diff --git a/REVIEW_AND_PR_FRAMEWORK.md b/REVIEW_AND_PR_FRAMEWORK.md
index 977582f4..3496a066 100644
--- a/REVIEW_AND_PR_FRAMEWORK.md
+++ b/REVIEW_AND_PR_FRAMEWORK.md
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ a status or mark unverified work Done.
 - **MUST NOT** leave comments that only restate what Prettier or ESLint already
   enforces (formatting, naming nits the linter catches). Style is settled by the
   gates; review is for behavior, correctness, security, and architecture.
+- **MUST NOT** put Jira issue keys or ticket titles in source comments, JSDoc,
+  or test names (for example `(SH-183)`). Ticket identity belongs in the PR,
+  commit message, and branch — not in the code. Flag and request removal if a
+  diff adds them.
 - **MUST** make every comment actionable: tie it to a behavior, a risk, or an
   evidence-based convention in these docs, and offer a concrete fix or a
   targeted question. Use GitHub suggestion blocks when safe.
diff --git a/e2e/vendors/vendors.spec.ts b/e2e/vendors/vendors.spec.ts
index b348fd21..d1263828 100644
--- a/e2e/vendors/vendors.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/vendors/vendors.spec.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ interface MockState {
   patchedBody?: Record<string, unknown>;
   patchedCompanyId?: string;
   deletedId?: string;
+  deleteConfirmedOpenWorkOrders?: boolean;
 }
 
 async function fulfillJson(route: Route, body: unknown, status = 200) {
@@ -307,8 +308,9 @@ async function mockVendorApi(
       },
     }),
   );
-  await page.route(/\/api\/vendors\/\d+$/, async (route) => {
-    const id = route.request().url().split("/").pop() ?? "";
+  await page.route(/\/api\/vendors\/\d+(\?.*)?$/, async (route) => {
+    const requestUrl = new URL(route.request().url());
+    const id = requestUrl.pathname.split("/").pop() ?? "";
     if (route.request().method() === "PUT") {
       state.updatedBody = route.request().postDataJSON();
       const vendor = vendorRecords.find((item) => String(item.Id) === id);
@@ -321,6 +323,8 @@ async function mockVendorApi(
       return;
     }
     if (route.request().method() === "DELETE") {
+      state.deleteConfirmedOpenWorkOrders =
+        requestUrl.searchParams.get("confirmOpenWorkOrders") === "true";
       if (options.deleteConflict) {
         await fulfillJson(
           route,
@@ -576,20 +580,28 @@ test.describe("Vendor directory prototype parity", () => {
     await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Close drawer" })).toHaveCount(0);
   });
 
-  test("blocks deactivation for linked work orders and preserves the vendor on a raced 409", async ({
+  test("confirms deactivation past linked work orders and preserves the vendor on a raced 409", async ({
     page,
   }) => {
-    const blockedState = await mockVendorApi(page, { deactivationBlocked: true });
+    const confirmState = await mockVendorApi(page, { deactivationBlocked: true });
     await page.goto("/vendors");
 
     await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Edit vendor Gateway Plumbing" }).click();
     await page.getByRole("switch", { name: "Active status" }).click();
-    const blockedDialog = page.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Deactivate Vendor" });
-    await expect(blockedDialog).toContainText("WO-501 — Emergency boiler repair");
-    await expect(blockedDialog.getByRole("button", { name: /^Deactivate$/ })).toBeDisabled();
-    expect(blockedState.deletedId).toBeUndefined();
+    const dialog = page.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Deactivate this vendor?" });
+    await expect(dialog).toContainText("It still has 1 open work order");
+    await expect(
+      dialog.getByRole("link", { name: /WO-501 — Emergency boiler repair/ }),
+    ).toHaveAttribute("href", "/workorders/501");
+
+    // SH-254: the open work orders inform the decision, they no longer block it.
+    const confirm = dialog.getByRole("button", { name: "Deactivate anyway" });
+    await expect(confirm).toBeEnabled();
+    await confirm.click();
+
+    await expect.poll(() => confirmState.deletedId).toBe("1");
+    expect(confirmState.deleteConfirmedOpenWorkOrders).toBe(true);
 
-    await blockedDialog.getByRole("button", { name: "Cancel" }).click();
     await page.unrouteAll({ behavior: "wait" });
 
     const racedState = await mockVendorApi(page, { deleteConflict: true });
@@ -597,13 +609,13 @@ test.describe("Vendor directory prototype parity", () => {
     await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Edit vendor Gateway Plumbing" }).click();
     await page.getByRole("switch", { name: "Active status" }).click();
     await page
-      .getByRole("dialog", { name: "Deactivate Vendor" })
+      .getByRole("dialog", { name: "Deactivate this vendor?" })
       .getByRole("button", {
         name: /^Deactivate$/,
       })
       .click();
 
-    await expect(page.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Deactivate Vendor" })).toContainText(
+    await expect(page.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Deactivate this vendor?" })).toContainText(
       /open work orders|conflict/i,
     );
     expect(racedState.deletedId).toBeUndefined();
diff --git a/e2e/work-orders/board-day-pagination.spec.ts b/e2e/work-orders/board-day-pagination.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bb3b322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/work-orders/board-day-pagination.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import { expect, test, type Page, type Route } from "@playwright/test";
+
+const FROZEN_NOW = "2026-08-19T15:00:00.000Z";
+
+const TEST_USER = {
+  token: "wo-day-pagination-e2e-token",
+  expiration: "2030-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+  email: "admin@seahavenind.com",
+  userRoles: "Admin",
+  phoneNumber: "5551234567",
+  fullname: "Work Order E2E Admin",
+  id: "1",
+};
+
+async function fulfillJson(route: Route, body: unknown, status = 200) {
+  await route.fulfill({ status, contentType: "application/json", body: JSON.stringify(body) });
+}
+
+function boardRow(id: number, woNumber: string, scheduledDate: string) {
+  return {
+    id,
+    woNumber,
+    workOrderType: 2,
+    siteCode: woNumber,
+    lifecycleStatusLabel: "Scheduled",
+    scheduledDate,
+    dispatcherId: "1",
+    dispatcherName: "Pat Dispatcher",
+    pm: "HVAC",
+  };
+}
+
+async function mockWorkOrderBoard(page: Page) {
+  const wednesday = Array.from({ length: 60 }, (_, index) =>
+    boardRow(1000 + index, `WO-${1000 + index}`, "2026-08-19"),
+  );
+  const monday = Array.from({ length: 5 }, (_, index) =>
+    boardRow(2000 + index, `MON-${2000 + index}`, "2026-08-17"),
+  );
+
+  await page.route(
+    (url) => url.pathname.startsWith("/api/"),
+    async (route) => {
+      const url = route.request().url();
+      if (url.includes("workorders/board/search")) {
+        await fulfillJson(route, { items: [], totalCount: 0, page: 1, pageSize: 100 });
+        return;
+      }
+      if (url.includes("workorders/board") && route.request().method() === "GET") {
+        const weekStart = new URL(url).searchParams.get("weekStart") ?? "2026-08-17";
+        const scheduled =
+          weekStart === "2026-08-17" ? [...wednesday, ...monday] : monday.slice(0, 1);
+        await fulfillJson(route, {
+          weekStart,
+          weekEnd: weekStart === "2026-08-17" ? "2026-08-21" : "2026-08-14",
+          counts: { returned: scheduled.length, total: scheduled.length },
+          unscheduled: [],
+          scheduled,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+      await fulfillJson(route, { data: [], items: [] });
+    },
+  );
+}
+
+test.describe("work order per-day pagination (SH-241)", () => {
+  test.setTimeout(60_000);
+
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.clock.install({ time: new Date(FROZEN_NOW) });
+    await page.clock.resume();
+    await page.addInitScript((user) => {
+      localStorage.setItem("auth", JSON.stringify(user));
+      const style = document.createElement("style");
+      style.textContent = ".tsqd-parent-container { display: none !important; }";
+      document.documentElement.appendChild(style);
+    }, TEST_USER);
+    await mockWorkOrderBoard(page);
+  });
+
+  test("changes rows-per-page, hides on global filter, and resets on day or week change", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    const pager = page.getByTestId("wo-day-pagination");
+    await page.goto("/workorders");
+    await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Work Orders" })).toBeVisible({
+      timeout: 20_000,
+    });
+    await expect(pager).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText("Page 1 of 2")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText("WO-1000").first()).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText("WO-1050")).toHaveCount(0);
+
+    await page.getByLabel("Rows per page").selectOption("25");
+    await expect(page.getByText("Page 1 of 3")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText("WO-1025")).toHaveCount(0);
+
+    await page.getByTestId("wo-day-pagination-next").evaluate((node) => {
+      (node as HTMLButtonElement).click();
+    });
+    await expect(page.getByText("Page 2 of 3")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText("WO-1025").first()).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText("WO-1000")).toHaveCount(0);
+
+    await page.getByRole("tab", { name: "Mon · 08/17" }).click({ force: true });
+    await expect(page.getByText("Page 1 of 1")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText("MON-2000").first()).toBeVisible();
+
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Week 8/17–8/21" }).click({ force: true });
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: /Aug 10/ }).click({ force: true });
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("wo-day-pagination")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText("Page 1 of")).toBeVisible();
+
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Advanced Filters" }).click();
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: /Indicators/i }).click();
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Rescheduled ≥ 2" }).click();
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Apply filters" }).click();
+    await expect(pager).toHaveCount(0);
+
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Clear all" }).click();
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("wo-day-pagination")).toBeVisible();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/e2e/work-orders/week-day-navigation.spec.ts b/e2e/work-orders/week-day-navigation.spec.ts
index 5ec5402b..8a8e1245 100644
--- a/e2e/work-orders/week-day-navigation.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/work-orders/week-day-navigation.spec.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,19 @@ test.describe("Work Orders week/day navigation (SH-240)", () => {
     await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Work Orders" })).toBeVisible({
       timeout: 15_000,
     });
+    const dispatcher = page.getByRole("button", { name: "All dispatchers" });
+    await expect(dispatcher).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(
+      page.getByLabel("Week and day").getByRole("button", { name: "All dispatchers" }),
+    ).toHaveCount(0);
+    const titleBox = await page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Work Orders" }).boundingBox();
+    const dispatcherBox = await dispatcher.boundingBox();
+    const weekBox = await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Week 8/17–8/21" }).boundingBox();
+    expect(titleBox).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(dispatcherBox).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(weekBox).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(dispatcherBox!.y).toBeGreaterThan(titleBox!.y);
+    expect(weekBox!.y).toBeGreaterThan(dispatcherBox!.y);
     await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Week 8/17–8/21" })).toBeVisible();
     await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Week 8/17–8/21" })).toContainText("Live");
 
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/use-vendor-deactivation.ts b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/use-vendor-deactivation.ts
index b63291be..5870f7db 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/use-vendor-deactivation.ts
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/use-vendor-deactivation.ts
@@ -38,13 +38,18 @@ export function useVendorDeactivation(onSuccess?: () => void): VendorDeactivatio
   const confirm = () => {
     if (!target || target.id == null) return;
     setError(null);
-    deleteVendor.mutate(target.id, {
-      onSuccess: () => {
-        setTarget(null);
-        onSuccess?.();
+    // The dialog has shown whatever open work orders exist, so confirming here is
+    // the explicit confirmation the API requires to deactivate past them (SH-254).
+    deleteVendor.mutate(
+      { id: target.id, confirmOpenWorkOrders: (impact?.openWorkOrders.length ?? 0) > 0 },
+      {
+        onSuccess: () => {
+          setTarget(null);
+          onSuccess?.();
+        },
+        onError: (err: Error) => setError(err.message || "Failed to deactivate vendor"),
       },
-      onError: (err: Error) => setError(err.message || "Failed to deactivate vendor"),
-    });
+    );
   };
 
   return {
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/use-vendor-roster-form.ts b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/use-vendor-roster-form.ts
index 96f5e3b7..82ae4333 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/use-vendor-roster-form.ts
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/use-vendor-roster-form.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export interface VendorRosterForm {
   roster: VendorCompanyRoster | undefined;
   companies: VendorFacetCompany[];
   trades: string[];
+  tradesLoading: boolean;
   selectedCompanyId: string | number | null;
   selectCompany: (company: VendorFacetCompany | null) => Promise<void>;
   clearSelectedCompany: (nextName?: string) => void;
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ export function useVendorRosterForm({
     mode === "update" ? vendorId : undefined,
     mode === "update" ? companyId : undefined,
   );
-  const { data: facets } = useVendorFacets();
+  const { data: facets, isLoading: facetsLoading } = useVendorFacets();
   const save = useSaveVendorCompanyRoster();
   const [conflict, setConflict] = useState<VendorRosterConflict | null>(null);
 
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ export function useVendorRosterForm({
     roster: routeRoster,
     companies,
     trades,
+    tradesLoading: facetsLoading,
     selectedCompanyId: selection.selectedCompanyId,
     selectCompany: selection.selectCompany,
     clearSelectedCompany: selection.clearSelectedCompany,
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-create-modal.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-create-modal.tsx
index 31804a3c..002a81bf 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-create-modal.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-create-modal.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export function VendorCreateModal({ open, onClose }: VendorCreateModalProps) {
               errors={form.errors}
               companies={form.companies}
               tradeOptions={form.trades}
+              tradeOptionsLoading={form.tradesLoading}
               selectedCompanyId={form.selectedCompanyId}
               onSelectCompany={form.selectCompany}
               onClearSelectedCompany={form.clearSelectedCompany}
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-deactivation-dialog.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-deactivation-dialog.tsx
index cf673b6c..a56ca3b5 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-deactivation-dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-deactivation-dialog.tsx
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import {
   DialogContent,
   DialogContentText,
   DialogTitle,
+  Link,
   List,
   ListItem,
   Stack,
   Typography,
 } from "@mui/material";
+import { Link as RouterLink } from "react-router";
 import type { VendorDeactivationImpact, VendorListItem } from "@/domain/vendors/types/vendor";
 
 interface VendorDeactivationDialogProps {
@@ -26,6 +28,15 @@ interface VendorDeactivationDialogProps {
   onConfirm: () => void;
 }
 
+function deactivationMessage(companyName: string | undefined, openCount: number): string {
+  const name = companyName ? `"${companyName}"` : "This vendor";
+  if (openCount === 0) {
+    return `${name} will no longer be selectable for new work orders.`;
+  }
+  const plural = openCount === 1 ? "work order" : "work orders";
+  return `${name} will no longer be selectable for new work orders. It still has ${openCount} open ${plural} — they'll keep it as-is unless you reassign them.`;
+}
+
 export function VendorDeactivationDialog({
   target,
   isLoading,
@@ -36,16 +47,16 @@ export function VendorDeactivationDialog({
   onClose,
   onConfirm,
 }: VendorDeactivationDialogProps) {
-  const hasBlockingImpact = Boolean(impact && !impact.canDeactivate);
+  const openWorkOrders = impact?.openWorkOrders ?? [];
+  const hasOpenWorkOrders = openWorkOrders.length > 0;
 
   return (
     <Dialog open={Boolean(target)} onClose={isSaving ? undefined : onClose}>
-      <DialogTitle>Deactivate Vendor</DialogTitle>
+      <DialogTitle>Deactivate this vendor?</DialogTitle>
       <DialogContent>
         <Stack spacing={2}>
           <DialogContentText>
-            Deactivate &quot;{target?.companyName}&quot;? Existing work-order and audit history will
-            be preserved.
+            {deactivationMessage(target?.companyName, openWorkOrders.length)}
           </DialogContentText>
 
