Index: lams_build/lib/lams/lams-learning.jar
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Index: lams_build/lib/lams/lams.jar
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Index: lams_common/conf/hibernate/mappings/org/lamsfoundation/lams/lesson/LearnerProgress.hbm.xml
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diff -u -r8be434295e9007723e542f6ffefddbb9c5b5a565 -r0d77512288c6e2c920406ae8f3fe546bf0d93c1a
--- lams_common/conf/hibernate/mappings/org/lamsfoundation/lams/lesson/LearnerProgress.hbm.xml	(.../LearnerProgress.hbm.xml)	(revision 8be434295e9007723e542f6ffefddbb9c5b5a565)
+++ lams_common/conf/hibernate/mappings/org/lamsfoundation/lams/lesson/LearnerProgress.hbm.xml	(.../LearnerProgress.hbm.xml)	(revision 0d77512288c6e2c920406ae8f3fe546bf0d93c1a)
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
 
 		<property name="restarting" type="java.lang.Boolean"
 			column="requires_restart_flag" />
+			
+		<property name="startDate" type="java.util.Date"
+			column="start_date_time" />
+			
+		<property name="finishDate" type="java.util.Date"
+			column="finish_date_time" />
 
 		<!-- uni-directional one-to-many association to attempted acitivities -->
 		<set name="attemptedActivities" lazy="true" batch-size="20"
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/lesson/LearnerProgress.java
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diff -u -rf04ea5dd01ce29924bc450f44d9232b70dfb8f3e -r0d77512288c6e2c920406ae8f3fe546bf0d93c1a
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/lesson/LearnerProgress.java	(.../LearnerProgress.java)	(revision f04ea5dd01ce29924bc450f44d9232b70dfb8f3e)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/lesson/LearnerProgress.java	(.../LearnerProgress.java)	(revision 0d77512288c6e2c920406ae8f3fe546bf0d93c1a)
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -129,6 +130,8 @@
     /**Indicate whether the learning progress is restarting or not*/
     private boolean restarting;
     
+    private Date startDate;
+    private Date finishDate;
     //---------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Constructors
     //---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -457,4 +460,17 @@
         
         return (Long [])activitiesIds.toArray(new Long[activitiesIds.size()]);
     }
+    
+	public Date getFinishDate() {
+		return finishDate;
+	}
+	public void setFinishDate(Date finishDate) {
+		this.finishDate = finishDate;
+	}
+	public Date getStartDate() {
+		return startDate;
+	}
+	public void setStartDate(Date startDate) {
+		this.startDate = startDate;
+	}
 }
Index: lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/service/LearnerService.java
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diff -u -r05391c36b578d825a02985084cbdd948366ae182 -r0d77512288c6e2c920406ae8f3fe546bf0d93c1a
--- lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/service/LearnerService.java	(.../LearnerService.java)	(revision 05391c36b578d825a02985084cbdd948366ae182)
+++ lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/service/LearnerService.java	(.../LearnerService.java)	(revision 0d77512288c6e2c920406ae8f3fe546bf0d93c1a)
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 package org.lamsfoundation.lams.learning.service;
 
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.sql.Timestamp;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -213,7 +215,8 @@
                 log.error("error occurred in 'setUpStartPoint':"+e.getMessage());
         		throw new LearnerServiceException(e.getMessage());
             }
-            
+        	//Use TimeStamp rather than Date directly to keep consistent with Hibnerate persiste object.
+        	learnerProgress.setStartDate(new Timestamp(new Date().getTime()));
             learnerProgressDAO.saveLearnerProgress(learnerProgress);
         }
         //The restarting flag should be setup when the learner hit the exit