Index: lams_central/web/lams_authoring.swf
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Index: lams_central/web/lams_authoring_library.swf
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Index: lams_flash/src/central/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/Grouping.as
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diff -u -r94e6298fe17c7a68fc67026081f2b5d87fe16d19 -r0c35a9cd829778237177b85b8174e55e5e17d060
--- lams_flash/src/central/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/Grouping.as	(.../Grouping.as)	(revision 94e6298fe17c7a68fc67026081f2b5d87fe16d19)
+++ lams_flash/src/central/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/Grouping.as	(.../Grouping.as)	(revision 0c35a9cd829778237177b85b8174e55e5e17d060)
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 	public static var CHOSEN_GROUPING:Number = 2; //TeacherChosen
 	public static var LEARNER_CHOICE_GROUPING:Number = 4;
 	
+	public static var MINIMUM_NUMBER_OF_GROUPS = 2;
+	public static var MINIMUM_NUMBER_OF_LEARNERS = 1;
+	
 	private var _equalGroupSizes:Boolean;
 	private var _viewStudentsBeforeSelection:Boolean;
 	
Index: lams_flash/src/central/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/cv/CanvasModel.as
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diff -u -rf1269ae0a26dba294ec02a457561b0b63447565e -r0c35a9cd829778237177b85b8174e55e5e17d060
--- lams_flash/src/central/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/cv/CanvasModel.as	(.../CanvasModel.as)	(revision f1269ae0a26dba294ec02a457561b0b63447565e)
+++ lams_flash/src/central/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/cv/CanvasModel.as	(.../CanvasModel.as)	(revision 0c35a9cd829778237177b85b8174e55e5e17d060)
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@
 		//first create the grouping object
 		var newGrouping = new Grouping(_cv.ddm.newUIID());
 		newGrouping.groupingTypeID = _defaultGroupingTypeID;
+		newGrouping.numberOfGroups = Grouping.MINIMUM_NUMBER_OF_GROUPS; // set defualt number of groups
 		
 		_cv.ddm.addGrouping(newGrouping);
 		
Index: lams_flash/src/central/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/cv/PropertyInspectorControls.as
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diff -u -r94e6298fe17c7a68fc67026081f2b5d87fe16d19 -r0c35a9cd829778237177b85b8174e55e5e17d060
--- lams_flash/src/central/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/cv/PropertyInspectorControls.as	(.../PropertyInspectorControls.as)	(revision 94e6298fe17c7a68fc67026081f2b5d87fe16d19)
+++ lams_flash/src/central/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/cv/PropertyInspectorControls.as	(.../PropertyInspectorControls.as)	(revision 0c35a9cd829778237177b85b8174e55e5e17d060)
@@ -675,8 +675,8 @@
 		var g:Grouping = _canvasModel.getCanvas().ddm.getGroupingByUIID(_canvasModel.selectedItem.activity.createGroupingUIID);
 		
 		if(groupingBy == 'num_learners'){
-			numRandomGroups_stp.value = 2;
-			numGroups_stp.value = 2;
+			numRandomGroups_stp.value = Grouping.MINIMUM_NUMBER_OF_GROUPS;
+			numGroups_stp.value = Grouping.MINIMUM_NUMBER_OF_GROUPS;
 			equalGroupSizes_chk.selected = false;
 			
 			numRandomGroups_stp.enabled = false;
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@
 			_group_naming_btn.visible = false;
 			
 		}else{
-			numLearners_stp.value = 1;
+			numLearners_stp.value = Grouping.MINIMUM_NUMBER_OF_LEARNERS;
 			
 			numRandomGroups_stp.enabled = (e != null) ? e : true;
 			numGroups_stp.enabled = (e != null) ? e : true;
@@ -769,18 +769,18 @@
 			if(g.groupingTypeID == groupType_cmb.dataProvider[i].data) groupType_cmb.selectedIndex=i;
 		
 		if(g.groupingTypeID == Grouping.RANDOM_GROUPING) {
-			numLearners_stp.value = (g.learnersPerGroups != null) ? g.learnersPerGroups : 1;//0;
-			numRandomGroups_stp.value = (g.numberOfGroups != null) ? g.numberOfGroups : 2;//0;
+			numLearners_stp.value = (g.learnersPerGroups != null) ? g.learnersPerGroups : Grouping.MINIMUM_NUMBER_OF_LEARNERS;
+			numRandomGroups_stp.value = (g.numberOfGroups != null) ? g.numberOfGroups : Grouping.MINIMUM_NUMBER_OF_GROUPS;
 		}
 		else if (g.groupingTypeID == Grouping.LEARNER_CHOICE_GROUPING) {
 			
-			numGroups_stp.value = (g.numberOfGroups != null) ? g.numberOfGroups : 2;//0;
-			numLearners_stp.value = (g.learnersPerGroups != null) ? g.learnersPerGroups : 1;//0;
+			numGroups_stp.value = (g.numberOfGroups != null) ? g.numberOfGroups : Grouping.MINIMUM_NUMBER_OF_GROUPS;
+			numLearners_stp.value = (g.learnersPerGroups != null) ? g.learnersPerGroups : Grouping.MINIMUM_NUMBER_OF_LEARNERS;
 			equalGroupSizes_chk.selected = (g.equalGroupSizes != null && g.equalGroupSizes != undefined) ? g.equalGroupSizes : false;
 			preview_student_groups_chk.selected = (g.viewStudentsBeforeSelection != null && g.viewStudentsBeforeSelection != undefined) ? g.viewStudentsBeforeSelection : false;
 		}
 		else { // Teacher Chosen Grouping
-			numGroups_stp.value = (g.maxNumberOfGroups != null) ? g.maxNumberOfGroups : 2;//0;
+			numGroups_stp.value = (g.maxNumberOfGroups != null) ? g.maxNumberOfGroups : Grouping.MINIMUM_NUMBER_OF_GROUPS;
 		}
 		
 	}