Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/Activity.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/Activity.java,v
diff -u -r1.53 -r1.54
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/Activity.java	17 Sep 2006 06:14:16 -0000	1.53
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/Activity.java	18 Sep 2006 06:20:20 -0000	1.54
@@ -279,31 +279,40 @@
 	{
 		// the default constructors don't set up the activity type
 		// so we need to do that manually
+		// also default to a sensible category type
 		Activity activity = null;
 		switch(activityType){
 			case TOOL_ACTIVITY_TYPE:
 				activity = new ToolActivity();
+				activity.setActivityCategoryID(CATEGORY_CONTENT);
 				break;
 			case OPTIONS_ACTIVITY_TYPE:
 				activity = new OptionsActivity();
+				activity.setActivityCategoryID(CATEGORY_SYSTEM);
 				break;
 			case PARALLEL_ACTIVITY_TYPE:
 				activity = new ParallelActivity();
+				activity.setActivityCategoryID(CATEGORY_SPLIT);
 				break;
 			case SEQUENCE_ACTIVITY_TYPE:
 				activity = new SequenceActivity();
+				activity.setActivityCategoryID(CATEGORY_SYSTEM);
 				break;
 			case SYNCH_GATE_ACTIVITY_TYPE:
 				activity = new SynchGateActivity();
+				activity.setActivityCategoryID(CATEGORY_SYSTEM);
 				break;
 			case SCHEDULE_GATE_ACTIVITY_TYPE:
 				activity = new ScheduleGateActivity();
+				activity.setActivityCategoryID(CATEGORY_SYSTEM);
 				break;
 			case PERMISSION_GATE_ACTIVITY_TYPE:
 				activity = new PermissionGateActivity();
+				activity.setActivityCategoryID(CATEGORY_SYSTEM);
 				break;
 			default:
 				activity = new GroupingActivity();
+				activity.setActivityCategoryID(CATEGORY_SYSTEM);
 				break;
 		}
 		activity.setActivityTypeId(new Integer(activityType));