ORD - CIVIL_SURVEY_RETAIN_ON_COPY - Config Variable NOT WORKING

I've been working in ORD and I hadn't had this problem until recently and I'm not entirely sure what is causing the problem.

I have the configuration variable to retain civil survey on copy set to a value of "1," however, when I merge/copy data into a file I lose the field book or civil data and I'm left with just plain DGN graphics. This is a real problem because all of the data I'm merging has been processed and I lose all of that work,

Any ideas?

Screenshots of my config variable and versions for reference.