           {isLoading && (
@@ -63,19 +74,13 @@ export function VendorDeactivationDialog({
             </Alert>
           )}
 
-          {impact != null && !isLoading && !impact.canDeactivate && (
-            <Alert severity="error">
-              This vendor cannot be deactivated because it still has open work orders.
-            </Alert>
-          )}
-
-          {impact != null && impact.openWorkOrders.length > 0 && (
+          {hasOpenWorkOrders && (
             <Box>
               <Typography variant="subtitle2" className="font-semibold uppercase">
-                Open work orders ({impact.openWorkOrders.length})
+                Open work orders ({openWorkOrders.length})
               </Typography>
               <List dense sx={{ mt: 0.5 }}>
-                {impact.openWorkOrders.map((wo) => (
+                {openWorkOrders.map((wo) => (
                   <ListItem
                     key={String(wo.workOrderId)}
                     sx={{ px: 0, py: 0.25 }}
@@ -88,11 +93,11 @@ export function VendorDeactivationDialog({
                     }
                   >
                     <Stack>
-                      <Typography variant="body2">
+                      <Link component={RouterLink} to={`/workorders/${wo.workOrderId}`}>
                         {wo.workOrderNumber
                           ? `${wo.workOrderNumber} — ${wo.workOrderTitle || "Untitled"}`
                           : wo.workOrderTitle || `Work order ${wo.workOrderId}`}
-                      </Typography>
+                      </Link>
                       {Boolean(wo.status) && (
                         <Typography variant="caption" sx={{ color: "text.secondary" }}>
                           {wo.status}
@@ -113,12 +118,12 @@ export function VendorDeactivationDialog({
           Cancel
         </Button>
         <Button
-          color="error"
+          color={hasOpenWorkOrders ? "warning" : "error"}
           variant="contained"
           onClick={onConfirm}
-          disabled={isSaving || isLoading || hasBlockingImpact || Boolean(impactError)}
+          disabled={isSaving || isLoading || Boolean(impactError)}
         >
-          {isSaving ? "Deactivating..." : "Deactivate"}
+          {isSaving ? "Deactivating..." : hasOpenWorkOrders ? "Deactivate anyway" : "Deactivate"}
         </Button>
       </DialogActions>
     </Dialog>
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-detail-drawer.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-detail-drawer.tsx
index b1a24c3c..62d65f15 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-detail-drawer.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-detail-drawer.tsx
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ function DrawerEditor({
           control={form.control}
           errors={form.errors}
           tradeOptions={form.trades}
+          tradeOptionsLoading={form.tradesLoading}
           showTechnicianStatus={false}
         />
         {selectedIndex >= 0 && (
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-roster-form-fields.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-roster-form-fields.tsx
index d6d5cbf7..93a10fd9 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-roster-form-fields.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-roster-form-fields.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ interface VendorRosterFormFieldsProps {
   errors: FieldErrors<VendorCompanyRosterFormValues>;
   companies?: VendorFacetCompany[];
   tradeOptions?: string[];
+  tradeOptionsLoading?: boolean;
   selectedCompanyId?: string | number | null;
   onSelectCompany?: (company: VendorFacetCompany | null) => Promise<void>;
   onClearSelectedCompany?: (nextName?: string) => void;
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ interface TechnicianRowProps {
   onRemove: () => void;
   canRemove: boolean;
   tradeOptions: string[];
+  tradeOptionsLoading?: boolean;
   showStatus: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -246,6 +248,7 @@ function TechnicianRow({
   onRemove,
   canRemove,
   tradeOptions,
+  tradeOptionsLoading,
   showStatus,
 }: TechnicianRowProps) {
   return (
@@ -315,7 +318,12 @@ function TechnicianRow({
           )}
         />
       </Stack>
-      <VendorTradeSpecialtiesField control={control} index={index} tradeOptions={tradeOptions} />
+      <VendorTradeSpecialtiesField
+        control={control}
+        index={index}
+        tradeOptions={tradeOptions}
+        tradeOptionsLoading={tradeOptionsLoading}
+      />
       {showStatus && (
         <Controller
           control={control}
@@ -341,11 +349,13 @@ function TechniciansFieldArray({
   control,
   errors,
   tradeOptions,
+  tradeOptionsLoading,
   showStatus,
 }: {
   control: Control<VendorCompanyRosterFormValues>;
   errors: FieldErrors<VendorCompanyRosterFormValues>;
   tradeOptions: string[];
+  tradeOptionsLoading?: boolean;
   showStatus: boolean;
 }) {
   const { fields, append, remove } = useFieldArray({ control, name: "technicians" });
@@ -389,6 +399,7 @@ function TechniciansFieldArray({
               onRemove={() => remove(index)}
               canRemove
               tradeOptions={tradeOptions}
+              tradeOptionsLoading={tradeOptionsLoading}
               showStatus={showStatus}
             />
           ))
@@ -399,7 +410,13 @@ function TechniciansFieldArray({
 }
 
 export function VendorRosterFormFields(props: VendorRosterFormFieldsProps) {
-  const { control, errors, tradeOptions = [], showTechnicianStatus = true } = props;
+  const {
+    control,
+    errors,
+    tradeOptions = [],
+    tradeOptionsLoading = false,
+    showTechnicianStatus = true,
+  } = props;
   return (
     <Stack spacing={3}>
       <CompanyFields {...props} />
@@ -408,6 +425,7 @@ export function VendorRosterFormFields(props: VendorRosterFormFieldsProps) {
         control={control}
         errors={errors}
         tradeOptions={tradeOptions}
+        tradeOptionsLoading={tradeOptionsLoading}
         showStatus={showTechnicianStatus}
       />
     </Stack>
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-roster-page.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-roster-page.tsx
index f0316957..45f1bb19 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-roster-page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-roster-page.tsx
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ export default function VendorRosterPage({ vendorId, companyId }: VendorRosterPa
             control={form.control}
             errors={form.errors}
             tradeOptions={form.trades}
+            tradeOptionsLoading={form.tradesLoading}
             {...companySelectionProps}
           />
 
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-trade-specialties-field.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-trade-specialties-field.tsx
index ff63ef4c..11a7ea4b 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-trade-specialties-field.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-trade-specialties-field.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { Controller, type Control } from "react-hook-form";
 import AddIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Add";
 import ArrowDownwardIcon from "@mui/icons-material/ArrowDownward";
@@ -14,8 +14,43 @@ import {
   TextField,
   Typography,
 } from "@mui/material";
+import { Text } from "@/components/ui/text";
 import type { VendorCompanyRosterFormValues } from "@/domain/vendors/schemas/vendor-roster-schema";
 
+/**
+ * `Text variant="feedback"` stays mounted when silent so the aria-live region can announce later.
+ * An empty paragraph still claims a line box, which would add a permanent gap under the trades
+ * input and shift the approved drawer layout. Collapse the box while keeping the node in the DOM
+ * (never `display: none`, which would stop announcements).
+ */
+function collapsedWhenSilent(visible: boolean) {
+  return visible ? undefined : { height: 0, margin: 0, overflow: "hidden" as const };
+}
+
+function TradeFeedbackRegions({
+  listUnavailable,
+  message,
+}: {
+  listUnavailable: boolean;
+  message: string | null;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Text
+        variant="feedback"
+        tone="warning"
+        when={listUnavailable}
+        sx={collapsedWhenSilent(listUnavailable)}
+      >
+        Trade list is unavailable right now — you can still type a trade manually.
+      </Text>
+      <Text variant="feedback" when={Boolean(message)} sx={collapsedWhenSilent(Boolean(message))}>
+        {message}
+      </Text>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
 function splitTrades(value: string | undefined): string[] {
   return (value ?? "")
     .split(",")
@@ -23,18 +58,59 @@ function splitTrades(value: string | undefined): string[] {
     .filter(Boolean);
 }
 
+function dedupeTrades(options: string[], current: string[]): string[] {
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  const merged: string[] = [];
+  for (const trade of [...options, ...current]) {
+    const key = trade.toLowerCase();
+    if (seen.has(key)) continue;
+    seen.add(key);
+    merged.push(trade);
+  }
+  return merged;
+}
+
+function matchTradeOption(input: string, options: string[]): string | null {
+  const exact = options.find((option) => option === input);
+  if (exact) return exact;
+  const normalized = input.toLowerCase();
+  return options.find((option) => option.toLowerCase() === normalized) ?? null;
+}
+
 interface VendorTradeSpecialtiesFieldProps {
   control: Control<VendorCompanyRosterFormValues>;
   index: number;
   tradeOptions: string[];
+  tradeOptionsLoading?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * SH-249: an empty tradeOptions array means two different things. While the facets
+ * query is in flight it means "not loaded yet"; only once it settles does it mean
+ * "vocabulary genuinely unavailable". Failing open during the cold-fetch window let
+ * free text through the canonical gate permanently, because anything committed there
+ * is added to knownTradesRef and stays selectable after the real list arrives.
+ *
+ * SH-249: why a typed trade was refused. Extracted to module scope so the field
+ * component stays inside the maintainability gate's function-length cap.
+ */
+function resolveRejectionMessage(value: string, loading: boolean): string {
+  return loading
+    ? "Trades are still loading. Wait for the list, then pick a trade."
+    : `"${value}" is not in the trades list. Pick a trade from the list.`;
 }
 
 export function VendorTradeSpecialtiesField({
   control,
   index,
   tradeOptions,
+  tradeOptionsLoading = false,
 }: VendorTradeSpecialtiesFieldProps) {
   const [tradeInput, setTradeInput] = useState("");
+  const [feedbackMessage, setFeedbackMessage] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const knownTradesRef = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set());
+  const tradeListUnavailable = !tradeOptionsLoading && tradeOptions.length === 0;
+  const gateActive = tradeOptions.length > 0 || tradeOptionsLoading;
 
   return (
     <Box>
@@ -47,10 +123,28 @@ export function VendorTradeSpecialtiesField({
         name={`technicians.${index}.tradeSpecialties`}
         render={({ field }) => {
           const trades = splitTrades(field.value);
+          for (const trade of trades) knownTradesRef.current.add(trade);
+          const selectableTrades = dedupeTrades(tradeOptions, [...knownTradesRef.current]);
           const commit = (next: string[]) => field.onChange(next.join(", "));
           const add = (value: string) => {
             const normalized = value.trim();
-            if (normalized && !trades.includes(normalized)) commit([...trades, normalized]);
+            setFeedbackMessage(null);
+            if (!normalized) {
+              setTradeInput("");
+              return;
+            }
+            const canonical = matchTradeOption(normalized, selectableTrades);
+            if (gateActive && !canonical) {
+              setFeedbackMessage(resolveRejectionMessage(normalized, tradeOptionsLoading));
+              return;
+            }
+            const trade = canonical ?? normalized;
+            if (trades.some((existing) => existing.toLowerCase() === trade.toLowerCase())) {
+              setFeedbackMessage(`${trade} is already on this technician.`);
+              setTradeInput("");
+              return;
+            }
+            commit([...trades, trade]);
             setTradeInput("");
           };
           const move = (tradeIndex: number, direction: -1 | 1) => {
@@ -64,31 +158,31 @@ export function VendorTradeSpecialtiesField({
           return (
             <Stack spacing={1} className="mt-2">
               <Box className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
-                {trades.length === 0 ? (
-                  <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ color: "text.secondary" }}>
-                    No trades selected.
-                  </Typography>
-                ) : (
-                  trades.map((trade, tradeIndex) => (
-                    <Chip
-                      key={`${trade}-${tradeIndex}`}
-                      label={tradeIndex === 0 ? `${trade} (primary)` : trade}
-                      onDelete={() =>
-                        commit(trades.filter((_, itemIndex) => itemIndex !== tradeIndex))
-                      }
-                      deleteIcon={<CloseIcon data-testid={`remove-trade-${trade}`} />}
-                    />
-                  ))
-                )}
+                <Text variant="description" tone="muted" when={trades.length === 0}>
+                  No trades selected.
+                </Text>
+                {trades.map((trade, tradeIndex) => (
+                  <Chip
+                    key={`${trade}-${tradeIndex}`}
+                    label={tradeIndex === 0 ? `${trade} (primary)` : trade}
+                    onDelete={() =>
+                      commit(trades.filter((_, itemIndex) => itemIndex !== tradeIndex))
+                    }
+                    deleteIcon={<CloseIcon data-testid={`remove-trade-${trade}`} />}
+                  />
+                ))}
               </Box>
               <Stack direction="row" spacing={1} sx={{ alignItems: "center" }}>
                 <Autocomplete
                   freeSolo
-                  options={tradeOptions}
+                  options={selectableTrades}
                   value={null}
                   inputValue={tradeInput}
                   onInputChange={(_event, value, reason) => {
-                    if (reason === "input") setTradeInput(value);
+                    if (reason === "input") {
+                      setTradeInput(value);
+                      setFeedbackMessage(null);
+                    }
                   }}
                   onChange={(_event, value) => {
                     if (typeof value === "string") add(value);
@@ -147,6 +241,9 @@ export function VendorTradeSpecialtiesField({
           );
         }}
       />
+      {/* Outside the spaced Stack: an always-mounted live region would otherwise inherit Stack
+          spacing and add a permanent gap under the trades input, shifting the approved layout. */}
+      <TradeFeedbackRegions listUnavailable={tradeListUnavailable} message={feedbackMessage} />
     </Box>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/tabs/slide-over-info-tab-edit-view.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/tabs/slide-over-info-tab-edit-view.tsx
index bdfe8af9..8b92c86f 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/tabs/slide-over-info-tab-edit-view.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/detail/tabs/slide-over-info-tab-edit-view.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type {
 } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order";
 import type { WorkOrderTableRow } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-table-row";
 import type { WizardWOStatus } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-wizard";
+import { toVendorTablePatch } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/vendor-assignment-patch";
 import { DocBadge } from "./slide-over-doc-badge";
 
 type SlideOverInfoTabEditViewProps = {
@@ -140,14 +141,7 @@ export function SlideOverInfoTabEditView({
           tech={draft.tech}
           techPhone={draft.techPhone}
           vendors={vendors}
-          onSave={(patch) =>
-            onDraftChange({
-              vendorId: patch.vendorId,
-              company: patch.company,
-              tech: patch.tech,
-              techPhone: patch.techPhone,
-            })
-          }
+          onSave={(patch) => onDraftChange(toVendorTablePatch(patch))}
         />
       </SlideOverInfoRow>
       <SlideOverInfoRow label="Status">
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/filter-bar/dispatcher-filter.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/filter-bar/dispatcher-filter.tsx
index 6bee3519..3998b53f 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/filter-bar/dispatcher-filter.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/filter-bar/dispatcher-filter.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ function userInitials(name: string): string {
 function DispatcherAvatar({ name, color }: { name: string; color: string }) {
   return (
     <span
+      aria-hidden
       className="flex h-5 w-5 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full text-[9px] font-semibold"
       style={{ background: `${color}25`, color }}
     >
@@ -75,8 +76,8 @@ export function DispatcherFilter({
     return (
       <Skeleton
         variant="rounded"
-        width={160}
-        height={38}
+        width={140}
+        height={18}
         animation="wave"
         aria-label="Loading dispatchers"
       />
@@ -89,35 +90,13 @@ export function DispatcherFilter({
         onAnchor={setAnchor}
         open={open}
         disabled={disabled}
-        className="flex w-auto shrink-0 items-center gap-2 border whitespace-nowrap transition-colors"
-        style={
-          !allSelected
-            ? {
-                height: 38,
-                padding: "0 12px",
-                borderRadius: 6,
-                fontSize: 13,
-                fontWeight: 600,
-                background: "var(--color-primary-tint)",
-                borderColor: "#bfe2f5",
-                color: "var(--primary)",
-              }
-            : {
-                height: 38,
-                padding: "0 12px",
-                borderRadius: 6,
-                fontSize: 13,
-                fontWeight: 600,
-                background: "var(--card)",
-                borderColor: "var(--border)",
-                color: "var(--foreground)",
-              }
-        }
+        className="flex w-auto shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 whitespace-nowrap transition-colors"
+        style={{ fontSize: 13, fontWeight: 500, color: "var(--muted-foreground)" }}
         aria-haspopup="listbox"
       >
-        <Users size={15} style={{ color: "var(--muted-foreground)" }} />
+        <Users size={13} aria-hidden style={{ color: "var(--muted-foreground)" }} />
         {label}
-        <ChevronDown size={14} style={{ color: "var(--muted-foreground)" }} />
+        <ChevronDown size={13} aria-hidden style={{ color: "var(--muted-foreground)" }} />
       </MenuAnchorButton>
 
