Index: runs.scm
==================================================================
--- runs.scm
+++ runs.scm
@@ -399,12 +399,12 @@
 		   (let* ((waiton-record   (hash-table-ref/default test-records waiton #f))
 			  (waiton-tconfig  (if waiton-record (vector-ref waiton-record 1) #f))
 			  (waiton-itemized (and waiton-tconfig
 						(or (hash-table-ref/default waiton-tconfig "items" #f)
 						    (hash-table-ref/default waiton-tconfig "itemstable" #f))))
-			  (waiton-itemmap  (configf:lookup waiton-tconfig "requirements" "itemmap"))
-			  (new-test-patts  (tests:extend-test-patts test-patts hed waiton waiton-itemmap)))
+			  (itemmap         (configf:lookup config "requirements" "itemmap"))
+			  (new-test-patts  (tests:extend-test-patts test-patts hed waiton itemmap)))
 		     (debug:print-info 0 "Test " waiton " has " (if waiton-record "a" "no") " waiton-record and" (if waiton-itemized " " " no ") "items")
 		     ;; need to account for test-patt here, if I am test "a", selected with a test-patt of "hed/b%"
 		     ;; and we are waiting on "waiton" we need to add "waiton/,waiton/b%" to test-patt
 		     ;; is this satisfied by merely appending "/" to the waiton name added to the list?
 		     ;;

Index: tests.scm
==================================================================
--- tests.scm
+++ tests.scm
@@ -74,10 +74,19 @@
 	     (tests:match test-patts testname #f))
 	   test-names)))
 
 ;; given test-b that is waiting on test-a extend test-patt appropriately
 ;;
+;;  genlib/testconfig               sim/testconfig
+;;  genlib/sch                      sim/sch/cell1
+;;
+;;  [requirements]                  [requirements]
+;;                                  mode itemwait
+;;                                  # trim off the cell to determine what to run for genlib
+;;                                  itemmap /.*
+;;
+;;                                  test-a is waiting on test-b so we need to create a pattern for test-b given test-a and itemmap
 (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* ((modpatt (if itemmap (db:convert-test-itempath x itemmap) x)) 

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 /.*
+# itemmap /.*

Index: tests/dep-tests/tests/test1/testconfig
==================================================================
--- tests/dep-tests/tests/test1/testconfig
+++ tests/dep-tests/tests/test1/testconfig
@@ -2,5 +2,10 @@
 
 [include #{getenv MT_RUN_AREA_HOME}/common_itemstable.testconfig]
 
 [requirements]
 waiton #{get #{getenv DEPS} test1}
+
+# itemmap maps these items back to previous test
+# NB// mapping is in reverse - NOT forwards!
+#
+itemmap /.*