diff --git a/contrib/forms/xmlformgen/gi_exam.xml b/contrib/forms/xmlformgen/gi_exam.xml
index e8dc815d850..d3e84d639d5 100644
--- a/contrib/forms/xmlformgen/gi_exam.xml
+++ b/contrib/forms/xmlformgen/gi_exam.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@
 		
 	</manual>
 	
-	<list name="present_absent" label="Present Absent" type="standard" id="present_absent" import="no"/>
+	<list id="present_absent" name="present_absent" label="Present Absent" type="standard" import="yes">
+	    <listitem id='1' label="Present" order='1'>Present</listitem>
+		<listitem id='2' label="Absent" order='2'>Absent</listitem>
+	</list>
 	
 	<list id="flank_cond" name="flank_cond" label="Flank Condition" type="standard" import="yes">
 		<listitem id='1' label="Full" order='1'>Full</listitem>
diff --git a/contrib/forms/xmlformgen/resp_exam.xml b/contrib/forms/xmlformgen/resp_exam.xml
index 3959f67293a..65515f3ac23 100644
--- a/contrib/forms/xmlformgen/resp_exam.xml
+++ b/contrib/forms/xmlformgen/resp_exam.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 		
 	</manual>
 	
-	<list name="present_absent" label="Present Absent" type="standard" id="present_absent" import="no">    
+	<list id="present_absent" name="present_absent" label="Present Absent" type="standard" import="yes">
+	    <listitem id='1' label="Present" order='1'>Present</listitem>
+		<listitem id='2' label="Absent" order='2'>Absent</listitem>   
 	</list>
 </form>
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