diff --git a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/procurement/purchase-orders/[id]/page.tsx b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/procurement/purchase-orders/[id]/page.tsx
index a51cde1..1c106fe 100644
--- a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/procurement/purchase-orders/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/procurement/purchase-orders/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -195,11 +195,9 @@ export default function PurchaseOrderDetailPage() {
       setPo(updated)
       setLines(toDraftLines(updated))
       toast.success("Purchase order approved", `${updated.docNo} — now ${updated.status} and locked for editing.`)
-      toast.success("Purchase order approved", `${updated.docNo} — now ${updated.status} and locked for editing.`)
     } catch (err) {
       setSaveError(errorMessage(err))
       toast.error("Could not approve purchase order", errorMessage(err))
-      toast.error("Could not approve purchase order", errorMessage(err))
     } finally {
       setSubmitting(false)
     }
@@ -284,9 +282,6 @@ export default function PurchaseOrderDetailPage() {
         <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
           {po.status === "Draft" && (
             <>
-              <Button variant="success" size="lg" onClick={handleSubmitPo} disabled={submitting || deleting}>
-                <Check className="size-5" />
-                {submitting ? "Approving…" : "Approve"}
               <Button variant="success" size="lg" onClick={handleSubmitPo} disabled={submitting || deleting}>
                 <Check className="size-5" />
                 {submitting ? "Approving…" : "Approve"}
diff --git a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/procurement/purchase-orders/new/page.tsx b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/procurement/purchase-orders/new/page.tsx
index 3cb9a27..03bf970 100644
--- a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/procurement/purchase-orders/new/page.tsx
+++ b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/procurement/purchase-orders/new/page.tsx
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ function newKey() {
   return `poline-${keySeq}`
 }
 
-// Unit price and tax are no longer entered at PO creation — pricing is captured at GRN
-// receipt (with discount/VAT there). They default to 0 here and stay off the form, but
-// remain on the payload because the backend line DTO still requires them; a PO prefilled
-// from an RFQ keeps its negotiated price (below).
+// Tax is still not entered at PO creation — it's captured at GRN receipt (with discount/VAT
+// there) and stays off this form, though it remains on the payload since the backend line
+// DTO still requires it. Unit price *is* entered here; a PO prefilled from an RFQ starts
+// from its negotiated price (below) but stays editable.
 function emptyLine(): DraftLine {
   return { key: newKey(), itemId: null, uomId: null, warehouseId: null, qty: "", unitPrice: "0", tax: "0" }
 }
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ function NewPurchaseOrderContent() {
       {!loading && (
         <>
           <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-4">
-            <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 sm:col-span-2">
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 sm:col-span-1">
               <Label className="text-base">Vendor</Label>
               <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
                 <Select<number | null>
@@ -406,13 +406,14 @@ function NewPurchaseOrderContent() {
 
             {lines.length > 0 && (
               <div className="overflow-x-auto">
-                <Table className="text-base">
+                <Table className="table-fixed text-base">
                   <TableHeader>
                     <TableRow>
-                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-56 px-3 text-sm">Item</TableHead>
-                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-28 px-3 text-sm">UOM</TableHead>
-                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-40 px-3 text-sm">Warehouse</TableHead>
+                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-32 px-3 text-sm">Item</TableHead>
+                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-16 px-3 text-sm">UOM</TableHead>
+                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-20 px-3 text-sm">Warehouse</TableHead>
                       <TableHead className="h-12 w-24 px-3 text-sm">Qty</TableHead>
+                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-28 px-3 text-sm">Unit price</TableHead>
                       <TableHead className="h-12 w-10 px-3" />
                     </TableRow>
                   </TableHeader>
@@ -424,11 +425,15 @@ function NewPurchaseOrderContent() {
                         <TableRow key={line.key}>
                           <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
                             {requisitionId || rfqId ? (
-                              <div className="flex h-11 items-center text-base">{item ? `${item.sku} — ${item.name}` : `Item #${line.itemId}`}</div>
+                              <div className="flex h-11 items-center truncate text-base" title={item ? `${item.sku} — ${item.name}` : undefined}>{item ? `${item.sku} — ${item.name}` : `Item #${line.itemId}`}</div>
                             ) : (
                               <>
                                 <Select<number | null> value={line.itemId} onValueChange={(v) => updateLine(line.key, { itemId: v })}>
-                                  <SelectTrigger className="h-11! w-full text-base" aria-invalid={!!errors.itemId}>
+                                  <SelectTrigger
+                                    className="h-11! w-full text-base"
+                                    aria-invalid={!!errors.itemId}
+                                    title={item ? `${item.sku} — ${item.name}` : undefined}
+                                  >
                                     <SelectValue placeholder="Select item" />
                                   </SelectTrigger>
                                   <SelectContent>
@@ -485,6 +490,18 @@ function NewPurchaseOrderContent() {
                             />
                             <FieldError errors={[errors.qty ? { message: errors.qty } : undefined]} />
                           </TableCell>
+                          <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
+                            <Input
+                              type="number"
+                              min="0"
