diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs
index da94dd94..2545a4ff 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs	
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS
     private ZipFile MyExpxZipFile = null;
     private ZipFile MyImpxZipFile = null;
     private DateTime MyStart;
+		private bool successfullExport = true;
     private void btnDoExport_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
       btnExport.Enabled = false;
@@ -177,7 +178,10 @@ namespace VEPROMS
         this.Cursor = Cursors.Default;
       }
 			// added message to user when export of a procedure or procedure set has completed
-			msg +=  MyProcedure;
+			if (successfullExport)
+				msg += MyProcedure;
+			else
+				msg = "Could not complete export";
 			MessageBox.Show(msg, "Export", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
 			btnCloseExport.Enabled = true;
     }
@@ -1416,65 +1420,78 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 		//	MyWriter.WriteEndElement();
 		//	MyWriter.WriteEndDocument();
 		//}
-    private void ExportDocVersion(XmlElement xn, DocVersionInfo dvi, string nodename)
-    {
-      /*
-      VersionID
-      FolderID
-      VersionType
-      Name
-      Title
-      ItemID
-      FormatID
-      Config
-      DTS
-      UserID
-      */
-      lblExportStatus.Text = "Exporting DocVersion...";
-      Application.DoEvents();
+
+		// bug fix:  B2017-082 don't export if no RO Path - display an message to the user to assign a RO Path
+		private bool ValidDocVersionAssociation(DocVersionInfo dvi)
+		{
+			if (dvi.DocVersionAssociationCount <= 0)
+			{
+				MessageBox.Show("Assign a Referenced Object path to the Working Draft tree node before exporting.", "RO Path not assigned");
+				successfullExport = false;
+				return false;
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+		private void ExportDocVersion(XmlElement xn, DocVersionInfo dvi, string nodename)
+		{
+			/*
+			VersionID
+			FolderID
+			VersionType
+			Name
+			Title
+			ItemID
+			FormatID
+			Config
+			DTS
+			UserID
+			*/
+			lblExportStatus.Text = "Exporting DocVersion...";
+			Application.DoEvents();
 			string formatFileName = (dvi.MyFormat != null) ? dvi.MyFormat.Name : "";
-      XmlElement xe = xn.OwnerDocument.CreateElement(nodename);
-      xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "versionid", dvi.VersionID.ToString()));
-      xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "folderid", dvi.FolderID.ToString()));
-      xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "versiontype", dvi.VersionType.ToString()));
-      xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "name", dvi.Name));
-      xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "title", dvi.Title));
-      xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "itemid", dvi.ItemID.ToString()));
-      xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "formatid", dvi.FormatID.ToString()));
-      xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "config", dvi.Config));
-      xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "dts", dvi.DTS.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss.fff")));
-      xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "userid", dvi.UserID.ToString()));
+			XmlElement xe = xn.OwnerDocument.CreateElement(nodename);
+			xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "versionid", dvi.VersionID.ToString()));
+			xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "folderid", dvi.FolderID.ToString()));
+			xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "versiontype", dvi.VersionType.ToString()));
+			xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "name", dvi.Name));
+			xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "title", dvi.Title));
+			xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "itemid", dvi.ItemID.ToString()));
+			xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "formatid", dvi.FormatID.ToString()));
+			xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "config", dvi.Config));
+			xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "dts", dvi.DTS.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss.fff")));
+			xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "userid", dvi.UserID.ToString()));
 			xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "formatfilename", formatFileName));
-      xn.AppendChild(xe);
-      if (dvi.DocVersionAssociationCount > 0)
-        foreach (AssociationInfo ai in dvi.DocVersionAssociations)
-          ExportAssociation(xe, ai, "association");
-      string fn = PEIPath + @"\folder.xml";
-      xn.OwnerDocument.Save(fn);
-      MyExpxZipFile.AddFile(fn, "folder");
-      MyExpxZipFile.Save();
-      File.Delete(fn);
-      //here
-      lblExportStatus.Text = "Exporting Procedures...";
-      Application.DoEvents();
-      if (dvi.Procedures.Count > 0)
-      {
-        pbExportProcedure.Value = 0;
-        pbExportProcedure.Maximum = dvi.Procedures.Count;
-        lblExportProcedure.Text = pbExportProcedure.Maximum.ToString() + " Procedures";
-        foreach (ItemInfo ii in dvi.Procedures)
-        {
-          XmlDocument xd = new XmlDocument();
-          ExportItem(xd, ii, "procedure");
-          fn = string.Format(@"{0}\proc{1}.xml", PEIPath, pbExportProcedure.Value.ToString().PadLeft(4, '0'));
-          xd.Save(fn);
-          MyExpxZipFile.AddFile(fn, "procedures");
-          MyExpxZipFile.Save();
-          File.Delete(fn);
-          xd = null;
-        }
-      }
-    }
+			xn.AppendChild(xe);
+			if (!ValidDocVersionAssociation(dvi)) return;  // bug fix:  B2017-082 don't export if no RO Path
+			if (dvi.DocVersionAssociationCount > 0)
+				foreach (AssociationInfo ai in dvi.DocVersionAssociations)
+					ExportAssociation(xe, ai, "association");
+			string fn = PEIPath + @"\folder.xml";
+			xn.OwnerDocument.Save(fn);
+			MyExpxZipFile.AddFile(fn, "folder");
+			MyExpxZipFile.Save();
+			File.Delete(fn);
+			//here
+			lblExportStatus.Text = "Exporting Procedures...";
+			Application.DoEvents();
+			if (dvi.Procedures.Count > 0)
+			{
+				pbExportProcedure.Value = 0;
+				pbExportProcedure.Maximum = dvi.Procedures.Count;
+				lblExportProcedure.Text = pbExportProcedure.Maximum.ToString() + " Procedures";
+				foreach (ItemInfo ii in dvi.Procedures)
+				{
+					XmlDocument xd = new XmlDocument();
+					ExportItem(xd, ii, "procedure");
+					fn = string.Format(@"{0}\proc{1}.xml", PEIPath, pbExportProcedure.Value.ToString().PadLeft(4, '0'));
+					xd.Save(fn);
+					MyExpxZipFile.AddFile(fn, "procedures");
+					MyExpxZipFile.Save();
+					File.Delete(fn);
+					xd = null;
+				}
+			}
+		}
     private void ExportDocVersion(DocVersionInfo dvi, string nodename)
 		{
 			/*
@@ -1678,6 +1695,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			MyWriter.WriteAttributeString("userid", db.UserID.ToString());
 			MyWriter.WriteEndElement();
 		}
+
     public void ExportItem(XmlDocument xd, ItemInfo ii, string nodename)
     {
       XmlElement xe = xd.CreateElement(nodename);