Index: lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/util/SbmtWebUtils.java
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diff -u -r08950e1090443c3423a3d1c587416a2fccd8bbdf -r533a6ac1aac078a12682ed733e57c03f1e59e626
--- lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/util/SbmtWebUtils.java	(.../SbmtWebUtils.java)	(revision 08950e1090443c3423a3d1c587416a2fccd8bbdf)
+++ lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/util/SbmtWebUtils.java	(.../SbmtWebUtils.java)	(revision 533a6ac1aac078a12682ed733e57c03f1e59e626)
@@ -36,19 +36,6 @@
  */
 public class SbmtWebUtils {
 
-	public static boolean isSbmtEditable(SubmitFilesContent submitContent) {
-        if ( (submitContent.isDefineLater() == true) && (submitContent.isContentInUse()==true) )
-        {
-            throw new SubmitFilesException("An exception has occurred: There is a bug in this tool, conflicting flags are set");
-                    //return false;
-        }
-        else if ( (submitContent.isDefineLater() == true) && (submitContent.isContentInUse() == false))
-            return true;
-        else if ( (submitContent.isDefineLater() == false) && (submitContent.isContentInUse() == false))
-            return true;
-        else //  (content.isContentInUse()==true && content.isDefineLater() == false)
-            return false;
-	}
+ // We'll leave this here for future use 
 
-
 }
Index: lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/web/AuthoringAction.java
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diff -u -r6ab1be78f747daf9e82788ceee85ccce03d0ab9d -r533a6ac1aac078a12682ed733e57c03f1e59e626
--- lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/web/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision 6ab1be78f747daf9e82788ceee85ccce03d0ab9d)
+++ lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/web/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision 533a6ac1aac078a12682ed733e57c03f1e59e626)
@@ -117,16 +117,10 @@
 		SubmitFilesContent persistContent = submitFilesService.getSubmitFilesContent(contentID);
 		
 		if(mode.isTeacher()){
-			boolean isForumEditable = SbmtWebUtils.isSbmtEditable(persistContent);
-			if(!isForumEditable){
-				request.setAttribute(SbmtConstants.PAGE_EDITABLE, new Boolean(isForumEditable));
-				return mapping.findForward("forbidden");
-			}
+
+			persistContent.setDefineLater(true);
+			submitFilesService.saveOrUpdateContent(persistContent);
 			
-			if(!persistContent.isContentInUse()){
-				persistContent.setDefineLater(true);
-				submitFilesService.saveOrUpdateContent(persistContent);
-			}
 		}
 		
 		//if this content does not exist(empty without id), create a content by default content record.
Index: lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/web/MonitoringAction.java
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diff -u -rf50903db417c658ce7f49580001c058e012b7f13 -r533a6ac1aac078a12682ed733e57c03f1e59e626
--- lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/web/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision f50903db417c658ce7f49580001c058e012b7f13)
+++ lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/web/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision 533a6ac1aac078a12682ed733e57c03f1e59e626)
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@
 		
 		AuthoringDTO authorDto = new AuthoringDTO(persistContent);
 		request.setAttribute(SbmtConstants.AUTHORING_DTO,authorDto);
-		request.setAttribute(SbmtConstants.PAGE_EDITABLE, new Boolean(SbmtWebUtils.isSbmtEditable(persistContent)));
+		request.setAttribute(SbmtConstants.PAGE_EDITABLE, persistContent.isContentInUse());
 		
 		return mapping.findForward("success");
     }
     /**
-     * AJAX call to refresh statisitic page.
+     * AJAX call to refresh statistic page.
      * @param mapping
      * @param form
      * @param request