diff --git a/pift.cron.inc b/pift.cron.inc
index 4358c69..d734ebe 100644
--- a/pift.cron.inc
+++ b/pift.cron.inc
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function pift_cron_retest() {
  * Complete failure: $response === FALSE
  * Success: $response = array('branches' => array(), 'files' => array());
  * - Items in branches sub-arrays are
- *   array(nid/rid of project release node => test id on qa)
+ *   array(label_id for project branch/tag => test id on qa)
  * - Items in files sub-arrays are
  *   array(fid of file => test id on qa)
  * Failure: $response = array('response' => 3, 'errors' => array()):
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function pift_cron_queue_batch() {
       break;
     }
     elseif (isset($response['branches']) && isset($response['files'])) {
-      // Store branch test IDs using the client_identifier (branch NID).
+      // Store branch test IDs using the client_identifier (tag/branch versioncontrol label ID).
       foreach ($batch['branches'] as $branch) {
         if (isset($response['branches'][$branch['client_identifier']])) {
           pift_test_sent($response['branches'][$branch['client_identifier']], PIFT_TYPE_RELEASE, $branch['client_identifier']);
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ function pift_cron_queue_batch() {
  *
  * Structure of 'branches' sub-arrays:
  * - 'project_identifier' => nid of project node associated with branch.
- * - 'client_identifier' => nid of project release node associated with branch.
+ * - 'client_identifier' => versioncontrol label id associated with a project branch/tag.
  * - 'vcs_identifier' => git branch to be tested (7.x, 7.x-1.x, etc).
  * - 'dependency' => comma-delimited list of project dependencies
  * - 'plugin_argument' => array of extra information to be delivered to test
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ function pift_cron_queue_batch_build() {
   pift_cron_queue_batch_build_branches($branches);
 
   // $branches is just an array of array(rid => TRUE) for each
-  // release branch which is to be tested.
+  // versioncontrol label_id correesponding to the branch which is to be tested.
 
   // Process the required branches and add related projects.
   pift_cron_queue_batch_build_branches_process($batch, $branches, $projects);
@@ -201,12 +201,21 @@ function pift_cron_queue_batch_build_files(array &$batch, array &$branches) {
       'file_url' => file_create_url($file['filepath']),
     );
 
-
-    $branch_info_result = db_fetch_array(db_query('SELECT prn.nid AS rid, prn.version_major, prn.tag
+    /* Release_nid to Label_id Notes: JJT
+     * TODO
+     * Since sandbox issues don't have a 'version' set, we can't key off of
+     * project_issue rid, like the original query does.  In fact, we don't
+     * have anything to link us to a specific release.  We need to first check
+     * if a release exists, and is set ... and if not, we don't queue the file.
+     * Can we do this with a join on the query?
+     *
+     * For now, just going to enable branch tests, not patch tests.
+     */
+     $branch_info_result = db_fetch_array(db_query('SELECT prn.nid AS rid, prn.version_major, prn.tag
                              FROM {project_issues} pi, {project_release_nodes} prn
                              WHERE pi.nid = %d AND pi.rid = prn.nid', $issue_nid));
 
-    $item['branch_identifier'] = $branch_info_result['rid'];
+     $item['branch_identifier'] = $branch_info_result['rid'];
     // Store branch as needed to be included with data.
     $branches[$branch_info_result['rid']] = FALSE; // Do not test unless commit found.
 
