diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/filters/SystemFilterReference.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/filters/SystemFilterReference.java
index 12677e18d9c..4d34098196d 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/filters/SystemFilterReference.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/filters/SystemFilterReference.java
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ public class SystemFilterReference extends SystemReferencingObject implements IA
     }
     
     public IRSEPersistableContainer[] getPersistableChildren() {
-    	return new IRSEPersistableContainer[0];
+    	return IRSEPersistableContainer.NO_CHILDREN;
     }
     
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/DummyHost.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/DummyHost.java
index 948807b5771..7ba21e65bde 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/DummyHost.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/DummyHost.java
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public class DummyHost extends PlatformObject implements IHost
 	}
 	
 	public IRSEPersistableContainer[] getPersistableChildren() {
-		return new IRSEPersistableContainer[0];
+		return IRSEPersistableContainer.NO_CHILDREN;
 	}
 
 	public boolean isTainted() {
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/IRSEPersistableContainer.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/IRSEPersistableContainer.java
index 60656b89347..449351f9ffe 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/IRSEPersistableContainer.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/IRSEPersistableContainer.java
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ package org.eclipse.rse.core.model;
 /**
  * This is the interface for all objects that contain persistent data.
  * The objects themselves may not have a persistent form, but can lie in the
- * persistence heirarchy and be reconstructed when the persistent form is restored.
+ * persistence hierarchy and be reconstructed when the persistent form is restored.
  * An example of this is the SytemFilterPoolManager, which is itself not persisted, but
  * has this interface since it can be reconstructed from its ordering and exists
  * in the parent chain from SystemFilterPool to SystemProfile.
  */
 public interface IRSEPersistableContainer {
+	
+	static final IRSEPersistableContainer[] NO_CHILDREN = new IRSEPersistableContainer[0];
 
 	/**
 	 * Request a persistence manager to persist this object.
@@ -101,15 +103,16 @@ public interface IRSEPersistableContainer {
 	/**
 	 * Retrieve the parent of this object in the persistence containment hierarchy.
 	 * This is related to, but not necessarily the same as, the model hierarchy.
-	 * @return the parent persistable object. This is null if there is no parent.
+	 * @return the parent persistent object. This is null if there is no parent.
 	 */
 	public IRSEPersistableContainer getPersistableParent();
 	
 	/**
 	 * Retrieves the children of this object in the persistence containment hierarchy.
 	 * This is related to, but not necessarily the same as, the model hierarchy.
-	 * @return the array of persistable children in the order they are to be stored in the 
+	 * @return the array of persistent children in the order they are to be stored in the 
 	 * persistent form. This is an empty array if there are no children.
+	 * See {@link #NO_CHILDREN}.
 	 */
 	public IRSEPersistableContainer[] getPersistableChildren();
 
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/PropertySet.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/PropertySet.java
index 19fa9a47221..6387aa5a05f 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/PropertySet.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/model/PropertySet.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class PropertySet extends RSEPersistableObject implements IPropertySet, I
 	}
 	
 	public IRSEPersistableContainer[] getPersistableChildren() {
-		return new IRSEPersistableContainer[0];
+		return IRSEPersistableContainer.NO_CHILDREN;
 	}
 	
 	public IRSEPersistableContainer getPersistableParent() {
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/AbstractDelegatingConnectorService.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/AbstractDelegatingConnectorService.java
index 1132ceb92e3..21b0cae434f 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/AbstractDelegatingConnectorService.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/AbstractDelegatingConnectorService.java
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDelegatingConnectorService implements IDelegatingC
 		{
 			return conServ.getPersistableChildren();
 		}
-		return new IRSEPersistableContainer[0];
+		return IRSEPersistableContainer.NO_CHILDREN;
 	}
 	
 	
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/filters/SystemFilterPoolManager.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/filters/SystemFilterPoolManager.java
index b080240f0b3..2f8f9243e8d 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/filters/SystemFilterPoolManager.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/filters/SystemFilterPoolManager.java
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ public class SystemFilterPoolManager extends RSEPersistableObject implements ISy
 	}
 	
 	public IRSEPersistableContainer[] getPersistableChildren() {
-		return new IRSEPersistableContainer[0];
+		return IRSEPersistableContainer.NO_CHILDREN;
 	}
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/filters/SystemFilterPoolReference.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/filters/SystemFilterPoolReference.java
index f1a3cb4093e..2fd0fa4b6c2 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/filters/SystemFilterPoolReference.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/filters/SystemFilterPoolReference.java
@@ -269,6 +269,6 @@ public class SystemFilterPoolReference extends SystemPersistableReferencingObjec
 	 * @see org.eclipse.rse.core.model.IRSEPersistableContainer#getPersistableChildren()
 	 */
 	public IRSEPersistableContainer[] getPersistableChildren() {
-		return new IRSEPersistableContainer[0];
+		return IRSEPersistableContainer.NO_CHILDREN;
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/filters/SystemFilterString.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/filters/SystemFilterString.java
index 7c49640cd32..2337a9a10ba 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/filters/SystemFilterString.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/filters/SystemFilterString.java
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ public class SystemFilterString extends RSEModelObject implements ISystemFilterS
 	}
 	
 	public IRSEPersistableContainer[] getPersistableChildren() {
-		return new IRSEPersistableContainer[0];
+		return IRSEPersistableContainer.NO_CHILDREN;
 	}
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/model/SystemHostPool.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/model/SystemHostPool.java
index 2cadb9ea54f..b1225e0625a 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/model/SystemHostPool.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/core/model/SystemHostPool.java
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ public class SystemHostPool extends RSEModelObject implements ISystemHostPool
 	}
 	
 	public IRSEPersistableContainer[] getPersistableChildren() {
-		return new IRSEPersistableContainer[0];
+		return IRSEPersistableContainer.NO_CHILDREN;
 	}
 
 	// -------------------------
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/subsystems/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/SubSystemConfiguration.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/subsystems/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/SubSystemConfiguration.java
index 2285de89859..39e99099989 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/subsystems/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/SubSystemConfiguration.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/subsystems/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/SubSystemConfiguration.java
@@ -3115,7 +3115,7 @@ public abstract class SubSystemConfiguration  implements ISubSystemConfiguration
 	}
 	
 	public IRSEPersistableContainer[] getPersistableChildren() {
-		return new IRSEPersistableContainer[0];
+		return IRSEPersistableContainer.NO_CHILDREN;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.useractions/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/useractions/UserActionContext.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.useractions/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/useractions/UserActionContext.java
index fe7381181ee..54b9700353a 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.useractions/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/useractions/UserActionContext.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.useractions/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/useractions/UserActionContext.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class UserActionContext extends RSEModelObject implements IUserActionCont
 	 * @see org.eclipse.rse.core.model.IRSEPersistableContainer#getPersistableChildren()
 	 */
 	public IRSEPersistableContainer[] getPersistableChildren() {
-		return new IRSEPersistableContainer[0];
+		return IRSEPersistableContainer.NO_CHILDREN;
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.useractions/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/useractions/UserActionModel.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.useractions/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/useractions/UserActionModel.java
index b37438ff6f3..4811a94db50 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.useractions/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/useractions/UserActionModel.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.useractions/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/useractions/UserActionModel.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public class UserActionModel extends RSEModelObject implements IUserActionModel
 	 * @see org.eclipse.rse.core.model.IRSEPersistableContainer#getPersistableChildren()
 	 */
 	public IRSEPersistableContainer[] getPersistableChildren() {
-		return new IRSEPersistableContainer[0];
+		return IRSEPersistableContainer.NO_CHILDREN;
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)