diff --git a/tailbone/templates/batch/vendorcatalog/configure.mako b/tailbone/templates/batch/vendorcatalog/configure.mako
index e4fa346a..1e6309f4 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/batch/vendorcatalog/configure.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/batch/vendorcatalog/configure.mako
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@
 
 <%def name="form_content()">
   ${self.input_file_templates_section()}
+
+  <h3 class="block is-size-3">Options</h3>
+  <div class="block" style="padding-left: 2rem;">
+
+    <b-field>
+      <b-checkbox name="rattail.batch.vendor_catalog.allow_future"
+                  v-model="simpleSettings['rattail.batch.vendor_catalog.allow_future']"
+                  @input="settingsNeedSaved = true">
+        Allow "future" cost changes
+      </b-checkbox>
+    </b-field>
+
+  </div>
 </%def>
 
 
diff --git a/tailbone/views/batch/vendorcatalog.py b/tailbone/views/batch/vendorcatalog.py
index dfd03ac9..733f14b5 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/batch/vendorcatalog.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/batch/vendorcatalog.py
@@ -54,13 +54,15 @@ class VendorCatalogView(FileBatchMasterView):
     route_prefix = 'vendorcatalogs'
     url_prefix = '/vendors/catalogs'
     template_prefix = '/batch/vendorcatalog'
-    editable = False
+    bulk_deletable = True
+    results_executable = True
     rows_bulk_deletable = True
     has_input_file_templates = True
     configurable = True
 
     labels = {
         'vendor_id': "Vendor ID",
+        'parser_key': "Parser",
     }
 
     grid_columns = [
@@ -172,7 +174,9 @@ class VendorCatalogView(FileBatchMasterView):
             if not use_buefy:
                 values.insert(0, ('', "(please choose)"))
             f.set_widget('parser_key', dfwidget.SelectWidget(values=values))
-            f.set_label('parser_key', "File Type")
+        else:
+            f.set_readonly('parser_key')
+            f.set_renderer('parser_key', self.render_parser_key)
 
         # vendor
         f.set_renderer('vendor', self.render_vendor)
@@ -203,11 +207,23 @@ class VendorCatalogView(FileBatchMasterView):
         else:
             f.set_readonly('vendor')
 
-        # effective
-        if self.creating:
-            f.remove('effective')
-        else:
-            f.set_readonly('effective')
+        if self.batch_handler.allow_future():
+
+            # effective
+            f.set_type('effective', 'date_jquery')
+
+        else: # future not allowed
+            f.remove('future',
+                     'effective')
+
+    def render_parser_key(self, batch, field):
+        key = getattr(batch, field)
+        if not key:
+            return
+        app = self.get_rattail_app()
+        vendor_handler = app.get_vendor_handler()
+        parser = vendor_handler.get_catalog_parser(key)
+        return parser.display
 
     def template_kwargs_create(self, **kwargs):
         use_buefy = self.get_use_buefy()
@@ -254,7 +270,9 @@ class VendorCatalogView(FileBatchMasterView):
             kwargs['vendor_id'] = batch.vendor_id
         if batch.vendor_name:
             kwargs['vendor_name'] = batch.vendor_name
-        kwargs['future'] = batch.future
+        if self.batch_handler.allow_future():
+            kwargs['future'] = batch.future
+            kwargs['effective'] = batch.effective
         return kwargs
 
     def configure_row_grid(self, g):
@@ -316,6 +334,18 @@ class VendorCatalogView(FileBatchMasterView):
 
         return kwargs
 
+    def configure_get_simple_settings(self):
+        settings = super(VendorCatalogView, self).configure_get_simple_settings() or []
+        settings.extend([
+
+            # key field
+            {'section': 'rattail.batch',
+             'option': 'vendor_catalog.allow_future',
+             'type': bool},
+
+        ])
+        return settings
+
 # TODO: deprecate / remove this
 VendorCatalogsView = VendorCatalogView