diff --git a/src/submissions/__init__.py b/src/submissions/__init__.py
index af20f70..34b1874 100644
--- a/src/submissions/__init__.py
+++ b/src/submissions/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 # Version of the realpython-reader package
 __project__ = "submissions"
-__version__ = "202402.1b"
+__version__ = "202402.2b"
 __author__ = {"name":"Landon Wark", "email":"Landon.Wark@phac-aspc.gc.ca"}
 __copyright__ = "2022-2024, Government of Canada"
 
diff --git a/src/submissions/backend/db/models/kits.py b/src/submissions/backend/db/models/kits.py
index c6834e9..08e04e0 100644
--- a/src/submissions/backend/db/models/kits.py
+++ b/src/submissions/backend/db/models/kits.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship, validates, Query
 from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import association_proxy, AssociationProxy
 from datetime import date
 import logging, re
-from tools import check_authorization, setup_lookup, query_return, Report, Result, Settings
+from tools import check_authorization, setup_lookup, Report, Result, Settings
 from typing import List
 from pandas import ExcelFile
 from pathlib import Path
diff --git a/src/submissions/backend/db/models/submissions.py b/src/submissions/backend/db/models/submissions.py
index 00abad9..f7047fc 100644
--- a/src/submissions/backend/db/models/submissions.py
+++ b/src/submissions/backend/db/models/submissions.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from openpyxl import Workbook
 from openpyxl.worksheet.worksheet import Worksheet
 from openpyxl.drawing.image import Image as OpenpyxlImage
 from . import BaseClass
-from tools import check_not_nan, row_map, query_return, setup_lookup, jinja_template_loading, rreplace
+from tools import check_not_nan, row_map, setup_lookup, jinja_template_loading, rreplace
 from datetime import datetime, date
 from typing import List, Any, Tuple
 from dateutil.parser import parse
diff --git a/src/submissions/backend/excel/parser.py b/src/submissions/backend/excel/parser.py
index c9303b5..7b38b41 100644
--- a/src/submissions/backend/excel/parser.py
+++ b/src/submissions/backend/excel/parser.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import logging, re
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from datetime import date
 from dateutil.parser import parse, ParserError
-from tools import check_not_nan, convert_nans_to_nones, is_missing, row_map
+from tools import check_not_nan, convert_nans_to_nones, row_map, is_missing
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(f"submissions.{__name__}")
 
diff --git a/src/submissions/frontend/widgets/misc.py b/src/submissions/frontend/widgets/misc.py
index 73a4862..aef9234 100644
--- a/src/submissions/frontend/widgets/misc.py
+++ b/src/submissions/frontend/widgets/misc.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from backend.db.models import *
 import logging
 from .pop_ups import AlertPop
 from .functions import select_open_file
-from tools import readInChunks, Settings
+from tools import Settings
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(f"submissions.{__name__}")
 
diff --git a/src/submissions/frontend/widgets/submission_table.py b/src/submissions/frontend/widgets/submission_table.py
index 9f084d2..9031aa7 100644
--- a/src/submissions/frontend/widgets/submission_table.py
+++ b/src/submissions/frontend/widgets/submission_table.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, QAbstractTableModel, QSortFilterProxyModel
 from PyQt6.QtGui import QAction, QCursor
 from backend.db.models import BasicSubmission
 from backend.excel import make_report_html, make_report_xlsx
-from tools import Report, Result, get_first_blank_df_row, row_map
+from tools import Report, Result, row_map
 from xhtml2pdf import pisa
 from .functions import select_save_file, select_open_file
 from .misc import ReportDatePicker
diff --git a/src/submissions/frontend/widgets/submission_widget.py b/src/submissions/frontend/widgets/submission_widget.py
index 8f8fdd8..3a234ca 100644
--- a/src/submissions/frontend/widgets/submission_widget.py
+++ b/src/submissions/frontend/widgets/submission_widget.py
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ class SubmissionFormContainer(QWidget):
             return
         # create sheetparser using excel sheet and context from gui
         try:
-            self.prsr = SheetParser(ctx=self.app.ctx, filepath=fname)
+            self.prsr = SheetParser(filepath=fname)
         except PermissionError:
             logger.error(f"Couldn't get permission to access file: {fname}")
             return
         except AttributeError:
-            self.prsr = SheetParser(ctx=self.app.ctx, filepath=fname)
+            self.prsr = SheetParser(filepath=fname)
         logger.debug(f"Submission dictionary:\n{pformat(self.prsr.sub)}")
         self.pyd = self.prsr.to_pydantic()
         logger.debug(f"Pydantic result: \n\n{pformat(self.pyd)}\n\n")
diff --git a/src/submissions/tools.py b/src/submissions/tools.py
index c15821f..5a483f3 100644
--- a/src/submissions/tools.py
+++ b/src/submissions/tools.py
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ def convert_nans_to_nones(input_str) -> str|None:
         return input_str
     return None
 
+def is_missing(value:Any) -> Tuple[Any, bool]:
+    if check_not_nan(value):
+        return value, False
+    else:
+        return convert_nans_to_nones(value), True
+
 def check_regex_match(pattern:str, check:str) -> bool:
     """
     Determines if a pattern matches a str