Index: lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/qaApplicationContext.xml
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diff -u -r5f015bed03f28f95ee08f3c03a1f3f03254cf426 -r53f95943f108416112dc2532657f7b0e93cf58ed
--- lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/qaApplicationContext.xml	(.../qaApplicationContext.xml)	(revision 5f015bed03f28f95ee08f3c03a1f3f03254cf426)
+++ lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/qaApplicationContext.xml	(.../qaApplicationContext.xml)	(revision 53f95943f108416112dc2532657f7b0e93cf58ed)
@@ -25,16 +25,7 @@
 				<value>/WEB-INF/QaUploadedFile.hbm.xml</value>
 			</list>
 		</property>
-		<property name="hibernateProperties">
-			<props>
-				<prop key="hibernate.dialect">${hibernate.dialect}</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.show_sql">${hibernate.show_sql}</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.minPoolSize">${hibernate.c3p0.minPoolSize}</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.maxPoolSize">${hibernate.c3p0.maxPoolSize}</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.timeout">${hibernate.c3p0.timeout}</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.max_statement">${hibernate.c3p0.max_statement}</prop>
-			</props>
-		</property>
+		<property name="hibernateProperties"><ref bean="hibernateProperties"/></property>
 	</bean>
 
 	<!-- ========================= BUSINESS OBJECT DEFINITIONS ======================== -->
Index: lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/applicationContext.xml
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diff -u -r5f015bed03f28f95ee08f3c03a1f3f03254cf426 -r53f95943f108416112dc2532657f7b0e93cf58ed
--- lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/applicationContext.xml	(.../applicationContext.xml)	(revision 5f015bed03f28f95ee08f3c03a1f3f03254cf426)
+++ lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/applicationContext.xml	(.../applicationContext.xml)	(revision 53f95943f108416112dc2532657f7b0e93cf58ed)
@@ -20,16 +20,7 @@
 				<value>org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/NoticeboardAttachment.hbm.xml</value> 
 			</list>
 		</property>
-		<property name="hibernateProperties">
-			<props>
-				<prop key="hibernate.dialect">net.sf.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.show_sql">false</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.minPoolSize">5</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.maxPoolSize">20</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.timeout">1800</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.max_statement">50</prop>
-			</props>
-		</property>
+		<property name="hibernateProperties"><ref bean="hibernateProperties"/></property>
 	</bean>
 
 	<!-- ========================= BUSINESS OBJECT DEFINITIONS ======================== -->
Index: lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/submitFilesApplicationContext.xml
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diff -u -rcd4c4671fd22ddbc11b5ffded95c721f52242c28 -r53f95943f108416112dc2532657f7b0e93cf58ed
--- lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/submitFilesApplicationContext.xml	(.../submitFilesApplicationContext.xml)	(revision cd4c4671fd22ddbc11b5ffded95c721f52242c28)
+++ lams_tool_sbmt/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/submitFilesApplicationContext.xml	(.../submitFilesApplicationContext.xml)	(revision 53f95943f108416112dc2532657f7b0e93cf58ed)
@@ -19,16 +19,7 @@
 				<value>org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/sbmt/Learner.hbm.xml</value>				
 			</list>
 		</property>
-		<property name="hibernateProperties">
-			<props>
-				<prop key="hibernate.dialect">net.sf.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.show_sql">true</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.minPoolSize">5</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.maxPoolSize">20</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.timeout">1800</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.max_statement">50</prop>
-			</props>
-		</property>
+		<property name="hibernateProperties"><ref bean="hibernateProperties"/></property>
 	</bean>
 
 	<!-- Submit Files related beans-->