diff --git a/PROMS/ReferencedObjects/LibSource/ctlXMLEditLib/ctlXMLEdit.cs b/PROMS/ReferencedObjects/LibSource/ctlXMLEditLib/ctlXMLEdit.cs
index 0313cf28..e181526c 100644
--- a/PROMS/ReferencedObjects/LibSource/ctlXMLEditLib/ctlXMLEdit.cs
+++ b/PROMS/ReferencedObjects/LibSource/ctlXMLEditLib/ctlXMLEdit.cs
@@ -276,8 +276,10 @@ namespace ctlXMLEditLib
 			bool imagechild;	//whether this field is a subchild of an image
 			string imagename;	//if subchild of image, name of image parent (for save)
 			string imagedate;   //if this was filename, save the date/time stamp
+			string name;        //name of element
+			string parenthtid;  //name of parent element in hashtable for PC items
 			public TextBoxAttrTag(bool reqd, string ptn, RadioButton rd, bool img, 
-				string imgname, string imgdate) 
+				string imgname, string imgdate, string elemname) 
 			{
 				this.req_msg = null;
 				this.required = reqd;
@@ -286,6 +288,12 @@ namespace ctlXMLEditLib
 				this.imagechild = img;
 				this.imagename = imgname;
 				this.imagedate = imgdate;
+				this.name = elemname;
+
+				if (name.Contains("_PCCHILD"))
+					this.parenthtid = name.Substring(0, name.IndexOf("_PCCHILD"));
+				else
+					this.parenthtid = null;
 			}
 			public void SetPattern(string pattern) {this.pattern = pattern;}
 			public void SetRequired(bool req) {this.required = req;}
@@ -298,6 +306,10 @@ namespace ctlXMLEditLib
 			public string GetImageName { get {return imagename;}}
 			public string GetImageDate { get {return imagedate;}}
 			public void SetImageDate(string imgdate) {this.imagedate = imgdate;}
+			public string GetName { get { return name; } }
+			public void SetName(string elemname) { this.name = elemname; }
+			public string GetParentHTId { get { return parenthtid; } }
+			public void SetParentHTId(string id) { this.parenthtid = id; }
 		}
 
 		public ctlXMLEdit(VlnXmlElement myelem, XmlSchema myschema, ArrayList reqfields, ArrayList fldsWithApplic, string [] pckids)
@@ -928,7 +940,7 @@ namespace ctlXMLEditLib
 			// initialization.
 			if (mytextbox.Tag == null)
 			{
-				TextBoxAttrTag tag = new TextBoxAttrTag(false, pattern, radio, img, (img?imgname:null), null);
+				TextBoxAttrTag tag = new TextBoxAttrTag(false, pattern, radio, img, (img?imgname:null), null, mytextbox.Name);
 				mytextbox.Tag = (object) tag;
 			}
 			return getannot;
@@ -1136,6 +1148,7 @@ namespace ctlXMLEditLib
 				mytextbox = new TextBox();
 				mytextbox.Location = new Point(screenx+indent, screeny);
 				string tFieldName = (pcChildIdx == 0) ? CvtUserFldToFld(element.Name) : CvtUserFldToFld(pcChildFldName);
+				mytextbox.Name = tFieldName;
 				myHT.Add(tFieldName, mytextbox);
 				tabindx++;
 				Controls.Add(mytextbox);
@@ -1201,9 +1214,21 @@ namespace ctlXMLEditLib
 			string dfTxt = "";
 			try
 			{
-				ctlXMLEdit tmp = (ctlXMLEdit)tb?.Parent;
-				if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(tmp?.ActiveControl.Text))
-					dfTxt = tmp.ActiveControl.Text;
+				string parentid = ((TextBoxAttrTag)tb.Tag).GetParentHTId;
+				if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(parentid))
+				{
+					object o = myHT[parentid];
+					if (o != null)
+						dfTxt = (o as TextBox).Text; // set to use the parent's value (default)				
+				}
+				else
+                {
+
+					string parName = pcGrpBox.Name.Substring(5);
+					object o = myHT[parName];
+					if (o != null)
+						dfTxt = (o as TextBox).Text; // set to use the parent's value (default)
+				}
 			}
             catch 
 			{