Index: datashare-testing/.sd.config
==================================================================
--- datashare-testing/.sd.config
+++ datashare-testing/.sd.config
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 [settings]
 
 storage /tmp/#{getenv USER}/datashare/disk1 \
         /tmp/#{getenv USER}/datashare/disk2
 
-basepath #{getenv BASEPATH}
+basepath #{scheme (or (getenv "BASEPATH") "/tmp/#{getenv USER}")}
 
 [areas]
 synthesis  asic/synthesis
 verilog    asic/verilog
 customlibs custom/oalibs

Index: datashare.scm
==================================================================
--- datashare.scm
+++ datashare.scm
@@ -655,11 +655,11 @@
 		))))
 
 (define (datashare:gui configdat)
   (iup:show
    (iup:dialog 
-    #:title (conc "DataShare dashboard " (current-user-name) ":" (current-directory))
+    #:title (conc "DataShare dashboard " (current-user-name) ":" (current-directory))   
     #:menu (datashare:main-menu)
     (let* ((tabs (iup:tabs
 		  #:tabchangepos-cb (lambda (obj curr prev)
 				      (set! *datashare:current-tab-number* curr))
 		  (datashare:publish-view configdat)

Index: db.scm
==================================================================
--- db.scm
+++ db.scm
@@ -3263,26 +3263,30 @@
 
 ;; A routine to map itempaths using a itemmap
 (define (db:compare-itempaths patha pathb itemmap)
   (debug:print-info 6 "ITEMMAP is " itemmap)
   (if itemmap
-      (let* ((mapparts    (string-split itemmap))
-	     (pattern     (car mapparts))
-	     (replacement (if (> (length mapparts) 1) (cadr mapparts) "")))
-	(if replacement
-	    (equal? (string-substitute pattern replacement patha)
-		    (string-substitute pattern replacement pathb))
-	    (equal? (string-substitute pattern "" patha)
-		    (string-substitute pattern "" pathb))))
+      (let ((path-b-mapped (db:convert-test-itempath pathb itemmap)))
+	(debug:print-info 6 "ITEMMAP is " itemmap ", path: " pathb ", mapped path: " path-b-mapped)
+	(equal? patha pathb))
       (equal? patha pathb)))
 
+;; (let* ((mapparts    (string-split itemmap))
+;; 	     (pattern     (car mapparts))
+;; 	     (replacement (if (> (length mapparts) 1) (cadr mapparts) "")))
+;; 	(if replacement
+;; 	    (equal? (string-substitute pattern replacement patha)
+;; 		    (string-substitute pattern replacement pathb))
+;; 	    (equal? (string-substitute pattern "" patha)
+;; 		    (string-substitute pattern "" 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* ((path-parts  (string-split path-in "/"))
-	 (test-name   (car path-parts))
-	 (item-path   (string-intersperse (cdr path-parts) "/")))
+	 (test-name   (if (null? path-parts) "" (car path-parts)))
+	 (item-path   (string-intersperse (if (null? path-parts) '() (cdr path-parts)) "/")))
     (conc test-name "/" 
 	  (db:multi-pattern-apply item-path itemmap))))
 
 ;; patterns are:
 ;;    "rx1"  "replacement1"\n
@@ -3297,17 +3301,21 @@
 		   (tal (cdr all-patts))
 		   (res item-path))
 	  (let* ((parts (string-split hed))
 		 (patt  (car parts))
 		 (repl  (if (> (length parts) 1)(cadr parts) ""))
-		 (newr  (string-substitute patt repl res)))
+		 (newr  (if (and patt repl)
+			    (string-substitute patt repl res)
+			    (begin
+			      (debug:print 0 "WARNING: itemmap has problem \"" itemmap "\", patt: " patt ", repl: " repl)
+			      res))))
 	    (if (null? tal)
 		newr
 		(loop (car tal)(cdr tal) newr)))))))
 
 ;; the new prereqs calculation, looks also at itempath if specified
-;; all prereqs must be met:
+;; 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
 ;;
 ;; Note: mode 'normal means that tests must be COMPLETED and ok (i.e. PASS, WARN, CHECK, SKIP or WAIVED)
 ;;       mode 'toplevel means that tests must be COMPLETED only

Index: tests/fdktestqa/testqa/configs/megatest.def.config
==================================================================
--- tests/fdktestqa/testqa/configs/megatest.def.config
+++ tests/fdktestqa/testqa/configs/megatest.def.config
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 [env-override]
 EXAMPLE_VAR example value
 
 # As you run more tests you may need to add additional disks, the names are arbitrary but must be unique
 [disks]
-disk0 #{scheme (nice-path "#{getenv MT_RUN_AREA_HOME}/../simpleruns")}
+disk0 #{scheme (create-directory (nice-path "#{getenv MT_RUN_AREA_HOME}/../simpleruns") #t)}