diff --git a/tailbone/helpers.py b/tailbone/helpers.py
index 14282c43..a3d07f79 100644
--- a/tailbone/helpers.py
+++ b/tailbone/helpers.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2020 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2021 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ from rattail.db.util import maxlen
 from webhelpers2.html import *
 from webhelpers2.html.tags import *
 
-from tailbone.util import csrf_token, get_csrf_token, pretty_datetime, raw_datetime
+from tailbone.util import (csrf_token, get_csrf_token,
+                           pretty_datetime, raw_datetime,
+                           route_exists)
 
 
 def pretty_date(date):
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/batch/vendorcatalog/index.mako b/tailbone/templates/batch/vendorcatalog/index.mako
index 70412b39..fa6e4a5a 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/batch/vendorcatalog/index.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/batch/vendorcatalog/index.mako
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 <%def name="context_menu_items()">
   ${parent.context_menu_items()}
-  % if request.has_perm('vendors.list'):
+  % if h.route_exists(request, 'vendors') and request.has_perm('vendors.list'):
       <li>${h.link_to("View Vendors", url('vendors'))}</li>
   % endif
 </%def>
diff --git a/tailbone/util.py b/tailbone/util.py
index 08ffd4cd..c0ab4e3e 100644
--- a/tailbone/util.py
+++ b/tailbone/util.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2020 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2021 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from rattail.files import resource_path
 
 import colander
 from pyramid.renderers import get_renderer
+from pyramid.interfaces import IRoutesMapper
 from webhelpers2.html import HTML, tags
 
 
@@ -239,3 +240,14 @@ def email_address_is_valid(address):
     except colander.Invalid:
         return False
     return True
+
+
+def route_exists(request, route_name):
+    """
+    Checks for existence of the given route name, within the running app
+    config.  Returns boolean indicating whether it exists.
+    """
+    reg = request.registry
+    mapper = reg.getUtility(IRoutesMapper)
+    route = mapper.get_route(route_name)
+    return bool(route)
diff --git a/tailbone/views/batch/vendorcatalog.py b/tailbone/views/batch/vendorcatalog.py
index f7b5b15a..adcf5dff 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/batch/vendorcatalog.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/batch/vendorcatalog.py
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ class VendorCatalogView(FileBatchMasterView):
     editable = False
     rows_bulk_deletable = True
 
+    labels = {
+        'vendor_id': "Vendor ID",
+    }
+
     grid_columns = [
         'id',
         'vendor',
@@ -107,6 +111,7 @@ class VendorCatalogView(FileBatchMasterView):
         'brand_name',
         'description',
         'size',
+        'is_preferred_vendor',
         'old_vendor_code',
         'vendor_code',
         'old_case_size',
@@ -148,7 +153,7 @@ class VendorCatalogView(FileBatchMasterView):
 
         # vendor
         f.set_renderer('vendor', self.render_vendor)
-        if self.creating:
+        if self.creating and 'vendor' in f:
             f.replace('vendor', 'vendor_uuid')
             f.set_node('vendor_uuid', colander.String())
             vendor_display = ""
@@ -167,24 +172,19 @@ class VendorCatalogView(FileBatchMasterView):
         # filename
         f.set_label('filename', "Catalog File")
 
+        # parser_key
         if self.creating:
-
-            f.set_fields([
-                'filename',
-                'parser_key',
-                'vendor_uuid',
-                'future',
-                'description',
-                'notes',
-            ])
-
-            parser_values = [(p.key, p.display) for p in self.get_parsers()]
-            parser_values.insert(0, ('', "(please choose)"))
-            f.set_widget('parser_key', dfwidget.SelectWidget(values=parser_values))
+            if 'parser_key' not in f:
+                f.insert_after('filename', 'parser_key')
+            values = [(p.key, p.display) for p in self.get_parsers()]
+            values.insert(0, ('', "(please choose)"))
+            f.set_widget('parser_key', dfwidget.SelectWidget(values=values))
             f.set_label('parser_key', "File Type")
 
         # effective
-        if not self.creating:
+        if self.creating:
+            f.remove('effective')
+        else:
             f.set_readonly('effective')
 
     def get_batch_kwargs(self, batch):
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ class VendorCatalogView(FileBatchMasterView):
             kwargs['vendor'] = batch.vendor
         elif batch.vendor_uuid:
             kwargs['vendor_uuid'] = batch.vendor_uuid
+        if batch.vendor_id:
+            kwargs['vendor_id'] = batch.vendor_id
+        if batch.vendor_name:
+            kwargs['vendor_name'] = batch.vendor_name
         kwargs['future'] = batch.future
         return kwargs
 
@@ -227,7 +231,8 @@ class VendorCatalogView(FileBatchMasterView):
                                row.STATUS_UPDATE_COST, # TODO: deprecate/remove this one
                                row.STATUS_CHANGE_VENDOR_ITEM_CODE,
                                row.STATUS_CHANGE_CASE_SIZE,
-                               row.STATUS_CHANGE_COST):
+                               row.STATUS_CHANGE_COST,
+                               row.STATUS_CHANGE_PRODUCT):
             return 'notice'
 
     def configure_row_form(self, f):