Index: lams_flash/src/central/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/br/CanvasBranchView.as
===================================================================
diff -u -rc5ce2369b6232db2c25a966f7873f695ebf6e485 -rf2894566dd80deaf0ac11226459a61a0b680e6fe
--- lams_flash/src/central/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/br/CanvasBranchView.as	(.../CanvasBranchView.as)	(revision c5ce2369b6232db2c25a966f7873f695ebf6e485)
+++ lams_flash/src/central/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/br/CanvasBranchView.as	(.../CanvasBranchView.as)	(revision f2894566dd80deaf0ac11226459a61a0b680e6fe)
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.*;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.dict.*;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.mvc.*;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.ApplicationParent;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.CommonCanvasView;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.monitoring.mv.MonitorModel;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.monitoring.mv.MonitorController;
@@ -230,13 +231,15 @@
 		
 		close_mc.onRelease = Proxy.create(this, localOnRelease);
 		close_mc.onReleaseOutside = Proxy.create(this, localOnReleaseOutside);
-		
+			
 		setupConnectorHubs();
 		loadSequenceActivities();
 		
 		setStyles();
 		setSize(model);
 		
+		//_open is consistently false in monitor
+		Debugger.log("_open: "+_open, Debugger.CRITICAL, "draw", "CanvasBranchView");
 		if(_open) {
 			this._visible = true;
 		
@@ -657,21 +660,16 @@
 	 */
 	public function getController():Object {
 		var c:Controller = super.getController();
-	/*	Debugger.log("ApplicationParent.module: "+ApplicationParent.module, Debugger.CRITICAL,'getController','CanvasBranchView');
-		if (ApplicationParent.module == "monitoring") {
-			Debugger.log("We are in the montioring module", Debugger.CRITICAL,'getController','CanvasBranchView');
+
+		if (ApplicationParent.getInstance().module == "monitoring") {
+			Debugger.log("We are in the monitoring module", Debugger.GEN,'getController','CanvasBranchView');
 			return MonitorController(c);
 		}
-		else if (ApplicationParent.module == "authoring") {
-			Debugger.log("We are in the montioring module", Debugger.CRITICAL,'getController','CanvasBranchView');
+		else {
+			Debugger.log("We are in the authoring module", Debugger.GEN,'getController','CanvasBranchView');
 			return CanvasController(c);
 		}
-		else {
-			Debugger.log("Unkown module", Debugger.CRITICAL,'getController','CanvasBranchView');
-			return null;
-		}*/
 
-		return (c instanceof CanvasController) ? CanvasController(c) : MonitorController(c);
 	}
 	
 	/**
Index: lams_flash/src/central/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/mv/Monitor.as
===================================================================
diff -u -rc5ce2369b6232db2c25a966f7873f695ebf6e485 -rf2894566dd80deaf0ac11226459a61a0b680e6fe
--- lams_flash/src/central/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/mv/Monitor.as	(.../Monitor.as)	(revision c5ce2369b6232db2c25a966f7873f695ebf6e485)
+++ lams_flash/src/central/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/mv/Monitor.as	(.../Monitor.as)	(revision f2894566dd80deaf0ac11226459a61a0b680e6fe)
@@ -147,15 +147,21 @@
 	public function broadcastInit(){
 		dispatchEvent({type:'init',target:this});		
 	}
- 
 	
 	private function viewLoaded(evt:Object){
         Debugger.log('viewLoaded called',Debugger.GEN,'viewLoaded','Monitor');
-		
+  
 		if(evt.type=='load') {
-            if((monitorLockView != null || !locked) && monitorView != null)
+
+			monitorModel.activeView = evt.target;
+   
+			if(evt.target instanceof CanvasBranchView) {
+				evt.target.open();
+				monitorModel.setDirty();
+			} else if((monitorLockView != null || !locked) && monitorView != null) {
 				dispatchEvent({type:'load',target:this});
-        }else {
+			}
+        } else {
             //Raise error for unrecognized event
         }
     }
@@ -437,7 +443,7 @@
 	}
 	
 	public function openBranchView(ba, visible:Boolean){
-		
+
 		var cx:Number = ba._x + ba.getVisibleWidth()/2;
 		var cy:Number = ba._y + ba.getVisibleHeight()/2;
 		var isVisible:Boolean = (visible == null) ? true : visible;
@@ -448,11 +454,10 @@
 		
 		//Add listener to view so that we know when it's loaded
         branchView.addEventListener('load', Proxy.create(this,viewLoaded));
-		
+
 		monitorModel.addObserver(branchView);
 		
 		ba.branchView = branchView;
-		
 	}