diff --git a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
index 5679250..82548bd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
@@ -12,11 +12,19 @@ class ItemsController < ApplicationController
   before_action :require_login
 
   def autocomplete
-    term = params[:q].to_s
-    items = Item.where("description LIKE ?", "%#{ActiveRecord::Base.sanitize_sql_like(term)}%").where(active: true).order(:description).limit(20)
+    term = ActiveRecord::Base.sanitize_sql_like(params[:q].to_s)
 
+    items = Item.where("description LIKE :t OR name LIKE :t OR sku LIKE :t", t: "%#{term}%")
+      .where(active: true)
+      .order(:description)
+      .limit(20)
     render json: items.map { |i|
-      { id: i.id, text: i.description, price: i.unit_price }
+      { id: i.id, name: i.name, sku: i.sku, description: i.description, price: i.unit_price }
     }
   end
+
+  def sync
+    Item.sync
+    redirect_to :home, flash: { notice: I18n.t(:label_syncing) }
+  end
 end
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diff --git a/app/services/item_sync_service.rb b/app/services/item_sync_service.rb
index da85c7d..23f894e 100644
--- a/app/services/item_sync_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/item_sync_service.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class ItemSyncService < SyncServiceBase
     local.description = remote.description
     local.unit_price = remote.unit_price
     local.active = remote.active?
+    local.name = remote.name
+    local.sku = remote.sku
   end
 
   def log(msg)
diff --git a/app/views/line_items/_settings.html.erb b/app/views/line_items/_settings.html.erb
index 645a755..7ec7e56 100644
--- a/app/views/line_items/_settings.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/line_items/_settings.html.erb
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
   <b><%=t(:label_item_count)%></b> <%= Item.count %> @ <%= Item.last_sync %>
   <br/>
   <%=t(:label_last_sync)%> </b> <%= Qbo.last_sync if Qbo.exists? %> 
-</div>
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+</div>
+<%= link_to t(:label_sync_now), items_sync_path%>
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diff --git a/assets/javascripts/autocomplete.js b/assets/javascripts/autocomplete.js
index bb33f4d..d45a3b4 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/autocomplete.js
+++ b/assets/javascripts/autocomplete.js
@@ -2,35 +2,45 @@
 
   window.initLineItemAutocomplete = function(context) {
     let scope = context || document;
+
     $(scope).find(".line-item-description").each(function() {
       if ($(this).data("autocomplete-initialized")) return;
       $(this).data("autocomplete-initialized", true);
 
-      $(this).autocomplete({
+      let ac = $(this).autocomplete({
         appendTo: "body",
         minLength: 2,
+
         source: function(request, response) {
           $.getJSON("/items/autocomplete", { q: request.term })
             .done(function(data) {
+
               response(data.map(function(item) {
                 return {
-                  label: item.text,
-                  value: item.text,
+                  label: item.description,
+                  value: item.description,
                   id: item.id,
+                  name: item.name,
+                  sku: item.sku,
+                  description: item.description,
                   price: item.price || 0
                 };
               }));
+
             })
             .fail(function(err){
               console.error("Autocomplete error:", err);
               response([]);
             });
         },
+
         select: function(event, ui) {
           let $input = $(this);
           let row = $input.closest(".line-item");
 
-          $input.val(ui.item.value);           // <-- set description
+          // set description into input
+          $input.val(ui.item.description);
+
           row.find(".item-id-field").val(ui.item.id);
 
           if (ui.item.price !== undefined && row.find(".price-field").length) {
@@ -39,15 +49,31 @@
 
           updateLineItemTotals();
 
-          return false;  // still prevent default to avoid double entry
+          return false;
         },
+
         change: function(event, ui) {
           if (!ui.item) {
             let row = $(this).closest(".line-item");
             row.find(".item-id-field").val("");
           }
         }
+
       });
+
+      // Custom rendering of autocomplete suggestions
+      ac.autocomplete("instance")._renderItem = function(ul, item) {
+        return $("<li>")
+          .append(
+            "<div class='autocomplete-item'>" +
+              "<div class='item-name'>" + item.name + "</div>" +
+              "<div class='item-sku'>" + item.sku + "</div>" +
+              "<div class='item-description'>" + item.description + "</div>" +
+            "</div>"
+          )
+          .appendTo(ul);
+      };
+
     });
   };
 
diff --git a/assets/stylesheets/line_items.css b/assets/stylesheets/line_items.css
index 3977961..53d208d 100644
--- a/assets/stylesheets/line_items.css
+++ b/assets/stylesheets/line_items.css
@@ -15,6 +15,24 @@
   max-width: 120px;
 }
 
+.autocomplete-item {
+  line-height: 1.2;
+}
+
+.item-name {
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.item-sku {
+  font-size: 0.75em;
+  color: #666;
+}
+
+.item-description {
+  font-size: 0.70em;
+  color: #999;
+}
+
 /* MOBILE MODE */
 @media screen and (max-width: 700px) {
 
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index e0ff812..86fde68 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 #
 #THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-get 'items/autocomplete', to: 'items#autocomplete'
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+get 'items/autocomplete', to: 'items#autocomplete'
+get 'items/sync', to: 'items#sync'
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diff --git a/db/migrate/003_update_items.rb b/db/migrate/003_update_items.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a749a90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/003_update_items.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#The MIT License (MIT)
+#
+#Copyright (c) 2026 rick barrette
+#
+#Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+#The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+#THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+class UpdateItems < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def change
+    add_column :items, :name, :string, null: false
+    add_column :items, :sku, :string
+  end
+end
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