diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/VEObjects/VETreeNode.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/VEObjects/VETreeNode.cs
index f1f96999..84144597 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/VEObjects/VETreeNode.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/VEObjects/VETreeNode.cs
@@ -47,24 +47,24 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 	{
 		#region Events
 		public event VETreeNodeEvent LoadingChildrenSQL;
-		public event VETreeNodeEvent LoadingChildernMax;
-		public event VETreeNodeEvent LoadingChildernValue;
-		public event VETreeNodeEvent LoadingChildernDone;
+		public event VETreeNodeEvent LoadingChildrenMax;
+		public event VETreeNodeEvent LoadingChildrenValue;
+		public event VETreeNodeEvent LoadingChildrenDone;
 		private void OnLoadingChildrenSQL(object sender, VETreeNodeEventArgs args)
 		{
 			if (LoadingChildrenSQL != null) LoadingChildrenSQL(sender, args);
 		}
 		private void OnLoadingChildrenMax(object sender, VETreeNodeEventArgs args)
 		{
-			if (LoadingChildernMax != null) LoadingChildernMax(sender, args);
+			if (LoadingChildrenMax != null) LoadingChildrenMax(sender, args);
 		}
 		private void OnLoadingChildrenValue(object sender, VETreeNodeEventArgs args)
 		{
-			if (LoadingChildernValue != null) LoadingChildernValue(sender, args);
+			if (LoadingChildrenValue != null) LoadingChildrenValue(sender, args);
 		}
 		private void OnLoadingChildrenDone(object sender, VETreeNodeEventArgs args)
 		{
-			if (LoadingChildernDone != null) LoadingChildernDone(sender, args);
+			if (LoadingChildrenDone != null) LoadingChildrenDone(sender, args);
 		}
 		#endregion
 		#region Business Methods
@@ -223,29 +223,51 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 		private void ExpandChildren(IList ol)
 		{
 			int icnt = 0;
+			bool lastWasSection = false;
 			foreach (IVEDrillDownReadOnly o in ol)
 			{
 				OnLoadingChildrenValue(this, new VETreeNodeEventArgs(++icnt));
 				//tNext("Cycle");
 				try
 				{
-					VETreeNode tmp = new VETreeNode(o,_allParts);
-					if (o.HasChildren)
+					bool skipIt = false;
+					bool isStepPart = (o is PartInfo && (o as PartInfo).PartType == E_FromType.Step);
+					if (isStepPart)
 					{
-						if (o is PartInfo)
+						// get parent section and see if it has the Editable flag set.  Only skip
+						// if this flag is set to "N".
+						ItemInfo sectInfo = (ItemInfo)(o as PartInfo).ActiveParent;
+						if (sectInfo != null)
 						{
-							tmp.Nodes.Clear();
-							tmp.ExpandChildren(o.GetChildren());
-							tmp._ChildrenLoaded = true;
+							SectionConfig sc = sectInfo.MyConfig as SectionConfig;
+							if (sc != null && sc.SubSection_Edit == "N") skipIt = true;
 						}
-						// OLD: RHM 20100115 : I don't think that the following lines are necessary since the "new VETreeNode(o)" 
-						// above includes a similar function.
-						//else
-						//	tmp.Nodes.Add(string.Format("dummy: {0}", o.GetType().Name));// Add a Dummy Node so that the item will appear to be expanable.
 					}
-					else
-						tmp._ChildrenLoaded = true;// Reset the children loaded flag
-					this.Nodes.Add(tmp);
+					if (!skipIt)
+					{
+						VETreeNode tmp = new VETreeNode(o, _allParts);
+						if (o.HasChildren)
+						{
+							if (o is PartInfo)
+							{
+								tmp.Nodes.Clear();
+								tmp.ExpandChildren(o.GetChildren());
+								tmp._ChildrenLoaded = true;
+							}
+							// OLD: RHM 20100115 : I don't think that the following lines are necessary since the "new VETreeNode(o)" 
+							// above includes a similar function.
+							//else
+							//	tmp.Nodes.Add(string.Format("dummy: {0}", o.GetType().Name));// Add a Dummy Node so that the item will appear to be expanable.
+						}
+						else
+							tmp._ChildrenLoaded = true;// Reset the children loaded flag
+						if (lastWasSection)
+							this.Nodes.Insert(0, tmp);
+						else
+							this.Nodes.Add(tmp);
+						// if last thing was section & this is step, do insert - i.e. so that steps go before sections.
+						lastWasSection = (o is PartInfo && (o as PartInfo).PartType == E_FromType.Section);
+					}
 				}
 				catch (Exception ex)
 				{