diff --git a/app/resources/locales/en_US/information.po b/app/resources/locales/en_US/information.po
index 7c215af73..841a93e7b 100644
--- a/app/resources/locales/en_US/information.po
+++ b/app/resources/locales/en_US/information.po
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ msgstr "Please select the collaboration (CO) you wish to manage."
 msgid "entity.id"
 msgstr "ID: {0}"
 
+msgid "noattrs"
+msgstr "No attributes"
+
+msgid "notset"
+msgstr "not set"
+
+msgid "pagination.format"
+msgstr "Page {{page}} of {{pages}}, Viewing {{start}}-{{end}} of {{count}}"
+
 msgid "ExternalIdentities.source"
 msgstr "This External Identity was created from {0} ({1})"
 
diff --git a/app/src/Controller/DashboardsController.php b/app/src/Controller/DashboardsController.php
index ffaebb9c5..0593c028d 100644
--- a/app/src/Controller/DashboardsController.php
+++ b/app/src/Controller/DashboardsController.php
@@ -325,9 +325,9 @@ public function search() {
 
     // Gather our search string.
     $q = '';
-    if(!empty($this->request->getQuery('q'))) {
+    if(!empty($this->request->getData('q'))) {
       // A search was passed in from the form on the Global Search bar. 
-      $q = trim($this->request->getQuery('q'));
+      $q = trim($this->request->getData('q'));
     }
   
     // Only process the request if we have a string of non-space characters
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public function search() {
       
       $this->Flash->information(__d('result',
                                     'search.exact',
-                                    [filter_var($this->request->getQuery('q'), FILTER_SANITIZE_SPECIAL_CHARS),
+                                    [filter_var($this->request->getData('q'), FILTER_SANITIZE_SPECIAL_CHARS),
                                      __d('controller', $matchClass, [1])]));
 
       // Redirect to the matchClass controller
diff --git a/app/src/Model/Table/ExternalIdentitiesTable.php b/app/src/Model/Table/ExternalIdentitiesTable.php
index 1b9390035..bf9f8d703 100644
--- a/app/src/Model/Table/ExternalIdentitiesTable.php
+++ b/app/src/Model/Table/ExternalIdentitiesTable.php
@@ -126,6 +126,17 @@ public function initialize(array $config): void {
     ]);
 
     $this->setIndexContains(['PrimaryName']);
+    $this->setViewContains([
+      'PrimaryName',
+      'Addresses',
+      'AdHocAttributes',
+      'EmailAddresses',
+      'Identifiers',
+      'Names',
+      'Pronouns',
+      'TelephoneNumbers',
+      'Urls'
+    ]);
 
     $this->setViewContains([
       'PrimaryName',
diff --git a/app/src/View/Helper/FieldHelper.php b/app/src/View/Helper/FieldHelper.php
index 632ade5d7..635014567 100644
--- a/app/src/View/Helper/FieldHelper.php
+++ b/app/src/View/Helper/FieldHelper.php
@@ -208,76 +208,95 @@ public function control(string $fieldName,
    */
   