       <Popover
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/filter-bar/work-orders-filter-bar.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/filter-bar/work-orders-filter-bar.tsx
index 4dd1d429..e43ccad3 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/filter-bar/work-orders-filter-bar.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/filter-bar/work-orders-filter-bar.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import type { WorkOrderUser } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order";
 import type { WOType } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-wizard";
 import { DayTabs } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/filter-bar/day-tabs";
-import { DispatcherFilter } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/filter-bar/dispatcher-filter";
 import { WeekSelector } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/filter-bar/week-selector";
 import { WoTypeFilter } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/filter-bar/wo-type-filter";
 import { Text } from "@/components/ui/text";
@@ -11,13 +9,8 @@ type WorkOrdersFilterBarProps = {
   onWeekChange: (mondayIso: string) => void;
   selectedDayIso: string;
   onSelectedDayChange: (dayIso: string) => void;
-  dispatcherIds: Set<string>;
-  onDispatcherChange: (ids: Set<string>) => void;
   types: Set<WOType>;
   onTypesChange: (value: Set<WOType>) => void;
-  users: WorkOrderUser[];
-  usersLoading?: boolean;
-  currentUserId?: string | number;
   filteredCount: number;
   scopeTotalCount: number;
   disabled?: boolean;
@@ -28,13 +21,8 @@ export function WorkOrdersFilterBar({
   onWeekChange,
   selectedDayIso,
   onSelectedDayChange,
-  dispatcherIds,
-  onDispatcherChange,
   types,
   onTypesChange,
-  users,
-  usersLoading = false,
-  currentUserId,
   filteredCount,
   scopeTotalCount,
   disabled = false,
@@ -46,22 +34,8 @@ export function WorkOrdersFilterBar({
       className="-mx-2.5 shrink-0 border-b border-(--color-border) bg-(--color-bg-surface)"
       aria-disabled={disabled}
     >
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 pt-2">
-        <DispatcherFilter
-          selectedIds={dispatcherIds}
-          onChange={onDispatcherChange}
-          users={users}
-          usersLoading={usersLoading}
-          currentUserId={currentUserId}
-          disabled={disabled}
-        />
-        <div className="flex-1" />
-        <Text variant="caption" tone="muted" className="shrink-0">
-          {resultLabel}
-        </Text>
-      </div>
       <div
-        className="flex h-14 shrink-0 flex-nowrap items-center gap-3 px-4 pt-1 pb-2"
+        className="flex h-14 shrink-0 flex-nowrap items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2"
         aria-label="Week and day"
       >
         <WeekSelector weekMonday={weekMonday} onChange={onWeekChange} disabled={disabled} />
@@ -74,6 +48,9 @@ export function WorkOrdersFilterBar({
           />
         </div>
         <div className="flex-1" />
+        <Text variant="caption" tone="muted" className="shrink-0">
+          {resultLabel}
+        </Text>
         <WoTypeFilter selected={types} onChange={onTypesChange} disabled={disabled} />
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/cells/status-cell.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/cells/status-cell.tsx
index 494c8fef..de7ed3c2 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/cells/status-cell.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/cells/status-cell.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type { WorkOrderTableRow } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-ta
 import {
   formatClosabilityMissingTitle,
   getClosabilityGaps,
+  tableRowToClosabilityInput,
 } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability";
 import { HoverChevron } from "./hover-chevron";
 import { WoTableStatusLabel } from "./wo-table-status-label";
@@ -22,20 +23,7 @@ type StatusCellProps = {
 };
 
 function rowClosabilityGaps(wo: WorkOrderTableRow) {
-  return getClosabilityGaps({
-    dispatcherId: wo.dispatcherId,
-    dispatcherName: wo.dispatcherName,
-    company: wo.company,
-    tech: wo.tech,
-    completedDate: wo.completedDate ?? "",
-    woNumber: wo.woNumber,
-    pm: wo.pm,
-    docStatus: wo.docStatus,
-    mediaCount: wo.mediaCount,
-    type: wo.type,
-    upliftSummary: wo.upliftSummary,
-    hasPendingUplift: wo.hasPendingUplift,
-  });
+  return getClosabilityGaps(tableRowToClosabilityInput(wo));
 }
 
 function PastDueStatusCell({
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/use-wo-table-row-handlers.ts b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/use-wo-table-row-handlers.ts
index aa6b8599..98374174 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/use-wo-table-row-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/use-wo-table-row-handlers.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ export function useWoTableRowHandlers({
   onScheduleHighlight,
   onDuplicateFound,
 }: UseWoTableRowHandlersOptions): WoTableRowHandlers {
-  const { dragState: dragStateRef, setDragViz, reorderRows, endDrag, triggerFlash } = tableData;
+  const {
+    dragState: dragStateRef,
+    setDragViz,
+    reorderRows,
+    endDrag,
+    revealScheduledRow,
+  } = tableData;
 
   return useMemo(
     () => ({
@@ -77,13 +83,13 @@ export function useWoTableRowHandlers({
           rescheduleNotify(date, {
             onNavigate: () => {
               onNavigateToDay(date);
-              setTimeout(() => triggerFlash(id), 180);
+              revealScheduledRow(id);
             },
           });
           return;
         }
         onNavigateToDay(date);
-        triggerFlash(id);
+        revealScheduledRow(id);
       },
       onScheduleWeek: (id: string | number, week: string) => {
         onPatch(id, {
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ export function useWoTableRowHandlers({
       setDragViz,
       reorderRows,
       endDrag,
-      triggerFlash,
+      revealScheduledRow,
       weekMonday,
       onNavigateToDay,
       onOpenAdvancedFilters,
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-day-pagination-footer.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-day-pagination-footer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..850c7f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-day-pagination-footer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { ChevronLeft, ChevronRight } from "lucide-react";
+import { NavArrowButton } from "@/components/ui/nav-arrow-button";
+import { Text } from "@/components/ui/text";
+import {
+  DAY_PAGE_SIZE_OPTIONS,
+  formatDayPaginationSummary,
+  type DayPageSize,
+} from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/day-pagination";
+
+type WoDayPaginationFooterProps = {
+  dayLabel: string;
+  itemCount: number;
+  pageSize: DayPageSize;
+  pageIndex: number;
+  pageCount: number;
+  onPageSizeChange: (pageSize: DayPageSize) => void;
+  onPrev: () => void;
+  onNext: () => void;
+};
+
+export function WoDayPaginationFooter({
+  dayLabel,
+  itemCount,
+  pageSize,
+  pageIndex,
+  pageCount,
+  onPageSizeChange,
+  onPrev,
+  onNext,
+}: WoDayPaginationFooterProps) {
+  const canPrev = pageIndex > 0;
+  const canNext = pageIndex < pageCount - 1;
+  const pageLabel = `Page ${pageIndex + 1} of ${pageCount}`;
+  const summary = formatDayPaginationSummary(dayLabel, itemCount);
+
+  return (
+    <nav
+      className="flex shrink-0 items-center justify-between gap-3"
+      aria-label="Day pagination"
+      data-testid="wo-day-pagination"
+    >
+      <Text variant="caption" tone="muted">
+        {summary}
+      </Text>
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+        <label className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <Text variant="caption" tone="muted">
+            Rows per page
+          </Text>
+          <select
+            aria-label="Rows per page"
+            className="rounded-md border border-border bg-card px-2 py-1 text-xs"
+            value={pageSize}
+            onChange={(event) => onPageSizeChange(Number(event.target.value) as DayPageSize)}
+          >
+            {DAY_PAGE_SIZE_OPTIONS.map((option) => (
+              <option key={option} value={option}>
+                {option}
+              </option>
+            ))}
+          </select>
+        </label>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <NavArrowButton aria-label="Previous page" disabled={!canPrev} onClick={onPrev}>
+            <ChevronLeft size={15} />
+          </NavArrowButton>
+          <Text variant="caption">{pageLabel}</Text>
+          <NavArrowButton
+            aria-label="Next page"
+            data-testid="wo-day-pagination-next"
+            disabled={!canNext}
+            onClick={onNext}
+          >
+            <ChevronRight size={15} />
+          </NavArrowButton>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </nav>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-body.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-body.tsx
index 270943a4..fd7b5e20 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-body.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-body.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export function WoTableBody({ tableData, renderRow, renderInlineRow }: WoTableBo
           <WoTableSectionHeader
             variant="day"
             label={group.label}
-            count={group.items.length}
+            count={group.totalCount ?? group.items.length}
             isToday={group.key === tableData.todayKey}
             onAddWo={() => tableData.startDayDraft(group.key, group.date)}
           />
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-inline-row-cells.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-inline-row-cells.tsx
index f50d464d..02ee2880 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-inline-row-cells.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-inline-row-cells.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { PMTypeCell } from "./cells/pm-type-cell";
 import { StatusCell } from "./cells/status-cell";
 import { TypeCell } from "./cells/type-cell";
 import { VendorCell } from "./cells/vendor-cell";
+import { toVendorTablePatch } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/vendor-assignment-patch";
 import { toInlineDraftRow } from "./to-inline-draft-row";
 import { WoTableInlineIdentityCells } from "./wo-table-inline-identity-cells";
 
@@ -193,14 +194,7 @@ export function WoTableInlineRowCells({
           tech={draft.tech}
           techPhone={draft.techPhone}
           vendors={vendors}
-          onSave={(p) =>
-            onPatch({
-              vendorId: p.vendorId,
-              company: p.company,
-              tech: p.tech,
-              techPhone: p.techPhone,
-            })
-          }
+          onSave={(p) => onPatch(toVendorTablePatch(p))}
         />
       </td>
       <td className="group/cell" style={{ padding: "0 14px" }}>
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-row-service-cells.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-row-service-cells.tsx
index 7c7c2d50..26773141 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-row-service-cells.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-row-service-cells.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { UpliftCell } from "./cells/uplift-cell";
 import { VendorCell } from "./cells/vendor-cell";
 import { EMPTY_UPLIFT_SUMMARY } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-uplift";
 import { canOpenUpliftsDialog } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/uplift-display-utils";
+import { toVendorTablePatch } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/vendor-assignment-patch";
 import type { WoTableRowHandlers } from "./wo-table-row";
 
 type WoTableRowServiceCellsProps = {
@@ -67,14 +68,7 @@ export function WoTableRowServiceCells({
           techPhone={row.techPhone}
           vendors={vendors}
           q={search}
-          onSave={(p) =>
-            onPatchRow({
-              vendorId: p.vendorId,
-              company: p.company,
-              tech: p.tech,
-              techPhone: p.techPhone,
-            })
-          }
+          onSave={(p) => onPatchRow(toVendorTablePatch(p))}
         />
       </td>
       <td
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-shell.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-shell.tsx
index b7aca373..2396b7c8 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-shell.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-shell.tsx
@@ -8,11 +8,20 @@ const CARD_STYLE: React.CSSProperties = {
   boxShadow: "0 1px 3px rgba(38,34,98,.05)",
 };
 
-export function WoTableShell({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+export function WoTableShell({
+  children,
+  footer,
+}: {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  footer?: React.ReactNode;
+}) {
   return (
-    <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden px-2 py-4">
-      <div className="relative h-full overflow-auto" style={CARD_STYLE}>
-        {children}
+    <div className="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden px-2 py-4">
+      <div className="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden" style={CARD_STYLE}>
+        <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-auto">{children}</div>
+        {Boolean(footer) && (
+          <div className="shrink-0 border-t border-border px-3 py-2">{footer}</div>
+        )}
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table.tsx
index 4706ce02..0d170a5d 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type {
 import { isUnassignedQueueReady } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/week-day-nav-utils";
 import { DuplicateWoNumberDialog } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/duplicate-wo-number-dialog";
 import { WoTableSkeleton } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/loading/wo-table-skeleton";
+import { WoDayPaginationFooter } from "./wo-day-pagination-footer";
 import type { ReturnTypeOfUseWorkOrdersTableData } from "./wo-table-types";
 import { buildSitePlaceLookups, resolveSitePlace } from "./site-place-lookup";
 import { useWoTableInlineCreate } from "./use-wo-table-inline-create";
@@ -69,6 +70,24 @@ function WoTableEmptyShell({ message, actionLabel, onAction }: WoTableEmptyShell
   );
 }
 
