Merge branch 'Development' into B2026-077

PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/vlnFormat.cs

@@ -128,16 +128,26 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			int sibCount = SiblingCount(xmlNode);
 			return string.Format("{0}/{1}[{2}]", parentPath, xmlNode.Name, sibCount);
 		}
+        //B2026-077 – Update Format inheritance to use index id instead of position/order. 
+        public static string PathByIndex(XmlNode xmlNode)
+        {
+			if (xmlNode.Name == "TransTypes" || xmlNode.Name == "Step")
+			{
+                string parentPath = xmlNode.ParentNode == xmlNode.OwnerDocument ? "" : Path(xmlNode.ParentNode);
+                string Indx = xmlNode.Attributes["Index"].Value;
+				return $@"{parentPath}/{xmlNode.Name}[@Index='{Indx}']";
+			}
+			else
+            {
+                return Path(xmlNode);
+            }
+        }
         public static XmlNode InheritLookup(XmlNode xmlNode, string path, bool stepLookup)
 		{
 			//stepLookup = false;   // 8/2 change for inheritance
 			if (xmlNode == null) return null;// No path to match
-			string xPath = Path(xmlNode);// Build xPath from xmlNode
+			string xPath = PathByIndex(xmlNode);// Build xPath from xmlNode
-			if (xmlNode.Name == "TransTypes")
+
-			{
-				string TransIndex = xmlNode.Attributes["Index"].Value;
-				 xPath = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(xPath, @"\[[0-9]*\]$", @"[@Index='" + TransIndex + @"']");
-			}
             vlnFormatDocument fd = (vlnFormatDocument)xmlNode.OwnerDocument;//First Get the vlnFormatDocument  - This also ties it to a FormatInfo object
 			while(fd.MyFormat.MyIParent != null)
 			{