diff --git a/PROMS/Formats/fmtall/BVPS1all.xml b/PROMS/Formats/fmtall/BVPS1all.xml
index ac856c57..840a5739 100644
Binary files a/PROMS/Formats/fmtall/BVPS1all.xml and b/PROMS/Formats/fmtall/BVPS1all.xml differ
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/GridItem.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/GridItem.cs
index 0010f49f..c26e35c3 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/GridItem.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/GridItem.cs
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 								string linkstr = mro.Groups[2].Value;
 								string[] roparts = linkstr.Split(" ".ToCharArray());
 								ContentRoUsage rousg = null;
-								int oldid = -1;
+								int oldid = -1; 
 								using (Item itm = MyItemInfo.Get())
 								{
 									using (RODb rodb = RODb.GetJustRoDb(Convert.ToInt32(roparts[2])))
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 									int newid = Rtf.IndexOf("<NewID>", indx);
 									Rtf = Rtf.Remove(newid, 7);
 									Rtf = Rtf.Insert(newid, string.Format("<CROUSGID={0}>", rousg.ROUsageID));
-									itm.Save();
+									itm.Save(); // this will generate a new ROUsageID that we grab and put in the RO link in the RTF
 									Rtf = Rtf.Replace(string.Format("<CROUSGID={0}>", oldid), rousg.ROUsageID.ToString());
 									itm.Save();
 									MyItemInfo.MyContent.RefreshContentRoUsages();
@@ -1265,8 +1265,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 										int newidt = Rtf.IndexOf("<NewID>", indx);
 										Rtf = Rtf.Remove(newidt, 7);
 										Rtf = Rtf.Insert(newidt, string.Format("<CTID={0}>", ct.TransitionID));
-										//Rtf = Rtf.Replace("<NewID>", string.Format("<CTID={0}>", ct.TransitionID));
-										itm.Save();
+										itm.Save(); // this will generate a new TransitionID that we grab and put in the Transition link in the RTF
 										Rtf = Rtf.Replace(string.Format("<CTID={0}>", oldidt), ct.TransitionID.ToString());
 										itm.Save();
 										MyItemInfo.MyContent.RefreshContentTransitions();
@@ -1277,6 +1276,9 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 							}
 						}
 						MyFlexGrid[r, c] = Rtf;
+						// B2022-046 need to save context of each cell in the table after fixing RO and Transition links
+						//           otherwise the RTF for that cell will revert back to previous data then the itm.Save() is called above
+						SaveContents();
 					}
 				}
 				c = c + 1;
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/VlnFlexGrid.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/VlnFlexGrid.cs
index 0e654e53..cc01cd61 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/VlnFlexGrid.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/VlnFlexGrid.cs
@@ -3397,7 +3397,11 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 						// if the paste is below - put back the range for the source location
 						if ((crm.r2 > crm.r1) || (crm.c2 > crm.c1))
 							MergedRanges.Add(cr);
-						this[r + rowOffset, c] = MyCopyInfo.MyCopiedFlexGrid[r, c];
+						// B2022-046 if the cell contains an RO or Transition then replace the usage id with <NewID> to force a new usage id in the link
+						if (MyCopyInfo.MyCopiedFlexGrid[r, c] != null)
+							this[r + rowOffset, c] = ItemInfo.ReplaceLinkWithNewID(MyCopyInfo.MyCopiedFlexGrid[r, c].ToString().Replace("\r\n", ""));
+						else
+							this[r + rowOffset, c] = MyCopyInfo.MyCopiedFlexGrid[r, c];
 						MatchStyle(crm, cr);
 						PasteBorders(r + rowOffset, c, r, c);
 						PasteShading(r + rowOffset, c, r, c); // C2021-004 paste the shading information
@@ -3506,7 +3510,11 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 						if ((crm.r2 > crm.r1) || (crm.c2 > crm.c1))
 							MergedRanges.Add(cr);
 						// copy cell text to the destination, copy the style, copy the cell borders
-						this[r, c + colOffset] = MyCopyInfo.MyCopiedFlexGrid[r, c];
+						// B2022-046 if the cell contains an RO or Transition then replace the usage id with <NewID> to force a new usage id in the link
+						if (MyCopyInfo.MyCopiedFlexGrid[r, c] != null)
+							this[r, c + colOffset] = ItemInfo.ReplaceLinkWithNewID(MyCopyInfo.MyCopiedFlexGrid[r, c].ToString().Replace("\r\n", ""));
+						else
+							this[r, c + colOffset] = MyCopyInfo.MyCopiedFlexGrid[r, c];
 						MatchStyle(crm, cr);
 						PasteBorders(r, c + colOffset, r, c);
 						PasteShading(r, c + colOffset, r, c); // C2021-004 paste the shading information
@@ -3581,16 +3589,20 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			  for (int c = MyCopyInfo.MyCopiedCellRange.c1; c <= Math.Min(MyCopyInfo.MyCopiedCellRange.c2, Cols.Count - 1 - colOffset); c++)
 			  {
 				  CellRange crm = MyCopyInfo.MyCopiedFlexGrid.GetMergedRange(r, c);
-				  if (r == crm.r1 && c == crm.c1)
-				  {
-					  CellRange cr = GetCellRange(crm.r1 + rowOffset, crm.c1 + colOffset, crm.r2 + rowOffset, crm.c2 + colOffset);
-					  if ((crm.r2 > crm.r1) || (crm.c2 > crm.c1))
-						  MergedRanges.Add(cr);
-					  this[r + rowOffset, c + colOffset] = MyCopyInfo.MyCopiedFlexGrid[r, c];
-					  MatchStyle(crm, cr);
-					  PasteBorders(r + rowOffset, c + colOffset, r, c);
-					  PasteShading(r + rowOffset, c + colOffset, r, c); // C2021-004 paste the shading information
-				  }
+					if (r == crm.r1 && c == crm.c1)
+					{
+						CellRange cr = GetCellRange(crm.r1 + rowOffset, crm.c1 + colOffset, crm.r2 + rowOffset, crm.c2 + colOffset);
+						if ((crm.r2 > crm.r1) || (crm.c2 > crm.c1))
+							MergedRanges.Add(cr);
+						// B2022-046 if the cell contains an RO or Transition then replace the usage id with <NewID> to force a new usage id in the link
+						if (MyCopyInfo.MyCopiedFlexGrid[r, c] != null)
+							this[r + rowOffset, c + colOffset] = ItemInfo.ReplaceLinkWithNewID(MyCopyInfo.MyCopiedFlexGrid[r, c].ToString().Replace("\r\n", ""));
+						else
+							this[r + rowOffset, c + colOffset] = MyCopyInfo.MyCopiedFlexGrid[r, c];
+						MatchStyle(crm, cr);
+						PasteBorders(r + rowOffset, c + colOffset, r, c);
+						PasteShading(r + rowOffset, c + colOffset, r, c); // C2021-004 paste the shading information
+					}
 			  }
 		  }
 		  this.AdjustGridControlSize();