diff --git a/tailbone/api/batch/receiving.py b/tailbone/api/batch/receiving.py
index 71a8bcba..22632b80 100644
--- a/tailbone/api/batch/receiving.py
+++ b/tailbone/api/batch/receiving.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.
 #
@@ -126,13 +126,7 @@ class ReceivingBatchViews(APIBatchView):
         }
 
     def render_eligible_purchase(self, purchase):
-        if purchase.status == self.enum.PURCHASE_STATUS_ORDERED:
-            date = purchase.date_ordered
-            total = purchase.po_total
-        elif purchase.status == self.enum.PURCHASE_STATUS_RECEIVED:
-            date = purchase.date_received
-            total = purchase.invoice_total
-        return '{} for ${:0,.2f} ({})'.format(date, total or 0, purchase.department or purchase.buyer)
+        return self.handler.render_eligible_purchase(purchase)
 
     @classmethod
     def defaults(cls, config):
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/batch/view.mako b/tailbone/templates/batch/view.mako
index d0a1ca21..bfc22833 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/batch/view.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/batch/view.mako
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 
                       <section class="modal-card-body">
                         <p class="block has-text-weight-bold">
-                          What will actually happen when this batch is executed?
+                          What will happen when this batch is executed?
                         </p>
                         <p class="block">
                           ${handler.describe_execution(batch) or "TODO: handler does not provide a description for this batch"}
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
     ## end 'external_worksheet'
     % endif
 
-    % if not batch.executed and master.has_perm('execute'):
+    % if execute_enabled and master.has_perm('execute'):
 
         ThisPageData.showExecutionDialog = false
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
       </script>
   % endif
 
-  % if not batch.executed and master.has_perm('execute'):
+  % if execute_enabled and master.has_perm('execute'):
       <script type="text/javascript">
 
         ## ExecuteForm
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/receiving/view.mako b/tailbone/templates/receiving/view.mako
index 82e51f6b..32c327fe 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/receiving/view.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/receiving/view.mako
@@ -292,10 +292,20 @@
               <div class="object-helper">
                 <h3>Development Tools</h3>
                 <div class="object-helper-content">
-                  ${h.form(url('{}.auto_receive'.format(route_prefix), uuid=batch.uuid), class_='autodisable')}
-                  ${h.csrf_token(request)}
-                  ${h.submit('submit', "Auto-Receive All Items")}
-                  ${h.end_form()}
+                  % if use_buefy:
+                      ${h.form(url('{}.auto_receive'.format(route_prefix), uuid=batch.uuid), ref='auto_receive_all_form')}
+                      ${h.csrf_token(request)}
+                      <once-button type="is-primary"
+                                   @click="$refs.auto_receive_all_form.submit()"
+                                   text="Auto-Receive All Items">
+                      </once-button>
+                      ${h.end_form()}
+                  % else:
+                      ${h.form(url('{}.auto_receive'.format(route_prefix), uuid=batch.uuid), class_='autodisable')}
+                      ${h.csrf_token(request)}
+                      ${h.submit('submit', "Auto-Receive All Items")}
+                      ${h.end_form()}
+                  % endif
                 </div>
               </div>
           % endif
diff --git a/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py b/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
index 04d0d624..0d5606b1 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
     form_fields = [
         'id',
         'batch_type',           # TODO: ideally would get rid of this one
-        'receiving_workflow',
         'store',
         'vendor',
+        'receiving_workflow',
         'description',
         'truck_dump',
         'truck_dump_children_first',
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         # just farm out to the default logic.  we will of course configure our
         # form differently, based on workflow, but this create() method at
         # least will not need customization for that.
-        if 'workflow_key' in self.request.matchdict:
+        if self.request.matched_route.name.endswith('create_workflow'):
 
             # however we do have one more thing to check - the workflow
             # requested must of course be valid!
@@ -241,25 +241,49 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         if form:
             return super(ReceivingBatchView, self).create(form=form, **kwargs)
 
-        # okay, at this point we need the user to select a workflow...
+        # okay, at this point we need the user to select a vendor and workflow
         self.creating = True
         use_buefy = self.get_use_buefy()
         context = {}
 