+function WoTableDayFooter({ tableData }: { tableData: ReturnTypeOfUseWorkOrdersTableData }) {
+  if (!tableData.showDayPagination) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return (
+    <WoDayPaginationFooter
+      dayLabel={tableData.dayFooterLabel}
+      itemCount={tableData.dayItemCount}
+      pageSize={tableData.dayPageSize}
+      pageIndex={tableData.dayPageIndex}
+      pageCount={tableData.dayPageCount}
+      onPageSizeChange={tableData.setDayPageSize}
+      onPrev={tableData.goToPrevDayPage}
+      onNext={tableData.goToNextDayPage}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
 export function WoTable({
   tableData,
   users,
@@ -188,7 +207,7 @@ export function WoTable({
 
   return (
     <>
-      <WoTableShell>
+      <WoTableShell footer={WoTableDayFooter({ tableData })}>
         <table
           style={{
             width: "100%",
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_hooks/use-work-orders-day-pagination.ts b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_hooks/use-work-orders-day-pagination.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61654d77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_hooks/use-work-orders-day-pagination.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import {
+  DEFAULT_DAY_PAGE_SIZE,
+  findItemPageIndex,
+  type DayPageSize,
+} from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/day-pagination";
+
+type DayPageItem = { id: string | number };
+
+type UseWorkOrdersDayPaginationInput = {
+  weekMonday: string;
+  selectedDayIso: string;
+  advActive: boolean;
+  dayItems: readonly DayPageItem[];
+  onRevealed: (id: string | number) => void;
+};
+
+export function useWorkOrdersDayPagination({
+  weekMonday,
+  selectedDayIso,
+  advActive,
+  dayItems,
+  onRevealed,
+}: UseWorkOrdersDayPaginationInput) {
+  const [pageSize, setPageSizeState] = useState<DayPageSize>(DEFAULT_DAY_PAGE_SIZE);
+  const [page, setPage] = useState(0);
+  const [pendingRevealId, setPendingRevealId] = useState<string | number | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setPage(0);
+  }, [weekMonday, selectedDayIso, advActive]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (pendingRevealId == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const nextPage = findItemPageIndex(dayItems, pendingRevealId, pageSize);
+    if (nextPage == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    setPage(nextPage);
+    const revealedId = pendingRevealId;
+    setPendingRevealId(null);
+    onRevealed(revealedId);
+  }, [pendingRevealId, dayItems, pageSize, onRevealed]);
+
+  const setPageSize = useCallback((next: DayPageSize) => {
+    setPageSizeState(next);
+    setPage(0);
+  }, []);
+
+  const goToPrevPage = useCallback(() => {
+    setPage((current) => Math.max(0, current - 1));
+  }, []);
+
+  const goToNextPage = useCallback(() => {
+    setPage((current) => current + 1);
+  }, []);
+
+  const revealRow = useCallback((id: string | number) => {
+    setPendingRevealId(id);
+  }, []);
+
+  return {
+    pageSize,
+    page,
+    setPageSize,
+    goToPrevPage,
+    goToNextPage,
+    revealRow,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_hooks/use-work-orders-table-data.ts b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_hooks/use-work-orders-table-data.ts
index f56409f9..0b02f8a5 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_hooks/use-work-orders-table-data.ts
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_hooks/use-work-orders-table-data.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 import { useMemo } from "react";
 import type { useWorkOrdersListFilters } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_hooks/use-work-orders-list-filters";
 import { useWorkOrdersBoardSource } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_hooks/use-work-orders-board-source";
+import { useWorkOrdersDayPagination } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_hooks/use-work-orders-day-pagination";
 import { useWorkOrdersTableLocalState } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_hooks/use-work-orders-table-local-state";
 import { currentWeekMonday } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/list-week-utils";
 import type { WorkOrderTableRow } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-table-row";
 import { deriveDayFields } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/table-day-utils";
+import {
+  pageSelectedDayGroups,
+  shouldShowDayPagination,
+} from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/day-pagination";
 import {
   buildSelectedDayGroup,
   isDayScopedSearchEmpty,
@@ -51,7 +56,7 @@ export function useWorkOrdersTableData(filters: FiltersReturn) {
     advActive,
     isFetching,
   });
-  const { displayRows } = local;
+  const { displayRows, ...localUi } = local;
 
   const advResults = useMemo(() => (advActive ? displayRows : []), [advActive, displayRows]);
 
@@ -85,16 +90,27 @@ export function useWorkOrdersTableData(filters: FiltersReturn) {
         : [buildSelectedDayGroup(filters.weekMonday, filters.selectedDayIso, scheduled)],
     [advActive, filters.selectedDayIso, filters.weekMonday, scheduled],
   );
+  const pagination = useWorkOrdersDayPagination({
+    weekMonday: filters.weekMonday,
+    selectedDayIso: filters.selectedDayIso,
+    advActive,
+    dayItems: dayGroups[0]?.items ?? EMPTY_WEEKLY_ITEMS,
+    onRevealed: local.triggerFlash,
+  });
+  const pagedDay = useMemo(
+    () => pageSelectedDayGroups(dayGroups, pagination.page, pagination.pageSize),
+    [dayGroups, pagination.page, pagination.pageSize],
+  );
 
   const searchActive = filters.search.trim() !== "";
-  const displayGroups = dayGroups;
-  const dayVisibleCount = displayGroups[0]?.items.length ?? 0;
+  const displayGroups = pagedDay.groups;
+  const dayTotalCount = pagedDay.totalCount;
   const noSearchResults =
     !advActive &&
     isDayScopedSearchEmpty({
       searchActive,
       unassignedCount: unassigned.length,
-      dayItemCount: dayVisibleCount,
+      dayItemCount: dayTotalCount,
       unassignedQueueReady: isUnassignedQueueReady(unassignedLoading, unassignedError),
     });
   const isEmptyWeek =
@@ -127,30 +143,24 @@ export function useWorkOrdersTableData(filters: FiltersReturn) {
     noSearchResults,
     isEmptyWeek,
     todayKey,
-    draftDayKey: local.draftDayKey,
-    draft: local.draft,
-    setDraft: local.setDraft,
-    unassignedOpen: local.unassignedOpen,
-    setUnassignedOpen: local.setUnassignedOpen,
-    unschedOpen: local.unschedOpen,
-    setUnschedOpen: local.setUnschedOpen,
-    selectedId: local.selectedId,
-    setSelectedId: local.setSelectedId,
+    ...localUi,
     selectedRow,
-    flashId: local.flashId,
-    triggerFlash: local.triggerFlash,
-    dragViz: local.dragViz,
-    setDragViz: local.setDragViz,
-    dragState: local.dragState,
-    patchRow: local.patchRow,
-    clearRowPatch: local.clearRowPatch,
-    reorderRows: local.reorderRows,
-    endDrag: local.endDrag,
-    startDayDraft: local.startDayDraft,
-    cancelDraft: local.cancelDraft,
-    addRow: local.addRow,
     scopeTotalCount: data?.totalCount ?? 0,
-    totalCount: advActive ? (data?.totalCount ?? advResults.length) : dayVisibleCount,
+    totalCount: advActive ? (data?.totalCount ?? advResults.length) : dayTotalCount,
     search: filters.search,
+    showDayPagination: shouldShowDayPagination({
+      flatListMode: advActive,
+      isLoading,
+      noSearchResults,
+    }),
+    dayPageSize: pagination.pageSize,
+    dayPageIndex: pagedDay.pageIndex,
+    dayPageCount: pagedDay.pageCount,
+    dayItemCount: pagedDay.totalCount,
+    dayFooterLabel: displayGroups[0]?.label ?? "",
+    setDayPageSize: pagination.setPageSize,
+    goToPrevDayPage: pagination.goToPrevPage,
+    goToNextDayPage: pagination.goToNextPage,
+    revealScheduledRow: pagination.revealRow,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/index.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/index.tsx
index 0ee85a17..a48da809 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/index.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/index.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Box } from "@mui/material";
 import { PageHeader } from "@/components/ui/page-header";
 import { QueryErrorPanel } from "@/components/ui/query-error-panel";
 import { WorkOrdersAdvancedFiltersBanner } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/work-orders-advanced-filters-banner";
+import { DispatcherFilter } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/filter-bar/dispatcher-filter";
 import { WorkOrdersFilterBar } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/filter-bar/work-orders-filter-bar";
 import { WorkOrdersListHeader } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/work-orders-list-header";
 import { WorkOrdersListPagePanels } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/work-orders-list-page-panels";
@@ -30,6 +31,16 @@ export default function WorkOrdersListPage() {
         surface
         eyebrow="OPERATIONS"
         title="Work Orders"
+        belowTitle={
+          <DispatcherFilter
+            selectedIds={filters.dispatcherIds}
+            onChange={filters.setDispatcherIds}
+            users={page.users}
+            usersLoading={page.usersLoading}
+            currentUserId={user?.id}
+            disabled={filters.advApplied != null}
+          />
+        }
         actions={
           <WorkOrdersListHeader
             search={filters.search}
@@ -47,13 +58,8 @@ export default function WorkOrdersListPage() {
         onWeekChange={filters.setWeekMonday}
         selectedDayIso={filters.selectedDayIso}
         onSelectedDayChange={filters.setSelectedDayIso}
-        dispatcherIds={filters.dispatcherIds}
-        onDispatcherChange={filters.setDispatcherIds}
         types={filters.types}
         onTypesChange={filters.setTypes}
-        users={page.users}
-        usersLoading={page.usersLoading}
-        currentUserId={user?.id}
         filteredCount={tableData.totalCount}
         scopeTotalCount={tableData.scopeTotalCount}
         disabled={filters.advApplied != null}
diff --git a/src/components/ui/page-header.tsx b/src/components/ui/page-header.tsx
index a826b90a..699d75c7 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/page-header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/page-header.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ReactElement } from "react";
+import type { ReactElement, ReactNode } from "react";
 import { Stack } from "@mui/material";
 
 import { Text } from "@/components/ui/text";
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ type PageHeaderProps = {
   eyebrow?: string;
   title: string;
   subtitle?: string;
+  belowTitle?: ReactNode;
   actions?: ReactElement;
   className?: string;
   /** White surface bar (list page headers). */
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export function PageHeader({
   eyebrow,
   title,
   subtitle,
+  belowTitle,
   actions,
   className,
   surface = false,
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ export function PageHeader({
         >
           {subtitle}
         </Text>
+        {Boolean(belowTitle) && <div className="mt-1">{belowTitle}</div>}
       </Stack>
       {Boolean(actions) && (
         <Stack
diff --git a/src/domain/vendors/api/vendors-api.ts b/src/domain/vendors/api/vendors-api.ts
index 467a3a3b..5afbc13e 100644
--- a/src/domain/vendors/api/vendors-api.ts
+++ b/src/domain/vendors/api/vendors-api.ts
@@ -101,8 +101,11 @@ export const vendorsApi = {
     return mapVendor(handleApiResponse(data));
   },
 
-  delete: async (id: string | number): Promise<void> => {
-    await apiDelete(`${API_PATHS.rest.vendors}/${id}`);
+  // SH-254: confirmOpenWorkOrders tells the API the caller has been shown the
+  // vendor's open work orders and chose to proceed. Without it the API still blocks.
+  delete: async (id: string | number, confirmOpenWorkOrders = false): Promise<void> => {
+    const suffix = confirmOpenWorkOrders ? "?confirmOpenWorkOrders=true" : "";
+    await apiDelete(`${API_PATHS.rest.vendors}/${id}${suffix}`);
   },
 
   getDeactivationImpact: async (id: string | number): Promise<VendorDeactivationImpact> => {
diff --git a/src/domain/vendors/use-cases/use-delete-vendor.ts b/src/domain/vendors/use-cases/use-delete-vendor.ts
index 0457cc7e..17f8ae11 100644
--- a/src/domain/vendors/use-cases/use-delete-vendor.ts
+++ b/src/domain/vendors/use-cases/use-delete-vendor.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ import { toast } from "react-toastify";
 import { vendorsApi } from "@/domain/vendors/api/vendors-api";
 import { queryKeys } from "@/infra/query-key/query-key";
 
-export function useDeleteVendor(): UseMutationResult<void, Error, string | number> {
+export interface DeleteVendorInput {
+  id: string | number;
+  confirmOpenWorkOrders?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function useDeleteVendor(): UseMutationResult<void, Error, DeleteVendorInput> {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
 
   return useMutation({
-    mutationFn: (id: string | number) => vendorsApi.delete(id),
+    mutationFn: ({ id, confirmOpenWorkOrders = false }: DeleteVendorInput) =>
+      vendorsApi.delete(id, confirmOpenWorkOrders),
     onSuccess: () => {
       void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.vendors.all });
       toast.success("Vendor deactivated");
diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-board-patch-mapper.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-board-patch-mapper.ts
index c3e55a58..87d68f25 100644
--- a/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-board-patch-mapper.ts
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-board-patch-mapper.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const LOCAL_ONLY_KEYS = new Set<keyof WorkOrderTablePatch>([
   "originalDate",
   /** Optimistic overlay only — backend owns isAddOn after schedule ops (SH-184). */
   "isAddOn",
+  "primaryDispatchStatus",
 ]);
 
 export function isLocalOnlyTablePatch(patch: WorkOrderTablePatch): boolean {
diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-table-row-mapper.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-table-row-mapper.ts
index 8dfe70e0..cea22e59 100644
--- a/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-table-row-mapper.ts
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-table-row-mapper.ts
@@ -267,6 +267,10 @@ function readHasPendingUplift(
   return undefined;
 }
 
+function readPrimaryDispatchStatus(item: Record<string, unknown>): string {
+  return readString(item, "primaryDispatchStatus", "PrimaryDispatchStatus");
+}
+
 export function mapWorkOrderTableRow(raw: unknown): WorkOrderTableRow {
   const item = asRecord(raw);
   const scheduledOn = toDateInputValue(
@@ -348,6 +352,7 @@ export function mapWorkOrderTableRow(raw: unknown): WorkOrderTableRow {
     extraServices: readStringArray(item, "extraServices", "ExtraServices"),
     vendorId: vendorIdNum != null ? String(vendorIdNum) : "",
     company: readString(item, "company", "Company", "vendorName", "VendorName"),
+    primaryDispatchStatus: readPrimaryDispatchStatus(item),
     tech: readString(item, "techName", "TechName", "tech", "Tech", "technician", "Technician"),
     techPhone: readString(item, "techPhone", "TechPhone"),
     apptStart,
diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-board-detail.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-board-detail.ts
index dda17df8..8e691382 100644
--- a/src/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-board-detail.ts
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-board-detail.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export interface WorkOrderBoardDetailInfoApi {
   dayGroup?: string | null;
   vendorId?: number | null;
   vendorName?: string | null;
+  primaryDispatchStatus?: string | null;
   techName?: string | null;
   techPhone?: string | null;
   apptDate?: string | null;
diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-board.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-board.ts
index 5011b67b..dfad8c12 100644
--- a/src/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-board.ts
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-board.ts
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ export interface WorkOrderBoardRowApi {
   dayGroup?: string | null;
   vendorId?: number | null;
   vendorName?: string | null;
+  primaryDispatchStatus?: string | null;
   techName?: string | null;
   techPhone?: string | null;
   apptDate?: string | null;
diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-table-row.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-table-row.ts
index 4b066382..d07549d7 100644
--- a/src/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-table-row.ts
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-table-row.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export interface WorkOrderTableRow {
   extraServices: string[];
   vendorId: string;
   company: string;
+  primaryDispatchStatus?: string;
   tech: string;
   techPhone: string;
   apptStart: string;
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ export type WorkOrderDayGroup = {
   label: string;
   date: string;
   items: WorkOrderTableRow[];
+  totalCount?: number;
 };
 
