XML problem with Staves

I uploaded a bunch of files from Finale as XMLs. Some work well and others are requiring significant time to relearn how to input and engrave. One issue I am having now is an XML uploads with four systems per page (guitar notation and tab). I want 5 systems per page so I go to Layout>Staves and Systems>Casting Off and set my bars to four per system (which works the way I want) and 5 systems per frame.

When I go to “Write” mode, there are still 4 systems per page.

Any ideas?

If you have manual system and frame breaks, they will override the automatic casting-off settings. Please post a project so we can see what’s going on.

One may have to adjust the layout’s rastral size as well as the casting off to make this readable.

There was a new feature in the latest update to preserve Finale’s System Locks as Breaks.

You can turn it off in application Preferences, if you prefer to let Dorico deal with the layout from scratch.