diff --git a/tailbone/views/batch/core.py b/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
index 402619b2..51ca6634 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
@@ -595,6 +595,9 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
         f.set_readonly('status_code')
         f.set_label('status_code', "Status")
 
+        # status text
+        f.set_readonly('status_text')
+
     def configure_mobile_row_form(self, f):
         super(BatchMasterView, self).configure_mobile_row_form(f)
 
diff --git a/tailbone/views/batch/pricing.py b/tailbone/views/batch/pricing.py
index e871c3df..4ab42e70 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/batch/pricing.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/batch/pricing.py
@@ -138,6 +138,19 @@ class PricingBatchView(BatchMasterView):
     def configure_row_form(self, f):
         super(PricingBatchView, self).configure_row_form(f)
 
+        # readonly fields
+        f.set_readonly('product')
+        f.set_readonly('upc')
+        f.set_readonly('brand_name')
+        f.set_readonly('description')
+        f.set_readonly('size')
+        f.set_readonly('department_number')
+        f.set_readonly('department_name')
+        f.set_readonly('vendor')
+
+        # product
+        f.set_renderer('product', self.render_product)
+
         # currency fields
         f.set_type('old_price', 'currency')
         f.set_type('new_price', 'currency')
diff --git a/tailbone/views/custorders/items.py b/tailbone/views/custorders/items.py
index f4c540f0..da56e7de 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/custorders/items.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/custorders/items.py
@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 import datetime
 
+import six
 from sqlalchemy import orm
 
 from rattail.db import model
 from rattail.time import localtime
 
+from webhelpers2.html import tags
+
 from tailbone.views import MasterView
 from tailbone.util import raw_datetime
 
@@ -166,14 +169,6 @@ class CustomerOrderItemsView(MasterView):
         url = self.request.route_url('custorders.view', uuid=order.uuid)
         return tags.link_to(text, url)
 
-    def render_product(self, order, field):
-        product = order.product
-        if not product:
-            return ""
-        text = six.text_type(product)
-        url = self.request.route_url('products.view', uuid=product.uuid)
-        return tags.link_to(text, url)
-
     def get_row_data(self, item):
         return self.Session.query(model.CustomerOrderItemEvent)\
                            .filter(model.CustomerOrderItemEvent.item == item)\
diff --git a/tailbone/views/master.py b/tailbone/views/master.py
index a01454f4..06470529 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/master.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/master.py
@@ -731,6 +731,14 @@ class MasterView(View):
             return obj.upc.pretty() if obj.upc else ''
         return getattr(obj, product_key)
 
+    def render_product(self, obj, field):
+        product = getattr(obj, field)
+        if not product:
+            return ""
+        text = six.text_type(product)
+        url = self.request.route_url('products.view', uuid=product.uuid)
+        return tags.link_to(text, url)
+
     def before_create_flush(self, obj, form):
         pass
 
diff --git a/tailbone/views/purchases/core.py b/tailbone/views/purchases/core.py
index 2878a461..bc39fc3e 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/purchases/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/purchases/core.py
@@ -318,15 +318,7 @@ class PurchaseView(MasterView):
         f.set_renderer('department', self.render_row_department)
 
         # product
-        f.set_renderer('product', self.render_row_product)
-
-    def render_row_product(self, row, field):
-        product = row.product
-        if not product:
-            return ""
-        text = six.text_type(product)
-        url = self.request.route_url('products.view', uuid=product.uuid)
-        return tags.link_to(text, url)
+        f.set_renderer('product', self.render_product)
 
     def render_row_department(self, row, field):
         return "{} {}".format(row.department_number, row.department_name)
diff --git a/tailbone/views/purchasing/batch.py b/tailbone/views/purchasing/batch.py
index ef105df7..e2b9e379 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/purchasing/batch.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/purchasing/batch.py
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ class PurchasingBatchView(BatchMasterView):
             f.set_readonly('upc')
             f.set_readonly('item_id')
             f.set_readonly('product')
-            f.set_renderer('product', self.render_row_product)
+            f.set_renderer('product', self.render_product)
 
             # TODO: what's up with this again?
             # f.remove_fields('po_total',
@@ -704,18 +704,10 @@ class PurchasingBatchView(BatchMasterView):
                 f.remove_fields('brand_name',
                                 'description',
                                 'size')
-                f.set_renderer('product', self.render_row_product)
+                f.set_renderer('product', self.render_product)
             else:
                 f.remove_field('product')
 
-    def render_row_product(self, row, field):
-        product = row.product
-        if not product:
-            return ""
-        text = six.text_type(product)
-        url = self.request.route_url('products.view', uuid=product.uuid)
-        return tags.link_to(text, url)
-
     def configure_mobile_row_form(self, f):
         super(PurchasingBatchView, self).configure_mobile_row_form(f)
         # row = f.model_instance
diff --git a/tailbone/views/vendors/catalogs.py b/tailbone/views/vendors/catalogs.py
index a3d0c43e..c8c5e30c 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/vendors/catalogs.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/vendors/catalogs.py
@@ -198,14 +198,6 @@ class VendorCatalogsView(FileBatchMasterView):
         super(VendorCatalogsView, self).configure_row_form(f)
         f.set_renderer('product', self.render_product)
 
-    def render_product(self, row, field):
-        product = row.product
-        if not product:
-            return ""
-        text = six.text_type(product)
-        url = self.request.route_url('products.view', uuid=product.uuid)
-        return tags.link_to(text, url)
-
     def template_kwargs_create(self, **kwargs):
         parsers = self.get_parsers()
         for parser in parsers: