diff --git a/presentation/lookAndFeel/knowledgeTree/administration/docfieldmanagement/conditional/ajaxComplexConditionals.php b/presentation/lookAndFeel/knowledgeTree/administration/docfieldmanagement/conditional/ajaxComplexConditionals.php
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+++ b/presentation/lookAndFeel/knowledgeTree/administration/docfieldmanagement/conditional/ajaxComplexConditionals.php
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<?php
+require_once("../../../../../../config/dmsDefaults.php");
+require_once(KT_DIR . "/presentation/Html.inc");
+require_once(KT_LIB_DIR . "/templating/templating.inc.php");
+require_once(KT_LIB_DIR . "/documentmanagement/DocumentField.inc");
+require_once(KT_LIB_DIR . "/database/dbutil.inc");
+require_once(KT_LIB_DIR . "/util/ktutil.inc");
+require_once(KT_LIB_DIR . "/dispatcher.inc.php");
+$sectionName = "Administration";
+require_once(KT_DIR . "/presentation/webpageTemplate.inc");
+require_once(KT_LIB_DIR . "/metadata/fieldset.inc.php");
+
+class AjaxConditionalAdminDispatcher extends KTDispatcher {
+    function do_main() {
+        return "Ajax Error: no action specified.";
+    }
+
+    // a lot simpler than the standard dispatcher, this DOESN'T include a large amount of "other" stuff ... we are _just_ called to handle 
+    // input/output of simple HTML components.
+    function handleOutput($data) {
+        print $data;
+    }
+
+    /** lookup methods. */
+
+    // get the list of free items for a given column, under a certain parent behaviour.
+    function do_getItemList() {
+        $parent_behaviour = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'parent_behaviour'); 
+        $fieldset_id = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'fieldset_id'); // 
+        $field_id = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'field_id'); 
+        
+        header('Content-type: application/xml');
+        $oTemplating =& KTTemplating::getSingleton();        
+        $oTemplate =& $oTemplating->loadTemplate('ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_get_item_list');
+        return $oTemplate->render();
+    } 
+    
+    function do_getBehaviourList() {
+        $parent_behaviour = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'parent_behaviour'); 
+        $fieldset_id = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'fieldset_id'); 
+        $field_id = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'field_id'); 
+        
+        header('Content-type: application/xml');
+        $oTemplating =& KTTemplating::getSingleton();        
+        $oTemplate =& $oTemplating->loadTemplate('ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_get_behaviour_list');
+        return $oTemplate->render();
+    } 
+    
+    function do_getActiveFields() {
+        $parent_behaviour = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'parent_behaviour'); 
+        $fieldset_id = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'fieldset_id'); // 
+        
+        header('Content-type: application/xml');
+        $oTemplating =& KTTemplating::getSingleton();        
+        $oTemplate =& $oTemplating->loadTemplate('ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_get_active_fields');
+        return $oTemplate->render();
+    }
+
+    /** storage methods */
+    function do_createBehaviourAndAssign() {
+        $parent_behaviour = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'parent_behaviour'); 
+        $fieldset_id = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'fieldset_id'); 
+        $field_id = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'field_id');  
+        $behaviour_name = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'behaviour_name');  
+        $lookups_to_assign = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'lookups_to_assign'); // array
+        
+        header('Content-type: application/xml');
+        $oTemplating =& KTTemplating::getSingleton();        
+        $oTemplate =& $oTemplating->loadTemplate('ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_create_behaviour_and_assign');
+        return $oTemplate->render();
+    }
+
+    function do_useBehaviourAndAssign() {
+        $parent_behaviour = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'parent_behaviour'); 
+        $fieldset_id = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'fieldset_id'); 
+        $field_id = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'field_id');  
+        $behaviour_name = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'behaviour_id');  
+        $lookups_to_assign = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, 'lookups_to_assign'); // array
