diff --git a/form/js/widgets.js b/form/js/widgets.js
index 30d2942..b448f86 100644
--- a/form/js/widgets.js
+++ b/form/js/widgets.js
@@ -44,7 +44,16 @@
         const help = (ui && ui['ui:help']) || '';
         const placeholder = (ui && ui['ui:placeholder']) || '';
         const widget = (ui && ui['ui:widget']) || '';
-        const readonly = !!(ui && ui['ui:readonly']);
+        // readonly is honored from either source: an explicit UI override
+        // (ui:readonly: true) or the schema's readOnly field. The latter
+        // is set by the server when augmenting from cascade-locked
+        // records: entries and for audit fields declared readOnly in the
+        // *.form.yaml.
+        const readonly = !!(schema.readOnly) || !!(ui && ui['ui:readonly']);
+        // x-labels: { code → label } turns a bare enum into a labeled
+        // dropdown ("ACM — Acme Inc" rather than just "ACM"). Injected
+        // by the server from the cascade's field_codes:codes map.
+        const labels = (schema && schema['x-labels']) || null;
         const autofocus = !!(ui && ui['ui:autofocus']);
 
         let input;
@@ -90,17 +99,22 @@
             if (widget === 'radio') {
                 input = u.h('div', { className: 'form-field__radio-group' });
                 opts.forEach(function (opt, idx) {
+                    const codeStr = String(opt);
                     const radioId = id + '-' + idx;
-                    const radio = u.h('input', { type: 'radio', name: id, id: radioId, value: String(opt) });
+                    const radio = u.h('input', { type: 'radio', name: id, id: radioId, value: codeStr });
                     if (value === opt) {
                         radio.checked = true;
                     }
                     if (readonly) {
                         radio.disabled = true;
                     }
+                    let displayText = codeStr;
+                    if (labels && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(labels, codeStr)) {
+                        displayText = codeStr + ' — ' + labels[codeStr];
+                    }
                     const lbl = u.h('label', { for: radioId });
                     lbl.appendChild(radio);
-                    lbl.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' ' + String(opt)));
+                    lbl.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' ' + displayText));
                     input.appendChild(lbl);
                 });
                 read = function () {
@@ -113,7 +127,12 @@
                     input.appendChild(u.h('option', { value: '' }, '— select —'));
                 }
                 opts.forEach(function (opt) {
-                    const o = u.h('option', { value: String(opt) }, String(opt));
+                    const codeStr = String(opt);
+                    let displayText = codeStr;
+                    if (labels && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(labels, codeStr)) {
+                        displayText = codeStr + ' — ' + labels[codeStr];
+                    }
+                    const o = u.h('option', { value: codeStr }, displayText);
                     if (value === opt) {
                         o.selected = true;
                     }
@@ -184,6 +203,12 @@
             if (autofocus) {
                 input.autofocus = true;
             }
+            // Schema-driven HTML pattern attribute. Used as a UX hint
+            // only — authoritative validation runs server-side via the
+            // cascade's field_codes.
+            if (schema.pattern && input.tagName === 'INPUT') {
+                input.pattern = schema.pattern;
+            }
             read = function () {
                 return input.value === '' ? undefined : input.value;
             };
diff --git a/tables/js/save.js b/tables/js/save.js
index c6f0f2c..ebd97b9 100644
--- a/tables/js/save.js
+++ b/tables/js/save.js
@@ -237,7 +237,23 @@
             // Success: clear drafts + invalid marks, capture new ETag.
             const newEtag = resp.headers.get('ETag');
             if (newEtag) row.etag = newEtag.replace(/"/g, '');
-            row.data = merged;
+            // For record-typed writes the server echoes the stamped
+            // YAML (with server-managed audit fields) back as the
+            // response body — parse it and overwrite row.data so the
+            // table sees the same bytes that just landed on disk.
+            // Falls back to the local merge when the server didn't
+            // echo a body (non-record write or older server).
+            let serverData = null;
+            const ct = (resp.headers.get('Content-Type') || '').toLowerCase();
+            if (ct.includes('yaml') && window.jsyaml) {
+                try {
+                    const text = await resp.text();
+                    if (text && text.trim()) serverData = window.jsyaml.load(text);
+                } catch (e) {
+                    console.warn('[tables] server response YAML parse failed; using local merge', e);
+                }
+            }
+            row.data = serverData || merged;
             delete app.state.drafts[rowId];
             clearCellInvalid(rowId);
             setRowState(rowId, '');