diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocVersionExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocVersionExt.cs
index 4a55081d..86619019 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocVersionExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocVersionExt.cs
@@ -14,12 +14,52 @@ using System.Data.SqlClient;
 using Csla;
 using Csla.Data;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 //using VEPROMS.Properties;
 
 namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 {
 	public partial class DocVersion: IVEDrillDown 
 	{
+		public bool NewerRoFst
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				if (DocVersionAssociations == null) return false;
+				ROFstInfo roFstInfo = ROFstInfo.GetJustROFst(DocVersionAssociations[0].ROFstID);
+				RODbInfo rdi = RODbInfo.GetJustRODB(roFstInfo.RODbID);
+				string rofstPath = rdi.FolderPath + @"\ro.fst";
+				if (!File.Exists(rofstPath)) return false;
+				FileInfo fiRofst = new FileInfo(rofstPath);
+
+				// if the database Ro.Fst is newer or if the files have identical DTS, 
+				// assume that they are the same file.
+				if (roFstInfo.DTS >= fiRofst.LastWriteTimeUtc) return false;
+
+				// next see if the data is the same size, i.e. byte count of record and byte count
+				// of file.  If different sizes, the date/time stamp check will hold.
+				if (fiRofst.Length != roFstInfo.ROLookup.Length) return fiRofst.LastWriteTimeUtc > roFstInfo.DTS;
+
+				// if we can't tell by the DTS or size, compare the contents.  Get all of the rodb's
+				// rofsts of the size of the file & compare bytes. If 
+				ROFstInfoList fstList = ROFstInfoList.GetBySize(rdi.RODbID, (int)fiRofst.Length);
+				if (fstList.Count > 0)
+				{
+					FileStream fsIn = new FileStream(rofstPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);
+					// Create an instance of StreamReader that can read characters from the FileStream.
+					BinaryReader r = new BinaryReader(fsIn);
+					byte[] ab = r.ReadBytes((int)fsIn.Length);
+					fsIn.Close();
+					foreach (ROFstInfo irofst in fstList)
+					{
+						// compare contents by comparing each byte.
+						for (int i = 0; i < fiRofst.Length; i++)
+							if (ab[i] != irofst.ROLookup[i]) return true;
+					}
+				}
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
 		#region VersionType
 		public VersionTypeEnum eVersionType
 		{
@@ -124,6 +164,46 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 	}
 	public partial class DocVersionInfo : IVEDrillDownReadOnly
 	{
+		public bool NewerRoFst
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				if (DocVersionAssociations == null) return false;
+				ROFstInfo roFstInfo = ROFstInfo.GetJustROFst(DocVersionAssociations[0].ROFstID);
+				RODbInfo rdi = RODbInfo.GetJustRODB(roFstInfo.RODbID);
+				string rofstPath = rdi.FolderPath + @"\ro.fst";
+				if (!File.Exists(rofstPath)) return false;
+				FileInfo fiRofst = new FileInfo(rofstPath);
+
+				// if the database Ro.Fst is newer or if the files have identical DTS, 
+				// assume that they are the same file.
+				if (roFstInfo.DTS >= fiRofst.LastWriteTimeUtc) return false;
+
+				// next see if the data is the same size, i.e. byte count of record and byte count
+				// of file.  If different sizes, the date/time stamp check will hold.
+				if (fiRofst.Length != roFstInfo.ROLookup.Length) return fiRofst.LastWriteTimeUtc > roFstInfo.DTS;
+
+				// if we can't tell by the DTS or size, compare the contents.  Get all of the rodb's
+				// rofsts of the size of the file & compare bytes. If 
+				ROFstInfoList fstList = ROFstInfoList.GetBySize(rdi.RODbID, (int)fiRofst.Length);
+				if (fstList.Count > 0)
+				{
+					FileStream fsIn = new FileStream(rofstPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);
+					// Create an instance of StreamReader that can read characters from the FileStream.
+					BinaryReader r = new BinaryReader(fsIn);
+					byte[] ab = r.ReadBytes((int)fsIn.Length);
+					fsIn.Close();
+					foreach (ROFstInfo irofst in fstList)
+					{
+						// compare contents by comparing each byte.
