Index: lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/service/LearnerService.java
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diff -u -r715f8fde307b93cafb4b879577610d159684aaf6 -r2be42c6e48f5cdb13f0e6634b52d36ac732eca09
--- lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/service/LearnerService.java	(.../LearnerService.java)	(revision 715f8fde307b93cafb4b879577610d159684aaf6)
+++ lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/service/LearnerService.java	(.../LearnerService.java)	(revision 2be42c6e48f5cdb13f0e6634b52d36ac732eca09)
@@ -32,27 +32,23 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learning.progress.ProgressEngine;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learning.progress.ProgressException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learning.web.util.ActivityMapping;
-
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.Activity;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.GateActivity;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.Grouping;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.GroupingActivity;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.ToolActivity;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.dao.IActivityDAO;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.dao.IGroupingDAO;
-
-import org.lamsfoundation.lams.lesson.Lesson;
-
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.lesson.LearnerProgress;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.lesson.Lesson;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.lesson.dao.ILearnerProgressDAO;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.lesson.dao.ILessonDAO;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.lesson.dto.LessonDTO;
-
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.ToolSession;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.dao.IToolSessionDAO;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.exception.LamsToolServiceException;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.exception.ToolException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.service.ILamsCoreToolService;
-
-import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.service.LamsToolServiceException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.User;
 /**
  * This class is a facade over the Learning middle tier.
@@ -407,6 +403,11 @@
             log.error("error occurred in 'createToolSessionFor':"+e.getMessage());
     		throw new LearnerServiceException(e.getMessage());
         }
+        catch (ToolException e)
+        {
+            log.error("error occurred in 'createToolSessionFor':"+e.getMessage());
+    		throw new LearnerServiceException(e.getMessage());
+        }
     }
     
     /**
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@
      * @param learner
      * @throws LamsToolServiceException
      */
-    private void createToolSessionFor(ToolActivity toolActivity,User learner,Lesson lesson) throws LamsToolServiceException
+    private void createToolSessionFor(ToolActivity toolActivity,User learner,Lesson lesson) throws LamsToolServiceException, ToolException
     {
         ToolSession toolSession = lamsCoreToolService.createToolSession(learner,toolActivity,lesson);
         
Index: lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/web/util/ActivityMapping.java
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diff -u -r06dd563d92f6e9e88c76b708f5d9aeb3a61d4dcb -r2be42c6e48f5cdb13f0e6634b52d36ac732eca09
--- lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/web/util/ActivityMapping.java	(.../ActivityMapping.java)	(revision 06dd563d92f6e9e88c76b708f5d9aeb3a61d4dcb)
+++ lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/web/util/ActivityMapping.java	(.../ActivityMapping.java)	(revision 2be42c6e48f5cdb13f0e6634b52d36ac732eca09)
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.ToolActivity;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.lesson.LearnerProgress;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.ToolAccessMode;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.exception.LamsToolServiceException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.service.ILamsCoreToolService;
-import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.service.LamsToolServiceException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.User;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.WebUtil;