Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/dto/ValidationErrorDTO.java
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diff -u -r4f934576b02627b16401dae61ba6c55597cdb067 -r00383e77680486f673f40b892ddb270b9a2599eb
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/dto/ValidationErrorDTO.java	(.../ValidationErrorDTO.java)	(revision 4f934576b02627b16401dae61ba6c55597cdb067)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/dto/ValidationErrorDTO.java	(.../ValidationErrorDTO.java)	(revision 00383e77680486f673f40b892ddb270b9a2599eb)
@@ -1,97 +1,108 @@
 package org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.dto;
 
+import org.apache.struts.util.MessageResources;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.LearningDesign;
 
+
 public class ValidationErrorDTO {
 	
+	/** Struts Message Resource related variables */
+	private static final String CONFIG_PARAM = "org.lamsfoundation.lams.applicationResources";
+	private static final String OTHER_ERROR_KEY = "flash.validation.error.other";
+	private static final String TRANSITION_ERROR_KEY = "flash.validation.error.transitionNoActivityBeforeOrAfter";
+	private static final String ACTIVITY_TRANSITION_ERROR_KEY= "flash.validation.error.activityWithNoTransition";
+	private static final String INPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE1_KEY = "flash.validation.error.inputTransitionType1";
+	private static final String INPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE2_KEY = "flash.validation.error.inputTransitionType2";
+	private static final String OUTPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE1_KEY = "flash.validation.error.outputTransitionType1";
+	private static final String OUTPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE2_KEY = "flash.validation.error.outputTransitionType2";
+	private static final String GROUPING_REQUIRED_ERROR_KEY = "flash.validation.error.GroupingRequired";
+	private static final String GROUPING_NOT_REQUIRED_ERROR_KEY = "flash.validation.error.GroupingNotRequired";
+	private static final String GROUPING_SELECTED_ERROR_KEY = "flash.validation.error.GroupingSelected";
+	private static final String OPTIONAL_ACTIVITY_ERROR_KEY = "flash.validation.error.OptionalActivity";
+	private static final String OPTIONAL_ACTIVITY_ORDER_ID_INVALID_ERROR_KEY = "flash.validation.error.OptionalActivityOrderId";
+		
+	private static MessageResources resources = MessageResources.getMessageResources(CONFIG_PARAM);
 	/**
 	 * Rule: Other (Covers any cases that are not covered by another code)
 	 */
-	public static final Integer OTHER_ERROR = new Integer(0);
+	public static final String OTHER_ERROR = resources.getMessage(OTHER_ERROR_KEY);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Rule: Each transition must have an activity before and after the transition
 	 */
-	public static final Integer TRANSITION_ERROR = new Integer(1);
+	public static final String TRANSITION_ERROR = resources.getMessage(TRANSITION_ERROR_KEY);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Rule: Exactly one top level activity will have no input transition
 	 * If more than one activity is missing an input transition
 	 */
-	public static final Integer INPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE1 = new Integer(2);
+	public static final String INPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE1 = resources.getMessage(INPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE1_KEY);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Rule: Exactly one top level activity will have no input transition
 	 * If no activities are missing their input transitions
 	 */
-	public static final Integer INPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE2= new Integer(3);
+	public static final String INPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE2= resources.getMessage(INPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE2_KEY);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Rule: Exactly one top level activity will have no output transition
 	 * If more than one activity is missing the output transition.
 	 */
-	public static final Integer OUTPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE1 = new Integer(4);
+	public static final String OUTPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE1 = resources.getMessage(OUTPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE1_KEY);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Rule: Exactly one top level activity will have no output transition
 	 * If no activities are missing their output transitions.
 	 */
-	public static final Integer OUTPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE2 = new Integer(5);
+	public static final String OUTPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE2 = resources.getMessage(OUTPUT_TRANSITION_ERROR_TYPE2_KEY);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Rule: If grouping is required then a grouping must have been applied to the activity
 	 */
-	public static final Integer GROUPING_REQUIRED_ERROR = new Integer(6);
+	public static final String GROUPING_REQUIRED_ERROR = resources.getMessage(GROUPING_REQUIRED_ERROR_KEY);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Rule: If grouping is not supported/required, then a grouping has not been applied to the activity.
 	 */
-	public static final Integer GROUPING_NOT_REQUIRED_ERROR = new Integer(7);
+	public static final String GROUPING_NOT_REQUIRED_ERROR = resources.getMessage(GROUPING_NOT_REQUIRED_ERROR_KEY);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Rule: If grouping is selected, then grouping exists
 	 */
-	public static final Integer GROUPING_SELECTED_ERROR = new Integer(8);
+	public static final String GROUPING_SELECTED_ERROR = resources.getMessage(GROUPING_SELECTED_ERROR_KEY);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Rule: An optional activity must contain one or more activities
 	 */
-	public static final Integer OPTIONAL_ACTIVITY_ERROR = new Integer(9);
+	public static final String OPTIONAL_ACTIVITY_ERROR = resources.getMessage(OPTIONAL_ACTIVITY_ERROR_KEY);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Rule: An optional activity must have valid order ids - the order ids should be 
 	 * sequential starting at 1 and must have no duplicates.
 	 */
-	public static final Integer OPTIONAL_ACTIVITY_ORDER_ID_INVALID_ERROR = new Integer(10);
+	public static final String OPTIONAL_ACTIVITY_ORDER_ID_INVALID_ERROR = resources.getMessage(OPTIONAL_ACTIVITY_ORDER_ID_INVALID_ERROR_KEY);
 	
 	/**
 	 * Rule: For any learning design that has more than one activity then each activity should 
 	 * have at least one input or one output transition. 
 	 */
-	public static final Integer LD_ACTIVITY_TRANSITION_ERROR = new Integer(11);
-	
-	private Integer code;
+	public static final String ACTIVITY_TRANSITION_ERROR = resources.getMessage(ACTIVITY_TRANSITION_ERROR_KEY);
+
 	private Integer UIID;
-	private String message;
+	private String message; //the validation message explaining what the problem is
 	
-	public ValidationErrorDTO(Integer code, Integer UIID, String message)
-	{
-		this.code = code;
-		this.UIID = UIID;
-		this.message = message;
-	}
 	
-	public ValidationErrorDTO(Integer code, Integer UIID)
+	public ValidationErrorDTO(String message, Integer UIID)
 	{
-		this.code = code;
+		this.message = message;
 		this.UIID = UIID;
 	}
 	
-	public ValidationErrorDTO(Integer code)
+	public ValidationErrorDTO(String message)
 	{
-		this.code = code;
+		this.message = message;
 	}
-	
+
 	public ValidationErrorDTO(LearningDesign learningDesign)
 	{
 		
@@ -101,9 +112,7 @@
 	{		
 	}
 	
-	public Integer getCode() {
-		return code;
-	}
+	
 	public String getMessage() {
 		return message;
 	}