-        # form to accept user choice of workflow
-        schema = NewBatchType().bind(valid_workflows=valid_workflows)
+        # form to accept user choice of vendor/workflow
+        schema = NewReceivingBatch().bind(valid_workflows=valid_workflows)
         form = forms.Form(schema=schema, request=self.request,
                           use_buefy=use_buefy)
+
+        # configure vendor field
+        use_autocomplete = self.rattail_config.getbool(
+            'rattail', 'vendor.use_autocomplete', default=True)
+        if use_autocomplete:
+            vendor_display = ""
+            if self.request.method == 'POST':
+                if self.request.POST.get('vendor'):
+                    vendor = self.Session.query(model.Vendor).get(self.request.POST['vendor'])
+                    if vendor:
+                        vendor_display = six.text_type(vendor)
+            vendors_url = self.request.route_url('vendors.autocomplete')
+            form.set_widget('vendor', forms.widgets.JQueryAutocompleteWidget(
+                field_display=vendor_display, service_url=vendors_url))
+        else:
+            vendors = self.Session.query(model.Vendor)\
+                                  .order_by(model.Vendor.id)
+            vendor_values = [(vendor.uuid, "({}) {}".format(vendor.id, vendor.name))
+                             for vendor in vendors]
+            if use_buefy:
+                form.set_widget('vendor', dfwidget.SelectWidget(values=vendor_values))
+            else:
+                form.set_widget('vendor', forms.widgets.JQuerySelectWidget(values=vendor_values))
+
+        # configure workflow field
         values = [(workflow['workflow_key'], workflow['display'])
                   for workflow in workflows]
         if use_buefy:
-            # if workflows:
-            #     form.set_default('workflow', workflows[0]['workflow_key'])
             form.set_widget('workflow',
                             dfwidget.SelectWidget(values=values))
         else:
             form.set_widget('workflow',
                             forms.widgets.JQuerySelectWidget(values=values))
+
         form.submit_label = "Continue"
         form.cancel_url = self.get_index_url()
 
@@ -267,8 +291,10 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         # just redirect to the appropriate "new batch of type X" page
         if form.validate(newstyle=True):
             workflow_key = form.validated['workflow']
-            url = self.request.route_url('{}.create_type'.format(route_prefix),
-                                         workflow_key=workflow_key)
+            vendor_uuid = form.validated['vendor']
+            url = self.request.route_url('{}.create_workflow'.format(route_prefix),
+                                         workflow_key=workflow_key,
+                                         vendor_uuid=vendor_uuid)
             raise self.redirect(url)
 
         context['form'] = form
@@ -315,13 +341,24 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
 
     def configure_form(self, f):
         super(ReceivingBatchView, self).configure_form(f)
+        model = self.model
         batch = f.model_instance
         allow_truck_dump = self.handler.allow_truck_dump_receiving()
         workflow = self.request.matchdict.get('workflow_key')
         route_prefix = self.get_route_prefix()
+        use_buefy = self.get_use_buefy()
 
-        # cancel should take us back to choosing a workflow, when creating
+        # tweak some things if we are in "step 2" of creating new batch
         if self.creating and workflow:
+
+            # display vendor but do not allow changing
+            vendor = self.Session.query(model.Vendor).get(
+                self.request.matchdict['vendor_uuid'])
+            assert vendor
+            f.set_readonly('vendor_uuid')
+            f.set_default('vendor_uuid', six.text_type(vendor))
+
+            # cancel should take us back to choosing a workflow
             f.cancel_url = self.request.route_url('{}.create'.format(route_prefix))
 
         # receiving_workflow
@@ -415,7 +452,10 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
             parsers = sorted(iter_invoice_parsers(), key=lambda p: p.display)
             parser_values = [(p.key, p.display) for p in parsers]
             parser_values.insert(0, ('', "(please choose)"))
-            f.set_widget('invoice_parser_key', forms.widgets.JQuerySelectWidget(values=parser_values))
+            if use_buefy:
+                f.set_widget('invoice_parser_key', dfwidget.SelectWidget(values=parser_values))
+            else:
+                f.set_widget('invoice_parser_key', forms.widgets.JQuerySelectWidget(values=parser_values))
         else:
             f.remove_field('invoice_parser_key')
 
@@ -428,7 +468,18 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
             f.set_widget('store_uuid', dfwidget.HiddenWidget())
 
         # purchase
-        if self.creating:
+        if (self.creating and workflow == 'from_po'
+            and self.purchase_order_fieldname == 'purchase'):
+            if use_buefy:
+                f.replace('purchase', 'purchase_uuid')
+                purchases = self.handler.get_eligible_purchases(
+                    vendor, self.enum.PURCHASE_BATCH_MODE_RECEIVING)
+                values = [(p.uuid, self.handler.render_eligible_purchase(p))
+                          for p in purchases]
+                f.set_widget('purchase_uuid', dfwidget.SelectWidget(values=values))
+                f.set_label('purchase_uuid', "Purchase Order")
+                f.set_required('purchase_uuid')
+        else:
             f.remove_field('purchase')
 