+						for (int i = 0; i < fiRofst.Length; i++)
+							if (ab[i] != irofst.ROLookup[i]) return true;
+					}
+				}
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
 		#region SearchPaths
 		public string _SearchDVPath;
 		public string SearchDVPath
diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ROFSTExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ROFSTExt.cs
index 7d0ad3c8..45f4fdf2 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ROFSTExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ROFSTExt.cs
@@ -274,9 +274,12 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 		public static ROFst UpdateRoFst(RODbInfo rdi, DocVersionAssociation dva, DocVersion docver, ROFstInfo origROFst)
 		{
 			DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(rdi.FolderPath);
+			string rofstfilepath = rdi.FolderPath + @"\ro.fst";
+			FileStream fsIn = new FileStream(rofstfilepath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);
+			FileInfo rofstFI = new FileInfo(rofstfilepath);
 			// check if this rofst has been loaded, i.e. dts on file versus dts in db...
 			// if so, just make association to existing with docversion.
-			ROFst rofst = ROFst.GetByRODbID_DTS(rdi.RODbID, di.LastWriteTimeUtc);
+			ROFst rofst = ROFst.GetByRODbID_DTS(rdi.RODbID, rofstFI.LastWriteTimeUtc);
 			if (rofst != null)
 			{
 				docver.DocVersionAssociations[0].MyROFst = rofst;
@@ -285,15 +288,13 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			}
 			
 			// Read in the rofst & make the rofst record.
-			string rofstfilepath = rdi.FolderPath + @"\ro.fst";
-			FileStream fsIn = new FileStream(rofstfilepath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);
 			// Create an instance of StreamReader that can read characters from the FileStream.
 			BinaryReader r = new BinaryReader(fsIn);
 			byte[] ab = r.ReadBytes((int)fsIn.Length);
 			fsIn.Close();
 			using (RODb rodb = RODb.GetJustRoDb(rdi.RODbID))
 			{
-				rofst = ROFst.MakeROFst(rodb, ab, null, di.LastWriteTimeUtc, rdi.UserID);
+				rofst = ROFst.MakeROFst(rodb, ab, null, rofstFI.LastWriteTimeUtc, rdi.UserID);
 				// Hook this into the current docversion by replacing the rofstid field in the doc version
 				// association object:
 				dva.MyROFst = rofst;
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
index 0e9d43c3..36af3aa4 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
@@ -1771,39 +1771,8 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		}
 		public bool NewerRoFst()
 		{
-			if (_MyDVI == null || _MyDVI.DocVersionAssociations == null) return false;
-			ROFstInfo roFstInfo = ROFstInfo.GetJustROFst( _MyDVI.DocVersionAssociations[0].ROFstID);
-			RODbInfo rdi = RODbInfo.GetJustRODB(roFstInfo.RODbID);
-			string rofstPath = rdi.FolderPath + @"\ro.fst";
-			if (!File.Exists(rofstPath)) return false;
-			FileInfo fiRofst = new FileInfo(rofstPath);
-
-			// if the database Ro.Fst is newer or if the files have identical DTS, 
-			// assume that they are the same file.
-			if (roFstInfo.DTS >= fiRofst.LastWriteTimeUtc) return false;
-
-			// next see if the data is the same size, i.e. byte count of record and byte count
-			// of file.  If different sizes, the date/time stamp check will hold.
-			if (fiRofst.Length != roFstInfo.ROLookup.Length) return fiRofst.LastWriteTimeUtc > roFstInfo.DTS;
-
-			// if we can't tell by the DTS or size, compare the contents.  Get all of the rodb's
-			// rofsts of the size of the file & compare bytes. If 
-			ROFstInfoList fstList = ROFstInfoList.GetBySize(rdi.RODbID, (int)fiRofst.Length);
-			if (fstList.Count > 0)
-			{
-				FileStream fsIn = new FileStream(rofstPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);
-				// Create an instance of StreamReader that can read characters from the FileStream.
-				BinaryReader r = new BinaryReader(fsIn);
-				byte[] ab = r.ReadBytes((int)fsIn.Length);
-				fsIn.Close();
-				foreach (ROFstInfo irofst in fstList)
-				{
-					// compare contents by comparing each byte.
-					for (int i = 0; i < fiRofst.Length; i++)
-						if (ab[i] != irofst.ROLookup[i]) return true;
-				}
-			}
-			return false;
+			if (_MyDVI == null)return false;
+			return _MyDVI.NewerRoFst;
 		}
 		public void SetUpdRoValBtn(bool en)
 		{