Configuration Variables

I have a workset configuration that sets some project variables, 

#=========================================================================

SA_PROJECT_YEAR = 2022\
VISION_PRJ = 122.0030.01

_USTN_PROJECTDESCR = VISION_PRJ
_USTN_PROJECTNAME = VISION_PRJ

As you can see, Vision_PRJ is defined and _USTN_PROJECTDESCR and _USTN_PROJECTNAME should take that value. When running a debug I get the following  

Processing macro file [e:\Configuration\WorkSpaces\2022\WorkSets\122.0030.01.cfg]
(WorkSet): SA_PROJECT_YEAR=2022\ [2022\]
(WorkSet): VISION_PRJ=122.0030.01 [122.0030.01]
(WorkSet): _USTN_PROJECTDESCR=VISION_PRJ [VISION_PRJ]
(WorkSet): _USTN_PROJECTNAME=VISION_PRJ [VISION_PRJ]

Why wouldn't the variable VISION_PRJ be parsed to the _USTN_PROJECTDESCR and _USTN_PROJECTNAME values?

This is in ORD 2022 Release 1

Thanks