   public function dateControl(string $fieldName, string $dateType=DateTypeEnum::Standard): string {
-    // A datetime field will be rendered as a plain text input with adjacent date and time pickers
-    // that will interact with the field value. Allowing direct access to the input field is for
-    // accessibility purposes.
-    
-    $pickerType = $dateType;
-    // Special-case the very common "valid_from" and "valid_through" fields so we won't need
-    // to specify their types in fields.inc.
-    if($fieldName == 'valid_from') {
-      $pickerType = DateTypeEnum::FromTime;
-    }
-    if($fieldName == 'valid_through') {
-      $pickerType = DateTypeEnum::ThroughTime;
-    }
-    
-    // Append the timezone to the label -- TODO: see that the timezone gets output to the display
-    $label = __d('field', $fieldName.".tz", [$this->_View->get('vv_tz')]);
-    
-    // Create the options array for the (text input) form control
-    $coptions = [];
-    $coptions['class'] = 'form-control datepicker';
-    
-    if($pickerType == DateTypeEnum::DateOnly) {
-      $coptions['placeholder'] = 'YYYY-MM-DD';
-      $coptions['pattern'] = '\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}';
-      $coptions['title'] = __d('field', 'datepicker.enterDate');
+    if($this->action == 'view') {
+      // return the date as plaintext
+      $coptions = [];
+      $entity = $this->getView()->get('vv_obj');
+      if (!empty($entity->$fieldName)) {
+        // Adjust the time back to the user's timezone
+        if ($dateType == DateTypeEnum::DateOnly) {
+          $controlCode = '<time>' . $entity->$fieldName->i18nFormat("yyyy-MM-dd", $this->getView()->get('vv_tz')) . '</time>';
+        } else {
+          $controlCode = '<time>' . $entity->$fieldName->i18nFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss", $this->getView()->get('vv_tz')) . '</time>';
+        }
+      } else {
+        $controlCode = __d('information', 'notset');
+      }
+      // Return this to the generic control() function
+      return $this->control($fieldName, $coptions, ctrlCode: $controlCode, labelIsTextOnly: true);
+      
     } else {
-      $coptions['placeholder'] = 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS';
-      $coptions['pattern'] = '\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}';
-      $coptions['title'] = __d('field', 'datepicker.enterDateTime');
-    }
-    $coptions['id'] = str_replace("_", "-", $fieldName);
+      // A datetime field will be rendered as a plain text input with adjacent date and time pickers
+      // that will interact with the field value. Allowing direct access to the input field is for
+      // accessibility purposes.
+  
+      $pickerType = $dateType;
+      // Special-case the very common "valid_from" and "valid_through" fields so we won't need
+      // to specify their types in fields.inc.
+      if ($fieldName == 'valid_from') {
+        $pickerType = DateTypeEnum::FromTime;
+      }
+      if ($fieldName == 'valid_through') {
+        $pickerType = DateTypeEnum::ThroughTime;
+      }
   
-    $entity = $this->getView()->get('vv_obj');
+      // Append the timezone to the label -- TODO: see that the timezone gets output to the display
+      $label = __d('field', $fieldName . ".tz", [$this->_View->get('vv_tz')]);
   
-    // Default the picker date to today
-    $now = FrozenTime::now();
-    $pickerDate = $now->i18nFormat('yyyy-MM-dd');
-    
-    // Get the existing values, if present
-    if(!empty($entity->$fieldName)) {
-      // Adjust the time back to the user's timezone
-      if($pickerType == DateTypeEnum::DateOnly) {
-        $coptions['value'] = $entity->$fieldName->i18nFormat("yyyy-MM-dd", $this->getView()->get('vv_tz'));
+      // Create the options array for the (text input) form control
+      $coptions = [];
+      $coptions['class'] = 'form-control datepicker';
+  
+      if ($pickerType == DateTypeEnum::DateOnly) {
+        $coptions['placeholder'] = 'YYYY-MM-DD';
+        $coptions['pattern'] = '\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}';
+        $coptions['title'] = __d('field', 'datepicker.enterDate');
       } else {
-        $coptions['value'] = $entity->$fieldName->i18nFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss", $this->getView()->get('vv_tz'));
+        $coptions['placeholder'] = 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS';
+        $coptions['pattern'] = '\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}';
+        $coptions['title'] = __d('field', 'datepicker.enterDateTime');
       }
-      $pickerDate = $entity->$fieldName->i18nFormat("yyyy-MM-dd", $this->getView()->get('vv_tz'));
-    }
-    
-    // Set the date picker floor year value (-100 years)
-    $pickerDateFT = new FrozenTime($pickerDate);
-    $pickerDateFT = $pickerDateFT->subYears(100);
-    $pickerFloor = $pickerDateFT->i18nFormat("yyyy-MM-dd"); 
-  
-    $date_picker_args = [
-      'fieldName'   => $fieldName,
-      'pickerDate'  => $pickerDate,
-      'pickerType'  => $pickerType,
-      'pickerFloor' => $pickerFloor
-    ];
-    
-    // Create a text field to hold our value and call the datePicker
-    $controlCode = $this->Form->text($fieldName, $coptions)
-      . $this->getView()->element('datePicker', $date_picker_args);
+      $coptions['id'] = str_replace("_", "-", $fieldName);
   
