Index: lams_central/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/Activity.as
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diff -u -r872b8eba2b557fce4b937dbf86eefb8537cc598b -rbacd04a1d6c07d72e2216c0085f37f9c45cfdcc1
--- lams_central/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/Activity.as	(.../Activity.as)	(revision 872b8eba2b557fce4b937dbf86eefb8537cc598b)
+++ lams_central/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/Activity.as	(.../Activity.as)	(revision bacd04a1d6c07d72e2216c0085f37f9c45cfdcc1)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	public static var SCHEDULE_GATE_ACTIVITY_TYPE:Number = 4;
 	public static var PERMISSION_GATE_ACTIVITY_TYPE:Number = 5;
 	public static var PARALLEL_ACTIVITY_TYPE:Number = 6;
-	public static var OPTIONS_ACTIVITY_TYPE:Number = 7;
+	public static var OPTIONAL_ACTIVITY_TYPE:Number = 7;
 	public static var SEQUENCE_ACTIVITY_TYPE:Number = 8;
 
 	* static final variables indicating the the category of activities
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 	public static var SCHEDULE_GATE_ACTIVITY_TYPE:Number = 4;
 	public static var PERMISSION_GATE_ACTIVITY_TYPE:Number = 5;
 	public static var PARALLEL_ACTIVITY_TYPE:Number = 6;
-	public static var OPTIONS_ACTIVITY_TYPE:Number = 7;
+	public static var OPTIONAL_ACTIVITY_TYPE:Number = 7;
 	public static var SEQUENCE_ACTIVITY_TYPE:Number = 8;
 	/******************************************************************/
 	
@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@
 		}
 	}
 	
+	public function isOptionalActivity():Boolean{
+		if (_activityTypeID == OPTIONAL_ACTIVITY_TYPE){
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Populates all the fields in this activity from a dto object contaning the following fields
 	 * NB: This is not very clever, if the field in the dto is blank then the value is overwritten in the class...