 export type WorkOrderTablePatch = Partial<WorkOrderTableRow>;
diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/utils/day-pagination.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/utils/day-pagination.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8caab266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/utils/day-pagination.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import type { WorkOrderDayGroup } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-table-row";
+
+export const DAY_PAGE_SIZE_OPTIONS = [25, 50, 100, 200] as const;
+export const DEFAULT_DAY_PAGE_SIZE = 50;
+
+export type DayPageSize = (typeof DAY_PAGE_SIZE_OPTIONS)[number];
+
+export type PaginatedSlice<T> = {
+  visible: T[];
+  pageCount: number;
+  pageIndex: number;
+};
+
+export function pageIndexForItem(itemIndex: number, pageSize: number): number {
+  if (itemIndex < 0) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  const size = pageSize > 0 ? pageSize : DEFAULT_DAY_PAGE_SIZE;
+  return Math.floor(itemIndex / size);
+}
+
+export function findItemPageIndex<T extends { id: string | number }>(
+  items: readonly T[],
+  id: string | number,
+  pageSize: number,
+): number | null {
+  const index = items.findIndex((item) => String(item.id) === String(id));
+  if (index < 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return pageIndexForItem(index, pageSize);
+}
+
+export function paginateItems<T>(
+  items: readonly T[],
+  pageIndex: number,
+  pageSize: number,
+): PaginatedSlice<T> {
+  const size = pageSize > 0 ? pageSize : DEFAULT_DAY_PAGE_SIZE;
+  const pageCount = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(items.length / size) || 1);
+  const page = Math.min(Math.max(0, pageIndex), pageCount - 1);
+  const start = page * size;
+  return {
+    visible: items.slice(start, start + size),
+    pageCount,
+    pageIndex: page,
+  };
+}
+
+export function shouldShowDayPagination(input: {
+  flatListMode: boolean;
+  isLoading: boolean;
+  noSearchResults: boolean;
+}): boolean {
+  return !input.flatListMode && !input.isLoading && !input.noSearchResults;
+}
+
+export function formatDayPaginationSummary(dayLabel: string, itemCount: number): string {
+  const label = dayLabel.trim().toUpperCase();
+  const noun = itemCount === 1 ? "item" : "items";
+  return `${label} · ${itemCount} ${noun}`;
+}
+
+export function pageSelectedDayGroups(
+  dayGroups: WorkOrderDayGroup[],
+  pageIndex: number,
+  pageSize: number,
+): { groups: WorkOrderDayGroup[]; pageIndex: number; pageCount: number; totalCount: number } {
+  const group = dayGroups[0];
+  if (!group) {
+    return { groups: dayGroups, pageIndex: 0, pageCount: 1, totalCount: 0 };
+  }
+  const slice = paginateItems(group.items, pageIndex, pageSize);
+  return {
+    groups: [{ ...group, items: slice.visible, totalCount: group.items.length }],
+    pageIndex: slice.pageIndex,
+    pageCount: slice.pageCount,
+    totalCount: group.items.length,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/utils/enrich-detail-closability-from-board.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/utils/enrich-detail-closability-from-board.ts
index 9d315378..f86caa0c 100644
--- a/src/domain/work-orders/utils/enrich-detail-closability-from-board.ts
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/utils/enrich-detail-closability-from-board.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { WorkOrderDetail } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-deta
 
 /**
  * Overlay authoritative closability fields from board detail onto a legacy GetById detail.
- * Board `info.type`, `completion.docStatus`, and `media.length` are the SH-114/SH-183 sources.
+ * Board `info.type`, `completion.docStatus`, and `media.length` are the SH-114 sources.
  */
 export function enrichDetailClosabilityFromBoard(
   detail: WorkOrderDetail,
diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/utils/vendor-assignment-patch.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/utils/vendor-assignment-patch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f39e146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/utils/vendor-assignment-patch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import type { WorkOrderTableRow } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-table-row";
+
+export type VendorAssignmentFields = {
+  vendorId: string;
+  company: string;
+  tech: string;
+  techPhone: string;
+};
+
+export type VendorTablePatch = Pick<
+  WorkOrderTableRow,
+  "vendorId" | "company" | "tech" | "techPhone" | "primaryDispatchStatus"
+>;
+
+export function toVendorTablePatch(fields: VendorAssignmentFields): VendorTablePatch {
+  return {
+    vendorId: fields.vendorId,
+    company: fields.company,
+    tech: fields.tech,
+    techPhone: fields.techPhone,
+    primaryDispatchStatus: "",
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.ts
index 1290ecd3..841f68d2 100644
--- a/src/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.ts
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
+import type { WorkOrderDispatchSummary } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/dispatch";
 import type { WorkOrderDetail } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-detail";
 import type {
   CompletionDocStatus,
+  WorkOrderTableRow,
   WorkOrderUpliftSummary,
 } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-table-row";
 import type { WOType, WorkOrderWizardDraft } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-wizard";
 
-/** Fields required to evaluate whether a WO may be marked Completed (SH-183 ∪ pending uplift). */
+/** Fields required to evaluate whether a WO may be marked Completed. */
 export type WoClosabilityInput = {
   dispatcherId: string;
   dispatcherName: string;
-  /** Company / vendor assignment — required for Completed (SH-183). */
+  /** Company / vendor assignment — required for Completed. */
   company: string;
+  /** Board vendor id; assignment is valid with vendorId even when company label is empty. */
+  vendorId: string;
   /** Technician is optional for closability; modeled separately from company. */
   tech: string;
   /** Work completed date (API CompletedDate). Empty until set. */
@@ -57,8 +61,8 @@ function hasDispatcher(row: Pick<WoClosabilityInput, "dispatcherId" | "dispatche
   return Boolean(row.dispatcherId.trim() || row.dispatcherName.trim());
 }
 
-function hasCompany(company: string): boolean {
-  return Boolean(company.trim());
+function hasAssignedCompany(row: Pick<WoClosabilityInput, "company" | "vendorId">): boolean {
+  return Boolean((row.company ?? "").trim() || (row.vendorId ?? "").trim());
 }
 
 function hasService(pm: string): boolean {
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ export function getClosabilityGaps(row: WoClosabilityInput): string[] {
   if (!hasDispatcher(row)) {
     gaps.push("Dispatcher");
   }
-  if (!hasCompany(row.company)) {
+  if (!hasAssignedCompany(row)) {
     gaps.push("Company");
   }
   if (!row.completedDate.trim()) {
@@ -143,6 +147,7 @@ export function wizardDraftToClosabilityInput(draft: WorkOrderWizardDraft): WoCl
     dispatcherId: draft.assigneeId,
     dispatcherName: draft.assigneeName,
     company: draft.vendorName,
+    vendorId: draft.vendorId ?? "",
     tech: "",
     completedDate: "",
     woNumber: draft.woNumber,
@@ -153,19 +158,55 @@ export function wizardDraftToClosabilityInput(draft: WorkOrderWizardDraft): WoCl
   };
 }
 
+const INACTIVE_DISPATCH_STATUSES = new Set(["cancelled", "canceled", "refused"]);
+
+export function isInactiveDispatchStatus(status: string | undefined): boolean {
+  return INACTIVE_DISPATCH_STATUSES.has((status ?? "").trim().toLowerCase());
+}
+
+export function tableRowToClosabilityInput(wo: WorkOrderTableRow): WoClosabilityInput {
+  const inactive = isInactiveDispatchStatus(wo.primaryDispatchStatus);
+  return {
+    dispatcherId: wo.dispatcherId,
+    dispatcherName: wo.dispatcherName,
+    company: inactive ? "" : wo.company,
+    vendorId: inactive ? "" : (wo.vendorId ?? ""),
+    tech: wo.tech,
+    completedDate: wo.completedDate ?? "",
+    woNumber: wo.woNumber,
+    pm: wo.pm,
+    docStatus: wo.docStatus,
+    mediaCount: wo.mediaCount,
+    type: wo.type,
+    upliftSummary: wo.upliftSummary,
+    hasPendingUplift: wo.hasPendingUplift,
+  };
+}
+
+function currentAssignedDispatch(
+  dispatches: WorkOrderDispatchSummary[],
+): WorkOrderDispatchSummary | undefined {
+  return dispatches.find((dispatch) => {
+    if (isInactiveDispatchStatus(dispatch.status)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    const vendorId = String(dispatch.vendorId ?? "").trim();
+    return Boolean((dispatch.vendorName ?? "").trim() || vendorId);
+  });
+}
+
 /**
  * Map standalone detail DTO onto closability. Uses authoritative `type` / `docStatus` /
  * `mediaCount` (enriched from board detail on the view route). Never treats `source`
  * as WorkOrderType. `problem` is the same service field the board maps into `pm`.
  */
 export function detailToClosabilityInput(wo: WorkOrderDetail): WoClosabilityInput {
-  const vendorName = wo.dispatches.find((dispatch) =>
-    Boolean(dispatch.vendorName.trim()),
-  )?.vendorName;
+  const assigned = currentAssignedDispatch(wo.dispatches);
   return {
     dispatcherId: "",
     dispatcherName: wo.assignedTo,
-    company: vendorName ?? "",
+    company: assigned?.vendorName ?? "",
+    vendorId: assigned ? String(assigned.vendorId ?? "").trim() : "",
     tech: "",
     completedDate: wo.completedDate,
     woNumber: wo.workOrderNumber || wo.internalWONumber,
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/vendors/vendor-trade-specialties-field.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/vendors/vendor-trade-specialties-field.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03990707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/vendors/vendor-trade-specialties-field.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+import { fireEvent, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { useForm, useWatch, type Control } from "react-hook-form";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { VendorTradeSpecialtiesField } from "@/app/(protected)/vendors/_components/vendor-trade-specialties-field";
+import {
+  emptyRosterTechnician,
+  emptyVendorCompanyRosterForm,
+  type VendorCompanyRosterFormValues,
+} from "@/domain/vendors/schemas/vendor-roster-schema";
+import { renderWithProviders } from "@/test/test-utils";
+
+function TradeSpecialtiesSpy({
+  control,
+  valuesRef,
+}: {
+  control: Control<VendorCompanyRosterFormValues>;
+  valuesRef: { current: string };
+}) {
+  const value = useWatch({ control, name: "technicians.0.tradeSpecialties" }) ?? "";
+  useEffect(() => {
+    valuesRef.current = value;
+  }, [value, valuesRef]);
+  return null;
+}
+
+function TradeSpecialtiesHarness({
+  tradeOptions,
+  tradeOptionsLoading = false,
+  initialTradeSpecialties = "",
+  valuesRef,
+}: {
+  tradeOptions: string[];
+  tradeOptionsLoading?: boolean;
+  initialTradeSpecialties?: string;
+  valuesRef: { current: string };
+}) {
+  const { control } = useForm<VendorCompanyRosterFormValues>({
+    defaultValues: {
+      ...emptyVendorCompanyRosterForm,
+      technicians: [{ ...emptyRosterTechnician, tradeSpecialties: initialTradeSpecialties }],
+    },
+  });
+  return (
+    <>
+      <VendorTradeSpecialtiesField
+        control={control}
+        index={0}
+        tradeOptions={tradeOptions}
+        tradeOptionsLoading={tradeOptionsLoading}
+      />
+      <TradeSpecialtiesSpy control={control} valuesRef={valuesRef} />
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+function getAddTradeInput(): HTMLElement {
+  return screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Add Trade" });
+}
+
+function typeAndCommitTrade(input: HTMLElement, value: string, commit: "enter" | "button") {
+  fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value } });
+  if (commit === "enter") {
+    fireEvent.keyDown(input, { key: "Enter" });
+  } else {
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add trade" }));
+  }
+}
+
+describe("VendorTradeSpecialtiesField", () => {
+  it("offers facet trades as selectable options when the facets query is populated", async () => {
+    const valuesRef = { current: "" };
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <TradeSpecialtiesHarness
+        tradeOptions={["Plumbing", "HVAC", "Electrical"]}
+        valuesRef={valuesRef}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const input = getAddTradeInput();
+    fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "H" } });
+
+    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("option", { name: "HVAC" }));
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText("HVAC (primary)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(valuesRef.current).toBe("HVAC");
+  });
+
+  it("does not fail open while the trades facet is still loading", () => {
+    const valuesRef = { current: "" };
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <TradeSpecialtiesHarness tradeOptions={[]} tradeOptionsLoading valuesRef={valuesRef} />,
+    );
+
+    // A cold fetch must not look like an outage.
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/trade list is unavailable right now/i)).toBeNull();
+
+    const input = getAddTradeInput();
+    typeAndCommitTrade(input, "Plumbing", "enter");
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(/trades are still loading/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Plumbing (primary)")).toBeNull();
+    expect(valuesRef.current).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  it("has no selectable options when the trades facet is empty, warns, and still accepts typed trades", () => {
+    const valuesRef = { current: "" };
+    renderWithProviders(<TradeSpecialtiesHarness tradeOptions={[]} valuesRef={valuesRef} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(/trade list is unavailable right now/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    const input = getAddTradeInput();
+    fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "P" } });
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("listbox")).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryAllByRole("option")).toHaveLength(0);
+
+    typeAndCommitTrade(input, "Plumbing", "enter");
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("Plumbing (primary)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(valuesRef.current).toBe("Plumbing");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects trades outside the canonical list with visible feedback and keeps the draft", () => {
+    const valuesRef = { current: "" };
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <TradeSpecialtiesHarness tradeOptions={["Plumbing", "HVAC"]} valuesRef={valuesRef} />,
+    );
+
+    const input = getAddTradeInput();
+    typeAndCommitTrade(input, "Sprinkler Fitting", "button");
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(/is not in the trades list/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Sprinkler Fitting (primary)")).toBeNull();
+    expect(valuesRef.current).toBe("");
+    expect(input).toHaveValue("Sprinkler Fitting");
+  });
+
+  it("commits the canonical casing when a typed trade matches case-insensitively", () => {
+    const valuesRef = { current: "" };
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <TradeSpecialtiesHarness tradeOptions={["Plumbing", "HVAC"]} valuesRef={valuesRef} />,
+    );
+
+    const input = getAddTradeInput();
+    typeAndCommitTrade(input, "hvac", "enter");
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("HVAC (primary)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(valuesRef.current).toBe("HVAC");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps legacy free-text trades visible, removable, and re-selectable", async () => {
+    const valuesRef = { current: "" };
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <TradeSpecialtiesHarness
+        tradeOptions={["Plumbing", "HVAC"]}
+        initialTradeSpecialties="Backflow Testing, HVAC"
+        valuesRef={valuesRef}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("Backflow Testing (primary)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("HVAC")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId("remove-trade-Backflow Testing"));
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/Backflow Testing/)).toBeNull();
+    expect(valuesRef.current).toBe("HVAC");
+
+    const input = getAddTradeInput();
+    fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "Back" } });
+    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("option", { name: "Backflow Testing" }));
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText("Backflow Testing")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(valuesRef.current).toBe("HVAC, Backflow Testing");
+  });
+
+  it("flags duplicate trades instead of silently doing nothing", () => {
+    const valuesRef = { current: "" };
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <TradeSpecialtiesHarness
+        tradeOptions={["Plumbing"]}
+        initialTradeSpecialties="Plumbing"
+        valuesRef={valuesRef}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const input = getAddTradeInput();
+    typeAndCommitTrade(input, "plumbing", "enter");
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(/is already on this technician/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(valuesRef.current).toBe("Plumbing");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/vendors/vendors-list.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/vendors/vendors-list.test.tsx
index cbfa47f9..ae5a18d3 100644
--- a/src/test/app/(protected)/vendors/vendors-list.test.tsx
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/vendors/vendors-list.test.tsx
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ describe("VendorsListPage", () => {
     expect(screen.getByRole("heading", { level: 2, name: "Adam Whyte" })).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it("blocks deactivation when the preflight reports open work orders", async () => {
+  it("offers deactivate-anyway when the preflight reports open work orders", async () => {
     setupDefaults();
     useVendorCompanyRoster.mockReturnValue({
       data: activeRoster,
@@ -213,13 +213,52 @@ describe("VendorsListPage", () => {
     await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("switch", { name: "Active status" }));
 
