diff --git a/tailbone/views/purchasing/__init__.py b/tailbone/views/purchasing/__init__.py
index 8f80b456..09d62909 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/purchasing/__init__.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/purchasing/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2017 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2021 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ from .batch import PurchasingBatchView
 def includeme(config):
     config.include('tailbone.views.purchasing.ordering')
     config.include('tailbone.views.purchasing.receiving')
+    config.include('tailbone.views.purchasing.costing')
diff --git a/tailbone/views/purchasing/batch.py b/tailbone/views/purchasing/batch.py
index 1ca8c21c..1d42f08d 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/purchasing/batch.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/purchasing/batch.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import six
 
 from rattail.db import model, api
 from rattail.time import localtime
+from rattail.vendors.invoices import iter_invoice_parsers
 
 import colander
 from deform import widget as dfwidget
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ class PurchasingBatchView(BatchMasterView):
         super(PurchasingBatchView, self).configure_form(f)
         batch = f.model_instance
         today = localtime(self.rattail_config).date()
+        use_buefy = self.get_use_buefy()
 
         # mode
         f.set_enum('mode', self.enum.PURCHASE_BATCH_MODE)
@@ -313,6 +315,25 @@ class PurchasingBatchView(BatchMasterView):
                     field_display=buyer_display, service_url=buyers_url))
                 f.set_label('buyer_uuid', "Buyer")
 
+        # invoice_file
+        if self.creating:
+            f.set_type('invoice_file', 'file', required=False)
+        else:
+            f.set_readonly('invoice_file')
+            f.set_renderer('invoice_file', self.render_downloadable_file)
+
+        # invoice_parser_key
+        if self.creating:
+            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)"))
+            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')
+
         # date_ordered
         f.set_type('date_ordered', 'date_jquery')
         if self.creating:
@@ -582,8 +603,11 @@ class PurchasingBatchView(BatchMasterView):
         g.set_type('po_total_calculated', 'currency')
         g.set_type('credits', 'boolean')
 
-        # we only want the grid column to have abbreviated label, but *not* the filter
+        # we only want the grid columns to have abbreviated labels,
+        # but *not* the filters
         # TODO: would be nice to somehow make this simpler
+        g.set_label('department_name', "Department")
+        g.filters['department_name'].label = "Department Name"
         g.set_label('cases_ordered', "Cases Ord.")
         g.filters['cases_ordered'].label = "Cases Ordered"
         g.set_label('units_ordered', "Units Ord.")
@@ -597,6 +621,16 @@ class PurchasingBatchView(BatchMasterView):
         g.set_label('units_received', "Units Rec.")
         g.filters['units_received'].label = "Units Received"
 
+        # catalog_unit_cost
+        g.set_renderer('catalog_unit_cost', self.render_row_grid_cost)
+        g.set_label('catalog_unit_cost', "Catalog Cost")
+        g.filters['catalog_unit_cost'].label = "Catalog Unit Cost"
+
+        # invoice_unit_cost
+        g.set_renderer('invoice_unit_cost', self.render_row_grid_cost)
+        g.set_label('invoice_unit_cost', "Invoice Cost")
+        g.filters['invoice_unit_cost'].label = "Invoice Unit Cost"
+
         # invoice_total
         g.set_type('invoice_total', 'currency')
         g.set_label('invoice_total', "Total")
@@ -608,6 +642,12 @@ class PurchasingBatchView(BatchMasterView):
         g.set_label('po_total', "Total")
         g.set_label('credits', "Credits?")
 
+    def render_row_grid_cost(self, row, field):
+        cost = getattr(row, field)
+        if cost is None:
+            return ""
+        return "{:0,.3f}".format(cost)
+
     def make_row_grid_tools(self, batch):
         return self.make_default_row_grid_tools(batch)
 
