diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
index 2083f1ba..5657fa5f 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
@@ -868,10 +868,6 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 		//{
 		//  return ToString();
 		//}
-		public string nz(string str, string def)
-		{
-			return (str == null ? def : str);
-		}
 		internal string _SearchDVPath;
 		public string SearchDVPath
 		{
@@ -966,7 +962,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				string number = (MyContent.Type >= 20000 ? Ordinal.ToString() + "." : (nz(DisplayNumber,"")==""? DisplayText: DisplayNumber));
+				string number = (MyContent.Type >= 20000 ? Ordinal.ToString() + "." : ((DisplayNumber ?? "")==""? DisplayText: DisplayNumber));
 				ItemInfo parent = this;
 				while (parent.MyPrevious != null) parent = parent.MyPrevious;
 				if (parent.ItemPartCount == 0)
@@ -982,7 +978,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				string number = (MyContent.Type >= 20000 ? Ordinal.ToString() + "." : (nz(MyContent.Number, "") == "" ? MyContent.Text : MyContent.Number));
+				string number = (MyContent.Type >= 20000 ? Ordinal.ToString() + "." : ((MyContent.Number ?? "") == "" ? MyContent.Text : MyContent.Number));
 				ItemInfo parent = this;
 				while (parent.MyPrevious != null) parent = parent.MyPrevious;
 				if (parent.ItemPartCount == 0)
@@ -1507,7 +1503,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 					using (SqlCommand cm = cn.CreateCommand())
 					{
 						cm.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
-						cm.CommandText = "vesp_SearchItemAndChildren";
+						cm.CommandText = "vesp_SearchItemAndChildrenNew";
 						cm.Parameters.AddWithValue("@DocVersionList", criteria.DocVersionList);
 						cm.Parameters.AddWithValue("@StepTypeList", criteria.StepTypeList);
 						cm.Parameters.AddWithValue("@SearchString", criteria.SearchString);