Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/MonitoringUtil.java
===================================================================
diff -u -r3a984c9bc1a3a01f8cd91635fb437dd44d07f950 -rdd298335db00afcb64815700a40f32b78c6b8998
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/MonitoringUtil.java	(.../MonitoringUtil.java)	(revision 3a984c9bc1a3a01f8cd91635fb437dd44d07f950)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/MonitoringUtil.java	(.../MonitoringUtil.java)	(revision dd298335db00afcb64815700a40f32b78c6b8998)
@@ -627,9 +627,6 @@
 				logger.debug("question: " + voteQueContent.getQuestion());
 				mapOptionsContent.put(mapIndex.toString(),voteQueContent.getQuestion());
 				
-				//int votesCount=voteService.getAttemptsForQuestionContent(voteQueContent.getUid());
-				//logger.debug("votesCount for questionContent uid: " + votesCount + " for" + voteQueContent.getUid());
-
 				int votesCount=0;
 				if (sessionLevelCharting == true)
 				{
@@ -687,7 +684,6 @@
 	    	
 	    	if ((userEntry != null) && (userEntry.length() > 0))
 	    	{
-	    	    //int userEntryRate=voteService.getUserRecordsEntryCount(userEntry);
 	    	    int userEntryRate=0;
 				if (sessionLevelCharting == true)
 				{
Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteAction.java
===================================================================
diff -u -rb981d563ace42f1c943a2e847aa2f725249b82a8 -rdd298335db00afcb64815700a40f32b78c6b8998
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteAction.java	(.../VoteAction.java)	(revision b981d563ace42f1c943a2e847aa2f725249b82a8)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteAction.java	(.../VoteAction.java)	(revision dd298335db00afcb64815700a40f32b78c6b8998)
@@ -235,7 +235,12 @@
 	    AuthoringUtil authoringUtil= new AuthoringUtil();
 	    Map mapOptionsContent=(Map)request.getSession().getAttribute(MAP_OPTIONS_CONTENT);
 	    logger.debug("mapOptionsContent :" +mapOptionsContent);
-	    
+
+	    if (mapOptionsContent == null)
+	        mapOptionsContent= new TreeMap(new VoteComparator());
+
+	    logger.debug("mapOptionsContent :" +mapOptionsContent);
+
         int maxIndex=mapOptionsContent.size();
     	request.getSession().setAttribute(MAX_OPTION_INDEX, new Integer(maxIndex));
     	logger.debug("MAX_OPTION_INDEX: " +  request.getSession().getAttribute(MAX_OPTION_INDEX));
@@ -245,10 +250,6 @@
     	request.getSession().setAttribute(DEFAULT_OPTION_CONTENT, firstEntry);
 
 	    
-	    if (mapOptionsContent == null)
-	        mapOptionsContent= new TreeMap(new VoteComparator());
-	    logger.debug("mapOptionsContent :" +mapOptionsContent);
-	    
 	    ActionMessages errors= new ActionMessages();
 	    /* full form validation should be performed only in standard authoring mode, but not in monitoring EditActivity */
 	    errors=validateSubmit(request, errors, voteAuthoringForm);
Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteLearningStarterAction.java
===================================================================
diff -u -r714df94653eb0195275d4086ece5b856c3a632c3 -rdd298335db00afcb64815700a40f32b78c6b8998
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteLearningStarterAction.java	(.../VoteLearningStarterAction.java)	(revision 714df94653eb0195275d4086ece5b856c3a632c3)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteLearningStarterAction.java	(.../VoteLearningStarterAction.java)	(revision dd298335db00afcb64815700a40f32b78c6b8998)
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@
     {
     	VoteUtils.cleanUpSessionAbsolute(request);
     	logger.debug("error: The tool expects voteSession.");
-    	request.getSession().setAttribute(USER_EXCEPTION_NO_TOOL_SESSIONS, new Boolean(true).toString());
-    	persistError(request,"error.toolSession.notAvailable");
+    	//request.getSession().setAttribute(USER_EXCEPTION_NO_TOOL_SESSIONS, new Boolean(true).toString());
+    	//persistError(request,"error.toolSession.notAvailable");
 		return (mapping.findForward(ERROR_LIST));
     }
 
