diff --git a/workflow/engine/methods/groups/groups_Ajax.php b/workflow/engine/methods/groups/groups_Ajax.php
index 939ffb39e..233e56619 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/methods/groups/groups_Ajax.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/methods/groups/groups_Ajax.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ switch ($_POST['action']) {
     case 'saveNewGroup':
         G::LoadClass( 'groups' );
         $newGroup['GRP_UID'] = '';
-        $newGroup['GRP_STATUS'] = G::toUpper( $_POST['status'] );
+        $newGroup['GRP_STATUS'] = ($_POST['status'] == '1') ? 'ACTIVE' : 'INACTIVE';
         $newGroup['GRP_TITLE'] = trim( $_POST['name'] );
         unset( $newGroup['GRP_UID'] );
         $group = new Groupwf();
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ switch ($_POST['action']) {
     case 'saveEditGroup':
         G::LoadClass( 'groups' );
         $editGroup['GRP_UID'] = $_POST['grp_uid'];
-        $editGroup['GRP_STATUS'] = G::toUpper( $_POST['status'] );
+        $editGroup['GRP_STATUS'] = ($_POST['status'] == '1') ? 'ACTIVE' : 'INACTIVE';
         $editGroup['GRP_TITLE'] = trim( $_POST['name'] );
         $group = new Groupwf();
         $group->update( $editGroup );
diff --git a/workflow/engine/templates/groups/groupsList.js b/workflow/engine/templates/groups/groupsList.js
index 820edfa47..b9d0e1908 100755
--- a/workflow/engine/templates/groups/groupsList.js
+++ b/workflow/engine/templates/groups/groupsList.js
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Ext.onReady(function(){
   });
 
   comboStatusStore = new Ext.data.SimpleStore({
-    fields: ['id','value'],
+    fields: ['changeInt','value'],
     data: [['1',_('ID_ACTIVE').toUpperCase()],['0', _('ID_INACTIVE').toUpperCase()]]
   });
 
@@ -164,11 +164,11 @@ Ext.onReady(function(){
              store: comboStatusStore,
              listeners   : {
                  beforerender: function(status){
-                   status.setValue(_('ID_ACTIVE').toUpperCase());
+                   status.setValue('1');
                  }
              },
              displayField: 'value',
-             valueField:'value',
+             valueField:'changeInt',
              allowBlank: false,
              triggerAction: 'all',
              emptyText: _('ID_SELECT_STATUS'),
@@ -189,13 +189,15 @@ Ext.onReady(function(){
            {xtype: 'textfield', fieldLabel: _('ID_GROUP_NAME'), name: 'name', width: 200, allowBlank: false},
            {
              xtype: 'combo',
+             id: 'statusEdit',
+             name: 'statusEdit',
              fieldLabel: _('ID_STATUS'),
              hiddenName: 'status',
              typeAhead: true,
              mode: 'local',
              store: comboStatusStore,
              displayField: 'value',
-             valueField:'value',
+             valueField:'changeInt',
              allowBlank: false,
              editable:false,
              triggerAction: 'all',
@@ -409,6 +411,7 @@ DuplicateGroupName = function(){
 
 //Save New Group
 SaveNewGroup = function(){
+  document.getElementById('status').value = Ext.getCmp('status').getValue();
   newForm.getForm().submit({
     waitTitle : " ",
     success: function(f,a){
@@ -438,7 +441,8 @@ EditGroupWindow = function(){
 
   editForm.getForm().findField('grp_uid').setValue(rowSelected.data.GRP_UID);
   editForm.getForm().findField('name').setValue(strName);
-  editForm.getForm().findField('status').setValue(rowSelected.data.GRP_STATUS);
+  var valueEditChangeInt = (rowSelected.data.GRP_STATUS == 'ACTIVE') ? '1' : '0';
+  editForm.getForm().findField('status').setValue(valueEditChangeInt);
   w = new Ext.Window({
     autoHeight: true,
     width: 440,
@@ -467,6 +471,7 @@ SaveEditGroupAction = function(){
 
 //Save Edit Group
 SaveEditGroup = function(){
+  document.getElementById('statusEdit').value = Ext.getCmp('statusEdit').getValue();
   editForm.getForm().submit({
     waitTitle : " ",
     success: function(f,a){