diff --git a/tailbone/views/purchasing/costing.py b/tailbone/views/purchasing/costing.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f07d77d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tailbone/views/purchasing/costing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,346 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+################################################################################
+#
+#  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
+#  Copyright © 2010-2021 Lance Edgar
+#
+#  This file is part of Rattail.
+#
+#  Rattail is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+#  terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+#  Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+#  version.
+#
+#  Rattail is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+#  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+#  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+#  details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+#  Rattail.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+################################################################################
+"""
+Views for 'costing' (purchasing) batches
+"""
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
+
+import six
+
+import colander
+from deform import widget as dfwidget
+
+from tailbone import forms
+from tailbone.views.purchasing import PurchasingBatchView
+
+
+class CostingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
+    """
+    Master view for costing batches
+    """
+    route_prefix = 'invoice_costing'
+    url_prefix = '/invoice-costing'
+    model_title = "Invoice Costing Batch"
+    model_title_plural = "Invoice Costing Batches"
+    index_title = "Invoice Costing"
+    downloadable = True
+    bulk_deletable = True
+
+    purchase_order_fieldname = 'purchase'
+
+    labels = {
+        'invoice_parser_key': "Invoice Parser",
+    }
+
+    grid_columns = [
+        'id',
+        'vendor',
+        'description',
+        'department',
+        'buyer',
+        'date_ordered',
+        'created',
+        'created_by',
+        'rowcount',
+        'invoice_total',
+        'status_code',
+        'executed',
+    ]
+
+    form_fields = [
+        'id',
+        'store',
+        'buyer',
+        'vendor',
+        'costing_workflow',
+        'invoice_file',
+        'invoice_parser_key',
+        'department',
+        'purchase',
+        'vendor_email',
+        'vendor_fax',
+        'vendor_contact',
+        'vendor_phone',
+        'date_ordered',
+        'date_received',
+        'po_number',
+        'po_total',
+        'invoice_date',
+        'invoice_number',
+        'invoice_total',
+        'invoice_total_calculated',
+        'notes',
+        'created',
+        'created_by',
+        'status_code',
+        'complete',
+        'executed',
+        'executed_by',
+    ]
+
+    row_grid_columns = [
+        'sequence',
+        'upc',
+        # 'item_id',
+        'vendor_code',
+        'brand_name',
+        'description',
+        'size',
+        'department_name',
+        'cases_shipped',
+        'units_shipped',
+        'cases_received',
+        'units_received',
+        'catalog_unit_cost',
+        'invoice_unit_cost',
+        # 'invoice_total_calculated',
+        'invoice_total',
+        'status_code',
+    ]
+
+    @property
+    def batch_mode(self):
+        return self.enum.PURCHASE_BATCH_MODE_COSTING
+
+    def create(self, form=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Custom view for creating a new costing batch.  We split the
+        process into two steps, 1) choose workflow and 2) create
+        batch.  This is because the specific form details for creating
+        a batch will depend on which "type" of batch creation is to be
+        done, and it's much easier to keep conditional logic for that
+        in the server instead of client-side etc.
+
+        See also
+        :meth:`tailbone.views.purchasing.receiving:ReceivingBatchView.create()`
+        which uses similar logic.
+        """
+        route_prefix = self.get_route_prefix()
+        workflows = self.handler.supported_costing_workflows()
+        valid_workflows = [workflow['workflow_key']
+                           for workflow in workflows]
+
+        # if user has already identified their desired workflow, then we can
+        # 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 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!
+            workflow_key = self.request.matchdict['workflow_key']
+            if workflow_key not in valid_workflows:
+                self.request.session.flash(
+                    "Not a supported workflow: {}".format(workflow_key),
+                    'error')
+                raise self.redirect(self.request.route_url('{}.create'.format(route_prefix)))
+
+            # okay now do the normal thing, per workflow
+            return super(CostingBatchView, self).create(**kwargs)
+
+        # okay, at this point we need the user to select a vendor and workflow
+        self.creating = True
+        use_buefy = self.get_use_buefy()
+        model = self.model
+        context = {}
+
+        # form to accept user choice of vendor/workflow
+        schema = NewCostingBatch().bind(valid_workflows=valid_workflows)
+        form = forms.Form(schema=schema, request=self.request,
+                          use_buefy=use_buefy)
+        if len(valid_workflows) == 1:
+            form.set_default('workflow', valid_workflows[0])
+
+        # 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:
+            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()
+
+        # if form validates, that means user has chosen a creation type, so we
+        # just redirect to the appropriate "new batch of type X" page
+        if form.validate(newstyle=True):
+            workflow_key = form.validated['workflow']
+            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
+        if hasattr(form, 'make_deform_form'):
+            context['dform'] = form.make_deform_form()
+        return self.render_to_response('create', context)
+
+    def configure_form(self, f):
+        super(CostingBatchView, self).configure_form(f)
+        route_prefix = self.get_route_prefix()
+        use_buefy = self.get_use_buefy()
+        model = self.model
+        workflow = self.request.matchdict.get('workflow_key')
+
+        if self.creating:
+            f.set_fields([
+                'vendor_uuid',
+                'costing_workflow',
+                'invoice_file',
+                'invoice_parser_key',
+                'purchase',
+            ])
+            f.set_required('invoice_file')
+
+        # 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_hidden('vendor_uuid')
+            f.set_default('vendor_uuid', vendor.uuid)
+            f.set_widget('vendor_uuid', dfwidget.HiddenWidget())
+
+            f.insert_after('vendor_uuid', 'vendor_name')
+            f.set_readonly('vendor_name')
+            f.set_default('vendor_name', vendor.name)
+            f.set_label('vendor_name', "Vendor")
+
+            # cancel should take us back to choosing a workflow
+            f.cancel_url = self.request.route_url('{}.create'.format(route_prefix))
+
+        # costing_workflow
+        if self.creating and workflow:
+            f.set_readonly('costing_workflow')
+            f.set_renderer('costing_workflow', self.render_costing_workflow)
+        else:
+            f.remove('costing_workflow')
+
+        # batch_type
+        if self.creating:
+            f.set_widget('batch_type', dfwidget.HiddenWidget())
+            f.set_default('batch_type', workflow)
+            f.set_hidden('batch_type')
+        else:
+            f.remove_field('batch_type')
+
+        # purchase
+        if (self.creating and workflow == 'invoice_with_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_COSTING)
+                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')
+
+    def render_costing_workflow(self, batch, field):
+        key = self.request.matchdict['workflow_key']
+        info = self.handler.costing_workflow_info(key)
+        if info:
+            return info['display']
+
+    @classmethod
+    def defaults(cls, config):
+        cls._costing_defaults(config)
+        cls._purchasing_defaults(config)
+        cls._batch_defaults(config)
+        cls._defaults(config)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _costing_defaults(cls, config):
+        route_prefix = cls.get_route_prefix()
+        url_prefix = cls.get_url_prefix()
+        permission_prefix = cls.get_permission_prefix()
+
+        # new costing batch using workflow X
+        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))
+
+
+@colander.deferred
+def valid_workflow(node, kw):
+    """
+    Deferred validator for ``workflow`` field, for new batches.
+    """
+    valid_workflows = kw['valid_workflows']
+
+    def validate(node, value):
+        # we just need to provide possible values, and let stock
+        # validator handle the rest
+        oneof = colander.OneOf(valid_workflows)
+        return oneof(node, value)
+
+    return validate
+
+
+class NewCostingBatch(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)
+
+
+def includeme(config):
+    CostingBatchView.defaults(config)
diff --git a/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py b/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
index 0d5606b1..0af4afe7 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ from rattail import pod
 from rattail.db import model, Session as RattailSession
 from rattail.time import localtime, make_utc
 from rattail.util import pretty_quantity, prettify, OrderedDict, simple_error
-from rattail.vendors.invoices import iter_invoice_parsers, require_invoice_parser
 from rattail.threads import Thread
 
