diff --git a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
index 6ab6e69d..1816654a 100644
--- a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
+++ b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ todo: lots of stuff, but next maybe is the most fundamental stuff like child col
 	
 
 PO UI for items:	
-
+	NEW ITEM button in po list header
+	NEW ITEM button in po item edit form (so can just keep entering)
 
 	Edit mode ideally will not navigate but will open an edit dialog in place which will act on things from within the same form
 	Receive all PO form menu item if applicable that just receives the entire PO as is for a shortcut
@@ -191,11 +192,14 @@ todo: test default tax codes are set
 todo: test form customization hide child collection items
 todo: test required rule and server errors display correctly / clear in both poitems table row and in edit form for poitem when opened
 	make up fake rules if necessary just to confirm the new child collection error handling works
-
+todo: test new from scratch po
+todo: test read only form of PO
+todo: test reports, tagging etc
 todo: can edit po number but if I set an existing po number 4 to 23 for example and the last autogenerated is 22 it will happily make another 23 so there are now two
 	what I want to happen is it skips existing numbers
 	not many serialized objects, maybe a utility to do wahtever, renumbering with them could be done for just that purpose entirely
 	(along with resetting the autoid number)
+	Does this require a special role?
 
 
 
diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/errorhandler.js b/ayanova/src/api/errorhandler.js
index 855965ce..b0c0abe7 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/errorhandler.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/errorhandler.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ async function dealWithError(msg, vm) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
     console.error(errMsg);
 
-    //debugger;
+    debugger;
   }
 
   //If a form instance was provided (vue instance)
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/inv-purchase-order.vue b/ayanova/src/views/inv-purchase-order.vue
index 1c1ea488..76f0c850 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/inv-purchase-order.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/inv-purchase-order.vue
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 
               <template v-slot:top>
                 <v-col cols="12">
-                  <v-menu offset-y v-if="rights.change && obj.hasUnreceived">
+                  <v-menu offset-y v-if="rights.change">
                     <template v-slot:activator="{ on, attrs }">
                       <span class="text-h6">
                         {{ $ay.t("PurchaseOrderItemList") }}</span
@@ -255,7 +255,19 @@
                       </v-btn>
                     </template>
                     <v-list>
-                      <v-list-item @click="receiveAll">
+                      <v-list-item @click="newPOItem">
+                        <v-list-item-icon>
+                          <v-icon>$ayiPlus</v-icon>
+                        </v-list-item-icon>
+                        <v-list-item-title>{{
+                          $ay.t("New")
+                        }}</v-list-item-title>
+                      </v-list-item>
+                      <v-divider></v-divider>
+                      <v-list-item
+                        @click="receiveAll"
+                        :disabled="!obj.hasUnreceived"
+                      >
                         <v-list-item-icon>
                           <v-icon>$ayiBoxOpen</v-icon>
                         </v-list-item-icon>
@@ -450,6 +462,10 @@
                       form().decimalValid(this, 'Items.ReceivedCost'),
                       form().required(this, 'Items.ReceivedCost')
                     ]"
+                    :error-messages="
+                      form().serverErrors(this, 'Items.ReceivedCost')
+                    "
+                    @input="fieldValueChanged('Items.ReceivedCost')"
                   ></gz-currency>
                 </v-col>
 
@@ -801,36 +817,6 @@ export default {
     },
     itemList: function() {
       let vm = this;
-      /*
-        
-		"items": [
-			{
-				"id": 1,
-				"concurrency": 7281388,
-				"purchaseOrderId": 1,
-				"partId": 18,
-				"partWarehouseId": 2,
-				"quantityOrdered": 28,
-				"quantityReceived": 28,
-				"purchaseOrderCost": 10.8204,
-				"receivedCost": 10,
-				"receivedDate": "2021-01-16T13:49:59.346006Z",
-				"partRequestedById": null,
-				"workorderItemPartRequestId": null,
-				"purchaseTaxCodeId": 3,
-				"vendorPartNumber": null,
-				"displayPartNumber": "733980",
-				"displayWarehouse": "WHS- Carlotta Hollow",
-				"displayRequestUser": null,
-				"displayRequestWorkorder": null,
-				"displayTaxCode": "Sales & Goods",
-				"displayNetTotal": 302.9712,
-				"displayTaxA": 21.207984,
-				"displayTaxB": 21.207984,
-				"displayLineTotal": 345.387168
-			},
-        */
-
       return vm.obj.items.map((x, i) => {
         return {
           index: i,
@@ -902,11 +888,34 @@ export default {
     receiveAll: function() {
       let vm = this;
       this.obj.items.forEach(item => receiveItem(item, vm));
+      //set status to all received fwiw
+      this.obj.status = 5;
     },
     editItem: function(item) {
       this.editPoItemIndex = item.index;
       this.editPoItemDialog = true;
     },
+    newPOItem: function() {
+      this.obj.items.push({
+        id: 0,
+        purchaseOrderId: 0,
+        partId: null,
+        partWarehouseId: 1,
+        quantityOrdered: 1,
+        quantityReceived: 0,
+        purchaseOrderCost: 0,
+        receivedCost: 0.0,
+        receivedDate: null,
+        partRequestedById: null,
+        workorderItemPartRequestId: null,
+        purchaseTaxCodeId:
+          window.$gz.store.state.globalSettings.defaultTaxPartPurchaseId,
+        vendorPartNumber: null
+      });
+
+      this.editPoItemIndex = this.obj.items.length - 1;
+      this.editPoItemDialog = true;
+    },
     canSave: function() {
       return this.formState.valid && this.formState.dirty;
     },
@@ -1344,4 +1353,58 @@ async function fetchTranslatedText(vm) {
     "PurchaseOrderCustom16"
   ]);
 }
+/* {
+        data: {
+          id: 4,
+          concurrency: 7343586,
+          serial: 4,
+          notes: "Eius tenetur magnam nostrum qui doloribus velit.",
+          wiki: null,
+          customFields: null,
+          tags: ["black", "green", "zebra", "zone0"],
+          vendorMemo: "Et quis eaque repellat.",
+          dropShipToCustomerId: null,
+          referenceNumber: "578929",
+          vendorId: 2,
+          orderedDate: "2020-05-03T07:57:42.014786Z",
+          expectedReceiveDate: "2020-05-08T07:57:42.014786Z",
+          status: 2,
+          projectId: null,
+          text1: "Natus pariatur.",
+          text2: "Provident repudiandae nobis et.",
+          items: [
+            {
+              id: 15,
+              concurrency: 7343586,
+              purchaseOrderId: 4,
+              partId: 13,
+              partWarehouseId: 2,
+              quantityOrdered: 65.0,
+              quantityReceived: 0.0,
+              purchaseOrderCost: 15.6812,
+              receivedCost: 0.0,
+              receivedDate: null,
+              partRequestedById: null,
+              workorderItemPartRequestId: null,
+              purchaseTaxCodeId: 3,
+              vendorPartNumber: "man-695831",
+              displayPartNumber: "695831",
+              displayWarehouse: "WHS- Lera Brook",
+              displayRequestUser: null,
+              displayRequestWorkorder: null,
+              displayTaxCode: "Sales & Goods",
+              displayNetTotal: 1019.278,
+              displayTaxA: 71.34946,
+              displayTaxB: 71.34946,
+              displayLineTotal: 1161.97692
+            }
+          ],
+          hasSelectableWarehouses: true,
+          hasPartRequest: false,
+          hasTaxes: true,
+          hasReceipt: false,
+          hasVendorNumber: true,
+          hasUnreceived: true
+        }
+      };*/
 </script>