Index: openacs-4/packages/assessment/sql/oracle/assessment-item-type-create.sql
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/assessment/sql/oracle/assessment-item-type-create.sql,v
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.4.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/assessment/sql/oracle/assessment-item-type-create.sql	21 Feb 2005 14:32:55 -0000	1.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/assessment/sql/oracle/assessment-item-type-create.sql	29 Oct 2005 19:52:53 -0000	1.4.2.1
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@
 	-- order in which the choices will appear (numerical, alphabetic, randomized or by order of entry)
 	sort_order_type		varchar(20),
 	-- the orientation between the "question part" of the Item (the title/subtext) and the "answer part" (beside-left, beside-right, bellow, above)
-	item_answer_alignment	varchar(20)
+	item_answer_alignment	varchar(20),
+
+	-- prepend an empty item to the list, useful for validation of a required sb but you don't want any option as selected by default
+	prepend_empty_p		char(1) default 'f'
 );
 
 -- Textbox Display Type