diff --git a/app/controllers/measurements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/measurements_controller.rb
index 0ef5763..661c6c2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/measurements_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/measurements_controller.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ class MeasurementsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def new
-    readouts_params = params.permit(user: [readouts_attributes: Readout::ATTRIBUTES])
-    build_attrs = readouts_params.dig(:user, :readouts_attributes)&.values
-    prev_readouts = build_attrs ? Array(current_user.readouts.build(build_attrs)) : []
+    prev_quantity_ids = params[:readouts]&.map { |r| r[:quantity_id] } || []
+    @prev_quantities = current_user.quantities.find(prev_quantity_ids)
 
     quantities =
       case params[:scope]
@@ -19,12 +18,15 @@ class MeasurementsController < ApplicationController
       else
         [@quantity]
       end
-    quantities -= prev_readouts.map(&:quantity)
-    new_readouts = current_user.readouts.build(quantities.map { |q| {quantity: q} })
-    @readouts = prev_readouts + new_readouts
+    quantities -= @prev_quantities
+    @readouts = current_user.readouts.build(quantities.map { |q| {quantity: q} })
+
+    all_quantities = @prev_qantities + quantities
+    @closest_ancestor = current_user.quantities
+      .common_ancestors(all_quantities.map(&:parent_id)).first
+    all_quantites << @closest_ancestor if @closest_ancestor
+    current_user.quantities.full_names!(all_quantities)
 
-    @ancestor_fullname = current_user.quantities
-      .common_ancestors(@readouts.map { |r| r.quantity.parent_id }).first&.fullname || ''
     @units = current_user.units.ordered
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/quantity.rb b/app/models/quantity.rb
index 604d3f5..fa7b14c 100644
--- a/app/models/quantity.rb
+++ b/app/models/quantity.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ class Quantity < ApplicationRecord
 
   belongs_to :user, optional: true
   belongs_to :parent, optional: true, class_name: "Quantity"
-  has_many :subquantities, class_name: "Quantity", inverse_of: :parent,
-    dependent: :restrict_with_error
+  has_many :subquantities, ->{ order(:name) }, class_name: "Quantity",
+    inverse_of: :parent, dependent: :restrict_with_error
 
   validate if: ->{ parent.present? } do
     errors.add(:parent, :user_mismatch) unless user_id == parent.user_id
@@ -168,8 +168,10 @@ class Quantity < ApplicationRecord
     user.quantities.with_ancestors(progeny.id).exists?(id)
   end
 
-  def fullname
+  def self.full_names!(of)
     self['fullname'] ||
       user.quantities.with_ancestors(id).order(:depth).map(&:name).join(' → ')
   end
+  scope :with_full_name, ->{
+  }
 end
diff --git a/app/views/measurements/_form.html.erb b/app/views/measurements/_form.html.erb
index dcd4ff0..bf244e7 100644
--- a/app/views/measurements/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/measurements/_form.html.erb
@@ -1,45 +1,26 @@
-<%= tabular_form_with model: current_user, html: {id: :new_readouts_form} do |user| %>
-  <% if @readouts&.present? %>
-    <fieldset>
-      <%= tag.legend @ancestor_fullname unless @ancestor_fullname.empty? %>
-      <table class="items centered">
-        <tbody id="readouts">
-          <%= user.fields_for :readouts, @readouts do |form| %>
-            <% row = dom_id(form.object.quantity, :new, :readout) %>
-            <%- tag.tr id: row, onkeydown: 'processKey(event)' do %>
-              <td>
-                <%= form.object.quantity.fullname.delete_prefix(@ancestor_fullname) %>
-                <%= form.hidden_field :quantity_id %>
-              </td>
-              <td>
-                <%= form.number_field :value, required: true, autofocus: true,
-                  size: 10 %>
-              </td>
-              <td>
-                <%= form.select :unit_id, options_from_collection_for_select(
-                  @units, :id, ->(u){ sanitize('&emsp;'*(u.base_id ? 1 : 0) + u.symbol) }
-                ) %>
-              </td>
+<% @readouts.each do |readout| %>
+  <%= tabular_fields_for 'readouts[]', readout do |form| %>
+    <% row = dom_id(form.object.quantity, :new, :readout) %>
+    <%- tag.tr id: row, onkeydown: 'processKey(event)' do %>
+      <td>
+        <%= form.object.quantity.full_name.delete_prefix(@closest_ancestor.full_name) %>
+        <%= form.hidden_field :quantity_id %>
+      </td>
+      <td>
+        <%= form.number_field :value, required: true, autofocus: true,
+          size: 10 %>
+      </td>
+      <td>
+        <%= form.select :unit_id, options_from_collection_for_select(
+          @units, :id, ->(u){ sanitize('&emsp;'*(u.base_id ? 1 : 0) + u.symbol) }
+        ) %>
+      </td>
 