+                              step="any"
+                              value={line.unitPrice}
+                              aria-invalid={!!errors.unitPrice}
+                              onChange={(e) => updateLine(line.key, { unitPrice: e.target.value })}
+                              className="h-11 text-base"
+                            />
+                            <FieldError errors={[errors.unitPrice ? { message: errors.unitPrice } : undefined]} />
+                          </TableCell>
                           <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
                             <Button type="button" variant="ghost" size="icon" onClick={() => removeLine(line.key)} aria-label="Remove line">
                               <Trash2 className="size-5" />
diff --git a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/[id]/page.tsx b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/[id]/page.tsx
index c426249..cc34d0e 100644
--- a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export default function ItemDetailPage() {
               <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-foreground">{item.sku}</h1>
               <Badge
                 variant="outline"
-                className={cn("h-6 w-fit justify-center border-transparent px-2.5 text-sm", item.status === "Active" ? "bg-success/10 text-success" : "bg-muted text-muted-foreground")}
+                className={cn("h-6 w-fit justify-center border-transparent px-2.5 text-sm", item.status === "Active" ? "bg-success/10 text-success" : "bg-destructive/10 text-destructive")}
               >
                 {item.status}
               </Badge>
diff --git a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/brands/page.tsx b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/brands/page.tsx
index 1d4e739..5024b63 100644
--- a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/brands/page.tsx
+++ b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/brands/page.tsx
@@ -257,7 +257,15 @@ export default function BrandsPage() {
                   <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 text-muted-foreground">#{b.brandId}</TableCell>
                   <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 font-medium">{b.name}</TableCell>
                   <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5">
-                    <Badge variant={b.status === "Active" ? "default" : "secondary"}>{b.status}</Badge>
+                    <Badge
+                      variant="outline"
+                      className={cn(
+                        "border-transparent",
+                        b.status === "Active" ? "bg-success/10 text-success" : "bg-destructive/10 text-destructive"
+                      )}
+                    >
+                      {b.status}
+                    </Badge>
                   </TableCell>
                   <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 text-muted-foreground">{new Date(b.createdAt).toLocaleDateString()}</TableCell>
                   <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5">
diff --git a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/categories/[id]/page.tsx b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/categories/[id]/page.tsx
index b753a75..3e6ad68 100644
--- a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/categories/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/categories/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Ban, CheckCircle2, Network, Pencil, Plus } from "lucide-react"
 import { categoriesApi, subCategoriesApi } from "@/lib/api/categories"
 import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
 import { validateCategoryName } from "@/lib/validations/master-data"
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { Category, SubCategory } from "@/types/master-data"
 
 import { AlertDialog, AlertDialogContent, AlertDialogTrigger } from "@/components/ui/alert-dialog"
@@ -181,7 +182,15 @@ export default function CategorySubCategoriesPage() {
                 <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 text-muted-foreground">#{s.subCategoryId}</TableCell>
                 <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 font-medium">{s.name}</TableCell>
                 <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5">
-                  <Badge variant={s.status === "Active" ? "default" : "secondary"}>{s.status}</Badge>
+                  <Badge
+                    variant="outline"
+                    className={cn(
+                      "border-transparent",
+                      s.status === "Active" ? "bg-success/10 text-success" : "bg-destructive/10 text-destructive"
+                    )}
+                  >
+                    {s.status}
+                  </Badge>
                 </TableCell>
                 <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 text-muted-foreground">{new Date(s.createdAt).toLocaleDateString()}</TableCell>
                 <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5">
diff --git a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/categories/page.tsx b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/categories/page.tsx
index f13f273..203a37a 100644
--- a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/categories/page.tsx
+++ b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/categories/page.tsx
@@ -256,7 +256,15 @@ export default function CategoriesPage() {
                   <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 text-muted-foreground">#{c.categoryId}</TableCell>
                   <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 font-medium">{c.name}</TableCell>
                   <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5">
-                    <Badge variant={c.status === "Active" ? "default" : "secondary"}>{c.status}</Badge>
+                    <Badge
+                      variant="outline"
+                      className={cn(
+                        "border-transparent",
+                        c.status === "Active" ? "bg-success/10 text-success" : "bg-destructive/10 text-destructive"
+                      )}
+                    >
+                      {c.status}
+                    </Badge>
                   </TableCell>
                   <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 text-muted-foreground">{new Date(c.createdAt).toLocaleDateString()}</TableCell>
                   <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5">
diff --git a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/page.tsx b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/page.tsx
