diff --git a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassAttribute.php b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassAttribute.php
index fd4d7ac11..a5e8bb0e3 100644
--- a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassAttribute.php
+++ b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassAttribute.php
@@ -486,10 +486,10 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_AttributeDefinition { /* {{{ */
 		$this->_minvalues = $minvalues;
 		$this->_maxvalues = $maxvalues;
 		$this->_valueset = $valueset;
-		$this->_separator = '';
+		$this->_separator = substr($valueset, 0, 1);
 		$this->_regex = $regex;
 		$this->_dms = null;
-		$this->_validation_error = 0;
+		$this->_validation_error = SeedDMS_Core_AttributeDefinition::val_error_none;
 	} /* }}} */
 
 	/**