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(/cannot be deactivated because it still has open work orders/),
+      screen.getByText(
+        /will no longer be selectable for new work orders\. It still has 1 open work order —/,
+      ),
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText(/Boiler repair/)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /^Deactivate$/ })).toBeDisabled();
-    expect(mutate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("link", { name: /Boiler repair/ })).toHaveAttribute(
+      "href",
+      "/workorders/101",
+    );
+
+    const confirm = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Deactivate anyway" });
+    expect(confirm).toBeEnabled();
+    await userEvent.click(confirm);
+
+    expect(mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: 1, confirmOpenWorkOrders: true }, expect.anything());
   });
 
+  it("deactivates without the confirmation flag when nothing is linked", async () => {
+    setupDefaults();
+    useVendorCompanyRoster.mockReturnValue({
+      data: activeRoster,
+      isLoading: false,
+      isError: false,
+      error: null,
+      refetch: vi.fn(),
+    });
+    useVendorDeactivationImpact.mockReturnValue({
+      data: { vendorId: 1, canDeactivate: true, openWorkOrders: [] },
+      isLoading: false,
+      error: null,
+    });
+    useVendorsList.mockImplementation((params: { isActive?: boolean; pageSize?: number }) => {
+      if (params.pageSize === 1) return result([], 1);
+      return params.isActive ? result([activeVendor], 1) : result([], 0);
+    });
+
+    renderWithProviders(<VendorsListPage />, { route: "/vendors", withAuth: false });
+
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Edit vendor Gateway Plumbing" }));
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("switch", { name: "Active status" }));
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/It still has/)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /^Deactivate$/ }));
+
+    expect(mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: 1, confirmOpenWorkOrders: false }, expect.anything());
+  }, 10_000);
+
   it("preserves inline edits when deactivation is cancelled", async () => {
     setupDefaults();
     useVendorCompanyRoster.mockReturnValue({
@@ -247,7 +286,7 @@ describe("VendorsListPage", () => {
     await userEvent.type(company, "Draft Company Name");
     await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("switch", { name: "Active status" }));
     await userEvent.click(
-      within(screen.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Deactivate Vendor" })).getByRole("button", {
+      within(screen.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Deactivate this vendor?" })).getByRole("button", {
         name: "Cancel",
       }),
     );
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/dispatcher-filter.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/dispatcher-filter.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d186543a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/dispatcher-filter.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import { screen, within } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { DispatcherFilter } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/filter-bar/dispatcher-filter";
+import { ASSIGNEE_FILTER_UNASSIGNED } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-list";
+import { renderWithProviders } from "@/test/test-utils";
+
+const users = [
+  { id: "u1", name: "Alex Rivera" },
+  { id: "u2", name: "Blair Cho" },
+];
+
+describe("DispatcherFilter (SH-242)", () => {
+  it("renders a plain trigger without a boxed border", () => {
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <DispatcherFilter selectedIds={new Set()} onChange={vi.fn()} users={users} />,
+      { withAuth: false },
+    );
+
+    const trigger = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "All dispatchers" });
+    expect(trigger.className.split(/\s+/)).not.toContain("border");
+    expect(trigger.style.height).not.toBe("38px");
+    expect(trigger.style.borderColor).toBe("");
+    expect(trigger.style.background).toBe("");
+    expect(trigger.style.fontWeight).toBe("500");
+  });
+
+  it("opens the menu from the keyboard", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <DispatcherFilter
+        selectedIds={new Set()}
+        onChange={vi.fn()}
+        users={users}
+        currentUserId="u1"
+      />,
+      { withAuth: false },
+    );
+
+    screen.getByRole("button", { name: "All dispatchers" }).focus();
+    await user.keyboard("{Enter}");
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "My WOs only" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("shows loading skeleton while dispatchers are fetching", () => {
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <DispatcherFilter selectedIds={new Set()} onChange={vi.fn()} users={[]} usersLoading />,
+      { withAuth: false },
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText("Loading dispatchers")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "All dispatchers" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("disables the trigger when requested", () => {
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <DispatcherFilter selectedIds={new Set()} onChange={vi.fn()} users={users} disabled />,
+      { withAuth: false },
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "All dispatchers" })).toBeDisabled();
+  });
+
+  it("labels My WOs, Unassigned, and a multi-select count", () => {
+    const { rerender } = renderWithProviders(
+      <DispatcherFilter
+        selectedIds={new Set(["u1"])}
+        onChange={vi.fn()}
+        users={users}
+        currentUserId="u1"
+      />,
+      { withAuth: false },
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "My WOs" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    rerender(
+      <DispatcherFilter
+        selectedIds={new Set([ASSIGNEE_FILTER_UNASSIGNED])}
+        onChange={vi.fn()}
+        users={users}
+        currentUserId="u1"
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Unassigned" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    rerender(
+      <DispatcherFilter
+        selectedIds={new Set(["u1", "u2"])}
+        onChange={vi.fn()}
+        users={users}
+        currentUserId="u1"
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "2 selected" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("scopes All, My WOs, Unassigned, and a named dispatcher", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const onChange = vi.fn();
+
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <DispatcherFilter
+        selectedIds={new Set()}
+        onChange={onChange}
+        users={users}
+        currentUserId="u1"
+      />,
+      { withAuth: false },
+    );
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "All dispatchers" }));
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "My WOs only" }));
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(new Set(["u1"]));
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Unassigned" }));
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(new Set([ASSIGNEE_FILTER_UNASSIGNED]));
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Blair Cho" }));
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(new Set(["u2"]));
+
+    const menu = screen.getByRole("presentation");
+    await user.click(within(menu).getByRole("button", { name: "All dispatchers" }));
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(new Set());
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/status-cell-closability.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/status-cell-closability.test.tsx
index 1ca88e1b..828d260f 100644
--- a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/status-cell-closability.test.tsx
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/status-cell-closability.test.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const incompleteRow = {
   dispatcherId: "",
   dispatcherName: "",
   company: "",
+  vendorId: "",
   tech: "",
   completedDate: "",
   woNumber: "",
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/status-cell-past-due-copy.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/status-cell-past-due-copy.test.tsx
index 961e830c..df022f15 100644
--- a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/status-cell-past-due-copy.test.tsx
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/status-cell-past-due-copy.test.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const pastDueRow = {
   dispatcherId: "",
   dispatcherName: "",
   company: "",
+  vendorId: "",
   tech: "",
   completedDate: "",
   woNumber: "",
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/status-cell-pending-uplift.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/status-cell-pending-uplift.test.tsx
index a3755204..e6e50cfe 100644
--- a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/status-cell-pending-uplift.test.tsx
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/status-cell-pending-uplift.test.tsx
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ describe("StatusCell pending uplift closability", () => {
     expect(onChangeStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Completed");
   });
 
-  it("disables Completed when company is missing (SH-183)", () => {
+  it("disables Completed when company is missing", () => {
     const onChangeStatus = vi.fn();
 
     renderWithProviders(
       <StatusCell
-        wo={makeRow({ company: "" })}
+        wo={makeRow({ company: "", vendorId: "" })}
         onChangeStatus={onChangeStatus}
         onOpenSlideOver={vi.fn()}
       />,
@@ -141,7 +141,119 @@ describe("StatusCell pending uplift closability", () => {
     expect(onChangeStatus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("allows Completed when technician is empty if company is set (SH-183)", () => {
+  it("allows Completed when vendorId is set even if company label is empty", () => {
+    const onChangeStatus = vi.fn();
+
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <StatusCell
+        wo={makeRow({ company: "", vendorId: "7", tech: "" })}
+        onChangeStatus={onChangeStatus}
+        onOpenSlideOver={vi.fn()}
+      />,
+      { withAuth: false },
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /in progress/i }));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /completed/i }));
+
+    expect(onChangeStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Completed");
+  });
+
+  it("allows Completed when vendorId has an empty company label and a live dispatch status", () => {
+    const onChangeStatus = vi.fn();
+
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <StatusCell
+        wo={makeRow({ company: "", vendorId: "7", tech: "", primaryDispatchStatus: "Sent" })}
+        onChangeStatus={onChangeStatus}
+        onOpenSlideOver={vi.fn()}
+      />,
+      { withAuth: false },
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /in progress/i }));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /completed/i }));
+
+    expect(onChangeStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Completed");
+  });
+
+  it.each(["Cancelled", "Canceled", "Refused"] as const)(
+    "disables Completed when vendorId is leftover from a %s dispatch",
+    (primaryDispatchStatus) => {
+      const onChangeStatus = vi.fn();
+
+      renderWithProviders(
+        <StatusCell
+          wo={makeRow({
+            company: "",
+            vendorId: "45",
+            tech: "",
+            primaryDispatchStatus,
+          })}
+          onChangeStatus={onChangeStatus}
+          onOpenSlideOver={vi.fn()}
+        />,
+        { withAuth: false },
+      );
+
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /in progress/i }));
+
+      const completed = screen.getByRole("button", { name: /completed/i });
+      expect(completed).toBeDisabled();
+      expect(completed).toHaveAttribute("title", "Missing: Company");
+      fireEvent.click(completed);
+      expect(onChangeStatus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("disables Completed when the board omits vendorId after a Refused primary", () => {
+    const onChangeStatus = vi.fn();
+
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <StatusCell
+        wo={makeRow({
+          company: "",
+          vendorId: "",
+          tech: "",
+          primaryDispatchStatus: "Refused",
+        })}
+        onChangeStatus={onChangeStatus}
+        onOpenSlideOver={vi.fn()}
+      />,
+      { withAuth: false },
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /in progress/i }));
+
+    const completed = screen.getByRole("button", { name: /completed/i });
+    expect(completed).toBeDisabled();
+    expect(completed).toHaveAttribute("title", "Missing: Company");
+  });
+
+  it("allows Completed after a vendor patch clears leftover refused status", () => {
+    const onChangeStatus = vi.fn();
+
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <StatusCell
+        wo={makeRow({
+          company: "New Co",
+          vendorId: "9",
+          tech: "Pat",
+          primaryDispatchStatus: "",
+        })}
+        onChangeStatus={onChangeStatus}
+        onOpenSlideOver={vi.fn()}
+      />,
+      { withAuth: false },
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /in progress/i }));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /completed/i }));
+
+    expect(onChangeStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Completed");
+  });
+
+  it("allows Completed when technician is empty if company is set", () => {
     const onChangeStatus = vi.fn();
 
     renderWithProviders(
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/use-wo-table-row-handlers-duplicate.test.ts b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/use-wo-table-row-handlers-duplicate.test.ts
index e9b52a4a..daad10bd 100644
--- a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/use-wo-table-row-handlers-duplicate.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/use-wo-table-row-handlers-duplicate.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function buildTableData() {
     endDrag: vi.fn(),
     setUnschedOpen: vi.fn(),
     triggerFlash: vi.fn(),
+    revealScheduledRow: vi.fn(),
     setSelectedId: vi.fn(),
   } as never;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/use-wo-table-row-handlers-schedule.test.ts b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/use-wo-table-row-handlers-schedule.test.ts
index afbf434c..0f0ed39a 100644
--- a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/use-wo-table-row-handlers-schedule.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/use-wo-table-row-handlers-schedule.test.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ vi.mock("@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/reschedule-notify",
   weekMoveNotify,
 }));
 
-function buildTableData(triggerFlash = vi.fn()) {
+function buildTableData(revealScheduledRow = vi.fn()) {
   return {
     dragState: { current: { dragId: null, overId: null } },
     setDragViz: vi.fn(),
     reorderRows: vi.fn(),
     endDrag: vi.fn(),
-    triggerFlash,
+    revealScheduledRow,
     setSelectedId: vi.fn(),
   } as never;
 }
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ describe("useWoTableRowHandlers schedule navigation (SH-240)", () => {
   it("selects the scheduled weekday in the same week so the row stays visible", () => {
     const onNavigateToDay = vi.fn();
     const onPatch = vi.fn();
-    const triggerFlash = vi.fn();
+    const revealScheduledRow = vi.fn();
 
     const { result } = renderHook(() =>
       useWoTableRowHandlers({
-        tableData: buildTableData(triggerFlash),
+        tableData: buildTableData(revealScheduledRow),
         weekMonday: "2026-05-18",
         onNavigateToDay,
         onOpenSlideOver: vi.fn(),
@@ -46,16 +46,17 @@ describe("useWoTableRowHandlers schedule navigation (SH-240)", () => {
 
     expect(onPatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith("wo-1", applySchedulePatch("2026-05-21", false));
     expect(onNavigateToDay).toHaveBeenCalledWith("2026-05-21");
-    expect(triggerFlash).toHaveBeenCalledWith("wo-1");
+    expect(revealScheduledRow).toHaveBeenCalledWith("wo-1");
     expect(rescheduleNotify).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("sends cross-week view-it navigation to the target day, not Monday", () => {
     const onNavigateToDay = vi.fn();
+    const revealScheduledRow = vi.fn();
 
     const { result } = renderHook(() =>
       useWoTableRowHandlers({
-        tableData: buildTableData(),
+        tableData: buildTableData(revealScheduledRow),
         weekMonday: "2026-05-18",
         onNavigateToDay,
         onOpenSlideOver: vi.fn(),
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ describe("useWoTableRowHandlers schedule navigation (SH-240)", () => {
     const { onNavigate } = rescheduleNotify.mock.calls[0][1] as { onNavigate: () => void };
     onNavigate();
     expect(onNavigateToDay).toHaveBeenCalledWith("2026-05-27");
+    expect(revealScheduledRow).toHaveBeenCalledWith("wo-1");
   });
 
