diff --git a/src/python/dm/common/objects/dmObject.py b/src/python/dm/common/objects/dmObject.py
index 843be2d01fb95332d22722f2b2c0c5ec30088bce..5ac3c40069ac8719bdd2aeb25536ba10f0da353b 100755
--- a/src/python/dm/common/objects/dmObject.py
+++ b/src/python/dm/common/objects/dmObject.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ from dm.common.utility import loggingManager
 
 class DmObject(UserDict.UserDict):
     """ Base dm object class. """
-    ALL_KEYS = '__all__'
-    DEFAULT_KEYS = '__default__'
+    ALL_KEYS = 'ALL'
+    DEFAULT_KEYS = 'DEFAULT'
 
     DICT_DISPLAY_FORMAT = 'dict'
     TEXT_DISPLAY_FORMAT = 'text'