When browsing the Item Masterfile, the 2 current fields are Item Number and Short Description. If the user wants anything different, they must click to make changes.
I think it would be more practical for the 2 fields to be the Item Number and the Item Description. The user could then do additional clicks if they want to browse by the Short Description. The 15 characters end up being quite cryptic in many cases. The Item Description is more useful. It could be truncated after about 30 characters if necessary.