Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java
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diff -u -redba2c28d900fba6e7bb761fb0a828aad979629e -r983f3fec54ae97cbe78291b3a3e4d84e532f5c26
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java	(.../IMonitoringService.java)	(revision edba2c28d900fba6e7bb761fb0a828aad979629e)
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java	(.../IMonitoringService.java)	(revision 983f3fec54ae97cbe78291b3a3e4d84e532f5c26)
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@
      *            group name
      * @throws LessonServiceException
      */
-    public abstract void addGroup(Long activityID, String name, boolean overrideMaxNumberOfGroups)
+    public abstract Group addGroup(Long activityID, String name, boolean overrideMaxNumberOfGroups)
 	    throws LessonServiceException, MonitoringServiceException;
 
     /**
Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java
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diff -u -redba2c28d900fba6e7bb761fb0a828aad979629e -r983f3fec54ae97cbe78291b3a3e4d84e532f5c26
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java	(.../MonitoringService.java)	(revision edba2c28d900fba6e7bb761fb0a828aad979629e)
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java	(.../MonitoringService.java)	(revision 983f3fec54ae97cbe78291b3a3e4d84e532f5c26)
@@ -2220,7 +2220,7 @@
      * @throws LessonServiceException
      *             , MonitoringServiceException
      */
-    public void addGroup(Long activityID, String name, boolean overrideMaxNumberOfGroups)
+    public Group addGroup(Long activityID, String name, boolean overrideMaxNumberOfGroups)
 	    throws LessonServiceException, MonitoringServiceException {
 	Activity activity = getActivityById(activityID);
 	Grouping grouping = getGroupingForActivity(activity, true, "addGroup");
@@ -2250,7 +2250,7 @@
 		}
 	    }
 	}
-	lessonService.createGroup(grouping, name);
+	return lessonService.createGroup(grouping, name);
     }
 
     /**