Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/ObjectExtractor.java
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diff -u -rb3dbc137e110d79b6aae154a808b7ca6e7de403d -r459fd5b7bac7f3333aa6beb51b1829128ac492b6
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/ObjectExtractor.java	(.../ObjectExtractor.java)	(revision b3dbc137e110d79b6aae154a808b7ca6e7de403d)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/ObjectExtractor.java	(.../ObjectExtractor.java)	(revision 459fd5b7bac7f3333aa6beb51b1829128ac492b6)
@@ -101,9 +101,15 @@
 	}
 	public LearningDesign extractLearningDesign(Hashtable table) throws WDDXProcessorConversionException, ObjectExtractorException {
 
-		// get the core learning design stuff
-		LearningDesign learningDesign = new LearningDesign();
-
+		LearningDesign learningDesign = null;
+	
+		Long learningDesignId = WDDXProcessor.convertToLong(table, "learningDesignID");
+		//if the learningDesignID is not null, load the existing LearningDesign object from the database, otherwise create a new one.
+		learningDesign = learningDesignId!= null ? learningDesignDAO.getLearningDesignById(learningDesignId) : new LearningDesign();
+		
+		//get the core learning design stuff
+		//LearningDesign learningDesign = new LearningDesign();
+		
 		learningDesign.setLearningDesignUIID(WDDXProcessor.convertToInteger(table,"learningDesignUIID"));
 		learningDesign.setDescription(WDDXProcessor.convertToString(table,"description"));
 		learningDesign.setTitle(WDDXProcessor.convertToString(table,"title"));