index 3e09fce..d28622f 100644
--- a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/page.tsx
+++ b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/products/page.tsx
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export default function ItemsPage() {
                       variant="outline"
                       className={cn(
                         "h-6 w-fit justify-center border-transparent px-2.5 text-sm",
-                        item.status === "Active" ? "bg-success/10 text-success" : "bg-muted text-muted-foreground"
+                        item.status === "Active" ? "bg-success/10 text-success" : "bg-destructive/10 text-destructive"
                       )}
                     >
                       {item.status}
diff --git a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/receiving/grn/new/page.tsx b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/receiving/grn/new/page.tsx
index f0a3d71..fa9ff39 100644
--- a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/receiving/grn/new/page.tsx
+++ b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/receiving/grn/new/page.tsx
@@ -440,220 +440,220 @@ export default function NewGrnPage() {
 
             {!poLoading && lines.length > 0 && (
               <div className="overflow-x-auto">
-              <Table className="text-base">
-                <TableHeader>
-                  <TableRow>
-                    <TableHead className="h-12 w-96 px-3 text-sm">Item</TableHead>
-                    <TableHead className="h-12 w-24 px-3 text-sm">UOM</TableHead>
-                    <TableHead className="h-12 w-28 px-3 text-sm">Bin</TableHead>
-                    <TableHead className="h-12 w-20 px-3 text-sm">Qty</TableHead>
-                    <TableHead className="h-12 w-28 px-3 text-sm">Unit cost</TableHead>
-                    <TableHead className="h-12 w-24 px-3 text-sm">Disc %</TableHead>
-                    <TableHead className="h-12 w-24 px-3 text-sm">VAT %</TableHead>
-                    <TableHead className="h-12 w-28 px-3 text-sm text-right">Line total</TableHead>
-                    <TableHead className="h-12 w-56 px-3 text-sm">Hold status</TableHead>
-                    <TableHead className="h-12 w-44 px-3 text-sm">Batch / Serial</TableHead>
-                    <TableHead className="h-12 w-10 px-3" />
-                  </TableRow>
-                </TableHeader>
-                <TableBody>
-                  {lines.map((line) => {
-                    const item = itemFor(line.itemId)
-                    const errors = lineErrors[line.key] ?? {}
-                    return (
-                      <TableRow key={line.key}>
-                        <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
-                          {line.poLineId ? (
-                            <div className="flex h-11 items-center text-base">
-                              {item ? `${item.sku} — ${item.name}` : `Item #${line.itemId}`}
-                            </div>
-                          ) : (
-                            <>
-                              <Select<number | null> value={line.itemId} onValueChange={(v) => updateLine(line.key, { itemId: v })}>
-                                <SelectTrigger className="h-11! w-full text-base" aria-invalid={!!errors.itemId}>
-                                  <SelectValue placeholder="Select item" />
-                                </SelectTrigger>
-                                <SelectContent>
-                                  {(items ?? []).map((i) => (
-                                    <SelectItem key={i.itemId} value={i.itemId} className="text-base">
-                                      {i.sku} — {i.name}
-                                    </SelectItem>
-                                  ))}
-                                </SelectContent>
-                              </Select>
-                              <FieldError errors={[errors.itemId ? { message: errors.itemId } : undefined]} />
-                            </>
-                          )}
-                        </TableCell>
-                        <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
-                          {line.poLineId ? (
-                            <div className="flex h-11 items-center text-base">
-                              {uoms?.find((u) => u.uomId === line.uomId)?.name ?? `#${line.uomId}`}
-                            </div>
-                          ) : (
-                            <>
-                              <Select<number | null> value={line.uomId} onValueChange={(v) => updateLine(line.key, { uomId: v })}>
-                                <SelectTrigger className="h-11! w-full text-base" aria-invalid={!!errors.uomId}>
-                                  <SelectValue placeholder="UOM" />
-                                </SelectTrigger>
-                                <SelectContent>
-                                  {(uoms ?? []).map((u) => (
-                                    <SelectItem key={u.uomId} value={u.uomId} className="text-base">
-                                      {u.name}
-                                    </SelectItem>
-                                  ))}
-                                </SelectContent>
-                              </Select>
-                              <FieldError errors={[errors.uomId ? { message: errors.uomId } : undefined]} />
-                            </>
-                          )}
-                        </TableCell>
-                        <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
-                          <Select<number | null> value={line.binId} onValueChange={(v) => updateLine(line.key, { binId: v })}>
-                            <SelectTrigger className="h-11! w-full text-base">
-                              <SelectValue placeholder="None" />
-                            </SelectTrigger>
-                            <SelectContent>
-                              {bins.map((b) => (
-                                <SelectItem key={b.binId} value={b.binId} className="text-base">
-                                  {b.code}
-                                </SelectItem>
-                              ))}
-                            </SelectContent>
-                          </Select>
-                        </TableCell>
-                        <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
-                          <Input
-                            type="number"
-                            min="0"
-                            step="any"
-                            value={line.qty}
