diff --git a/PROMS/Formats/fmtall/VEGPBckStpsall.xml b/PROMS/Formats/fmtall/VEGPBckStpsall.xml
index 0962e4de..dc98b152 100644
Binary files a/PROMS/Formats/fmtall/VEGPBckStpsall.xml and b/PROMS/Formats/fmtall/VEGPBckStpsall.xml differ
diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVersionsProperties.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVersionsProperties.cs
index 2a42eccb..ee0efcdd 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVersionsProperties.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVersionsProperties.cs	
@@ -1113,13 +1113,34 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			if (_Apples == null)
 			{
 				_Apples = new List<MiniConfig>();
-			}
-			_Apples.Add(cfg);
+            }
+
+            //B2026-017 Use Pre-typed in information when adding New Applicability
+            if (_Apples.Count == 0)
+            {
+                cfg.ID = textBox1.Text;
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(textBox2.Text))
+                {
+                    cfg.Name = textBox2.Text;
+                }
+                cfg.Number = textBox3.Text;
+                cfg.Text = textBox4.Text;
+                cfg.OtherID = textBox8.Text;
+                cfg.OtherName = textBox9.Text;
+                cfg.OtherNumber = textBox10.Text;
+                cfg.OtherText = textBox11.Text;
+                cfg.ProcedureNumber = textBox5.Text;
+                cfg.SetID = textBox6.Text;
+                cfg.SetName = textBox7.Text;
+            }
+            _Apples.Add(cfg);
 
 			bsApples.DataSource = null;
 			bsApples.DataSource = _Apples;
-			lbApplicabilities.SelectedItem = cfg;
-		}
+            lbApplicabilities.SelectedItem = cfg;
+			lbApplicabilities_SelectedIndexChanged(sender, e);
+
+        }
 		
 		private bool ApplicIsUsed(MiniConfig cfg) // B2017-230 - don't allow user to remove an applicability that is being used (specified)
 		{
diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/DocVersionConfig.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/DocVersionConfig.cs
index b2797317..876f711c 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/DocVersionConfig.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/DocVersionConfig.cs
@@ -2291,7 +2291,7 @@ OnPropertyChanged("Default_BkColor");
 		public void RemoveSlave(int index)
 		{
 			XmlNode dd = _Xp.XmlContents.SelectSingleNode("//Slave[@index='" + index.ToString() + "']");
-			dd.ParentNode.RemoveChild(dd);
+			dd?.ParentNode?.RemoveChild(dd);
 		}
 		public int MaxSlaveIndex
 		{
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/EditItem.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/EditItem.cs
index c0fec876..a8c0c8ba 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/EditItem.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/EditItem.cs
@@ -4162,8 +4162,11 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		}
 		void MyConfig_PropertyChanged(object sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
 		{
-			SaveConfig();
-		}
+            //B2026-024 Change bars should not show when updating Applicability.
+            if (e.PropertyName == "MasterSlave_Applicability") ChangeBarForConfigItemChange = false;
+            SaveConfig();
+            if (e.PropertyName == "MasterSlave_Applicability") ChangeBarForConfigItemChange = true;
+        }
 		public void SaveConfig()
 		{
 			if (!MyItemInfo.MyConfig.IsDirty) return;