+        
+        header('Content-type: application/xml');
+        $oTemplating =& KTTemplating::getSingleton();        
+        $oTemplate =& $oTemplating->loadTemplate('ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_use_behaviour_and_assign');
+        return $oTemplate->render();
+    }
+
+
+}
+
+$oDispatcher = new AjaxConditionalAdminDispatcher();
+$oDispatcher->dispatch();
+
+?>
diff --git a/presentation/lookAndFeel/knowledgeTree/administration/docfieldmanagement/conditional/manageConditionals.php b/presentation/lookAndFeel/knowledgeTree/administration/docfieldmanagement/conditional/manageConditionals.php
index cf10d34..b95c2d4 100644
--- a/presentation/lookAndFeel/knowledgeTree/administration/docfieldmanagement/conditional/manageConditionals.php
+++ b/presentation/lookAndFeel/knowledgeTree/administration/docfieldmanagement/conditional/manageConditionals.php
@@ -48,6 +48,29 @@ class ManageConditionalDispatcher extends KTStandardDispatcher {
         );
         return $oTemplate->render($aTemplateData);
     }
+    
+        // FIXME refactor this into do_editSimple(fieldset_id);
+    function do_editComplexFieldset() {
+        $fieldset_id = KTUtil::arrayGet($_REQUEST, "fieldset_id");
+        $oTemplating = new KTTemplating;
+        $oTemplate = $oTemplating->loadTemplate("ktcore/metadata/conditional/editcomplex");
+        /* alright:  to "do" this we need at least:
+         *   1. the list of all the columns (id, name) and their available values.
+         *   2. the fieldset_id.
+         *  we can then render in/out.   Everything "intelligent" happens
+         *  in AJAX (doing it with submits sucks arse.
+         * 
+         *  FIXME we fake it here with nested arrays...
+         */
+        $oFieldset =& KTFieldset::get($fieldset_id);
+        $aFields =& $oFieldset->getFields();
+        $aTemplateData = array(
+            "fieldset_id" => $fieldset_id,
+            "aFields" => $aFields,
+            "iMasterFieldId" => $aFields[0]->getId(),
+        );
+        return $oTemplate->render($aTemplateData);
+    }
 
 
 
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_create_behaviour_and_assign.smarty b/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_create_behaviour_and_assign.smarty
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+++ b/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_create_behaviour_and_assign.smarty
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+<ajaxResponse>
+    OK!
+</ajaxResponse>
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_get_active_fields.smarty b/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_get_active_fields.smarty
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index 0000000..c104b6b
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+++ b/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_get_active_fields.smarty
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<fieldList>
+    <field value="2" />
+    <field value="4" />
+</fieldList>
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_get_behaviour_list.smarty b/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_get_behaviour_list.smarty
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index 0000000..669a0d4
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+++ b/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_get_behaviour_list.smarty
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<behaviourList>
+    <behaviour value="10" label="Changed Behaviour 1"/>
+    <behaviour value="11" label="Changed Behaviour 2"/>
+</behaviourList>
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_get_item_list.smarty b/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_get_item_list.smarty
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index 0000000..9218d14
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+++ b/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_get_item_list.smarty
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<itemList>
+    <item value="-1" label="Changed 1"/>
+    <item value="-2" label="Changed 2"/>
+</itemList>
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_use_behaviour_and_assign.smarty b/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_use_behaviour_and_assign.smarty
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index 0000000..790640b
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+++ b/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/ajax_complex_use_behaviour_and_assign.smarty
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<ajaxResponse>
+<!-- actually, we never use this for anything at all. -->
+    OK!
