Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/dao/IBaseDAO.java
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diff -u -r08950e1090443c3423a3d1c587416a2fccd8bbdf -r01f01d212f372e108737f01781312ce6b03e7e5b
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/dao/IBaseDAO.java	(.../IBaseDAO.java)	(revision 08950e1090443c3423a3d1c587416a2fccd8bbdf)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/dao/IBaseDAO.java	(.../IBaseDAO.java)	(revision 01f01d212f372e108737f01781312ce6b03e7e5b)
@@ -300,4 +300,11 @@
 	 */
 	public List searchByNumberSpan(Class clazz, String name, Integer min, Boolean minIncluded, Integer max, Boolean maxIncluded);
 	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Force initialization of a Hibernate proxy or persistent collection
+	 * @param proxy of persistent object or a collection
+	 */
+	public void initialize(Object proxy);
+	
 }
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/dao/hibernate/BaseDAO.java
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diff -u -r9f71152a0452d2846ec0e57a2b71cac9c979a960 -r01f01d212f372e108737f01781312ce6b03e7e5b
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/dao/hibernate/BaseDAO.java	(.../BaseDAO.java)	(revision 9f71152a0452d2846ec0e57a2b71cac9c979a960)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/dao/hibernate/BaseDAO.java	(.../BaseDAO.java)	(revision 01f01d212f372e108737f01781312ce6b03e7e5b)
@@ -343,4 +343,8 @@
 		return clazzName.substring(0,1).toLowerCase();
 	}
 
+	public void initialize(Object proxy) {
+		getHibernateTemplate().initialize(proxy);
+	}
+
 }