-    // Specify a class on the <li> form control wrapper
-    $liClass = "fields-datepicker";
-    
-    // Pass everything to the generic control() function
-    return $this->control($fieldName, $coptions, ctrlCode: $controlCode, cssClass: $liClass);
+      $entity = $this->getView()->get('vv_obj');
+  
+      // Default the picker date to today
+      $now = FrozenTime::now();
+      $pickerDate = $now->i18nFormat('yyyy-MM-dd');
+  
+      // Get the existing values, if present
+      if(!empty($entity->$fieldName)) {
+        // Adjust the time back to the user's timezone
+        if($pickerType == DateTypeEnum::DateOnly) {
+          $coptions['value'] = $entity->$fieldName->i18nFormat("yyyy-MM-dd", $this->getView()->get('vv_tz'));
+        } else {
+          $coptions['value'] = $entity->$fieldName->i18nFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss", $this->getView()->get('vv_tz'));
+        }
+        $pickerDate = $entity->$fieldName->i18nFormat("yyyy-MM-dd", $this->getView()->get('vv_tz'));
+      }
+  
+      // Set the date picker floor year value (-100 years)
+      $pickerDateFT = new FrozenTime($pickerDate);
+      $pickerDateFT = $pickerDateFT->subYears(100);
+      $pickerFloor = $pickerDateFT->i18nFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
+  
+      $date_picker_args = [
+        'fieldName' => $fieldName,
+        'pickerDate' => $pickerDate,
+        'pickerType' => $pickerType,
+        'pickerFloor' => $pickerFloor
+      ];
+  
+      // Create a text field to hold our value and call the datePicker
+      $controlCode = $this->Form->text($fieldName, $coptions)
+        . $this->getView()->element('datePicker', $date_picker_args);
+  
+      // Specify a class on the <li> form control wrapper
+      $liClass = "fields-datepicker";
+      
+      // Pass everything to the generic control() function
+      return $this->control($fieldName, $coptions, ctrlCode: $controlCode, cssClass: $liClass);
+    }
   }
   
   /**
diff --git a/app/templates/ExternalIdentities/columns.inc b/app/templates/ExternalIdentities/columns.inc
index 5ed7c1df5..6a516d069 100644
--- a/app/templates/ExternalIdentities/columns.inc
+++ b/app/templates/ExternalIdentities/columns.inc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 $indexColumns = [
   'name' => [
     'type' => 'link',
+    'action' => 'view',
     'model' => 'primary_name',
     'field' => 'full_name',
 // XXX see comments in the controller about sorting on given vs family
diff --git a/app/templates/ExternalIdentityRoles/columns.inc b/app/templates/ExternalIdentityRoles/columns.inc
index 751584bbd..a925abfbe 100644
--- a/app/templates/ExternalIdentityRoles/columns.inc
+++ b/app/templates/ExternalIdentityRoles/columns.inc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 $indexColumns = [
   'title' => [
     'type' => 'link',
+    'action' => 'view',
     'sortable' => true
   ],
   'affiliation_type_id' => [
diff --git a/app/templates/ExternalIdentityRoles/fields.inc b/app/templates/ExternalIdentityRoles/fields.inc
index d1301089d..abab0817b 100644
--- a/app/templates/ExternalIdentityRoles/fields.inc
+++ b/app/templates/ExternalIdentityRoles/fields.inc
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
  * @license       Apache License, Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
  */
 