+</ajaxResponse>
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/editcomplex.smarty b/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/editcomplex.smarty
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+++ b/templates/ktcore/metadata/conditional/editcomplex.smarty
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+{literal}
+<style type="text/css">
+/* inactivity */
+.active .inactivity_message { display: none; }
+
+/* fixed status */
+.active .fixed_message { display: none; }
+.active.fixed .fixed_message { display: block; }
+.active.fixed .unassigned_items { display: none; }
+
+.inactive { background: #ccc; }
+.inactive .fixed_message, 
+.inactive .unassigned_items,
+.inactive .available_behaviours,
+.inactive .behaviour_edit_options 
+{ display: none; }
+
+.helpText { color: #666; }
+
+</style>
+
+<!-- include the mochikit js -->
+<script language="javascript" src="/thirdpartyjs/MochiKit/Base.js"> </script>
+<script language="javascript" src="/thirdpartyjs/MochiKit/Iter.js"> </script>
+<script language="javascript" src="/thirdpartyjs/MochiKit/DateTime.js"> </script>
+<script language="javascript" src="/thirdpartyjs/MochiKit/Async.js"> </script>
+<script language="javascript" src="/thirdpartyjs/MochiKit/DOM.js"> </script>
+
+<script language="javascript" src="/presentation/lookAndFeel/knowledgeTree/js/taillog.js"> </script>
+<script language="javascript" src="/presentation/lookAndFeel/knowledgeTree/js/conditional_complex_edit.js"> </script>
+
+<script language="javascript"> 
+addLoadEvent(updateActiveFields);
+</script>
+
+{/literal}
+
+<h2>Edit Complex Conditional Metadata</h2>
+<form>
+<input type="hidden" name="fieldset_id" id="global-fieldset-id" value="{$fieldset_id}" />
+
+<table>
+<!--
+<tr>
+  <th>Column 1</th>
+  <th>Column 2</th>
+  <th>Column 3</th>
+  <th>Column 4</th>
+</tr> -->
+<tbody>
+<tr valign="top">
+{foreach from=$aFields item=oField}
+  <td class="inactive" id="md_{$oField->getId()}">
+	<h3>{$oField->getName()}</h3>
+     <p class="inactivity_message">This column is not active.</p>
+     <p class="fixed_message">Editing behaviour <strong>Jack</strong></p>
+     <div class="unassigned_items">
+     <h3>Unassigned/Unavailable</h3>
+         <select class="item_list" multiple="true">
+		  <!--     These are orphaned - we fire a "activate" command on load / available.
+            <option value="-1">Test 1</option>
+            <option value="-2">Test 2</option>
+            <option value="-3">Test 3</option>
+            <option value="-4">Test 4</option>
+		  -->
+         </select>
+     <p><strong>Assign to behaviour</strong></p>
+     <select class="available_behaviours" onchange="assignToBehaviour(this, {$oField->getId()});">
+         <option>Select a behaviour</option>
+	     <!-- ditto 
+		 <option value="1">Behaviour 1</option>
+         <option value="2">Behaviour 2</option>
+         <option value="3">Behaviour 3</option>
+         <option value="4">Behaviour 4</option>
+		 -->
+     </select> <br />
+     <strong>or</strong> to a new behaviour called <br />
+     <input type="text" name="new_behaviour" class="new_behaviour" />
+     <input type="button" value="create behaviour" onclick="assignToNewBehaviour({$oField->getId()});" />
+     </div>
+     <div class="behaviour_edit_options">
+     <h3>Edit Behaviour</h3>
+     <p class="helpText">
+        Select a behaviour from this list to change the
+        items which are available.
+     </p>
+         <select class="edit_behaviours" onchange="editBehaviour(this, {$oField->getId()});">
+         <option>Select a behaviour</option>
+		 <!--
+         <option value="1">Behaviour 1</option>
+         <option value="2">Behaviour 2</option>
+         <option value="3">Behaviour 3</option>
+         <option value="4">Behaviour 4</option>
+		 -->
+         </select>
+     <br />
+     <a href="#" onclick="changeAssignments({$oField->getId()}); return false;">Change Assignments for this field.</a>
+     </div>
+  </td>
+{/foreach}
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+
+
+<!--
+<table id="brad-log">
+<tr>
+    <th>Severity</th>
+    <th>Time</th>
+    <th>Entry</th>
+</tr>
+<tbody  >
+
+</tbody>
+</table>
+
+-->
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