-                            aria-invalid={!!errors.qty}
-                            onChange={(e) => updateLine(line.key, { qty: e.target.value })}
-                            className="h-11 text-base"
-                          />
-                          <FieldError errors={[errors.qty ? { message: errors.qty } : undefined]} />
-                        </TableCell>
-                        <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
-                          <Input
-                            type="number"
-                            min="0"
-                            step="any"
-                            value={line.unitCost}
-                            aria-invalid={!!errors.unitCost}
-                            onChange={(e) => updateLine(line.key, { unitCost: e.target.value })}
-                            className="h-11 text-base"
-                          />
-                          <FieldError errors={[errors.unitCost ? { message: errors.unitCost } : undefined]} />
-                          {line.poUnitPrice !== null && Number(line.unitCost) !== line.poUnitPrice && (
-                            <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-warning">
-                              PO price {line.poUnitPrice.toFixed(2)} — variance recorded
-                            </p>
-                          )}
-                        </TableCell>
-                        <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
-                          <Input
-                            type="number"
-                            min="0"
-                            max="100"
-                            step="any"
-                            value={line.discountPct}
-                            aria-invalid={!!errors.discountPct}
-                            onChange={(e) => updateLine(line.key, { discountPct: e.target.value })}
-                            className="h-11 text-base"
-                          />
-                          <FieldError errors={[errors.discountPct ? { message: errors.discountPct } : undefined]} />
-                        </TableCell>
-                        <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
-                          <Input
-                            type="number"
-                            min="0"
-                            max="100"
-                            step="any"
-                            value={line.vatPct}
-                            aria-invalid={!!errors.vatPct}
-                            onChange={(e) => updateLine(line.key, { vatPct: e.target.value })}
-                            className="h-11 text-base"
-                          />
-                          <FieldError errors={[errors.vatPct ? { message: errors.vatPct } : undefined]} />
-                        </TableCell>
-                        <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top text-right tabular-nums">
-                          {(() => {
-                            const c = computeLine(line)
-                            return (
-                              <div className="flex h-11 flex-col justify-center">
-                                <span>{c.lineTotal.toFixed(2)}</span>
-                                <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                                  net {c.receivedValue.toFixed(2)} + VAT {c.vatAmount.toFixed(2)}
-                                </span>
+                <Table className="text-base">
+                  <TableHeader>
+                    <TableRow>
+                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-56 px-3 text-sm">Item</TableHead>
+                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-24 px-3 text-sm">UOM</TableHead>
+                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-28 px-3 text-sm">Bin</TableHead>
+                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-32 px-3 text-sm">Qty</TableHead>
+                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-28 px-3 text-sm">Unit cost</TableHead>
+                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-24 px-3 text-sm">Disc %</TableHead>
+                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-24 px-3 text-sm">VAT %</TableHead>
+                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-28 px-3 text-sm text-right">Line total</TableHead>
+                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-56 px-3 text-sm">Hold status</TableHead>
+                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-44 px-3 text-sm">Batch / Serial</TableHead>
+                      <TableHead className="h-12 w-10 px-3" />
+                    </TableRow>
+                  </TableHeader>
+                  <TableBody>
+                    {lines.map((line) => {
+                      const item = itemFor(line.itemId)
+                      const errors = lineErrors[line.key] ?? {}
+                      return (
+                        <TableRow key={line.key}>
+                          <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
+                            {line.poLineId ? (
+                              <div className="flex h-11 items-center text-base">
+                                {item ? `${item.sku} — ${item.name}` : `Item #${line.itemId}`}
                               </div>
-                            )
-                          })()}
-                        </TableCell>
-                        <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
-                          <Select<HoldStatus>
-                            value={line.holdStatus}
-                            onValueChange={(v) => v && updateLine(line.key, { holdStatus: v })}
-                          >
-                            <SelectTrigger className="h-11! w-full text-base">
-                              <SelectValue />
-                            </SelectTrigger>
-                            <SelectContent>
-                              <SelectItem value="Available" className="text-base">Available</SelectItem>
-                              <SelectItem value="OnHold" className="text-base">On hold (inspection)</SelectItem>
-                            </SelectContent>
-                          </Select>
-                        </TableCell>
-                        <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
-                          {item?.trackingMode === "Batch" && (
-                            <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
-                              <Input
-                                placeholder="Batch no."
