
+    preFill: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: true
+    },
     label: { type: String, default: "" }
   },
   watch: {
@@ -106,7 +114,7 @@ export default {
       var vm = this;
       //clear any local errors
       vm.errors = [];
-      console.log("WATCH::SEARCHENTRY TRIGGERED");
+      // console.log("WATCH::SEARCHENTRY TRIGGERED:", val);
       if (!val || vm.searchUnderway) {
         return;
       }
@@ -115,7 +123,7 @@ export default {
           return;
         }
       }
-      console.log("WATCH::SEARCHENTRY doing search now");
+      //console.log("WATCH::SEARCHENTRY doing search now");
       this.doSearch();
     },
     value(val) {
@@ -131,6 +139,36 @@ export default {
     lt: function(ltkey) {
       return window.$gz.translation.get(ltkey);
     },
+    getList: function(urlParams) {
+      var vm = this;
+      // console.log("getlist: calling api.get.picklist for type ", vm.ayaType);
+      //default params for when called on init
+      if (!urlParams) {
+        urlParams = "?ayaType=" + vm.ayaType;
+        if (vm.includeInactive) {
+          urlParams += "&inactive=true";
+        }
+      }
+      window.$gz.api
+        .get("PickList/List" + urlParams)
+        .then(res => {
+          if (res.error) {
+            throw res.error;
+          }
+
+          vm.searchResults = res.data;
+          if (vm.noSelectionValid) {
+            window.$gz.form.addNoSelectionItem(vm.searchResults);
+            //   if (vm.value == null) {
+            //     vm.value = 0;
+            //   }
+          }
+          vm.searchUnderway = false;
+        })
+        .catch(err => {
+          window.$gz.errorHandler.handleFormError(err);
+        });
+    },
     doSearch: _.debounce(function() {
       //NOTE debounce with a watcher is a bit different
       //https://vuejs.org/v2/guide/migration.html#debounce-Param-Attribute-for-v-model-removed
@@ -223,26 +261,27 @@ export default {
       if (vm.includeInactive) {
         urlParams += "&inactive=true";
       }
+      this.getList(urlParams);
+      //   console.log("dosearch: calling api.get.picklist for type ", this.ayaType);
+      //   window.$gz.api
+      //     .get("PickList/List" + urlParams)
+      //     .then(res => {
+      //       if (res.error) {
+      //         throw res.error;
+      //       }
 
-      window.$gz.api
-        .get("PickList/List" + urlParams)
-        .then(res => {
-          if (res.error) {
-            throw res.error;
-          }
-
-          vm.searchResults = res.data;
-          if (vm.noSelectionValid) {
-            window.$gz.form.addNoSelectionItem(vm.searchResults);
-            //   if (vm.value == null) {
-            //     vm.value = 0;
-            //   }
-          }
-          vm.searchUnderway = false;
-        })
-        .catch(err => {
-          window.$gz.errorHandler.handleFormError(err);
-        });
+      //       vm.searchResults = res.data;
+      //       if (vm.noSelectionValid) {
+      //         window.$gz.form.addNoSelectionItem(vm.searchResults);
+      //         //   if (vm.value == null) {
+      //         //     vm.value = 0;
+      //         //   }
+      //       }
+      //       vm.searchUnderway = false;
+      //     })
+      //     .catch(err => {
+      //       window.$gz.errorHandler.handleFormError(err);
+      //     });
 
       //------------
     }, 300) //did some checking, 200-300ms seems to be the most common debounce time for ajax search queries
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/home-dashboard.vue b/ayanova/src/views/home-dashboard.vue
index e221a2f3..8f717e65 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/home-dashboard.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/home-dashboard.vue
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@
       :ayaType="ayaType().Widget"
       :label="lt('Widget')"
       noSelectionValid
+      :preFill="false"
     >
     </gz-pick-list>
     <v-divider></v-divider>
-    <!-- <gz-pick-list
+    <gz-pick-list
       v-model="selectedUser"
       :ayaType="ayaType().User"
       :label="lt('User')"
     >
-    </gz-pick-list> -->
+    </gz-pick-list>
     <v-divider></v-divider>
     <div>FORM Selected Widget: {{ selectedWidget }}</div>
     <div>FORM Selected User: {{ selectedUser }}</div>