diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/stock/Index.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/stock/Index.svelte
index a4ddaf0..a6f5fed 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/stock/Index.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/stock/Index.svelte
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@
     async function patchLocation(location,field,newValue){
         const data = {};
         data[field] = newValue;
-        console.log(data);
         const url = api(`stock/location/${location.id}`);
         const res = await fetch(url,{
             credentials: 'include',
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/time/Index.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/time/Index.svelte
index 20c845c..efaf2f0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/time/Index.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/time/Index.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <script>
-    import { onMount } from 'svelte';
-    import { useTinyRouter } from 'svelte-tiny-router';
-    import { api }       from '../../urls.svelte.js';
-    import { error, yikes }  from '../../warn.svelte';
+    import { onMount }                from 'svelte';
+    import { useTinyRouter }          from 'svelte-tiny-router';
+    import { api, drop, patch, post } from '../../urls.svelte.js';
+    import { error, yikes }           from '../../warn.svelte';
     import { t }         from '../../translations.svelte.js';
     import { timetrack } from '../../user.svelte.js';
     import { display }   from '../../time.svelte.js';
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@
 
     async function addTime(task_id){
         const url  = api(`time/track_task/${task_id}`);
-        const resp = await fetch(url,{
-            credentials : 'include',
-            method      : 'POST',
-            body        : now()
-        }); // create new time or return time with assigned tasks
+        const resp = await post(url,now()); // create new time or return time with assigned tasks
         if (resp.ok) {
             const track = await resp.json();
             timetrack.running = track;
@@ -85,11 +81,7 @@
         evt.preventDefault();
         evt.stopPropagation();
         const url = api('time/join');
-        const res = await fetch(url,{
-            credentials : 'include',
-            method      : 'POST',
-            body        : `${id1}+${id2}`
-        });
+        const res = await post(url,`${id1}+${id2}`);
         if (res.ok){
             yikes();
             let json = await res.json();
@@ -139,10 +131,7 @@
 
     async function onDrop(time_id){
         const url = api(`time/${time_id}`);
-        const res = await fetch(url,{
-            credentials:'include',
-            method:'DELETE'
-        });
+        const res = await drop(url);
         if (res.ok){
             delete times[time_id];
             yikes();
@@ -151,6 +140,16 @@
         }
     }
 
+    async function multi_update(changeSet){
+        console.log({ids:Object.keys(selected),patch:patch});
+        const url = api('time');
+        const res = await patch(url,changeSet);
+        if (res.ok){
+            yikes();
+            alert('todo');
+        } else error(res);
+    }
+
     function openProject(pid){
         router.navigate(`/project/${pid}/view`);
     }
@@ -211,6 +210,9 @@
 {#if selectionSum}
 <div class="timetracks sum">
     {t('sum_of_records')}: <span>{selectionSum.toFixed(3)}&nbsp;{t('hours')}</span>
+    <button class="symbol" title={t('open')} onclick={e => multi_update({status:'open'})} ></button>
+    <button class="symbol" title={t('waiting')} onclick={e => multi_update({status:'waiting'})} ></button>
+    <button class="symbol" title={t('closed')} onclick={e => multi_update({status:'closed'})} ></button>
 </div>
 {/if}
 <table class="timetracks">
diff --git a/frontend/src/urls.svelte.js b/frontend/src/urls.svelte.js
index 66f3dfa..e34008a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/urls.svelte.js
+++ b/frontend/src/urls.svelte.js
@@ -4,7 +4,22 @@ export function api(rel_path){
     return `${location.protocol}//${location.host.replace('5173','8080')}/api/${rel_path}`;
 }
 
-export async function post(url,data){
+export function drop(url){
+    return fetch(url,{
+        credentials:'include',
+        method:'DELETE'
+    });
+}
+
+export function patch(url,data){
+    return fetch(url,{
+        credentials : 'include',
+        method      : 'PATCH',
+        body        : JSON.stringify(data)
+    });
+}
+
+export function post(url,data){
     return fetch(url,{
         credentials : 'include',
         method      : 'POST',