-                                value={line.batchNo}
-                                aria-invalid={!!errors.batchNo}
-                                onChange={(e) => updateLine(line.key, { batchNo: e.target.value })}
-                                className="h-9 text-sm"
-                              />
-                              <Input
-                                type="date"
-                                value={line.expiryDate}
-                                onChange={(e) => updateLine(line.key, { expiryDate: e.target.value })}
-                                className="h-9 text-sm"
-                              />
-                              <FieldError errors={[errors.batchNo ? { message: errors.batchNo } : undefined]} />
-                            </div>
-                          )}
-                          {item?.trackingMode === "Serial" && (
-                            <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
-                              <textarea
-                                placeholder="One serial per line"
-                                value={line.serialNumbersText}
-                                aria-invalid={!!errors.serialNumbers}
-                                onChange={(e) => updateLine(line.key, { serialNumbersText: e.target.value })}
-                                className="min-h-16 w-full rounded-lg border border-input bg-transparent p-2 text-sm outline-none focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-3 focus-visible:ring-ring/50"
-                              />
-                              <FieldError errors={[errors.serialNumbers ? { message: errors.serialNumbers } : undefined]} />
-                            </div>
-                          )}
-                          {(!item || item.trackingMode === "None") && (
-                            <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">—</span>
-                          )}
-                        </TableCell>
-                        <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
-                          <Button type="button" variant="ghost" size="icon" onClick={() => removeLine(line.key)} aria-label="Remove line">
-                            <Trash2 className="size-5" />
-                          </Button>
-                        </TableCell>
-                      </TableRow>
-                    )
-                  })}
-                </TableBody>
-              </Table>
+                            ) : (
+                              <>
+                                <Select<number | null> value={line.itemId} onValueChange={(v) => updateLine(line.key, { itemId: v })}>
+                                  <SelectTrigger className="h-11! w-full text-base" aria-invalid={!!errors.itemId}>
+                                    <SelectValue placeholder="Select item" />
+                                  </SelectTrigger>
+                                  <SelectContent>
+                                    {(items ?? []).map((i) => (
+                                      <SelectItem key={i.itemId} value={i.itemId} className="text-base">
+                                        {i.sku} — {i.name}
+                                      </SelectItem>
+                                    ))}
+                                  </SelectContent>
+                                </Select>
+                                <FieldError errors={[errors.itemId ? { message: errors.itemId } : undefined]} />
+                              </>
+                            )}
+                          </TableCell>
+                          <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
+                            {line.poLineId ? (
+                              <div className="flex h-11 items-center text-base">
+                                {uoms?.find((u) => u.uomId === line.uomId)?.name ?? `#${line.uomId}`}
+                              </div>
+                            ) : (
+                              <>
+                                <Select<number | null> value={line.uomId} onValueChange={(v) => updateLine(line.key, { uomId: v })}>
+                                  <SelectTrigger className="h-11! w-full text-base" aria-invalid={!!errors.uomId}>
+                                    <SelectValue placeholder="UOM" />
+                                  </SelectTrigger>
+                                  <SelectContent>
+                                    {(uoms ?? []).map((u) => (
+                                      <SelectItem key={u.uomId} value={u.uomId} className="text-base">
+                                        {u.name}
+                                      </SelectItem>
+                                    ))}
+                                  </SelectContent>
+                                </Select>
+                                <FieldError errors={[errors.uomId ? { message: errors.uomId } : undefined]} />
+                              </>
+                            )}
+                          </TableCell>
+                          <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
+                            <Select<number | null> value={line.binId} onValueChange={(v) => updateLine(line.key, { binId: v })}>
+                              <SelectTrigger className="h-11! w-full text-base">
+                                <SelectValue placeholder="None" />
+                              </SelectTrigger>
+                              <SelectContent>
+                                {bins.map((b) => (
