=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dataapproval/DataApprovalLevelService.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dataapproval/DataApprovalLevelService.java	2015-03-26 14:25:02 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dataapproval/DataApprovalLevelService.java	2015-04-07 12:03:39 +0000
@@ -45,10 +45,15 @@
     String ID = DataApprovalLevelService.class.getName();
 
     /**
-     * Integer that can be used in place of approval level
+     * Constant that can be used in place of approval level
      * for data that has not been approved at any level.
      */
     public static final int APPROVAL_LEVEL_UNAPPROVED = 999;
+    
+    /**
+     * Constant representing the highest possible level of approval.
+     */
+    public static final int APPROVAL_LEVEL_HIGHEST = 0;
 
     /**
      * Gets the data approval level with the given id.

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-administration/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/resourcetable/DefaultResourceTableService.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-administration/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/resourcetable/DefaultResourceTableService.java	2015-04-05 20:08:26 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-administration/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/resourcetable/DefaultResourceTableService.java	2015-04-07 12:03:39 +0000
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-import static org.hisp.dhis.dataapproval.DataApprovalLevelService.APPROVAL_LEVEL_UNAPPROVED;
+import static org.hisp.dhis.dataapproval.DataApprovalLevelService.APPROVAL_LEVEL_HIGHEST;
 import static org.hisp.dhis.resourcetable.ResourceTableStore.TABLE_NAME_CATEGORY_OPTION_COMBO_NAME;
 import static org.hisp.dhis.resourcetable.ResourceTableStore.TABLE_NAME_DATA_ELEMENT_STRUCTURE;
 import static org.hisp.dhis.resourcetable.ResourceTableStore.TABLE_NAME_DATE_PERIOD_STRUCTURE;
@@ -376,13 +376,18 @@
             final DataSet dataSet = dataElement.getDataSet();
             final PeriodType periodType = dataElement.getPeriodType();
 
+            // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+            // Use highest approval level if data set does not require approval,
+            // or null if approval is required.
+            // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
             values.add( dataElement.getId() );
             values.add( dataElement.getUid() );
             values.add( dataElement.getName() );
             values.add( dataSet != null ? dataSet.getId() : null );
             values.add( dataSet != null ? dataSet.getUid() : null );
             values.add( dataSet != null ? dataSet.getName() : null );
-            values.add( dataSet != null && dataSet.isApproveData() ? APPROVAL_LEVEL_UNAPPROVED : 0 );
+            values.add( dataSet != null && dataSet.isApproveData() ? null : APPROVAL_LEVEL_HIGHEST );
             values.add( periodType != null ? periodType.getId() : null );
             values.add( periodType != null ? periodType.getName() : null );
 

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-analytics/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/analytics/table/JdbcAnalyticsTableManager.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-analytics/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/analytics/table/JdbcAnalyticsTableManager.java	2015-03-13 15:48:26 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-analytics/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/analytics/table/JdbcAnalyticsTableManager.java	2015-04-07 12:03:39 +0000
@@ -238,10 +238,15 @@
         populateAndLog( sql, tableName + ", " + valueType );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns sub-query for approval level. First looks for approval level in
+     * data element resource table which will indicate level 0 (highest) if approval
+     * is not required. Then looks for highest level in dataapproval table.
+     */
     private String getApprovalSubquery()
     {
         String sql = "(" +
-            "select coalesce(min(dal.level), des.datasetapprovallevel) " +
+            "select coalesce(des.datasetapprovallevel, min(dal.level)) " +
             "from dataapproval da " +
             "inner join dataapprovallevel dal on da.dataapprovallevelid = dal.dataapprovallevelid " +
             "where da.periodid = dv.periodid " +