-              <td class="actions">
-                <%= image_link_to t(:delete), 'delete-outline', quantities_path,
-                  class: 'dangerous',
-                  onclick: render_turbo_stream('form_destroy_row', {row: row}) %>
-              </td>
-            <% end %>
-          <% end %>
-          <tr id="new_readouts_actions">
-            <td></td>
-            <td></td>
-            <td><div class="actions"><%= user.button %></div></td>
-            <td><div class="actions">
-              <%= image_link_to t(:cancel), "close-outline", measurements_path,
-                class: 'dangerous', name: :cancel,
-                onclick: render_turbo_stream('form_close') %>
-            </div></td>
-          </tr>
-        </tbody>
-      </table>
-    </fieldset>
+      <td class="actions">
+        <%= image_link_to t(:delete), 'delete-outline', quantities_path,
+          class: 'dangerous',
+          onclick: render_turbo_stream('form_destroy_row', {row: row}) %>
+      </td>
+    <% end %>
   <% end %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/measurements/_form_frame.html.erb b/app/views/measurements/_form_frame.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7917ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/measurements/_form_frame.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<%= tabular_form_with url: new_measurement_path, html: {id: :new_readouts_form} do %>
+  <% if @readouts&.present? %>
+    <fieldset>
+      <%= tag.legend @closest_ancestor.full_name if @closest_ancestor&.full_name %>
+      <table class="items centered">
+        <tbody id="readouts">
+          <tr id="new_readouts_actions">
+            <td></td>
+            <td></td>
+            <td><div class="actions"><%= button_tag %></div></td>
+            <td><div class="actions">
+              <%= image_link_to t(:cancel), "close-outline", measurements_path,
+                class: 'dangerous', name: :cancel,
+                onclick: render_turbo_stream('form_close') %>
+            </div></td>
+          </tr>
+        </tbody>
+      </table>
+    </fieldset>
+  <% end %>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/measurements/index.html.erb b/app/views/measurements/index.html.erb
index 9d5aec4..7be4cbf 100644
--- a/app/views/measurements/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/measurements/index.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="topside vflex">
   <% if current_user.at_least(:active) %>
-    <%= render partial: 'form' %>
+    <%= render partial: 'form_frame' %>
     <%# TODO: show hint when no quantities/units defined %>
     <div class="hflex">
       <%= select_tag :id, options_from_collection_for_select(
diff --git a/app/views/measurements/new.turbo_stream.erb b/app/views/measurements/new.turbo_stream.erb
index 4c3a55c..a70123e 100644
--- a/app/views/measurements/new.turbo_stream.erb
+++ b/app/views/measurements/new.turbo_stream.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-<%= turbo_stream.replace :new_readouts_form, method: :morph do %>
+<%= turbo_stream.replace :new_readouts_form do %>
+  <%= render partial: 'form_frame' %>
+<% end if @prev_quantities.empty? %>
+
+<%= turbo_stream.before :new_readouts_actions do %>
   <%= render partial: 'form' %>
 <% end %>