diff --git a/src/org/labkey/test/components/react/BaseReactSelect.java b/src/org/labkey/test/components/react/BaseReactSelect.java
index c9037b2747..915d2b17c1 100644
--- a/src/org/labkey/test/components/react/BaseReactSelect.java
+++ b/src/org/labkey/test/components/react/BaseReactSelect.java
@@ -422,6 +422,41 @@ public String getName()
         return elementCache().input.getAttribute("name");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determines whether the "Add New" menu footer is present at the bottom of the select's menu area. This item is
+     * rendered only when the underlying schema/query is registered and configured to support adding new values.
+     *
+     * @return true if the "Add New" menu item is visible, otherwise false
+     */
+    public boolean isAddNewVisible()
+    {
+        open();
+        return Locators.addEntitiesFooter.isDisplayed(this);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clicks the "Add New" menu item at the bottom of the select's menu area. The menu is opened first if it is not
+     * already expanded. This intentionally returns void: the resulting UI varies by schema/query, so the caller is
+     * responsible for constructing and interacting with whatever the click produces.
+     */
+    public void clickAddNew()
+    {
+        open();
+
+        try
+        {
+            Locators.addEntitiesFooter.findElement(this).click();
+        }
+        catch (WebDriverException e)
+        {
+            // ReactSelect is notoriously bad at positioning the menu so that it does not render off the screen.
+            // That said, it can behave better if you close and reopen the menu.
+            close();
+            open();
+            Locators.addEntitiesFooter.findElement(this).click();
+        }
+    }
+
     protected T scrollIntoView()
     {
         try
@@ -515,6 +550,7 @@ private Locators()
         }
 
         public static final Locator.XPathLocator option = Locator.tagWithClass("div", "select-input__option");
+        public static final Locator.XPathLocator addEntitiesFooter = Locator.tagWithClass("div", "add-entities-footer");
         public static final Locator placeholder = Locator.tagWithClass("div", "select-input__placeholder");
         public static final Locator clear = Locator.tagWithClass("div","select-input__clear-indicator");
         public static final Locator arrow = Locator.tagWithClass("div","select-input__dropdown-indicator");
diff --git a/src/org/labkey/test/components/ui/entities/EntityBulkUpdateDialog.java b/src/org/labkey/test/components/ui/entities/EntityBulkUpdateDialog.java
index 3bf4ae3880..2e2a242f9c 100644
--- a/src/org/labkey/test/components/ui/entities/EntityBulkUpdateDialog.java
+++ b/src/org/labkey/test/components/ui/entities/EntityBulkUpdateDialog.java
@@ -264,8 +264,7 @@ public String getDateField(CharSequence fieldIdentifier)
      */
     private FileAttachmentContainer getFileField(CharSequence fieldIdentifier)
     {
-        FieldKey identifier = FileAttachmentContainer.fileUploadFieldKey(fieldIdentifier);
-        return enableAndWait(identifier, elementCache().fileUploadField(identifier));
+        return enableAndWait(fieldIdentifier, elementCache().fileUploadField(fieldIdentifier));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -307,8 +306,7 @@ public EntityBulkUpdateDialog removeExistingAttachment(CharSequence fieldIdentif
 
     public FileUploadField getExistingFileCard(CharSequence fieldIdentifier)
     {
-        FieldKey identifier = FileAttachmentContainer.fileUploadFieldKey(fieldIdentifier);
-        return enableAndWait(identifier, elementCache().fileField(identifier));
+        return enableAndWait(fieldIdentifier, elementCache().fileField(fieldIdentifier));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/org/labkey/test/components/ui/files/FileAttachmentContainer.java b/src/org/labkey/test/components/ui/files/FileAttachmentContainer.java
index 575da2774f..a2c088a534 100644
--- a/src/org/labkey/test/components/ui/files/FileAttachmentContainer.java
+++ b/src/org/labkey/test/components/ui/files/FileAttachmentContainer.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import org.labkey.test.components.WebDriverComponent;
 import org.labkey.test.components.html.FileInput;
 import org.labkey.test.components.html.Input;
-import org.labkey.test.params.FieldKey;
 import org.openqa.selenium.ElementNotInteractableException;
 import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
 import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
@@ -211,16 +210,6 @@ protected class ElementCache extends Component<?>.ElementCache
         public Locator fileUploadScrollFooterLoc = Locator.tagWithClass("div", "file-upload__scroll-footer");
     }
 
-    /**
-     * File upload fields append "-fileUpload" to the field's fieldKey
-     * @param fieldIdentifier Identifier for the field; name ({@link String}) or fieldKey ({@link FieldKey})
-     * @return FieldKey with expected suffix
-     */
-    public static FieldKey fileUploadFieldKey(CharSequence fieldIdentifier)
-    {
-        return FieldKey.fromFieldKey(FieldKey.fromName(fieldIdentifier) + "-fileUpload"); // Issue 53394
-    }
-
     public static class FileAttachmentContainerFinder extends WebDriverComponentFinder<FileAttachmentContainer, FileAttachmentContainerFinder>
     {
         private final Locator.XPathLocator _baseLocator = Locator.tagWithClass("div", "file-upload__container").parent("div");
diff --git a/src/org/labkey/test/util/AuditLogHelper.java b/src/org/labkey/test/util/AuditLogHelper.java
index d84d230f21..7e25761b5d 100644
--- a/src/org/labkey/test/util/AuditLogHelper.java
+++ b/src/org/labkey/test/util/AuditLogHelper.java
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public void checkTransactionAuditLogDetails(Integer transactionAuditId, Map<Tran
             {
                 String expectedValue = expectedDetails.get(key).toString();
                 String actualValue = actualDetails.get(key.name()) != null ? actualDetails.get(key.name()).toString() : null;
-                assertTrue("Detail value for key " + key + " not as expected", actualValue != null && actualValue.contains(expectedValue));
+                assertTrue("Detail value for key " + key + " does not contain \"" + expectedValue + "\"", actualValue != null && actualValue.contains(expectedValue));
             }
             else
                 assertEquals("Detail value for key " + key + " not as expected", expectedDetails.get(key), actualDetails.get(key.name()));