+                                  <SelectItem key={b.binId} value={b.binId} className="text-base">
+                                    {b.code}
+                                  </SelectItem>
+                                ))}
+                              </SelectContent>
+                            </Select>
+                          </TableCell>
+                          <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
+                            <Input
+                              type="number"
+                              min="0"
+                              step="any"
+                              value={line.qty}
+                              aria-invalid={!!errors.qty}
+                              onChange={(e) => updateLine(line.key, { qty: e.target.value })}
+                              className="h-11 text-base"
+                            />
+                            <FieldError errors={[errors.qty ? { message: errors.qty } : undefined]} />
+                          </TableCell>
+                          <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
+                            <Input
+                              type="number"
+                              min="0"
+                              step="any"
+                              value={line.unitCost}
+                              aria-invalid={!!errors.unitCost}
+                              onChange={(e) => updateLine(line.key, { unitCost: e.target.value })}
+                              className="h-11 text-base"
+                            />
+                            <FieldError errors={[errors.unitCost ? { message: errors.unitCost } : undefined]} />
+                            {line.poUnitPrice !== null && Number(line.unitCost) !== line.poUnitPrice && (
+                              <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-warning">
+                                PO price {line.poUnitPrice.toFixed(2)} — variance recorded
+                              </p>
+                            )}
+                          </TableCell>
+                          <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
+                            <Input
+                              type="number"
+                              min="0"
+                              max="100"
+                              step="any"
+                              value={line.discountPct}
+                              aria-invalid={!!errors.discountPct}
+                              onChange={(e) => updateLine(line.key, { discountPct: e.target.value })}
+                              className="h-11 text-base"
+                            />
+                            <FieldError errors={[errors.discountPct ? { message: errors.discountPct } : undefined]} />
+                          </TableCell>
+                          <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
+                            <Input
+                              type="number"
+                              min="0"
+                              max="100"
+                              step="any"
+                              value={line.vatPct}
+                              aria-invalid={!!errors.vatPct}
+                              onChange={(e) => updateLine(line.key, { vatPct: e.target.value })}
+                              className="h-11 text-base"
+                            />
+                            <FieldError errors={[errors.vatPct ? { message: errors.vatPct } : undefined]} />
+                          </TableCell>
+                          <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top text-right tabular-nums">
+                            {(() => {
+                              const c = computeLine(line)
+                              return (
+                                <div className="flex h-11 flex-col justify-center">
+                                  <span>{c.lineTotal.toFixed(2)}</span>
+                                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                                    net {c.receivedValue.toFixed(2)} + VAT {c.vatAmount.toFixed(2)}
+                                  </span>
+                                </div>
+                              )
+                            })()}
+                          </TableCell>
+                          <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
+                            <Select<HoldStatus>
+                              value={line.holdStatus}
+                              onValueChange={(v) => v && updateLine(line.key, { holdStatus: v })}
+                            >
+                              <SelectTrigger className="h-11! w-full text-base">
+                                <SelectValue />
+                              </SelectTrigger>
+                              <SelectContent>
+                                <SelectItem value="Available" className="text-base">Available</SelectItem>
+                                <SelectItem value="OnHold" className="text-base">On hold (inspection)</SelectItem>
+                              </SelectContent>
+                            </Select>
+                          </TableCell>
+                          <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
+                            {item?.trackingMode === "Batch" && (
+                              <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+                                <Input
+                                  placeholder="Batch no."