Index: lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteMonitoringStarterAction.java
===================================================================
diff -u -r3a984c9bc1a3a01f8cd91635fb437dd44d07f950 -rdd298335db00afcb64815700a40f32b78c6b8998
--- lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteMonitoringStarterAction.java	(.../VoteMonitoringStarterAction.java)	(revision 3a984c9bc1a3a01f8cd91635fb437dd44d07f950)
+++ lams_tool_vote/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/vote/web/VoteMonitoringStarterAction.java	(.../VoteMonitoringStarterAction.java)	(revision dd298335db00afcb64815700a40f32b78c6b8998)
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 package org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.vote.web;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.TreeMap;
 
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
@@ -38,8 +41,10 @@
 import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMessages;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.vote.VoteAppConstants;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.vote.VoteApplicationException;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.vote.VoteComparator;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.vote.VoteUtils;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.vote.pojos.VoteContent;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.vote.pojos.VoteQueContent;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.vote.service.IVoteService;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.vote.service.VoteServiceProxy;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.util.AttributeNames;
@@ -109,11 +114,13 @@
 				request.getSession().setAttribute(USER_EXCEPTION_NO_TOOL_SESSIONS, new Boolean(false).toString());
 				logger.debug("USER_EXCEPTION_NO_TOOL_SESSIONS is set to false");
 		}
+		/*
 		else if (allUserEntriesCount > 0)
 		{
 			request.getSession().setAttribute(USER_EXCEPTION_NO_TOOL_SESSIONS, new Boolean(false).toString());
 			logger.debug("allUserEntriesCount is:" + allUserEntriesCount + " USER_EXCEPTION_NO_TOOL_SESSIONS is set to false");
 		}
+		*/
 		else
 		{
 			request.getSession().setAttribute(USER_EXCEPTION_NO_TOOL_SESSIONS, new Boolean(true).toString());
@@ -196,9 +203,41 @@
 			logger.debug("USER_EXCEPTION_NO_TOOL_SESSIONS is set to true");
 			logger.debug("error.noLearnerActivity must be displayed");
 		}
+
+	    /*
+		 * get the nominations 
+		 * section  is needed for the Edit tab's View Only mode, starts here
+		 */
+		Map mapOptionsContent= new TreeMap(new VoteComparator());
+		logger.debug("setting existing content data from the db");
+		mapOptionsContent.clear();
+		Iterator queIterator=voteContent.getVoteQueContents().iterator();
+		Long mapIndex=new Long(1);
+		logger.debug("mapOptionsContent: " + mapOptionsContent);
+		while (queIterator.hasNext())
+		{
+			VoteQueContent voteQueContent=(VoteQueContent) queIterator.next();
+			if (voteQueContent != null)
+			{
+				logger.debug("question: " + voteQueContent.getQuestion());
+				mapOptionsContent.put(mapIndex.toString(),voteQueContent.getQuestion());
+	    		/**
+	    		 * make the first entry the default(first) one for jsp
+	    		 */
+	    		if (mapIndex.longValue() == 1)
+	    		{
+	    		    request.getSession().setAttribute(DEFAULT_OPTION_CONTENT, voteQueContent.getQuestion());
+	    		}
+	    		
+	    		mapIndex=new Long(mapIndex.longValue()+1);
+			}
+		}
+		logger.debug("Map initialized with existing contentid to: " + mapOptionsContent);
+		request.getSession().setAttribute(MAP_OPTIONS_CONTENT, mapOptionsContent);
+		logger.debug("starter initialized the Comparable Map: " + request.getSession().getAttribute(MAP_OPTIONS_CONTENT) );
+		/* ends here*/
 		
 		
-		
 		VoteMonitoringAction voteMonitoringAction= new VoteMonitoringAction();
 		logger.debug("refreshing summary data...");
 		voteMonitoringAction.refreshSummaryData(request, voteContent, voteService, true, false, null, null, false);