-// This view does not currently support read-only
-if($vv_action == 'add' || $vv_action == 'edit') {
+if($vv_action == 'add' || $vv_action == 'edit' || $vv_action == 'view') {
   print $this->Field->control('affiliation_type_id', labelText: __d('field', 'affiliation'));
   
   print $this->Field->control('status', ['empty' => false]);
diff --git a/app/templates/element/mveaCanvas.php b/app/templates/element/mveaCanvas.php
index 7da504939..61e30b6d0 100644
--- a/app/templates/element/mveaCanvas.php
+++ b/app/templates/element/mveaCanvas.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 ?>
 <div id="mvea-canvas-title-container">
   <h2><?= __d('information','global.attributes') ?></h2>
-  <?php if(!empty($vv_add_menu_links)): ?>
+  <?php if(!empty($vv_add_menu_links) && $vv_action == 'edit'): ?>
     <div id="mvea-add-menu-container" class="field-actions">
       <?= $this->element('menuAction', $action_args) ?>
     </div>
@@ -92,22 +92,25 @@
 ?>
 <div id="mvea-canvas" class="co-cards">
   <div id="mvea-canvas-attributes-js" class="row row-cols-1 g-4<?= ($widgetCount > 1) ? ' row-cols-md-2' : ''?>">
-    <?php
-      foreach($attributes as $attr) {
-        if(!empty(($vv_obj[$attr]))) {
-          print $this->element(
-            'mveaJs',
-            [
-              'htmlId' => 'mvea-canvas-' . $attr . '-js',
-              'parentId' => $objId,
-              'mveaType' => $attr,
-              'entityType' => $vv_entity_type
-            ]
-          );
+    <?php if($widgetCount == 0): ?>
+        <div class="no-attributes"><?= __d('information','noattrs') ?></div>
+    <?php else: ?>
+      <?php 
+        foreach ($attributes as $attr) {
+          if (!empty(($vv_obj[$attr]))) {
+            print $this->element(
+              'mveaJs',
+              [
+                'htmlId' => 'mvea-canvas-' . $attr . '-js',
+                'parentId' => $objId,
+                'mveaType' => $attr,
+                'entityType' => $vv_entity_type
+              ]
+            );
+          }
         }
-      }
-      // TODO: Add the DOB as its own special card (CFM-261)
-      print $this->element('mveaModal');
-    ?>
+      ?>
+    <?php endif; ?>
+    <?= $this->element('mveaModal') ?>
   </div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/templates/element/mveaJs.php b/app/templates/element/mveaJs.php
index 23533eda9..bb8511dcd 100644
--- a/app/templates/element/mveaJs.php
+++ b/app/templates/element/mveaJs.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 $htmlId = $htmlId;
 $parentId = $parentId;
 $mveaType = $mveaType;      // the type of MVEA we will fetch
-$entityType = $entityType;  // the type of entity continaing the MVEA (person, person_role, external_identity)
+$entityType = $entityType;  // the type of entity continaing the MVEA (person, person_role, external_identity, external_identity_role)
 
 // Get the camel-case controller name and generate the title  
 $mveaController = Cake\Utility\Inflector::camelize($mveaType);
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
           mveaType: '<?= $mveaType ?>',
           mveaController: '<?= Cake\Utility\Inflector::dasherize($mveaController) ?>',
           mveaTitle: '<?= $title ?>',
-          webroot: '<?= $this->request->getAttribute('webroot') ?>'
+          webroot: '<?= $this->request->getAttribute('webroot') ?>',
+          action:  '<?= $vv_action ?>'
         },
         txt: JSON.parse('<?= json_encode($vueHelper->locales()) ?>'),
         isLoading: true
diff --git a/app/templates/element/searchGlobal.php b/app/templates/element/searchGlobal.php
index 3282f4e36..7eef6e56d 100644
--- a/app/templates/element/searchGlobal.php
+++ b/app/templates/element/searchGlobal.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 */
 