+                                  value={line.batchNo}
+                                  aria-invalid={!!errors.batchNo}
+                                  onChange={(e) => updateLine(line.key, { batchNo: e.target.value })}
+                                  className="h-9 text-sm"
+                                />
+                                <Input
+                                  type="date"
+                                  value={line.expiryDate}
+                                  onChange={(e) => updateLine(line.key, { expiryDate: e.target.value })}
+                                  className="h-9 text-sm"
+                                />
+                                <FieldError errors={[errors.batchNo ? { message: errors.batchNo } : undefined]} />
+                              </div>
+                            )}
+                            {item?.trackingMode === "Serial" && (
+                              <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+                                <textarea
+                                  placeholder="One serial per line"
+                                  value={line.serialNumbersText}
+                                  aria-invalid={!!errors.serialNumbers}
+                                  onChange={(e) => updateLine(line.key, { serialNumbersText: e.target.value })}
+                                  className="min-h-16 w-full rounded-lg border border-input bg-transparent p-2 text-sm outline-none focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-3 focus-visible:ring-ring/50"
+                                />
+                                <FieldError errors={[errors.serialNumbers ? { message: errors.serialNumbers } : undefined]} />
+                              </div>
+                            )}
+                            {(!item || item.trackingMode === "None") && (
+                              <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">—</span>
+                            )}
+                          </TableCell>
+                          <TableCell className="px-3 py-3 align-top">
+                            <Button type="button" variant="ghost" size="icon" onClick={() => removeLine(line.key)} aria-label="Remove line">
+                              <Trash2 className="size-5" />
+                            </Button>
+                          </TableCell>
+                        </TableRow>
+                      )
+                    })}
+                  </TableBody>
+                </Table>
               </div>
             )}
 
             {!poLoading && lines.length > 0 && (
-              <div className="flex justify-end gap-6 pr-12 text-base">
+              <div className="flex justify-end gap-3 border-t border-border pt-4 text-base">
                 <span className="text-muted-foreground">Document total (incl. VAT)</span>
                 <span className="font-semibold tabular-nums">
                   {lines.reduce((sum, l) => sum + computeLine(l).lineTotal, 0).toFixed(2)}
diff --git a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/stock/page.tsx b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/stock/page.tsx
index 83cc12a..8a7b165 100644
--- a/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/stock/page.tsx
+++ b/Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/stock/page.tsx
@@ -1,69 +1,3 @@
-import Link from "next/link"
-import {
-  AlertOctagon,
-  AlertTriangle,
-  ArrowLeftRight,
-  BadgeDollarSign,
-  ClipboardList,
-  PackageSearch,
-  ScrollText,
-  SlidersHorizontal,
-  type LucideIcon,
-} from "lucide-react"
-
-import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card"
-
-const areas: { title: string; description: string; href: string; icon: LucideIcon }[] = [
-  {
-    title: "Stock Enquiry",
-    description: "On-hand, available, on-hold, and in-transit quantities by item and warehouse.",
-    href: "/dashboard/stock/enquiry",
-    icon: PackageSearch,
-  },
-  {
-    title: "Stock Ledger",
-    description: "The immutable, append-only movement journal — every in/out with running balance.",
-    href: "/dashboard/stock/ledger",
-    icon: ScrollText,
-  },
-  {
-    title: "Valuation",
-    description: "FIFO cost-layer breakdown and total stock value by item and warehouse.",
-    href: "/dashboard/stock/valuation",
-    icon: BadgeDollarSign,
-  },
-  {
-    title: "Transfers",
-    description: "Move stock between warehouses: create, dispatch, and receive (in-transit).",
-    href: "/dashboard/stock/transfers",
-    icon: ArrowLeftRight,
-  },
-  {
-    title: "Adjustments",
-    description: "Increase, decrease, or write off stock with a mandatory reason code.",
-    href: "/dashboard/stock/adjustments",
-    icon: SlidersHorizontal,
-  },
-  {
-    title: "Counts",
-    description: "Cycle or full physical counts — snapshot, enter counts, post variance.",
-    href: "/dashboard/stock/counts",
-    icon: ClipboardList,
-  },
-  {
-    title: "Reorder Alerts",
-    description: "Items at or below their reorder point, with a one-click requisition.",
-    href: "/dashboard/stock/reorder-alerts",
-    icon: AlertTriangle,
-  },
-  {
-    title: "Wastage",
-    description: "Damage, theft/loss, and expiry write-offs — reason-coded adjustments with a totals report.",
-    href: "/dashboard/stock/wastage",
-    icon: AlertOctagon,
-  },
-]
-
 export default function StockHubPage() {
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
@@ -73,26 +7,6 @@ export default function StockHubPage() {
           FIFO-costed stock across multiple warehouses (FR-STK-01..14).
