diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ohdsi/webapi/check/builder/AbstractForEachValidatorBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/ohdsi/webapi/check/builder/AbstractForEachValidatorBuilder.java
index ea93a7c0c..b19b3ce3b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ohdsi/webapi/check/builder/AbstractForEachValidatorBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ohdsi/webapi/check/builder/AbstractForEachValidatorBuilder.java
@@ -41,9 +41,34 @@ public final AbstractForEachValidatorBuilder<T, V> groups(ValidatorGroupBuilder<
     }
 
     protected List<ValidatorGroup<T, ?>> initGroups() {
-        return initAndBuildList(this.validatorGroupBuilders);
+        return initAndBuildGroupList(this.validatorGroupBuilders);
     }
 
+    // Note: exact same functionality as initAndBuildList, just needed a different call signature.
+    // This method was added to enable development using Eclipse
+    private List<ValidatorGroup<T, ?>> initAndBuildGroupList(List<ValidatorGroupBuilder<T, ?>> builders) {
+
+        builders.forEach(builder -> {
+            if (Objects.isNull(builder.getBasePath())) {
+                builder.basePath(createChildPath());
+            }
+            if (Objects.isNull(builder.getErrorMessage())) {
+                builder.errorMessage(this.errorMessage);
+            }
+            if (Objects.isNull(builder.getSeverity())) {
+                builder.severity(this.severity);
+            }
+            if (Objects.isNull(builder.getAttrName())) {
+                builder.attrName(this.attrName);
+            }
+        });
+        return builders.stream()
+                .map(ValidatorBaseBuilder::build)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+
+    }
+    
     protected List<Validator<T>> initValidators() {
         return initAndBuildList(this.validatorBuilders);
     }
@@ -70,4 +95,4 @@ private <U> List<U> initAndBuildList(List<? extends ValidatorBaseBuilder<T, U, ?
 
 
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ohdsi/webapi/check/builder/ValidatorGroupBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/ohdsi/webapi/check/builder/ValidatorGroupBuilder.java
index cc0014508..00354becd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ohdsi/webapi/check/builder/ValidatorGroupBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ohdsi/webapi/check/builder/ValidatorGroupBuilder.java
@@ -63,12 +63,34 @@ protected Path createChildPath() {
 
     public ValidatorGroup<T, V> build() {
 
-        List<ValidatorGroup<V, ?>> groups = initAndBuildList(this.validatorGroupBuilders);
+        List<ValidatorGroup<V, ?>> groups = initAndBuildGroupList(this.validatorGroupBuilders);
         List<Validator<V>> validators = initAndBuildList(this.validatorBuilders);
 
         return new ValidatorGroup<>(validators, groups, valueGetter, conditionGetter);
     }
 
+    // Note: exact same functionality as initAndBuildList, just needed a different call signature.
+    // This method was added to enable development using Eclipse
+    private List<ValidatorGroup<V, ?>> initAndBuildGroupList(List<ValidatorGroupBuilder<V, ?>> builders) {
+
+        builders.forEach(builder -> {
+            if (Objects.nonNull(this.errorMessage)) {
+                builder.errorMessage(this.errorMessage);
+            }
+            if (Objects.isNull(builder.getBasePath())) {
+                builder.basePath(createChildPath());
+            }
+            if (Objects.isNull(builder.severity)) {
+                builder.severity(this.severity);
+            }
+        });
+        return builders.stream()
+                .map(ValidatorBaseBuilder::build)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+
+    }
+    
     private <U> List<U> initAndBuildList(List<? extends ValidatorBaseBuilder<V, U, ?>> builders) {
 
         builders.forEach(builder -> {
@@ -89,4 +111,4 @@ private <U> List<U> initAndBuildList(List<? extends ValidatorBaseBuilder<V, U, ?
 
     }
 
-}
+}
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