 import colander
@@ -210,6 +209,10 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         form details for creating a batch will depend on which "type" of batch
         creation is to be done, and it's much easier to keep conditional logic
         for that in the server instead of client-side etc.
+
+        See also
+        :meth:`tailbone.views.purchasing.costing:CostingBatchView.create()`
+        which uses similar logic.
         """
         route_prefix = self.get_route_prefix()
         workflows = self.handler.supported_receiving_workflows()
@@ -440,25 +443,6 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
                             'truck_dump_status',
                             'truck_dump_batch')
 
-        # invoice_file
-        if self.creating:
-            f.set_type('invoice_file', 'file', required=False)
-        else:
-            f.set_readonly('invoice_file')
-            f.set_renderer('invoice_file', self.render_downloadable_file)
-
-        # invoice_parser_key
-        if self.creating:
-            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)"))
-            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')
-
         # store
         if self.creating:
             store = self.rattail_config.get_store(self.Session())
@@ -737,22 +721,11 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
 
     def configure_row_grid(self, g):
         super(ReceivingBatchView, self).configure_row_grid(g)
-        g.set_label('department_name', "Department")
 
         # vendor_code
         g.filters['vendor_code'].default_active = True
         g.filters['vendor_code'].default_verb = 'contains'
 
-        # catalog_unit_cost
-        g.set_renderer('catalog_unit_cost', self.render_row_grid_cost)
-        g.set_label('catalog_unit_cost', "Catalog Cost")
-        g.filters['catalog_unit_cost'].label = "Catalog Unit Cost"
-
-        # invoice_unit_cost
-        g.set_renderer('invoice_unit_cost', self.render_row_grid_cost)
-        g.set_label('invoice_unit_cost', "Invoice Cost")
-        g.filters['invoice_unit_cost'].label = "Invoice Unit Cost"
-
         # credits
         # note that sorting by credits involves a subquery with group by clause.
         # seems likely there may be a better way? but this seems to work fine
@@ -800,12 +773,6 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
 
         return css_class
 
-    def render_row_grid_cost(self, row, field):
-        cost = getattr(row, field)
-        if cost is None:
-            return ""
-        return "{:0,.3f}".format(cost)
-
     def transform_unit_url(self, row, i):
         # grid action is shown only when we return a URL here
         if self.row_editable(row):