@@ -255,6 +264,152 @@ function pift_cron_queue_batch_build_branches_process(array &$batch, array &$bra
   // Include branch data for all dependency branches and those that require review.
   $branches_implied = array();
   foreach ($branches as $rid => $test) {
+
+    /* Release_nid to Label_id Notes: JJT
+     *
+     * This section needs to be completely refactored.  We now have label_id instead of branch $rid.
+     *
+     * Project identifier:  label_id (vcs_labels) -> repo_id -> nid (versioncontrol_project_projects)
+     * client_identifier:  label_id (vcs_labels)
+     * vcs_identifier:  name (vcs_labels)
+     * link:  if in vcs_release_labels, use release_nid.  If not, use project_nid
+     */
+    $result = db_query('SELECT l.label_id, l.name, p.nid
+                        FROM {versioncontrol_labels} l, {versioncontrol_project_projects} p
+                        WHERE l.repo_id = p.repo_id and l.label_id = %d', $rid);
+
+    while ($branchlabel = db_fetch_array($result)) {
+      $item = array(
+        'project_identifier' => $branchlabel['nid'],
+        'client_identifier' => $branchlabel['label_id'],
+        'vcs_identifier' => $branchlabel['name'],
+        'dependency' => '',
+        'plugin_argument' => array(),
+        'test' => $test,
+      );
+    }
+    if (empty($item)) {
+      watchdog('pift', 'Invalid release ID [' . $rid . '] for test ID [' . $test['test_id'] . '].', WATCHDOG_ERROR);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Attempt to get release nid ... if not, use project nid to generate link
+    $result = db_query('SELECT release_nid from {versioncontrol_release_labels}
+                        WHERE label_id = %d', $item['client_identifier']);
+    if ($rnid = db_result($result)) {
+      $item['link'] = url('node/' . $rnid, array('absolute' => TRUE));
+    }
+    else {
+      $item['link'] = url('node/' . $item['project_identifier'], array('absolute' => TRUE));
+    }
+
+    // Attempt to determine the Drupal core API version
+    // If a release node is available, load it and check taxonomy terms
+    if ($rnid && ($branch = node_load($rid))) {
+      $api = array();
+      foreach ($branch->taxonomy as $tid => $term) {
+        if (in_array($tid, $api_versions)) {
+          $api['version'] = array_shift(explode('.', $term->name, 2));
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    // If no release node available, try to guess based on label name
+    else {
+      $key = array_shift(str_split($item['vcs_identifier'], 1));
+      if (in_array($key, array('6', '7', '8'))) {
+        $api['version'] = $key;
+      }
+      else {
+        watchdog('pift', 'Unable to determine core Drupal version for project nid: [@nid] branch: [@name].', array('@nid' => $item['project_identifier'], '@name' => $item['vcs_identifier']), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // If the project is Drupal core then add the plugin argument, otherwise
+    // determine the compatible core branch and add it as a dependency.
+
+    if (PIFT_PID == $item['project_identifier']) {
+      $item['plugin_argument']['drupal.core.version'] = $api['version'];
+    }
+    else {
+      // Load the Drupal core API release (branch) compatible with this branch.
+      switch ($api['version']) {
+        case '6':
+          // Label for D6.x: 56
+          $item['dependency'] = array('56' => '56');
+          break;
+        case '7':
+          // Label for D7.x: 60
+          $item['dependency'] = array('60' => '60');
+          break;
+        case '8':
+          // Label for D8.x: 110792
+          $item['dependency'] = array('110792' => '110792');
+          break;
+      }
+
+      /* Release_nid to Label_id Notes: JJT
+       *   dependency_list_get keys of branch nid, but currently doesn't work.
+       *   Not fixing it here for sandboxes without releases
+       *   Need to consider in project_dependency changes.
+       */
+      // Cycle through dependencies and add the related branches to the implied
+      // branch list if they are not already being processed.
+      if (!empty($branch)) {
+        $dependencies = project_info_dependency_list_get($branch->nid);
+
+        // @TODO: Remove the following line which eliminates the findings of above
+        // code.
+        // Currently the project_info tables are not properly built. Example:
+        // token_example in Examples 6.x-1.x has dependency per
+        // project_info_dependency on token, but that dependency_id (453016) is
+        // not in the project_info_module table.
+        $dependencies = array();
+
+        foreach ($dependencies as $dependency) {
+          //  Get label for dependency release id
+          $result = db_query("Select label_id from {versioncontrol_release_labels} where release_nid = %d", $dependency['rid']);
+          if (!($label_id = db_result($result))) {
+            watchdog('pift', 'Unable to determine vcs label id for release nid: [@nid].', array('@nid' => $dependency['rid']), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
+          }
+          else {
+            $item['dependency'][$label_id] = $label_id;
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Check for branches as dependencies that are not in the list of
+        // processed branches.
+        foreach ($item['dependency'] as $lid) {
+          // Add branch to implied list for post-processing.
+          if (!isset($branches[$lid])) {
+            $branches_implied[$lid] = FALSE;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Ensure that not depending on self.
+      unset($item['dependency'][$rid]);
+
+      // Flatten array of dependencies and fill in modules list.
+      $item['dependency'] = implode(',', $item['dependency']);
+
+      /* Release_nid to Label_id Notes: JJT
+       *   module_list_get keys of branch nid, which won't work for sandboxes without releases.
+       *   Project_dependency should fix this, so not dealing with it for now.
+       */
+      $item['plugin_argument']['drupal.modules'] = array_keys(project_info_module_list_get($branch->nid));
+    }
+
+    // Add item information to the batch.
+    $batch['branches'][] = $item;
+
+    // Add branch's project to list to be loaded.
+    $projects[$item['project_identifier']] = $item['project_identifier'];
+  }
+
+    /*  Original Code
+
     // Load branch release node.
     if (!($branch = node_load($rid))) {
       watchdog('pift', 'Invalid release ID [' . $rid . '] for test ID [' . $test['test_id'] . '].', WATCHDOG_ERROR);
@@ -337,6 +492,7 @@ function pift_cron_queue_batch_build_branches_process(array &$batch, array &$bra
     // Add branch's project to list to be loaded.
     $projects[$branch->project_release['pid']] = $branch->project_release['pid'];
   }
+  */
 
   // Post-process any implied branches.
   if ($branches_implied && $depth == 0) {