Index: db.scm
==================================================================
--- db.scm
+++ db.scm
@@ -3273,10 +3273,24 @@
 	    (equal? (string-substitute pattern replacement patha)
 		    (string-substitute pattern replacement pathb))
 	    (equal? (string-substitute pattern "" patha)
 		    (string-substitute pattern "" pathb))))
       (equal? patha pathb)))
+
+;; A routine to convert test/itempath using a itemmap
+(define (db:convert-test-itempath path-in itemmap)
+  (debug:print-info 6 "ITEMMAP is " itemmap)
+  (let* ((mapparts    (string-split itemmap))
+	 (pattern     (car mapparts))
+	 (replacement (if (> (length mapparts) 1) (cadr mapparts) ""))
+	 (path-parts  (string-split path-in "/"))
+	 (test-name   (car path-parts))
+	 (item-path   (string-intersperse (cdr path-parts) "/")))
+    (conc test-name "/" 
+	  (if replacement
+	      (string-substitute pattern replacement item-path)
+	      (string-substitute pattern "" path-in)))))
 
 ;; the new prereqs calculation, looks also at itempath if specified
 ;; all prereqs must be met:
 ;;    if prereq test with itempath='' is COMPLETED and PASS, WARN, CHECK, or WAIVED then prereq is met
 ;;    if prereq test with itempath=ref-item-path and COMPLETED with PASS, WARN, CHECK, or WAIVED then prereq is met

Index: multi-dboard.scm
==================================================================
--- multi-dboard.scm
+++ multi-dboard.scm
@@ -773,12 +773,10 @@
 		     (make-hash-table) ;; tab-id -> areaname
 		     )))
     (hash-table-set! *windows* window-id data)
     (iup:show (dashboard:main-panel data window-id))
     (iup:main-loop)))
-
-
 
 ;; ease debugging by loading ~/.dashboardrc
 (let ((debugcontrolf (conc (get-environment-variable "HOME") "/.dashboardrc")))
   (if (file-exists? debugcontrolf)
       (load debugcontrolf)))

Index: runs.scm
==================================================================
--- runs.scm
+++ runs.scm
@@ -422,11 +422,12 @@
 				 (debug:print-info 0 "New test patts: " new-test-patts ", prev test patts: " test-patts)
 				 (set! required-tests (cons (conc waiton "/") required-tests))
 				 (set! test-patts new-test-patts))
 			       (begin
 				 (debug:print-info 0 "Adding non-itemized test " waiton " to required-tests")
-				 (set! required-tests (cons waiton required-tests)))))
+				 (set! required-tests (cons waiton required-tests))
+				 (set! test-patts new-test-patts))))
 			 (begin
 			   (debug:print-info 0 "No testconfig info yet for " waiton ", setting up to re-process it")
 			   (set! tal (append (cons waiton tal)(list hed))))) ;; (cons (conc waiton "/") required-tests))
 			 
 		     ;; NOPE: didn't work. required needs to be plain test names. Try tacking on to test-patts

Index: tests.scm
==================================================================
--- tests.scm
+++ tests.scm
@@ -78,11 +78,12 @@
 ;;
 (define (tests:extend-test-patts test-patt test-b test-a itemmap)
   (let* ((patts      (string-split test-patt ","))
 	 (test-b-len (+ (string-length test-b) 1))
 	 (patts-b    (map (lambda (x)
-			    (let ((newpatt (conc test-a "/" (substring x test-b-len (string-length x)))))
+			    (let* ((modpatt (if itemmap (db:convert-test-itempath x itemmap) x)) 
+				   (newpatt (conc test-a "/," test-a "/" (substring modpatt test-b-len (string-length modpatt)))))
 			      ;; (print "in map, x=" x ", newpatt=" newpatt)
 			      newpatt))
 			  (filter (lambda (x)
 				    (eq? (substring-index (conc test-b "/") x) 0))
 				  patts))))

Index: tests/dep-tests/tests/genlib/testconfig
==================================================================
--- tests/dep-tests/tests/genlib/testconfig
+++ tests/dep-tests/tests/genlib/testconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 [itemstable]
 VIEWTYPE layout schematic
 
 [requirements]
 waiton #{get #{getenv DEPS} genlib}
-
+itemmap /.*

Index: tests/dep-tests/tests/test1/testconfig
==================================================================
--- tests/dep-tests/tests/test1/testconfig
+++ tests/dep-tests/tests/test1/testconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 [include #{getenv MT_RUN_AREA_HOME}/common_itemstable.testconfig]
 
 [requirements]
 waiton #{get #{getenv DEPS} test1}
-
+itemmap /.*