diff --git a/PROMS/Formats/epall/EPFormatTST1.xml b/PROMS/Formats/epall/EPFormatTST1.xml
index 1aa1e26e..cd99e3c7 100644
Binary files a/PROMS/Formats/epall/EPFormatTST1.xml and b/PROMS/Formats/epall/EPFormatTST1.xml differ
diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
index a425bfdc..c8f681e0 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
@@ -2144,7 +2144,8 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 					filtered.Add(EP);
 
 				//check for intersections between unfiltered list and step type list
-				if (EP.validforsteptypes.Any(steptypelist.Contains))
+				List<string> tmpEP = EP.validforsteptypes();
+				if (tmpEP.Any(steptypelist.Contains))
 					filtered.Add(EP);
 			}
 
diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/EPFormatFile.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/EPFormatFile.cs
index 75595fe1..456f043d 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/EPFormatFile.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/EPFormatFile.cs
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				return LazyLoad(ref _text, "@text");
 			}
 		}
+		//roid of group item that individual sub-items will be the choices for the list/combobox for ROSINGLE and ROMULTI
 		private LazyLoad<string> _rosource;
 		public string rosource
 		{
@@ -280,6 +281,22 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				return LazyLoad(ref _rosource, "@rosource");
 			}
 		}
+		//the columns in the RO that will be included in the exports
+		private LazyLoad<string> _returncols;
+		public List<string> returncols()
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				string tmp = LazyLoad(ref _returncols, "@returncols");
+				return tmp.Split(',').Select(p => p.Trim()).ToList();
+			}
+			catch
+			{
+				throw new ArgumentException($"Error in returncols for EP file: {((EPFormatFile)MyParentFormat).Name}.xml, field: {name}");
+			}
+		}
+
+		//number of lines for a multi-line text box to span
 		private LazyLoad<int?> _numlines;
 		public int numlines
 		{
@@ -295,27 +312,26 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 		}
 		//step types that the EPForma Item is valid for (as a list of types)
 		private LazyLoad<string> _validforsteptypes;
-        public List<string> validforsteptypes
+        public List<string> validforsteptypes()
 		{
-			get
+			try
 			{
-				try
-				{
-					string tmp = LazyLoad(ref _validforsteptypes, "@validforsteptypes");
-					return tmp.Split(',').Select(p => p.Trim()).ToList();
-				}
-				catch
-				{
-					throw new ArgumentException($"Error in validforsteptypes for EP file: {((EPFormatFile) MyParentFormat).Name}.xml, field: {name}");
-				}
+				string tmp = LazyLoad(ref _validforsteptypes, "@validforsteptypes");
+				return tmp.Split(',').Select(p => p.Trim()).ToList();
+			}
+			catch
+			{
+				throw new ArgumentException($"Error in validforsteptypes for EP file: {((EPFormatFile) MyParentFormat).Name}.xml, field: {name}");
 			}
 		}
 		public bool IsValidForStepType(string StepType)
 		{
-			return validforsteptypes.Contains(StepType);
+			List<string> tmp = validforsteptypes();
+			return tmp.Contains(StepType);
 		}
 
 		//return a list of items based on the ROsource specified in the EPFormat File
+		//will return all RO items under the Group that's roid = the rosource
 		public List<ROListItem> getROList(AnnotationInfo currAnn, bool includeblank)
 		{
 			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(rosource))
@@ -329,7 +345,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				string roid = FormatRoidKey(rosource, false);
 				rochild[] children = lookup.GetRoChildrenByRoid(roid);
 
-				List<ROListItem> mylist = children.Select(x => new ROListItem(x.title, x.roid)).ToList();
+				List<ROListItem> mylist = children.Select(x => new ROListItem(x.title, x.roid.Substring(0, 12))).ToList();
 				if (includeblank)
 					mylist.Insert(0, new ROListItem("", ""));
 
@@ -340,6 +356,39 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				throw new ArgumentException($"Error in rosource for EP file: {((EPFormatFile)MyParentFormat).Name}.xml, field: {name}");
 			}
 		}
+
+
+		//return a list of values for the specified ROID
+		//given the EP items return columns
+		//will return all RO items under the Group that's roid = the rosource
+		public List<string> getROValuesList(AnnotationInfo currAnn, string roid)
+		{
+			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(roid))
+				return new List<string>();
+
+			List<string> values = new List<string>();
+			DocVersionInfo MyDocVersion = currAnn.MyItem.MyDocVersion;
+			ROFSTLookup lookup = MyDocVersion.DocVersionAssociations[0].MyROFst.GetROFSTLookup(MyDocVersion);
+			rochild ro = lookup.GetRoChild(roid);
+
+			List<string> rtncols = returncols();
+
+			if (rtncols.Count == 0)
+			{
+				values.Add(ro.value);
+			}
+			else 
+			{
+				foreach (string rcol in rtncols)
+				{
+					rochild ro_indiv = Array.Find(ro.children, x => x.appid.EndsWith($".{rcol}"));
+					if (ro_indiv.value != null) values.Add(ro_indiv.value);
+				}
+			}
+
+			return values;
+
+		}
 	}
 	#endregion
 	//C2025-023 - Electronic Procedures - Modifications to PROMS