 $options = [
-  'type' => 'get',
+  'type' => 'post',
   'url' => [
     'plugin'      => null,
     'controller'  => 'dashboards',
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
       ['class' => 'visually-hidden']
     );
     $globalSearchInputClass = 'global-search-query';
-    if(!empty($this->request->getQuery('q'))) {
+    if(!empty($this->request->getData('q'))) {
       $globalSearchInputClass .= ' has-value';
     }
     print $this->Form->input(
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@
       [
         'id' => 'q', 
         'class' => $globalSearchInputClass, 
-        'placeholder' => __d('field','search.placeholder'),
-        'value' => $this->request->getQuery('q')
+        'placeholder' => __d('field','search.placeholder')
       ]
     );
     print $this->Form->button(
diff --git a/app/templates/element/subnavigation.php b/app/templates/element/subnavigation.php
index 6c1f79f81..37dd3f52e 100644
--- a/app/templates/element/subnavigation.php
+++ b/app/templates/element/subnavigation.php
@@ -204,8 +204,9 @@
             print $this->Html->link(
               __d('controller', 'People', [1]),
               [ 'controller' => 'people',
-                // TODO: the following test needs to be made based on read-only status of the Person
-                'action' => $curAction == 'view' ? 'view' : 'edit',
+                // TODO: the following test needs to be made based on read-only status of the Person only
+                //'action' => $curAction == 'view' ? 'view' : 'edit',
+                'action' => 'edit',
                 $curId
               ],
               ['class' => $linkClass]
@@ -323,26 +324,16 @@
           <li class="list-inline-item">
             <?php
               // Properties
-              $cc = 'people';
+              $cc = 'external-identities';
               $cid = $curId;
-              if($isPersonTab) {
-                $cid = $parentId;
-              }
-              if($isPersonRole) {
-                $cc = 'person-roles';
-                $cid = !empty($vv_person_role_id) ? $vv_person_role_id : $curId;
-              }
-              if($isExternalId) {
-                $cc = 'external-identities';
-                if(!empty($vv_ei_id)) {
-                  $cid = $vv_ei_id;  
-                }
+              if(!empty($vv_ei_id)) {
+                $cid = $vv_ei_id;  
               }
               $linkClass = ($subActive == 'properties') ? 'nav-link active' : 'nav-link';
               print $this->Html->link(
                 __d('controller', 'Properties', [99]),
                 [ 'controller' => $cc,
-                  'action' => 'edit',
+                  'action' => 'view',
                   $cid
                 ],
                 ['class' => $linkClass]
diff --git a/app/webroot/css/co-base.css b/app/webroot/css/co-base.css
index 331af0b29..7742a527c 100644
--- a/app/webroot/css/co-base.css
+++ b/app/webroot/css/co-base.css
@@ -691,11 +691,14 @@ ul.form-list li.alert-banner .co-alert {
 .cm-subnav-tabs .nav-link {
   text-transform: uppercase;
   padding: 1em 1.5em;
-  color: var(--cmg-color-link);
+  color: var(--cmg-color-link) !important;
+}
+.cm-subnav-links .nav-link {
+  color: var(--cmg-color-link) !important;
 }
 .cm-subnav-tabs .nav-link.active,
 .cm-subnav-links .nav-link.active {
-  color: var(--cmg-color-body-txt);
+  color: var(--cmg-color-body-txt) !important;
   background-color: var(--cmg-color-body-bg);
   border-color: var(--cmg-color-bg-006) var(--cmg-color-bg-006) var(--cmg-color-body-bg) var(--cmg-color-bg-006);
 }
@@ -1270,6 +1273,9 @@ ul.form-list select {
   background-color: var(--cmg-color-body-bg);
   border-color: var(--cmg-color-bg-007);
 }
+.form-select:disabled {
+  background-color: var(--cmg-color-bg-009);
+}
 ul.form-list li.fields-submit .required {
   font-style: italic;
 }
diff --git a/app/webroot/js/comanage/components/mvea/mvea-item.js b/app/webroot/js/comanage/components/mvea/mvea-item.js
index 611a5aa04..1eb4d841c 100644
--- a/app/webroot/js/comanage/components/mvea/mvea-item.js
+++ b/app/webroot/js/comanage/components/mvea/mvea-item.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     mveaLink: function() {
-      return this.core.webroot + this.core.mveaController + '/edit/' + this.mvea.id;
+      return this.core.webroot + this.core.mveaController + (this.core.action == 'edit' ? '/edit/' : '/view/') + this.mvea.id;
     }
   },
   methods: {