=== added file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/ajax/jsonDataElementCategories.vm'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/ajax/jsonDataElementCategories.vm	1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/ajax/jsonDataElementCategories.vm	2011-06-20 07:09:02 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#set( $size = $dataElementCategories.size() )
+{ "dataElementCategories": [
+#foreach( $dataElementCategory in $dataElementCategories )
+  {
+    "id":  ${dataElementCategory.id} ,
+    "name": "$!encoder.jsonEncode( ${dataElementCategory.name} )"
+  }#if( $velocityCount < $size ),#end
+#end
+]
+#if( $usePaging ),
+	"paging":#parse( "/dhis-web-commons/ajax/jsonPaging.vm" )
+#end
+}

=== added file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/commons/action/GetDataElementCategoriesAction.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/commons/action/GetDataElementCategoriesAction.java	1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/commons/action/GetDataElementCategoriesAction.java	2011-06-20 07:09:02 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package org.hisp.dhis.commons.action;
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2010, University of Oslo
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+ *   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ *   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ *   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * * Neither the name of the HISP project nor the names of its contributors may
+ *   be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+ *   specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ * ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.hisp.dhis.dataelement.DataElementCategory;
+import org.hisp.dhis.dataelement.DataElementCategoryService;
+import org.hisp.dhis.dataelement.comparator.DataElementCategoryNameComparator;
+import org.hisp.dhis.paging.ActionPagingSupport;
+
+/**
+ * @author mortenoh
+ */
+public class GetDataElementCategoriesAction
+    extends ActionPagingSupport<DataElementCategory>
+{
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Dependencies
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    private DataElementCategoryService dataElementCategoryService;
+
+    public void setDataElementCategoryService( DataElementCategoryService dataElementCategoryService )
+    {
+        this.dataElementCategoryService = dataElementCategoryService;
+    }
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Input & Output
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    private List<DataElementCategory> dataElementCategories;
+
+    public List<DataElementCategory> getDataElementCategories()
+    {
+        return dataElementCategories;
+    }
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Action implementation
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    public String execute()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        dataElementCategories = new ArrayList<DataElementCategory>(
+            dataElementCategoryService.getAllDataElementCategories() );
+
+        Collections.sort( dataElementCategories, new DataElementCategoryNameComparator() );
+
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+}

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons/src/main/resources/META-INF/dhis/beans.xml'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons/src/main/resources/META-INF/dhis/beans.xml	2011-06-19 10:30:48 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons/src/main/resources/META-INF/dhis/beans.xml	2011-06-20 07:09:02 +0000
@@ -397,6 +397,11 @@
     <property name="periodService" ref="org.hisp.dhis.period.PeriodService" />
   </bean>
 
+  <bean id="org.hisp.dhis.commons.action.GetDataElementCategoriesAction" class="org.hisp.dhis.commons.action.GetDataElementCategoriesAction"
+    scope="prototype">
+    <property name="dataElementCategoryService" ref="org.hisp.dhis.dataelement.DataElementCategoryService" />
+  </bean>
+
   <bean id="org.hisp.dhis.commons.action.GetDataSetAction" class="org.hisp.dhis.commons.action.GetDataSetAction"
     scope="prototype">
     <property name="dataSetService" ref="org.hisp.dhis.dataset.DataSetService" />

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons/src/main/resources/dhis-web-commons.xml'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons/src/main/resources/dhis-web-commons.xml	2011-06-19 10:30:48 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons/src/main/resources/dhis-web-commons.xml	2011-06-20 07:09:02 +0000
@@ -475,6 +475,12 @@
       <param name="onExceptionReturn">plainTextError</param>
     </action>
 
+    <action name="getDataElementCategories" class="org.hisp.dhis.commons.action.GetDataElementCategoriesAction">
+      <result name="success" type="velocity-json">
+        /dhis-web-commons/ajax/jsonDataElementCategories.vm</result>
+      <param name="onExceptionReturn">plainTextError</param>
+    </action>
+
     <action name="getDataSet" class="org.hisp.dhis.commons.action.GetDataSetAction">
       <result name="success" type="velocity-json">
         /dhis-web-commons/ajax/jsonDataSet.vm</result>