diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/MiscWebUtils.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/MiscWebUtils.java
index 7b577df7d..0c3e8b10d 100755
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/MiscWebUtils.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/MiscWebUtils.java
@@ -80,51 +80,55 @@ public class MiscWebUtils {
         return (String) contentObj;
     }
 
-	// Get custom short view from either the object's class or one of its
-	// superclasses.
-	// This is needed because the inference update happens asynchronously, so
-	// when a new
-	// property has been added and the page is reloaded, the custom short view
-	// from a
-	// superclass may not have been inferred yet.
 	public static String getCustomShortView(HttpServletRequest request) {
-		VitroRequest vreq = new VitroRequest(request);
-		VClassDao vcDao = vreq.getWebappDaoFactory().getVClassDao();
 		
-		String customShortView = null;
 		Individual object = ((ObjectPropertyStatement) request
 				.getAttribute("opStmt")).getObject();
-		List<VClass> vclasses = object.getVClasses(true); // get directly
-															// asserted vclasses
-		Set<String> superClasses = new HashSet<String>();
+		return getCustomShortView(object, request);
+	}
 
-		// First try directly asserted classes, there is no useful decision
-		// mechanism for
-		// the case where two directly asserted classes have a custom short
-		// view.
-		for (VClass vclass : vclasses) {
-			// Use this class's custom short view, if there is one
-			customShortView = vclass.getCustomShortView();
-			if (customShortView != null) {
-				return customShortView;
-			}
-			// Otherwise, add superclass to list of vclasses to check for custom
-			// short views
-			String vclassUri = vclass.getURI();
-			superClasses.addAll(vcDao.getAllSuperClassURIs(vclassUri));
-		}
+	// Get custom short view from either the object's class or one of its
+    // superclasses. This is needed because the inference update happens asynchronously, 
+    // so when a new property has been added and the page is reloaded, the custom short view
+    // from a superclass may not have been inferred yet.
 
-		// Next try super classes. There is no useful decision mechanism for
-		// the case where two super classes have a custom short view.
-		for (String superClassUri : superClasses) {
-			VClass vc = vcDao.getVClassByURI(superClassUri);
-			customShortView = vc.getCustomShortView();
-			if (customShortView != null) {
-				return customShortView;
-			}
-		}
+	public static String getCustomShortView(Individual individual, HttpServletRequest request) {
+        VitroRequest vreq = new VitroRequest(request);
+        VClassDao vcDao = vreq.getWebappDaoFactory().getVClassDao();
+        
+	    String customShortView = null;
+        List<VClass> vclasses = individual.getVClasses(true); // get directly
+        // asserted vclasses
+        Set<String> superClasses = new HashSet<String>();
+        
+        // First try directly asserted classes, there is no useful decision
+        // mechanism for the case where two directly asserted classes
+        // have a custom short view.
+        // RY If we're getting the custom short view with reference to an object property.
+        // should we use the property's getRangeVClass() method instead?
+        for (VClass vclass : vclasses) {
+            // Use this class's custom short view, if there is one
+            customShortView = vclass.getCustomShortView();
+            if (customShortView != null) {
+                return customShortView;
+            }
+            // Otherwise, add superclass to list of vclasses to check for custom
+            // short views
+            String vclassUri = vclass.getURI();
+            superClasses.addAll(vcDao.getAllSuperClassURIs(vclassUri));
+        }
+        
+        // Next try super classes. There is no useful decision mechanism for
+        // the case where two super classes have a custom short view.
+        for (String superClassUri : superClasses) {
+            VClass vc = vcDao.getVClassByURI(superClassUri);
+            customShortView = vc.getCustomShortView();
+            if (customShortView != null) {
+                return customShortView;
+            }
+        }
 
-		return null;
+        return null;	    
 	}
 	
     /**
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/jsptags/InputElementFormattingTag.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/jsptags/InputElementFormattingTag.java
index 353bbe44e..e7b8fb6b5 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/jsptags/InputElementFormattingTag.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/jsptags/InputElementFormattingTag.java
@@ -432,6 +432,12 @@ public class InputElementFormattingTag extends TagSupport {
                 out.print("<input "+classStr+" "+sizeStr+" type=\"text\" id=\""+getId()+"\" name=\""+getName()+"\" value=\""+valueStr+"\" />");
                 if (definitionTags) { out.print("</dd>"); }
                 out.println();
+            } else if( getType().equalsIgnoreCase("hidden")) {
+                String valueStr = doValue(editConfig, editSub);
+                if (definitionTags) { out.print("<dd>"); }
+                out.print("<input "+classStr+ "type=\"hidden\" id=\""+getId()+"\" name=\""+getName()+"\" value=\""+valueStr+"\" />");
+                if (definitionTags) { out.print("</dd>"); }
+                out.println();
             } else if (getType().equalsIgnoreCase("textarea")) {
                 String valueStr = doValue(editConfig, editSub);
                 String rowStr = doRows();
diff --git a/webapp/web/edit/forms/propDelete.jsp b/webapp/web/edit/forms/propDelete.jsp
index 5da9c5fd7..cf35bb4f3 100644
--- a/webapp/web/edit/forms/propDelete.jsp
+++ b/webapp/web/edit/forms/propDelete.jsp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 <%@ page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.Controllers" %>
 <%@ page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.utils.FrontEndEditingUtils" %>
 <%@ page import="com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.Model" %>
+<%@page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.MiscWebUtils"%>
 
