diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/XMLProperties.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/XMLProperties.cs
index fd473b55..c63d0bff 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/XMLProperties.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/XMLProperties.cs
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 					throw new XmlPropertiesException("Found more than one node @{0}", item);
 			}
 		}
+		public string ParentValue(string group, string item)
+		{
+			return OnLookInAncestor(this, new XMLPropertiesArgs(group, item, true));
+		}
 		public string this[string group, string item]
 		{
 			get
@@ -158,6 +162,14 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			get { return _Item; }
 			set { _Item = value; }
 		}
+		private bool _AncestorLookup;
+
+		public bool AncestorLookup
+		{
+			get { return _AncestorLookup; }
+			set { _AncestorLookup = value; }
+		}
+
 		#endregion
 		#region Factory Methods
 		private XMLPropertiesArgs() { ;}
@@ -165,6 +177,13 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 		{
 			_Group=group;
 			_Item=item;
+			_AncestorLookup = false;
+		}
+		public XMLPropertiesArgs(string group, string item, bool ancestorLookup)
+		{
+			_Group = group;
+			_Item = item;
+			_AncestorLookup = ancestorLookup;
 		}
 		#endregion
 	}