   it("opens Advanced Filters for week-only moves instead of the removed Unscheduled section", () => {
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/use-work-orders-day-pagination.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/use-work-orders-day-pagination.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01e98569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/use-work-orders-day-pagination.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { act, renderHook } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { useWorkOrdersDayPagination } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_hooks/use-work-orders-day-pagination";
+import { DEFAULT_DAY_PAGE_SIZE } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/day-pagination";
+
+describe("useWorkOrdersDayPagination (SH-241)", () => {
+  const onRevealed = vi.fn();
+  const base = {
+    weekMonday: "2026-08-17",
+    selectedDayIso: "2026-08-17",
+    advActive: false,
+    dayItems: [] as { id: string }[],
+    onRevealed,
+  };
+
+  it("defaults to 50 rows per page", () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useWorkOrdersDayPagination(base));
+    expect(result.current.pageSize).toBe(DEFAULT_DAY_PAGE_SIZE);
+    expect(result.current.page).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("resets to page 1 when switching days", () => {
+    const { result, rerender } = renderHook(
+      (props: typeof base) => useWorkOrdersDayPagination(props),
+      { initialProps: base },
+    );
+    act(() => result.current.goToNextPage());
+    expect(result.current.page).toBe(1);
+    rerender({ ...base, selectedDayIso: "2026-08-18" });
+    expect(result.current.page).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("resets to page 1 when the week changes", () => {
+    const { result, rerender } = renderHook(
+      (props: typeof base) => useWorkOrdersDayPagination(props),
+      { initialProps: base },
+    );
+    act(() => result.current.goToNextPage());
+    rerender({ ...base, weekMonday: "2026-08-10" });
+    expect(result.current.page).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("resets to page 1 when rows-per-page changes", () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useWorkOrdersDayPagination(base));
+    act(() => result.current.goToNextPage());
+    act(() => result.current.setPageSize(25));
+    expect(result.current.page).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.current.pageSize).toBe(25);
+  });
+
+  it("resets to page 1 when a global filter is applied", () => {
+    const { result, rerender } = renderHook(
+      (props: typeof base) => useWorkOrdersDayPagination(props),
+      { initialProps: base },
+    );
+    act(() => result.current.goToNextPage());
+    rerender({ ...base, advActive: true });
+    expect(result.current.page).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("selects the page that contains a revealed row beyond the first page", () => {
+    const dayItems = Array.from({ length: 60 }, (_, index) => ({ id: `wo-${index}` }));
+    const revealed = vi.fn();
+    const { result, rerender } = renderHook(
+      (props: typeof base) => useWorkOrdersDayPagination(props),
+      { initialProps: { ...base, onRevealed: revealed } },
+    );
+
+    act(() => result.current.revealRow("wo-55"));
+    rerender({ ...base, dayItems, onRevealed: revealed, selectedDayIso: "2026-08-18" });
+
+    expect(result.current.page).toBe(1);
+    expect(revealed).toHaveBeenCalledWith("wo-55");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/wo-day-pagination-footer.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/wo-day-pagination-footer.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37965136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/wo-day-pagination-footer.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { WoDayPaginationFooter } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-day-pagination-footer";
+
+describe("WoDayPaginationFooter (SH-241)", () => {
+  it("changes rows-per-page and navigates pages", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const onPageSizeChange = vi.fn();
+    const onNext = vi.fn();
+    render(
+      <WoDayPaginationFooter
+        dayLabel="Mon · 06/01"
+        itemCount={60}
+        pageSize={50}
+        pageIndex={0}
+        pageCount={2}
+        onPageSizeChange={onPageSizeChange}
+        onPrev={vi.fn()}
+        onNext={onNext}
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText("MON · 06/01 · 60 items")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Page 1 of 2")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Previous page" })).toBeDisabled();
+    await user.selectOptions(screen.getByLabelText("Rows per page"), "25");
+    expect(onPageSizeChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(25);
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Next page" }));
+    expect(onNext).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/wo-table-search-empty.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/wo-table-search-empty.test.tsx
index 410f0c8d..db7e5685 100644
--- a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/wo-table-search-empty.test.tsx
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/wo-table-search-empty.test.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ function tableData(
     selectedRow: null,
     flashId: null,
     triggerFlash: vi.fn(),
+    revealScheduledRow: vi.fn(),
     dragViz: null,
     setDragViz: vi.fn(),
     dragState: { current: { dragId: null, overId: null } },
@@ -56,6 +57,15 @@ function tableData(
     scopeTotalCount: 0,
     totalCount: 0,
     search: "no-match",
+    showDayPagination: false,
+    dayPageSize: 50,
+    dayPageIndex: 0,
+    dayPageCount: 1,
+    dayItemCount: 0,
+    dayFooterLabel: "Mon · 05/18",
+    setDayPageSize: vi.fn(),
+    goToPrevDayPage: vi.fn(),
+    goToNextDayPage: vi.fn(),
     ...overrides,
   } as ReturnTypeOfUseWorkOrdersTableData;
 }
@@ -79,7 +89,7 @@ function renderTable(data: ReturnTypeOfUseWorkOrdersTableData) {
   );
 }
 
-describe("WoTable search empty vs Unassigned queue (SH-165/SH-240)", () => {
+describe("WoTable search empty vs Unassigned queue (SH-165/SH-241)", () => {
   it("shows empty search only after the Unassigned queue has settled empty", () => {
     const { getByText, queryByText } = renderTable(tableData());
 
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/work-orders-dispatcher-layout.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/work-orders-dispatcher-layout.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1724e2d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/work-orders-dispatcher-layout.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import { screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import WorkOrdersListPage from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/index";
+import { EMPTY_ADVANCED_FILTERS } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-advanced-filters";
+import { renderWithProviders } from "@/test/test-utils";
+
+vi.mock("react-router", async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import("react-router")>("react-router");
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    useNavigate: () => vi.fn(),
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("@/providers/auth-context", () => ({
+  useAuthContext: () => ({ user: { id: "u1" } }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/app/(protected)/workorders/_hooks/use-work-orders-list-filters", () => ({
+  useWorkOrdersListFilters: () => ({
+    search: "",
+    handleSearchChange: vi.fn(),
+    advOpen: false,
+    setAdvOpen: vi.fn(),
+    advApplied: null,
+    advInitial: EMPTY_ADVANCED_FILTERS,
+    applyAdvancedFilters: vi.fn(),
+    clearAdvancedFilters: vi.fn(),
+    clearAdvancedFilterChip: vi.fn(),
+    activeFilterCount: 0,
+    weekMonday: "2026-07-20",
+    selectedDayIso: "2026-07-20",
+    setWeekMonday: vi.fn(),
+    setSelectedDayIso: vi.fn(),
+    navigateToDay: vi.fn(),
+    dispatcherIds: new Set<string>(),
+    setDispatcherIds: vi.fn(),
+    types: new Set(),
+    setTypes: vi.fn(),
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/app/(protected)/workorders/_hooks/use-work-orders-table-data", () => ({
+  useWorkOrdersTableData: () => ({
+    rows: [],
+    totalCount: 0,
+    scopeTotalCount: 0,
+    isFetching: false,
+    isLoading: false,
+    setSelectedId: vi.fn(),
+    patchRow: vi.fn(),
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/domain/work-orders/use-cases/use-work-order-table-mutations", () => ({
+  useWorkOrderTableMutations: () => ({ patchField: vi.fn() }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/domain/work-orders/use-cases/use-work-orders-list", () => ({
+  useWorkOrderUsers: () => ({
+    data: [{ id: "u1", name: "Dispatcher One" }],
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/domain/work-orders/use-cases/use-work-order-detail", () => ({
+  useWorkOrderLocations: () => ({ data: [] }),
+  useWorkOrderVendors: () => ({ data: [] }),
+  useWorkOrderBoardDetail: () => ({
+    data: undefined,
+    isLoading: false,
+    isFetching: false,
+    error: null,
+    refetch: vi.fn(),
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/domain/settings/dropdown-options/use-cases/use-dropdown-options-by-category", () => ({
+  useDropdownOptionsByCategory: () => ({ data: [] }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/domain/work-orders/mocks/is-wo-table-mock-enabled", () => ({
+  isWoTableMockEnabled: () => false,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table", () => ({
+  WoTable: () => null,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/media/media-upload-modal", () => ({
+  MediaUploadModal: () => null,
+}));
+
+describe("Work Orders dispatcher filter layout (SH-242)", () => {
+  it("places the dispatcher trigger under the title and above week/day controls", () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<WorkOrdersListPage />, { route: "/workorders", withAuth: false });
+
+    const title = screen.getByRole("heading", { name: "Work Orders" });
+    const dispatcher = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "All dispatchers" });
+    const weekAndDay = screen.getByLabelText("Week and day");
+    const week = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Week 7/20–7/24" });
+
+    expect(title.compareDocumentPosition(dispatcher) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).toBe(
+      Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING,
+    );
+    expect(dispatcher.compareDocumentPosition(weekAndDay) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).toBe(
+      Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING,
+    );
+    expect(weekAndDay.contains(dispatcher)).toBe(false);
+    expect(weekAndDay.contains(week)).toBe(true);
+    expect(screen.getByText("0 of 0")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-board-patch-mapper.test.ts b/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-board-patch-mapper.test.ts
index f26d13fe..8e728756 100644
--- a/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-board-patch-mapper.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-board-patch-mapper.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   isLocalOnlyTablePatch,
   mapDocStatusToApi,
 } from "@/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-board-patch-mapper";
+import { toVendorTablePatch } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/vendor-assignment-patch";
 
 describe("mapDocStatusToApi", () => {
   it("maps NN to NotNeeded", () => {
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ describe("isLocalOnlyTablePatch", () => {
   it("does not treat site as local-only", () => {
     expect(isLocalOnlyTablePatch({ site: "BK5" })).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it("treats primaryDispatchStatus overlay as local-only", () => {
+    expect(isLocalOnlyTablePatch({ primaryDispatchStatus: "" })).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("expandTablePatchToBoardFieldOps", () => {
@@ -136,6 +141,17 @@ describe("expandTablePatchToBoardFieldOps", () => {
       }),
     ).toEqual([{ field: "vendorId", value: "7" }]);
 
+    expect(
+      expandTablePatchToBoardFieldOps(
+        toVendorTablePatch({
+          vendorId: "9",
+          company: "New Co",
+          tech: "Pat",
+          techPhone: "555",
+        }),
+      ),
+    ).toEqual([{ field: "vendorId", value: "9" }]);
+
     expect(
       expandTablePatchToBoardFieldOps({
         site: "BK5",
diff --git a/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-table-row-mapper.test.ts b/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-table-row-mapper.test.ts
index 93123601..74bdc2bb 100644
--- a/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-table-row-mapper.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-table-row-mapper.test.ts
@@ -50,3 +50,52 @@ describe("mapWorkOrderTableRow isAddOn", () => {
     expect(row.isAddOn).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe("mapWorkOrderTableRow primaryDispatchStatus", () => {
+  it.each([
+    ["primaryDispatchStatus", "Refused"],
+    ["PrimaryDispatchStatus", "Canceled"],
+  ] as const)("maps exact DTO field %s onto primaryDispatchStatus", (key, value) => {
+    const row = mapWorkOrderTableRow({ id: 9, vendorId: 45, [key]: value });
+    expect(row.vendorId).toBe("45");
+    expect(row.primaryDispatchStatus).toBe(value);
+  });
+
+  it("maps backend #74 omitted vendor with Refused primaryDispatchStatus", () => {
+    const row = mapWorkOrderTableRow({
+      id: 9,
+      vendorId: null,
+      vendorName: null,
+      primaryDispatchStatus: "Refused",
+    });
+    expect(row.vendorId).toBe("");
+    expect(row.company).toBe("");
+    expect(row.primaryDispatchStatus).toBe("Refused");
+  });
+
+  it("maps live vendorId with empty company label and Sent status", () => {
+    const row = mapWorkOrderTableRow({
+      id: 9,
+      vendorId: 45,
+      vendorName: "",
+      primaryDispatchStatus: "Sent",
+    });
+    expect(row.vendorId).toBe("45");
+    expect(row.company).toBe("");
+    expect(row.primaryDispatchStatus).toBe("Sent");
+  });
+
+  it("maps vendor PATCH replacement dispatch as Pending with a new primaryDispatchId", () => {
+    const row = mapWorkOrderTableRow({
+      id: 1,
+      VendorId: 5,
+      VendorName: "New Co",
+      PrimaryDispatchStatus: "Pending",
+      PrimaryDispatchId: 11,
+    });
+    expect(row.vendorId).toBe("5");
+    expect(row.company).toBe("New Co");
+    expect(row.primaryDispatchStatus).toBe("Pending");
+    expect(row.primaryDispatchId).toBe(11);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/test/domain/work-orders/use-cases/use-work-order-table-mutations.test.tsx b/src/test/domain/work-orders/use-cases/use-work-order-table-mutations.test.tsx
index 73729279..1f629b09 100644
--- a/src/test/domain/work-orders/use-cases/use-work-order-table-mutations.test.tsx
+++ b/src/test/domain/work-orders/use-cases/use-work-order-table-mutations.test.tsx
@@ -21,10 +21,16 @@ vi.mock("@/domain/work-orders/api/work-orders-api", () => ({
 
 vi.mock("react-toastify", () => ({ toast: { error: vi.fn() } }));
 
+import { mapWorkOrderTableRow } from "@/domain/work-orders/mappers/work-order-table-row-mapper";
 import {
   applySchedulePatch,
   useWorkOrderTableMutations,
 } from "@/domain/work-orders/use-cases/use-work-order-table-mutations";
+import { toVendorTablePatch } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/vendor-assignment-patch";
+import {
+  getClosabilityGaps,
+  tableRowToClosabilityInput,
+} from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability";
 
