diff --git a/tailbone/views/batch/vendorcatalog.py b/tailbone/views/batch/vendorcatalog.py
index 3661dc25..f1dd9754 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/batch/vendorcatalog.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/batch/vendorcatalog.py
@@ -208,7 +208,17 @@ class VendorCatalogView(FileBatchMasterView):
         if self.creating and 'vendor' in f:
             f.replace('vendor', 'vendor_uuid')
             f.set_label('vendor_uuid', "Vendor")
+
+            # should we use dropdown or autocomplete?  note that if
+            # autocomplete is to be used, we also must make sure we
+            # have an autocomplete url registered
             use_dropdown = vendor_handler.choice_uses_dropdown()
+            if not use_dropdown:
+                try:
+                    vendors_url = self.request.route_url('vendors.autocomplete')
+                except KeyError:
+                    use_dropdown = True
+
             if use_dropdown:
                 vendors = self.Session.query(model.Vendor)\
                                       .order_by(model.Vendor.id)
@@ -225,7 +235,6 @@ class VendorCatalogView(FileBatchMasterView):
                             self.request.POST['vendor_uuid'])
                         if vendor:
                             vendor_display = six.text_type(vendor)
-                vendors_url = self.request.route_url('vendors.autocomplete')
                 f.set_widget('vendor_uuid',
                              forms.widgets.JQueryAutocompleteWidget(
                                  field_display=vendor_display,
@@ -328,6 +337,11 @@ class VendorCatalogView(FileBatchMasterView):
         g.set_label('unit_cost', "New Cost")
         g.set_label('unit_cost_diff', "Diff. $")
 
+        g.set_link('upc')
+        g.set_link('brand')
+        g.set_link('description')
+        g.set_link('vendor_code')
+
     def row_grid_extra_class(self, row, i):
         if row.status_code == row.STATUS_PRODUCT_NOT_FOUND:
             return 'warning'
@@ -422,5 +436,12 @@ class VendorCatalogView(FileBatchMasterView):
 VendorCatalogsView = VendorCatalogView
 
 
-def includeme(config):
+def defaults(config, **kwargs):
+    base = globals()
+
+    VendorCatalogView = kwargs.get('VendorCatalogView', base['VendorCatalogView'])
     VendorCatalogView.defaults(config)
+
+
+def includeme(config):
+    defaults(config)