 <%@ page import="java.util.List" %>
 
@@ -104,25 +105,18 @@ public WebappDaoFactory getUnfilteredDaoFactory() {
     if( object == null ) {
         //log.warn("Could not find object individual "+objectUri+" via wdf.getIndividualDao().getIndividualByURI(objectUri)");
         request.setAttribute("objectName","(name unspecified)");
-      } else if (FrontEndEditingUtils.isVitroNsObjProp(predicateUri)) {
+    } else if (FrontEndEditingUtils.isVitroNsObjProp(predicateUri)) {
           Model model = (Model)application.getAttribute("jenaOntModel");
           request.setAttribute("individual", object);
           request.setAttribute("objectName", FrontEndEditingUtils.getVitroNsObjDisplayName(predicateUri, object, model));
           log.debug("setting object name " + (String)request.getAttribute("objectName") + " for vitro namespace object property " + predicateUri);
     } else {
-        for (VClass clas : object.getVClasses()) { 
-            request.setAttribute("rangeClassName", clas.getName());
+        customShortView = MiscWebUtils.getCustomShortView(object, request); 
+        if (customShortView != null) {
             foundClass = true;
-            customShortView = clas.getCustomShortView();
-            
-    	    if (customShortView != null && customShortView.trim().length()>0) {
-    	        log.debug("setting object name from VClass custom short view");
-    	        request.setAttribute("customShortView",shortViewPrefix + customShortView.trim());
-    	        request.setAttribute("individual",object);
-            } else {
-                log.debug("No custom short view for class, so setting object name from object individual name");
-                request.setAttribute("objectName",object.getName());
-            }
+            log.debug("setting object name from VClass custom short view");
+            request.setAttribute("customShortView",shortViewPrefix + customShortView.trim());
+            request.setAttribute("individual",object);
         }
         if (!foundClass) {
             VClass clas = prop.getRangeVClass();
diff --git a/webapp/web/edit/processRdfForm2.jsp b/webapp/web/edit/processRdfForm2.jsp
index 59c1bcf26..53ab2cf7b 100644
--- a/webapp/web/edit/processRdfForm2.jsp
+++ b/webapp/web/edit/processRdfForm2.jsp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 <%@ page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.edit.n3editing.EditConfiguration" %>
 <%@ page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.edit.n3editing.EditN3Generator" %>
 <%@ page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.edit.n3editing.EditSubmission" %>
-<%@ page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.edit.n3editing.EditSubmissionPreprocessor" %>
 <%@ page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.edit.n3editing.Field" %>
 <%@ page import="java.io.StringReader" %>
 <%@ page import="java.util.*" %>
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/entity/entityMergedPropsListUngrouped.jsp b/webapp/web/templates/entity/entityMergedPropsListUngrouped.jsp
index c711629c6..39185c14d 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/entity/entityMergedPropsListUngrouped.jsp
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/entity/entityMergedPropsListUngrouped.jsp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 <%@ page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.VClass" %>
 <%@ page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.filters.VitroRequestPrep" %>
 <%@ page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vedit.beans.LoginFormBean" %>
+<%@page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.MiscWebUtils"%>
 
 <%@ page import="java.util.Collection" %>
 <%@ page import="java.util.Collections" %>
@@ -34,13 +35,14 @@
 <%@ page import="java.util.ArrayList" %>
 <%@ page import="java.util.Iterator" %>
 <%@ page import="java.util.HashSet" %>
+<%@page import="java.util.LinkedList"%>
+<%@page import="java.util.Set"%>
 
 <%@ page import="org.apache.commons.logging.Log" %>
 <%@ page import="org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory" %>
 
-<%@page import="java.util.LinkedList"%>
-<%@page import="java.util.Set"%>
-<%@page import="edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.MiscWebUtils"%><jsp:useBean id="loginHandler" class="edu.cornell.mannlib.vedit.beans.LoginFormBean" scope="session" />
+
+<jsp:useBean id="loginHandler" class="edu.cornell.mannlib.vedit.beans.LoginFormBean" scope="session" />
 <%! 
 public static Log log = LogFactory.getLog("edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.jsp.templates.entity.entityMergedPropsList.jsp");
 %>