@@ -1976,10 +1976,11 @@
   ;; All these vars might be referenced by the testconfig file reader
   ;; 
   ;; NEED to reprocess testconfig here, ensuring that item variables are available.
   ;; This is for Tal's issue with item-specific env vars not being set for use in skip.
   ;; HSD https://hsdes.intel.com/appstore/icf/index.html#/article?articleId=1408763273
+  ;; Also later HSD https://hsdes.intel.com/appstore/article/#/14012138487
   ;;
   (let* ((test-name    (tests:testqueue-get-testname   test-record))
 	 (test-waitons (tests:testqueue-get-waitons    test-record))
 	 (itemdat      (tests:testqueue-get-itemdat    test-record))
 	 (item-path     "")
@@ -1987,16 +1988,17 @@
 	 (full-test-name #f))
 
     ;; setting itemdat to a list if it is #f
     (if (not itemdat)(set! itemdat '()))
     (set! item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
+    (set-item-env-vars itemdat)
     (set! full-test-name (db:test-make-full-name test-name item-path))
     (runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inrunname: runname testname: test-name itempath: item-path) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
 
-   (let* ((test-conf ;; re-instate the tests:get-testconfig once the kinks are worked out. FIXME!!!
-	    ;; (tests:get-testconfig test-name item-path all-tests-registry #t force-create: #t))
-	    (tests:testqueue-get-testconfig test-record )) 
+   (let* ((test-conf ;; re-instated the tests:get-testconfig to fix HSD https://hsdes.intel.com/appstore/article/#/14012138487, need to be able to skip using [items], [itemstable] variables.
+	   ;; (tests:testqueue-get-testconfig test-record )) ;; vector-ref test-record 3
+           (tests:get-testconfig test-name item-path all-tests-registry #t force-create: #t))
 	   (test-path    (hash-table-ref all-tests-registry test-name)) ;; (conc *toppath* "/tests/" test-name)) ;; could use tests:get-testconfig here ...
 
 	   (force        (hash-table-ref/default flags "-force" #f))
 	   (rerun        (hash-table-ref/default flags "-rerun" #f))
 	   (keepgoing    (hash-table-ref/default flags "-keepgoing" #f))