 function delay(ms: number): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
@@ -345,3 +351,135 @@ describe("useWorkOrderTableMutations schedule isAddOn from BE", () => {
     );
   });
 });
+
+describe("useWorkOrderTableMutations vendor assignment round-trip", () => {
+  let rowState: WorkOrderTableRow;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    getById.mockReset();
+    update.mockReset();
+    patchBoardField.mockReset();
+    rowState = {
+      ...BASE_ROW,
+      vendorId: "1",
+      company: "",
+      tech: "",
+      completedDate: "2026-07-15",
+      docStatus: "Yes",
+      mediaCount: 1,
+      woNumber: "20260623001",
+      primaryDispatchStatus: "Refused",
+      primaryDispatchId: 10,
+      dispatchRowVersion: "disp-v1",
+    };
+  });
+
+  it("keeps Company off the gap list when vendor PATCH returns a Pending assignment", async () => {
+    const returnedRow = mapWorkOrderTableRow({
+      id: 42,
+      VendorId: 9,
+      VendorName: "New Co",
+      PrimaryDispatchStatus: "Pending",
+      PrimaryDispatchId: 11,
+      DispatcherId: "d1",
+      DispatcherName: "Dispatcher",
+      CompletedDate: "2026-07-15",
+      InternalWONumber: "20260623001",
+      PM: "HVAC",
+      DocStatus: "Yes",
+      MediaCount: 1,
+      WorkOrderType: "PM",
+    });
+    patchBoardField.mockResolvedValue(returnedRow);
+
+    const onPatch = vi.fn();
+    const { result } = renderHook(
+      () =>
+        useWorkOrderTableMutations({
+          onPatch,
+          clearPatch: () => undefined,
+          getRow: () => rowState,
+        }),
+      { wrapper: makeWrapper() },
+    );
+
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.patchField(
+        42,
+        toVendorTablePatch({
+          vendorId: "9",
+          company: "New Co",
+          tech: "",
+          techPhone: "",
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(onPatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        42,
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          primaryDispatchStatus: "Pending",
+          primaryDispatchId: 11,
+          vendorId: "9",
+        }),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    expect(patchBoardField).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      42,
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        field: "vendorId",
+        value: "9",
+        dispatchVersion: "disp-v1",
+        primaryDispatchId: 10,
+      }),
+    );
+    const payload = patchBoardField.mock.calls[0]?.[1] as Record<string, unknown>;
+    expect(payload).not.toHaveProperty("primaryDispatchStatus");
+    expect(returnedRow.primaryDispatchId).not.toBe(10);
+    expect(getClosabilityGaps(tableRowToClosabilityInput(returnedRow))).not.toContain("Company");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a Company gap when vendor PATCH still returns Refused", async () => {
+    const returnedRow = mapWorkOrderTableRow({
+      id: 42,
+      VendorId: 9,
+      VendorName: "New Co",
+      PrimaryDispatchStatus: "Refused",
+      PrimaryDispatchId: 10,
+    });
+    patchBoardField.mockResolvedValue(returnedRow);
+
+    const onPatch = vi.fn();
+    const { result } = renderHook(
+      () =>
+        useWorkOrderTableMutations({
+          onPatch,
+          clearPatch: () => undefined,
+          getRow: () => rowState,
+        }),
+      { wrapper: makeWrapper() },
+    );
+
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.patchField(
+        42,
+        toVendorTablePatch({
+          vendorId: "9",
+          company: "New Co",
+          tech: "",
+          techPhone: "",
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(onPatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        42,
+        expect.objectContaining({ primaryDispatchStatus: "Refused" }),
+      ),
+    );
+    expect(getClosabilityGaps(tableRowToClosabilityInput(returnedRow))).toContain("Company");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/test/domain/work-orders/utils/day-pagination.test.ts b/src/test/domain/work-orders/utils/day-pagination.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a71ba3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/domain/work-orders/utils/day-pagination.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  DAY_PAGE_SIZE_OPTIONS,
+  DEFAULT_DAY_PAGE_SIZE,
+  findItemPageIndex,
+  formatDayPaginationSummary,
+  pageIndexForItem,
+  paginateItems,
+  shouldShowDayPagination,
+} from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/day-pagination";
+
+describe("day pagination utils (SH-241)", () => {
+  it("defaults to 50 and exposes 25/50/100/200", () => {
+    expect(DEFAULT_DAY_PAGE_SIZE).toBe(50);
+    expect(DAY_PAGE_SIZE_OPTIONS).toEqual([25, 50, 100, 200]);
+  });
+
+  it("paginates 60 items at 50 per page", () => {
+    const items = Array.from({ length: 60 }, (_, index) => index);
+    const first = paginateItems(items, 0, 50);
+    expect(first.visible).toHaveLength(50);
+    expect(first.pageCount).toBe(2);
+    const second = paginateItems(items, 1, 50);
+    expect(second.visible).toEqual(items.slice(50));
+  });
+
+  it("re-paginates immediately when page size changes", () => {
+    const items = Array.from({ length: 60 }, (_, index) => index);
+    expect(paginateItems(items, 0, 25).visible).toHaveLength(25);
+    expect(paginateItems(items, 0, 25).pageCount).toBe(3);
+  });
+
+  it("clamps an out-of-range page to the last page", () => {
+    const paged = paginateItems([1, 2, 3], 9, 2);
+    expect(paged.pageIndex).toBe(1);
+    expect(paged.visible).toEqual([3]);
+  });
+
+  it("shows pagination in day view even when the page is not full", () => {
+    expect(
+      shouldShowDayPagination({
+        flatListMode: false,
+        isLoading: false,
+        noSearchResults: false,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("hides pagination in flat-list / loading / empty search", () => {
+    expect(
+      shouldShowDayPagination({
+        flatListMode: true,
+        isLoading: false,
+        noSearchResults: false,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      shouldShowDayPagination({
+        flatListMode: false,
+        isLoading: true,
+        noSearchResults: false,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      shouldShowDayPagination({
+        flatListMode: false,
+        isLoading: false,
+        noSearchResults: true,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("maps a row past the first page onto page 2 at the default size", () => {
+    const items = Array.from({ length: 60 }, (_, index) => ({ id: `wo-${index}` }));
+    expect(pageIndexForItem(50, 50)).toBe(1);
+    expect(findItemPageIndex(items, "wo-55", 50)).toBe(1);
+    expect(findItemPageIndex(items, "missing", 50)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("formats the AAP footer summary", () => {
+    expect(formatDayPaginationSummary("Mon · 06/01", 9)).toBe("MON · 06/01 · 9 items");
+    expect(formatDayPaginationSummary("Tue · 06/02", 1)).toBe("TUE · 06/02 · 1 item");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/test/domain/work-orders/utils/vendor-assignment-patch.test.ts b/src/test/domain/work-orders/utils/vendor-assignment-patch.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72aaa7d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/domain/work-orders/utils/vendor-assignment-patch.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { toVendorTablePatch } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/vendor-assignment-patch";
+import {
+  getClosabilityGaps,
+  tableRowToClosabilityInput,
+} from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability";
+import type { WorkOrderTableRow } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-table-row";
+
+describe("toVendorTablePatch", () => {
+  it("clears leftover primaryDispatchStatus so a new vendor is a live assignment", () => {
+    const patch = toVendorTablePatch({
+      vendorId: "9",
+      company: "New Co",
+      tech: "Pat",
+      techPhone: "555",
+    });
+    expect(patch.primaryDispatchStatus).toBe("");
+    expect(patch.vendorId).toBe("9");
+
+    const input = tableRowToClosabilityInput({
+      dispatcherId: "u1",
+      dispatcherName: "Alex",
+      company: patch.company ?? "",
+      vendorId: patch.vendorId ?? "",
+      tech: patch.tech ?? "",
+      completedDate: "2026-07-15",
+      woNumber: "20260623001",
+      pm: "HVAC PM",
+      docStatus: "Yes",
+      mediaCount: 1,
+      type: "PM",
+      primaryDispatchStatus: patch.primaryDispatchStatus,
+    } as WorkOrderTableRow);
+    expect(getClosabilityGaps(input)).not.toContain("Company");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/test/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.test.ts b/src/test/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.test.ts
index c900ccec..9d97358d 100644
--- a/src/test/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { readDetailWoType } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/read-detail-closability-fields";
 import type { WorkOrderDetail } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-detail";
+import type { WorkOrderTableRow } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-table-row";
 import { EMPTY_WIZARD_DRAFT } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-wizard";
 import type { WoClosabilityInput } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability";
 import {
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   hasPendingUplift,
   isCompletionStatusLabel,
   isRealWoNumber,
+  tableRowToClosabilityInput,
   wizardDraftToClosabilityInput,
 } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/wo-closability";
 
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ function makeInput(overrides: Partial<WoClosabilityInput> = {}): WoClosabilityIn
     dispatcherId: "u1",
     dispatcherName: "Alex",
     company: "Acme HVAC",
+    vendorId: "",
     tech: "Sam",
     completedDate: "2026-07-01",
     woNumber: "1001",
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ describe("getClosabilityGaps", () => {
     expect(getClosabilityGaps(makeInput())).toEqual([]);
   });
 
-  it("allows company without technician (SH-183)", () => {
+  it("allows company without technician", () => {
     const gaps = getClosabilityGaps(makeInput({ tech: "" }));
     expect(gaps).toEqual([]);
     expect(gaps).not.toContain("Technician");
@@ -85,6 +88,32 @@ describe("getClosabilityGaps", () => {
     expect(getClosabilityGaps(makeInput({ company: "  ", tech: "Sam" }))).toEqual(["Company"]);
   });
 
+  it("allows Completed when vendorId is set and company/technician are empty", () => {
+    expect(getClosabilityGaps(makeInput({ company: "", vendorId: "7", tech: "" }))).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("blocks Completed when both company and vendorId are empty even with a technician", () => {
+    expect(getClosabilityGaps(makeInput({ company: "", vendorId: "  ", tech: "Sam" }))).toEqual([
+      "Company",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it.each(["PM", "Reactive", "Emergency", "Overdue", ""] as const)(
+    "blocks Completed without a company for type %s",
+    (type) => {
+      const gaps = getClosabilityGaps(
+        makeInput({
+          company: "",
+          vendorId: "",
+          type,
+          docStatus: "Yes",
+          mediaCount: 1,
+        }),
+      );
+      expect(gaps).toContain("Company");
+    },
+  );
+
   it("lists field gaps before uplift and document gaps", () => {
     expect(
       getClosabilityGaps(
@@ -188,6 +217,7 @@ describe("wizardDraftToClosabilityInput", () => {
       dispatcherId: "u1",
       dispatcherName: "Alice",
       company: "ACME",
+      vendorId: "",
       tech: "",
       completedDate: "",
       woNumber: "20260623001",
@@ -221,6 +251,7 @@ describe("detailToClosabilityInput", () => {
     const input = detailToClosabilityInput(detail);
     expect(input.dispatcherName).toBe("Alice");
     expect(input.company).toBe("ACME Tech");
+    expect(input.vendorId).toBe("");
     expect(input.woNumber).toBe("20260623001");
     expect(input.pm).toBe("HVAC PM");
     expect(getClosabilityGaps(input)).toEqual([]);
@@ -277,6 +308,171 @@ describe("detailToClosabilityInput", () => {
 
     expect(getClosabilityGaps(detailToClosabilityInput(detail))).toEqual(["At least 1 photo"]);
   });
+
+  it("treats vendorId without vendorName as assigned company", () => {
+    const detail = {
+      assignedTo: "Alice",
+      completedDate: "2026-07-15",
+      workOrderNumber: "20260623001",
+      internalWONumber: "SH-1",
+      problem: "HVAC PM",
+      source: "procurement-integration",
+      type: "",
+      docStatus: "",
+      mediaCount: 0,
+      dispatches: [{ vendorName: "", vendorId: 45 }],
+    } as WorkOrderDetail;
+
+    const input = detailToClosabilityInput(detail);
+    expect(input.company).toBe("");
+    expect(input.vendorId).toBe("45");
+    expect(getClosabilityGaps(input)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it.each(["Cancelled", "Canceled", "Refused", "CANCELLED", " canceled "])(
+    "ignores inactive dispatch status %s when resolving assigned company",
+    (status) => {
+      const inactiveOnly = {
+        assignedTo: "Alice",
+        completedDate: "2026-07-15",
+        workOrderNumber: "20260623001",
+        internalWONumber: "SH-1",
+        problem: "HVAC PM",
+        source: "procurement-integration",
+        type: "",
+        docStatus: "",
+        mediaCount: 0,
+        dispatches: [{ vendorName: "Old Co", vendorId: 45, status }],
+      } as WorkOrderDetail;
+
+      expect(detailToClosabilityInput(inactiveOnly).vendorId).toBe("");
+      expect(detailToClosabilityInput(inactiveOnly).company).toBe("");
+      expect(getClosabilityGaps(detailToClosabilityInput(inactiveOnly))).toContain("Company");
+    },
+  );
+
+  it.each(["Verified", "Completed", "Sent"])(
+    "treats dispatch status %s as a live company assignment",
+    (status) => {
+      const liveAssignment = {
+        assignedTo: "Alice",
+        completedDate: "2026-07-15",
+        workOrderNumber: "20260623001",
+        internalWONumber: "SH-1",
+        problem: "HVAC PM",
+        source: "procurement-integration",
+        type: "",
+        docStatus: "",
+        mediaCount: 0,
+        dispatches: [{ vendorName: "ACME Tech", vendorId: 45, status }],
+      } as WorkOrderDetail;
+
+      const input = detailToClosabilityInput(liveAssignment);
+      expect(input.company).toBe("ACME Tech");
+      expect(input.vendorId).toBe("45");
+      expect(getClosabilityGaps(input)).toEqual([]);
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("uses the active dispatch after an inactive cancelled spelling", () => {
+    const supersededThenCurrent = {
+      assignedTo: "Alice",
+      completedDate: "2026-07-15",
+      workOrderNumber: "20260623001",
+      internalWONumber: "SH-1",
+      problem: "HVAC PM",
+      source: "procurement-integration",
+      type: "",
+      docStatus: "",
+      mediaCount: 0,
+      dispatches: [
+        { vendorName: "Old Co", vendorId: 1, status: "Canceled" },
+        { vendorName: "ACME Tech", vendorId: 45, status: "Sent" },
+      ],
+    } as WorkOrderDetail;
+
+    const input = detailToClosabilityInput(supersededThenCurrent);
+    expect(input.company).toBe("ACME Tech");
+    expect(input.vendorId).toBe("45");
+    expect(getClosabilityGaps(input)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("tableRowToClosabilityInput", () => {
+  const closableRow = {
+    dispatcherId: "u1",
+    dispatcherName: "Alex",
+    company: "",
+    vendorId: "45",
+    tech: "",
+    completedDate: "2026-07-15",
+    woNumber: "20260623001",
+    pm: "HVAC PM",
+    docStatus: "",
+    mediaCount: 0,
+    type: "",
+  } as WorkOrderTableRow;
+
+  it("keeps vendorId as a live assignment when primary dispatch status is absent", () => {
+    const input = tableRowToClosabilityInput(closableRow);
+    expect(input.vendorId).toBe("45");
+    expect(getClosabilityGaps(input)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it.each(["Cancelled", "Canceled", "Refused"] as const)(
+    "clears company assignment when primary dispatch status is %s",
+    (primaryDispatchStatus) => {
+      const input = tableRowToClosabilityInput({ ...closableRow, primaryDispatchStatus });
+      expect(input.company).toBe("");
+      expect(input.vendorId).toBe("");
+      expect(getClosabilityGaps(input)).toContain("Company");
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("raises Company when the board omits vendor assignment (inactive primary)", () => {
+    const input = tableRowToClosabilityInput({
+      ...closableRow,
+      vendorId: "",
+      company: "",
+      primaryDispatchStatus: "Refused",
+    });
+    expect(input.vendorId).toBe("");
+    expect(getClosabilityGaps(input)).toContain("Company");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a live vendorId after a vendor patch clears leftover refused status", () => {
+    const input = tableRowToClosabilityInput({
+      ...closableRow,
+      company: "New Co",
+      vendorId: "9",
+      primaryDispatchStatus: "",
+    });
+    expect(getClosabilityGaps(input)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it.each(["Pending", "Sent"] as const)(
+    "keeps company assignment after vendor save when primary dispatch status is %s",
+    (primaryDispatchStatus) => {
+      const input = tableRowToClosabilityInput({
+        ...closableRow,
+        company: "New Co",
+        vendorId: "9",
+        primaryDispatchStatus,
+      });
+      expect(input.vendorId).toBe("9");
+      expect(getClosabilityGaps(input)).not.toContain("Company");
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("raises Company when leftover Refused remains on the patched vendor id", () => {
+    const input = tableRowToClosabilityInput({
+      ...closableRow,
+      company: "New Co",
+      vendorId: "9",
+      primaryDispatchStatus: "Refused",
+    });
+    expect(getClosabilityGaps(input)).toContain("Company");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("readDetailWoType", () => {