diff --git a/PROMS/ReferencedObjects/LibSource/ctlXMLEditLib/ctlXMLEdit.cs b/PROMS/ReferencedObjects/LibSource/ctlXMLEditLib/ctlXMLEdit.cs
index 557a8a02..ad6a9c90 100644
--- a/PROMS/ReferencedObjects/LibSource/ctlXMLEditLib/ctlXMLEdit.cs
+++ b/PROMS/ReferencedObjects/LibSource/ctlXMLEditLib/ctlXMLEdit.cs
@@ -644,7 +644,9 @@ namespace ctlXMLEditLib
 						parentNode = node.SelectSingleNode(parent);
 						// if not found with just the string, search the tree.
 						if (parentNode == null) parentNode = node.SelectSingleNode("*/" + parent);
-						if (parentNode != null && parentNode.InnerText == tb.Text)
+						// C2021-026 if the text is grey it's a child field using the parent's value
+						//           we need to clear the child's text box so that it will reset using the new parent's value
+						if (parentNode != null && (parentNode.InnerText == tb.Text || tb.ForeColor == SystemColors.GrayText))
 						{
 							tb.Text = "";
 							break;
@@ -776,9 +778,11 @@ namespace ctlXMLEditLib
 						}
 					}
 				}
-				mysavexml=false;   // data has been saved, don't allow it again.
 				DisplayFieldContents((XmlNode) editelem); // to refresh display after saving Parent/Child fields to show default values
-				return(true);
+				// B2021-077 we saved the information. set the need to save flags to false
+				mysavexml = false;   // data has been saved, don't allow it again.
+				dosaveflag = false;
+				return (true);
 			}
 			return (false);
 		}
@@ -1104,7 +1108,7 @@ namespace ctlXMLEditLib
 			}
 			// get the widths and number of all children of this group box & use this to set the size 
 			// of the groupbox.
-			groupbox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(Math.Max(55,maxChldWidth + 40), screeny - screenySave + 5);//maxxfortext + 40, maxyfortext + 10);
+			groupbox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(Math.Max(105,maxChldWidth + 40), screeny - screenySave + 5); // B2021-079 increased the minimum width
 			chldgrphgt = screeny - screenySave + 5;
 			Controls.Add(groupbox);
 			if (pcGrpBox == null)