diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLExecuteStep.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLExecuteStep.java
index 4c3d75cd..a26dda1c 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLExecuteStep.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLExecuteStep.java
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ public class StreamedETLExecuteStep extends BaseStreamedETLStep implements Backe
          transformStep.postRun(postRunInput, postRunOutput);
          loadStep.postRun(postRunInput, postRunOutput);
 
+         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // propagate data from inner-step state to process-level step state //
+         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         if(postRunOutput.getUpdatedFrontendStepList() != null)
+         {
+            runBackendStepOutput.setUpdatedFrontendStepList(postRunOutput.getUpdatedFrontendStepList());
+         }
+
          /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
          // explicitly copy values back into the runStepOutput from the post-run output                                     //
          // this might not be needed, since they (presumably) share a processState object, but just in case that changes... //
@@ -271,6 +279,15 @@ public class StreamedETLExecuteStep extends BaseStreamedETLStep implements Backe
          transformStep.run(streamedBackendStepInput, streamedBackendStepOutput);
          List<AuditInput> auditInputListFromTransform = streamedBackendStepOutput.getAuditInputList();
 
+         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // propagate data from inner-step state to process-level step state //
+         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         if(streamedBackendStepOutput.getUpdatedFrontendStepList() != null)
+         {
+            runBackendStepOutput.getProcessState().setStepList(streamedBackendStepOutput.getProcessState().getStepList());
+            runBackendStepOutput.setUpdatedFrontendStepList(streamedBackendStepOutput.getUpdatedFrontendStepList());
+         }
+
          ////////////////////////////////////////////////
          // pass the records through the load function //
          ////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -280,6 +297,15 @@ public class StreamedETLExecuteStep extends BaseStreamedETLStep implements Backe
          loadStep.run(streamedBackendStepInput, streamedBackendStepOutput);
          List<AuditInput> auditInputListFromLoad = streamedBackendStepOutput.getAuditInputList();
 
+         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // propagate data from inner-step state to process-level step state //
+         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         if(streamedBackendStepOutput.getUpdatedFrontendStepList() != null)
+         {
+            runBackendStepOutput.getProcessState().setStepList(streamedBackendStepOutput.getProcessState().getStepList());
+            runBackendStepOutput.setUpdatedFrontendStepList(streamedBackendStepOutput.getUpdatedFrontendStepList());
+         }
+
          ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
          // copy a small number of records to the output list //
          ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLPreviewStep.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLPreviewStep.java
index ab9cd0a9..1c5c4396 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLPreviewStep.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLPreviewStep.java
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ public class StreamedETLPreviewStep extends BaseStreamedETLStep implements Backe
       BackendStepPostRunInput  postRunInput  = new BackendStepPostRunInput(runBackendStepInput);
       transformStep.postRun(postRunInput, postRunOutput);
 
-      // todo figure out what kind of test we can get on this
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // propagate data from inner-step state to process-level step state //
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       if(postRunOutput.getUpdatedFrontendStepList() != null)
       {
          runBackendStepOutput.setUpdatedFrontendStepList(postRunOutput.getUpdatedFrontendStepList());
@@ -214,6 +216,15 @@ public class StreamedETLPreviewStep extends BaseStreamedETLStep implements Backe
       /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       transformStep.run(streamedBackendStepInput, streamedBackendStepOutput);
 
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // propagate data from inner-step state to process-level step state //
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      if(streamedBackendStepOutput.getUpdatedFrontendStepList() != null)
+      {
+         runBackendStepOutput.getProcessState().setStepList(streamedBackendStepOutput.getProcessState().getStepList());
+         runBackendStepOutput.setUpdatedFrontendStepList(streamedBackendStepOutput.getUpdatedFrontendStepList());
+      }
+
       ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // add the transformed records to the output list //
       ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLValidateStep.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLValidateStep.java
index dd300d03..dc4d66df 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLValidateStep.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/etl/streamedwithfrontend/StreamedETLValidateStep.java
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ public class StreamedETLValidateStep extends BaseStreamedETLStep implements Back
       BackendStepPostRunInput  postRunInput  = new BackendStepPostRunInput(runBackendStepInput);
       transformStep.postRun(postRunInput, postRunOutput);
 
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // propagate data from inner-step state to process-level step state //
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       if(postRunOutput.getUpdatedFrontendStepList() != null)
       {
          runBackendStepOutput.setUpdatedFrontendStepList(postRunOutput.getUpdatedFrontendStepList());
@@ -177,6 +180,15 @@ public class StreamedETLValidateStep extends BaseStreamedETLStep implements Back
       /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       transformStep.run(streamedBackendStepInput, streamedBackendStepOutput);
 
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // propagate data from inner-step state to process-level step state //
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      if(streamedBackendStepOutput.getUpdatedFrontendStepList() != null)
+      {
+         runBackendStepOutput.getProcessState().setStepList(streamedBackendStepOutput.getProcessState().getStepList());
+         runBackendStepOutput.setUpdatedFrontendStepList(streamedBackendStepOutput.getUpdatedFrontendStepList());
+      }
+
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // copy a small number of records to the output list //
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////