diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgApproveProcedure.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgApproveProcedure.cs
index 70d6d063..32cd6eff 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgApproveProcedure.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgApproveProcedure.cs	
@@ -1060,32 +1060,6 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 					myDTS = ric.DTS;
 //					myDTS = DateTime.Parse(pi.ProcedureConfig.Print_RevDate);
 				}
-				ContentAuditInfoList cail;
-				AnnotationAuditInfoList aail;
-				if (pi.MyDocVersion.DocVersionConfig.SelectedSlave > 0)
-				{
-					pi = ProcedureInfo.GetItemAndChildrenByUnit(pi.ItemID, 0, pi.MyDocVersion.DocVersionConfig.SelectedSlave);
-					pi.ChangeBarDate = myDTS;
-					cail = ContentAuditInfoList.GetSummaryByUnit(pi.ItemID, pi.ItemID, false, pi.MyDocVersion.DocVersionConfig.SelectedSlave, pi.ChangeBarDate);
-					aail = AnnotationAuditInfoList.GetChronologyByUnit(pi.ItemID, pi.ItemID, pi.MyDocVersion.DocVersionConfig.SelectedSlave, pi.ChangeBarDate);
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					if (pi.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.TransData.UseTransitionModifier)
-						pi = ProcedureInfo.GetItemAndChildrenByUnit(pi.ItemID, 0, pi.MyDocVersion.DocVersionConfig.SelectedSlave);
-					else
-						pi = ProcedureInfo.GetItemAndChildren(pi.ItemID);
-					pi.ChangeBarDate = myDTS;
-					cail = ContentAuditInfoList.GetSummary(pi.ItemID, pi.ItemID, false, pi.ChangeBarDate);
-					aail = AnnotationAuditInfoList.GetChronology(pi.ItemID, pi.ItemID, pi.ChangeBarDate);
-				}
-				Volian.Print.Library.PDFChronologyReport myChronoRpt = new Volian.Print.Library.PDFChronologyReport(summaryPDF, pi, cail, aail);
-				myChronoRpt.BuildSummary(ViewPDF);
-				FileInfo pdfFile = new FileInfo(summaryPDF);
-				FileStream fs = pdfFile.Open(FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.ReadWrite);
-				byte[] summaryBuf = new byte[pdfFile.Length];
-				fs.Read(summaryBuf, 0, summaryBuf.Length);
-				fs.Close();
 				Revision revision = null;
 				if (ap.ProcInfo.MyDocVersion.DocVersionConfig.SelectedSlave > 0)
 				{
@@ -1134,6 +1108,10 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 						revision = revision.Save();
 					}
 				}
+				byte[] summaryBuf = null;
+				//B2017-149 Allow the user to choose if they want the Summary of Changes report created during the approval process
+				if (MessageBox.Show("Do you want to save the Summary of Changes along with the Approved PDF?", "Create Summary of Changes", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question) == DialogResult.Yes)
+					summaryBuf = CreateSummary(ref pi, summaryPDF, myDTS);
 				DateTime currentDTS = DateTime.Now;
 				Check check = Check.MakeCheck(revision, Stage.GetJustStage(RevStage), RevisionInfo.BuildRevisionChecks(pi), currentDTS, VlnSettings.UserID);
 				//make pdf with promsprinter and get byte stream
@@ -1172,8 +1150,8 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 				//    frm.ShowDialog();
 				//  }
 				//}
-				pdfFile = new FileInfo(pdfPath);
-				fs = pdfFile.Open(FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.ReadWrite);
+				FileInfo pdfFile = new FileInfo(pdfPath);
+				FileStream fs = pdfFile.Open(FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.ReadWrite);
 				byte[] buf = new byte[pdfFile.Length];
 				fs.Read(buf, 0, buf.Length);
 				fs.Close();
@@ -1203,6 +1181,48 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			}
 			return true;
 		}
+
+		private byte[] CreateSummary(ref ProcedureInfo pi, string summaryPDF, DateTime myDTS)
+		{
+			//B2017-149 Added error handler so that the code will not crash if the Summary of Change report fails
+			try
+			{
+				ContentAuditInfoList cail;
+				AnnotationAuditInfoList aail;
+				if (pi.MyDocVersion.DocVersionConfig.SelectedSlave > 0)
+				{
+					pi = ProcedureInfo.GetItemAndChildrenByUnit(pi.ItemID, 0, pi.MyDocVersion.DocVersionConfig.SelectedSlave);
+					pi.ChangeBarDate = myDTS;
+					cail = ContentAuditInfoList.GetSummaryByUnit(pi.ItemID, pi.ItemID, false, pi.MyDocVersion.DocVersionConfig.SelectedSlave, pi.ChangeBarDate);
+					aail = AnnotationAuditInfoList.GetChronologyByUnit(pi.ItemID, pi.ItemID, pi.MyDocVersion.DocVersionConfig.SelectedSlave, pi.ChangeBarDate);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					if (pi.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.TransData.UseTransitionModifier)
+						pi = ProcedureInfo.GetItemAndChildrenByUnit(pi.ItemID, 0, pi.MyDocVersion.DocVersionConfig.SelectedSlave);
+					else
+						pi = ProcedureInfo.GetItemAndChildren(pi.ItemID);
+					pi.ChangeBarDate = myDTS;
+					cail = ContentAuditInfoList.GetSummary(pi.ItemID, pi.ItemID, false, pi.ChangeBarDate);
+					aail = AnnotationAuditInfoList.GetChronology(pi.ItemID, pi.ItemID, pi.ChangeBarDate);
+				}
+				Volian.Print.Library.PDFChronologyReport myChronoRpt = new Volian.Print.Library.PDFChronologyReport(summaryPDF, pi, cail, aail);
+				myChronoRpt.BuildSummary(ViewPDF);
+				FileInfo pdfFile1 = new FileInfo(summaryPDF);
+				FileStream fs1 = pdfFile1.Open(FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.ReadWrite);
+				byte[] summaryBuf = new byte[pdfFile1.Length];
+				fs1.Read(summaryBuf, 0, summaryBuf.Length);
+				fs1.Close();
+				return summaryBuf;
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				while (!(ex is System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException) && ex.InnerException != null)
+					ex = ex.InnerException;
+				MessageBox.Show(ex.Message +"\r\n\r\nApproval will continue without the Summary of Change Report", ex.GetType().Name + " while trying to create Summary of Changes." , MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
 		private bool TryToDelete(string pdfFile)
 		{
 			int cntr = 0;