         </p>
       </div>
-
-      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3">
-        {areas.map((area) => (
-          <Link key={area.href} href={area.href}>
-            <Card className="h-full transition-shadow hover:shadow-md">
-              <CardHeader>
-                <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-                  <div className="flex size-11 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-primary/10 text-primary">
-                    <area.icon className="size-5" />
-                  </div>
-                  <CardTitle className="text-lg">{area.title}</CardTitle>
-                </div>
-              </CardHeader>
-              <CardContent>
-                <p className="text-base text-muted-foreground">{area.description}</p>
-              </CardContent>
-            </Card>
-          </Link>
-        ))}
-      </div>
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/Frontend/erp-system/components/Layouts/AppSidebar.tsx b/Frontend/erp-system/components/Layouts/AppSidebar.tsx
index 4d86d3d..a1fada5 100644
--- a/Frontend/erp-system/components/Layouts/AppSidebar.tsx
+++ b/Frontend/erp-system/components/Layouts/AppSidebar.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import Link from "next/link"
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation"
 import {
+  AlertOctagon,
+  AlertTriangle,
+  ArrowLeftRight,
   Banknote,
   BadgeDollarSign,
   BookOpen,
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   Menu,
   Package,
   PackageCheck,
+  PackageSearch,
   PackageX,
   PlayCircle,
   PieChart,
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ import {
   ReceiptText,
   Ruler,
   Scale,
+  ScrollText,
   Settings,
   ShieldCheck,
   ShoppingCart,
@@ -116,7 +121,26 @@ const navItems: {
     ],
   },
   { title: "Receiving", code: "receiving", href: "/dashboard/receiving/grn", icon: PackageCheck, chevron: true },
-  { title: "Stock", code: "stock", href: "/dashboard/stock", icon: Warehouse, chevron: true },
+  {
+    title: "Stock",
+    code: "stock",
+    href: "/dashboard/stock",
+    // Clicking "Stock" itself lands on Stock Ledger — the hub page underneath has nothing on
+    // it (its card grid was removed once the sidebar grew these sub-items), same as Procurement.
+    landingHref: "/dashboard/stock/ledger",
+    icon: Warehouse,
+    chevron: true,
+    children: [
+      { title: "Stock Ledger", code: "stock.ledger", href: "/dashboard/stock/ledger", icon: ScrollText },
+      { title: "Stock Enquiry", code: "stock.enquiry", href: "/dashboard/stock/enquiry", icon: PackageSearch },
+      { title: "Valuation", code: "stock.valuation", href: "/dashboard/stock/valuation", icon: BadgeDollarSign },
+      { title: "Transfers", code: "stock.transfers", href: "/dashboard/stock/transfers", icon: ArrowLeftRight },
+      { title: "Adjustments", code: "stock.adjustments", href: "/dashboard/stock/adjustments", icon: SlidersHorizontal },
+      { title: "Counts", code: "stock.counts", href: "/dashboard/stock/counts", icon: ClipboardList },
+      { title: "Reorder Alerts", code: "stock.reorder-alerts", href: "/dashboard/stock/reorder-alerts", icon: AlertTriangle },
+      { title: "Wastage", code: "stock.wastage", href: "/dashboard/stock/wastage", icon: AlertOctagon },
+    ],
+  },
   { title: "Warehouses", code: "warehouses", href: "/dashboard/warehouse", icon: Building2, chevron: true },
   { title: "Orders", code: "orders", href: "/dashboard/orders", icon: ShoppingCart, chevron: true },
   {
@@ -402,14 +426,15 @@ export function AppSidebar() {
   // flashing the full menu to a restricted role. Once resolved, a nav item
   // is visible if its own code is granted, or (for parents) if any child is.
   //
-  // "procurement", "hrm", "sales" and "production" are exempted from that check (frontend-only): no
-  // role is currently seeded with NAV:procurement/NAV:hrm/NAV:production or their children
-  // server-side, which would hide the whole section for everyone. Remove each bypass once roles are granted
-  // the permission properly (Settings → Roles → Sidebar permissions) or a backend seed
-  // grants it. This is also flagged in 02-SECURITY.md as the AR-09 sidebar-visibility
+  // "procurement", "hrm", "sales", "production" and "stock" are exempted from that check
+  // (frontend-only): no role is currently seeded with NAV:procurement/NAV:hrm/NAV:production
+  // or their children server-side (stock's children specifically have no SubNavItem rows at
+  // all yet), which would hide the whole section for everyone. Remove each bypass once roles
+  // are granted the permission properly (Settings → Roles → Sidebar permissions) or a backend
+  // seed grants it. This is also flagged in 02-SECURITY.md as the AR-09 sidebar-visibility
   // stopgap for HRM's salary/PII data — it hides HRM from the UI but doesn't enforce
   // anything server-side.
-  const bypassCodes = new Set(["procurement", "sales", "hrm", "production"])
+  const bypassCodes = new Set(["procurement", "sales", "hrm", "production", "stock"])
   const visibleItems = loading
     ? []
     : navItems