diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
index 721bf31e..af033646 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
@@ -1856,6 +1856,12 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				string parNumber = par.DisplayNumber;
 				string myNumber = DisplayNumber;
 				if (parNumber == null || myNumber == null) return false;
+				ItemInfo par2 = par.ActiveParent as ItemInfo;
+				if (par2 != null && par2.IsSection) 
+				{
+					// check for 6.1 (parent) and 6.1.1.
+					if (DisplayNumber.StartsWith((ActiveParent as SectionInfo).DisplayNumber.Trim())) return true;
+				}
 				if (!parNumber.Trim().EndsWith(".0")) return false;
 				return (myNumber.Trim().StartsWith(parNumber.Trim().Substring(0, parNumber.Length - 1)));
 			}
@@ -5900,6 +5906,14 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				if (ch[0] == ' ') ch = DisplayNumber != null && DisplayNumber.TrimStart() != "" ? DisplayNumber.TrimStart().Substring(0, 1) : null;
 				retStr = ch + ".";
 			}
+			else if (Snum == -2)   // -2 flags to just use display number as is, don't prepend the parent's number.  
+			{
+				string tmp = DisplayNumber.Trim();
+				if (underline)
+					retStr = @"\ul " + DisplayNumber.Trim() + @"\ul0 ";
+				else
+					retStr = DisplayNumber.Trim();
+			}
 			else
 			{
 				string tmp = DisplayNumber.IndexOf(".") > -1 ? DisplayNumber.Substring(0, DisplayNumber.IndexOf(".")) : DisplayNumber;
@@ -5924,6 +5938,12 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				if (tmpstr == null) return 0;
 				Int32 x;
 				if (Int32.TryParse(tmpstr, out x)) return x;
+				// flag the case where the current section's tab already has prefixed in the parent's tab:
+				// (without this, BGE's section headers were coming up as 6.1.6.1.1...)
+				if (IsSection && ActiveParent.IsSection)	
+				{
+					if (DisplayNumber.StartsWith((ActiveParent as SectionInfo).DisplayNumber.Trim())) return -2;
+				}
 				return -1;
 			}
 			return (-1);