=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-maintenance/dhis-web-maintenance-datadictionary/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dd/action/category/ValidateDataElementCategoryAction.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-maintenance/dhis-web-maintenance-datadictionary/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dd/action/category/ValidateDataElementCategoryAction.java	2009-10-20 12:49:32 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-maintenance/dhis-web-maintenance-datadictionary/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dd/action/category/ValidateDataElementCategoryAction.java	2009-11-03 10:17:35 +0000
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 
     public String execute()
     {
-        if ( name == null )
+        if ( name == null || name.isEmpty() )
         {
             message = i18n.getString( "specify_name" );
 
@@ -101,15 +101,6 @@
         }
         else
         {
-            name = name.trim();
-
-            if ( name.length() == 0 )
-            {
-                message = i18n.getString( "specify_name" );
-
-                return INPUT;
-            }
-
             DataElementCategory match = dataElementCategoryService.getDataElementCategoryByName( name );
 
             if ( match != null && (id == null || match.getId() != id) )
@@ -119,9 +110,8 @@
                 return INPUT;
             }
         }
-        
         message = "ok";
-        
+
         return SUCCESS;
     }
 }

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-maintenance/dhis-web-maintenance-datadictionary/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-maintenance-datadictionary/javascript/category.js'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-maintenance/dhis-web-maintenance-datadictionary/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-maintenance-datadictionary/javascript/category.js	2009-11-03 09:05:08 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-maintenance/dhis-web-maintenance-datadictionary/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-maintenance-datadictionary/javascript/category.js	2009-11-03 10:17:35 +0000
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 	}
 	else
 	{
+		hideById( "message" );
 		addOption( 'categoryOptionNames', categoryName, categoryName );
 		document.getElementById( 'categoryOptionName' ).value = "";
 	}