diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/PickListController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/PickListController.cs
index a6d4dca9..153fc4ff 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/PickListController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/PickListController.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,32 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
                 return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(o));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get a single item's name display in PickList templated format
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="pickListSingleParams"></param>
+        /// <returns>One display string or an empty string if not found or invalid</returns>
+        [HttpPost("single")]
+        public async Task<IActionResult> PostSingle([FromBody] PickListSingleOptions pickListSingleParams)
+        {
+            if (serverState.IsClosed)
+                return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
+
+            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
+                return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ModelState));
+
+            if (!Authorized.HasSelectRole(HttpContext.Items, pickListSingleParams.AyaType))
+                return StatusCode(403, new ApiNotAuthorizedResponse());
+
+            //Instantiate the business object handler
+            PickListBiz biz = PickListBiz.GetBiz(ct, HttpContext);
+
+            var o = await biz.GetTemplatedNameAsync(pickListSingleParams.AyaType, pickListSingleParams.Id, pickListSingleParams.ListVariant, log);
+            if (o == null)
+                return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(biz.Errors));
+            else
+                return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(o));
+        }
 
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/PickList/PickListOptions.cs b/server/AyaNova/PickList/PickListOptions.cs
index 424d69da..45aea84b 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/PickList/PickListOptions.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/PickList/PickListOptions.cs
@@ -42,4 +42,24 @@ namespace AyaNova.PickList
         }
     }
 
+    public sealed class PickListSingleOptions
+    {
+
+        [FromBody]
+        public AyaType AyaType { get; set; }
+
+        [FromBody]
+        public long Id { get; set; }
+
+        [FromBody]
+        public string ListVariant { get; set; }
+
+        public PickListSingleOptions()
+        {
+            AyaType = AyaType.NoType;
+            Id = 0;
+            ListVariant = string.Empty;
+        }
+    }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/PickListBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/PickListBiz.cs
index 41be2933..3311ab93 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/PickListBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/PickListBiz.cs
@@ -134,11 +134,27 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             }
 
             //Autocomplete and tagonly query terms now set for consumption by PickListFetcher, ready to fetch...
-            List<NameIdActiveItem> items = await PickListFetcher.GetResponseAsync(PickList, AutoCompleteQuery, TagSpecificQuery, inactive, preIds,variant, ct, log);
+            List<NameIdActiveItem> items = await PickListFetcher.GetResponseAsync(PickList, AutoCompleteQuery, TagSpecificQuery, inactive, preIds, variant, ct, log);
             return items;
         }
 
 
+        //get picklist display for a single item
+        //used to populate UI with picklist format display for items
+        internal async Task<string> GetTemplatedNameAsync(AyaType ayaType, long id, string variant, ILogger log)
+        {
+            long[] preIds = { id };
+            var PickList = PickListFactory.GetAyaPickList(ayaType);
+            //Autocomplete and tagonly query terms now set for consumption by PickListFetcher, ready to fetch...
+            List<NameIdActiveItem> items = await PickListFetcher.GetResponseAsync(PickList, null, null, true, preIds, variant, ct, log);
+            if (items.Count == 0)
+            {
+                return string.Empty;
+            }
+            return items[0].Name;
+        }
+
+       
         //get picklist templates, basically all the object types that support picklists
         internal List<NameIdItem> GetListOfAllPickListTypes(long translationId)
         {
@@ -146,8 +162,6 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         }
 
 
-
-
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //UPDATE
         //
@@ -171,7 +185,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                 return false;
             if (bAdd)
                 await ct.PickListTemplate.AddAsync(o);
-                
+
             await ct.SaveChangesAsync();
 
             //Log modification and save context
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/PurchaseOrderBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/PurchaseOrderBiz.cs
index 4f23b9ad..680a1c79 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/PurchaseOrderBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/PurchaseOrderBiz.cs
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         internal async Task<PurchaseOrder> GetAsync(long id, bool logTheGetEvent = true)
         {
             var ret = await ct.PurchaseOrder.Include(z => z.Items).AsNoTracking().SingleOrDefaultAsync(z => z.Id == id);
+
+            //populate names for client ui
+            var pl= new PickListBiz(ct,UserId,UserTranslationId,CurrentUserRoles);
+            foreach(PurchaseOrderItem item in ret.Items){
+                item.PartName= await pl.GetPickListAsync()
+            }
             if (logTheGetEvent && ret != null)
                 await EventLogProcessor.LogEventToDatabaseAsync(new Event(UserId, id, BizType, AyaEvent.Retrieved), ct);
             return ret;
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/models/PurchaseOrderItem.cs b/server/AyaNova/models/PurchaseOrderItem.cs
index ca95962c..c843bf95 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/models/PurchaseOrderItem.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/models/PurchaseOrderItem.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
-
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
 
 namespace AyaNova.Models
 {
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.Models
         public long? PurchaseTaxCodeId { get; set; }
         public string VendorPartNumber { get; set; }
 
+        //mirror name fields to save a roundtrip to the UI, not persisted
+        [NotMapped]
+        public string PartName { get; set; }
 
         [JsonIgnore]
         public PurchaseOrder PurchaseOrder { get; set; }