Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/web/AuthoringAction.java
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diff -u -r51fb2a37254f24bb2a805d4ffd54482c779f43fa -r6b31542dce245021851c959056022b32a7f9033d
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/web/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision 51fb2a37254f24bb2a805d4ffd54482c779f43fa)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/web/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision 6b31542dce245021851c959056022b32a7f9033d)
@@ -324,24 +324,13 @@
 	if (learningDesign != null) {
 	    Long learningDesignID = learningDesign.getLearningDesignId();
 	    if (learningDesignID != null) {
+		responseJSON.put("learningDesignID", learningDesignID);
+		
 		Gson gson = new GsonBuilder().create();
 		Vector<ValidationErrorDTO> validationDTOs = getAuthoringService()
 			.validateLearningDesign(learningDesignID);
 		String validationJSON = gson.toJson(validationDTOs);
 		responseJSON.put("validation", new JSONArray(validationJSON));
-
-		// get DTO with updated IDs
-		LearningDesignDTO learningDesignDTO = getLearningDesignService().getLearningDesignDTO(learningDesignID,
-			getUserLanguage());
-		responseJSON.put("ld", new JSONObject(gson.toJson(learningDesignDTO)));
-
-		Integer userId = getUserId();
-		getAuthoringService().storeLearningDesignAccess(learningDesignID, userId);
-
-		List<LearningDesignAccess> accessList = getAuthoringService().updateLearningDesignAccessByUser(userId);
-		accessList = accessList.subList(0,
-			Math.min(accessList.size(), AuthoringAction.LEARNING_DESIGN_ACCESS_ENTRIES_LIMIT - 1));
-		responseJSON.put("access", new JSONArray(gson.toJson(accessList)));
 	    }
 	}
 
Index: lams_central/web/includes/javascript/authoring/authoringGeneral.js
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diff -u -r4d3af828efc07b319233005dd114a0342a421773 -r6b31542dce245021851c959056022b32a7f9033d
--- lams_central/web/includes/javascript/authoring/authoringGeneral.js	(.../authoringGeneral.js)	(revision 4d3af828efc07b319233005dd114a0342a421773)
+++ lams_central/web/includes/javascript/authoring/authoringGeneral.js	(.../authoringGeneral.js)	(revision 6b31542dce245021851c959056022b32a7f9033d)
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@
 
 				            		var result = GeneralLib.saveLearningDesign(folderID, learningDesignID, title);
 				            		if (result) {
+				            			GeneralLib.openLearningDesign();
 				            			dialog.dialog('close');
 				            		}
 								}
@@ -1430,10 +1431,13 @@
 	 * Replace current canvas contents with the loaded sequence.
 	 */
 	openLearningDesign : function(learningDesignID) {
+		if (!learningDesignID){
+			// do just a re-load
+			learningDesignID = layout.ld.learningDesignID;
+		}
 		// get LD details
 		$.ajax({
 			cache : false,
-			async : false,
 			url : LAMS_URL + "authoring/author.do",
 			dataType : 'json',
 			data : {
@@ -1453,7 +1457,7 @@
 				// remove existing activities
 				GeneralLib.newLearningDesign(true, true);
 				layout.ld = {
-					'learningDesignID' : learningDesignID,
+					'learningDesignID' : ld.learningDesignID,
 					'folderID'		   : ld.workspaceFolderID,
 					'contentFolderID'  : ld.contentFolderID,
 					'title'			   : ld.title,
@@ -2506,71 +2510,10 @@
 				}
 				
 				// if save (even partially) was successful
-				if (response.ld) {
+				if (response.learningDesignID) {
 					// assing the database-generated values
-					layout.ld.learningDesignID = response.ld.learningDesignID;
-					if (!layout.ld.contentFolderID) {
-						layout.ld.contentFolderID = response.ld.contentFolderID;
-					}
-					$('#ldDescriptionFieldTitle').html(GeneralLib.escapeHtml(title));
+					layout.ld.learningDesignID = response.learningDesignID;
 					
-					// assign database-generated properties to activities
-					$.each(response.ld.activities, function() {
-						var updatedActivity = this;
-						$.each(layout.activities, function(){
-							var isBranching = this instanceof ActivityDefs.BranchingEdgeActivity,
-								found = false;
-							if (isBranching && !this.isStart) {
-								return true;
-							}
-							
-							if (isBranching) {
-								if (updatedActivity.activityUIID == this.branchingActivity.uiid){
-									this.branchingActivity.id = updatedActivity.activityID;
-									found = true;
-								} else {
-									$.each(this.branchingActivity.branches, function(){
-										if (updatedActivity.activityUIID == this.branchingActivity.uiid){
-											this.id = updatedActivity.activityID;
-										}
-									});
-								}
-							} else if (updatedActivity.activityUIID == this.uiid) {
-								this.id = updatedActivity.activityID;
-								this.toolContentID = updatedActivity.toolContentID;
-								found = true;
-							}
-							
-							// update transition IDs
-							$.each(this.transitions.from, function(){
-								var existingTransition = this;
-								$.each(response.ld.transitions, function(){
-									if (existingTransition.uiid == +this.transitionUIID) {
-										existingTransition.id = +this.transitionID || null;
-										return false;
-									}
-								});
-							});
-							
-							return !found;
-						});
-					});
-					
-					if (layout.floatingActivity) {
-						layout.floatingActivity.id = response.floatingActivityID;
-					}
-					
-					// update annotation IDs
-					$.each(response.ld.annotations, function(){
-						var updatedAnnotation = this;
-						$.each(layout.labels.concat(layout.regions), function(){
-							if (this.uiid == updatedAnnotation.annotationUIID) {
-								this.id = updatedAnnotation.uid;
-								return false;
-							}
-						});
-					});
-					
 					if (layout.liveEdit) {
 						// let backend know that system gate needs to be removed
 						$.ajax({
@@ -2630,24 +2573,20 @@
 					var svgSaveSuccessful = GeneralLib.saveLearningDesignImage();
 					if (!svgSaveSuccessful) {
 						alert(LABELS.SVG_SAVE_ERROR);
-						return;
 					}
 					
 					if (response.validation.length == 0) {
 						alert(LABELS.SAVE_SUCCESSFUL);
 					}
 					
-					result = true;
 					GeneralLib.setModified(false);
+					result = true;
 				}
-				
-				GeneralLib.updateAccess(response.access);
 			},
 			error : function(){
 				alert(LABELS.SEQUENCE_SAVE_ERROR);
 			}
 		});
-		
 		return result;
 	},