diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/TransitionExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/TransitionExt.cs
index 43698151..55083f2d 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/TransitionExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/TransitionExt.cs
@@ -920,7 +920,20 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 					tb.Append("\\" + token.Substring(0, token.Length - 1) + "\\}");
 				startIndex = rexEndToken + 1;
 				prevToken = token;
-				if (startIndex >= tb._TransFormat.Length) break;
+				if (startIndex >= tb._TransFormat.Length)
+				{
+					// F2023-029 the prefix contains the ending quotes followed by the prefix text for a step number
+					//           we need to strip off the prefix for the step number and append the text before it
+					if (prefix != null)
+					{
+						if (prefix.EndsWith(", Step\xA0"))
+							prefix = prefix.Remove(prefix.LastIndexOf(", Step\xA0"));
+						prefix = prefix.Trim();
+						if (prefix.Length > 0)
+							tb.Append(prefix);
+					}
+					break; // jump put of the foreach loop
+				}
 			}
 			if ((startIndex < tb._TransFormat.Length) && lastAdded) tb.Append(tb._TransFormat.Substring(startIndex, tb._TransFormat.Length - startIndex));
 			string myReturn = Regex.Replace(tb.ToString(), @"\.+", ".");
@@ -1431,7 +1444,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 		}
 		private static bool AddTranGetSectionNumber(TransitionBuilder tb, bool allLevels)
 		{
-			if (tb._TranType == 1 && tb._ToItem.ActiveSection.ItemID == tb._FromItem.ActiveSection.ItemID) return false;
+		if (tb._TranType == 1 && tb._ToItem.ActiveSection.ItemID == tb._FromItem.ActiveSection.ItemID) return false;
 			if (tb.SectNumWithStepNum) return false;
 			if (tb._TranType == 0 && (tb._ToItem.IsSection || tb._ToItem.IsProcedure) && ((tb._TransUI & E_TransUI.StepAllowNone) == E_TransUI.StepAllowNone))
 			{
@@ -1439,7 +1452,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				if (tmpStr.ToUpper().EndsWith(", STEP ")) tb.Remove(tb.Length - 7, 7);  // 7 is length of ", Step "
 				else if (tb.Prefix != null && tb.Prefix.StartsWith(")"))
 					tb.Append(")");
-				return true;
+			return true;
 			}
 			if (tb.SectionsUsed.Contains(tb._ToItem.ItemID))
 				return false;