         # department
@@ -449,14 +500,24 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         if self.creating:
             f.remove('receiving_complete')
 
-        # now that all fields are setup, we get rid of some, based on workflow
-        if self.creating:
+        # now that all fields are setup, some final tweaks based on workflow
+        if self.creating and workflow:
 
             if workflow == 'from_scratch':
                 f.remove('truck_dump_batch_uuid',
                          'invoice_file',
                          'invoice_parser_key')
 
+            elif workflow == 'from_invoice':
+                f.remove('truck_dump_batch_uuid')
+                f.set_required('invoice_file')
+                f.set_required('invoice_parser_key')
+
+            elif workflow == 'from_po':
+                f.remove('truck_dump_batch_uuid',
+                         'invoice_file',
+                         'invoice_parser_key')
+
             elif workflow == 'truck_dump_children_first':
                 f.remove('truck_dump_batch_uuid',
                          'invoice_file',
@@ -497,9 +558,20 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
     def get_batch_kwargs(self, batch, **kwargs):
         kwargs = super(ReceivingBatchView, self).get_batch_kwargs(batch, **kwargs)
         batch_type = self.request.POST['batch_type']
+
+        # must pull vendor from URL if it was not in form data
+        if 'vendor_uuid' not in kwargs and 'vendor' not in kwargs:
+            if 'vendor_uuid' in self.request.matchdict:
+                kwargs['vendor_uuid'] = self.request.matchdict['vendor_uuid']
+
         if batch_type == 'from_scratch':
             kwargs.pop('truck_dump_batch', None)
             kwargs.pop('truck_dump_batch_uuid', None)
+        elif batch_type == 'from_invoice':
+            pass
+        elif batch_type == 'from_po':
+            # TODO: how to best handle this field?  this doesn't seem flexible
+            kwargs['purchase_key'] = batch.purchase_uuid
         elif batch_type == 'truck_dump_children_first':
             kwargs['truck_dump'] = True
             kwargs['truck_dump_children_first'] = True
@@ -750,6 +822,7 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         # simply invoke this method and return the result.  however we're not
         # there yet...for now it's only tested for desktop
         self.viewing = True
+        use_buefy = self.get_use_buefy()
         row = self.get_row_instance()
         batch = row.batch
         permission_prefix = self.get_permission_prefix()
@@ -773,9 +846,13 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         }
 
         schema = ReceiveRowForm().bind(session=self.Session())
-        form = forms.Form(schema=schema, request=self.request)
+        form = forms.Form(schema=schema, request=self.request, use_buefy=use_buefy)
         form.cancel_url = self.get_row_action_url('view', row)
-        form.set_widget('mode', forms.widgets.JQuerySelectWidget(values=[(m, m) for m in possible_modes]))
+        mode_values = [(mode, mode) for mode in possible_modes]
+        if use_buefy:
+            form.set_widget('mode', dfwidget.SelectWidget(values=mode_values))
+        else:
+            form.set_widget('mode', forms.widgets.JQuerySelectWidget(values=mode_values))
         form.set_widget('quantity', forms.widgets.CasesUnitsWidget(amount_required=True,
                                                                    one_amount_only=True))
         form.set_type('expiration_date', 'date_jquery')
@@ -1412,8 +1489,8 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         permission_prefix = cls.get_permission_prefix()
 
         # new receiving batch using workflow X
-        config.add_route('{}.create_type'.format(route_prefix), '{}/new/{{workflow_key}}'.format(url_prefix))
-        config.add_view(cls, attr='create', route_name='{}.create_type'.format(route_prefix),
+        config.add_route('{}.create_workflow'.format(route_prefix), '{}/new/{{workflow_key}}/{{vendor_uuid}}'.format(url_prefix))
+        config.add_view(cls, attr='create', route_name='{}.create_workflow'.format(route_prefix),
                         permission='{}.create'.format(permission_prefix))
 
         # row-level receiving
@@ -1466,10 +1543,13 @@ def valid_workflow(node, kw):
     return validate
 
 
-class NewBatchType(colander.Schema):
+class NewReceivingBatch(colander.Schema):
     """
     Schema for choosing which "type" of new receiving batch should be created.
     """
+    vendor = colander.SchemaNode(colander.String(),
+                                 label="Vendor")
+
     workflow = colander.SchemaNode(colander.String(),
                                    validator=valid_workflow)