Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/ILamsToolService.java
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diff -u -re3ac07f9808b1feee9b3e3cf1a5c868f1ad37280 -r4ffec10c449055d81b1afbf480db86e5cfecdf4e
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/ILamsToolService.java	(.../ILamsToolService.java)	(revision e3ac07f9808b1feee9b3e3cf1a5c868f1ad37280)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/ILamsToolService.java	(.../ILamsToolService.java)	(revision 4ffec10c449055d81b1afbf480db86e5cfecdf4e)
@@ -42,9 +42,15 @@
     /**
      * Returns the previously created ToolSession for a learner and activity.
      */
-    public ToolSession getToolSession(User learner, Activity activity) throws LamsToolServiceException;
+    public ToolSession getToolSessionByLearner(User learner, Activity activity) throws LamsToolServiceException;
     
     /**
+     * Returns the tool session according to tool session id.
+     * @param toolSessionId the requested tool session id.
+     * @return the tool session object
+     */
+    public ToolSession getToolSessionById(Long toolSessionId);
+    /**
      * Notify tools to create their tool sessions in their own tables. 
      * @param toolSessionId the tool session generated by lams.
      * @param activity the activity correspondent to that tool session.
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/LamsToolService.java
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diff -u -re3ac07f9808b1feee9b3e3cf1a5c868f1ad37280 -r4ffec10c449055d81b1afbf480db86e5cfecdf4e
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/LamsToolService.java	(.../LamsToolService.java)	(revision e3ac07f9808b1feee9b3e3cf1a5c868f1ad37280)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/LamsToolService.java	(.../LamsToolService.java)	(revision 4ffec10c449055d81b1afbf480db86e5cfecdf4e)
@@ -100,15 +100,22 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.service.ILamsToolService#getToolSession(org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.User, org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.Activity)
+     * @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.service.ILamsToolService#getToolSessionByLearner(org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.User, org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.Activity)
      */
-    public ToolSession getToolSession(User learner, Activity activity) throws LamsToolServiceException
+    public ToolSession getToolSessionByLearner(User learner, Activity activity) throws LamsToolServiceException
     {
         // TODO Auto-generated method stub
         return null;
     }
 
     /**
+     * @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.service.ILamsToolService#getToolSessionById(java.lang.Long)
+     */
+    public ToolSession getToolSessionById(Long toolSessionId)
+    {
+        return toolSessionDAO.getToolSession(toolSessionId);
+    }
+    /**
      * @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.service.ILamsToolService#notifyToolsToCreateSession(java.lang.Long, org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.ToolActivity)
      */
     public void notifyToolsToCreateSession(Long toolSessionId, ToolActivity activity)
Index: lams_common/test/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/toolApplicationContext.xml
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diff -u -r6935a6aa9c04d7ef01ed59b9115e23bdbe7b337a -r4ffec10c449055d81b1afbf480db86e5cfecdf4e
--- lams_common/test/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/toolApplicationContext.xml	(.../toolApplicationContext.xml)	(revision 6935a6aa9c04d7ef01ed59b9115e23bdbe7b337a)
+++ lams_common/test/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/toolApplicationContext.xml	(.../toolApplicationContext.xml)	(revision 4ffec10c449055d81b1afbf480db86e5cfecdf4e)
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 			<props>
 				<prop key="createToolSession">PROPAGATION_REQUIRED,ISOLATION_READ_COMMITTED</prop>
 				<prop key="notifyToolsToCreateSession">PROPAGATION_REQUIRED,ISOLATION_READ_COMMITTED</prop>
+			    <prop key="get*">PROPAGATION_REQUIRED,readOnly</prop>
 			</props>
 		</property>
 	</bean>