Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/commonContext.xml
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diff -u -r86d71c1ef9ce4edd930b678d8c3942f837641a8b -r8ba39fd1538b653fb2594fd19228d890e37eaa15
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/commonContext.xml	(.../commonContext.xml)	(revision 86d71c1ef9ce4edd930b678d8c3942f837641a8b)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/commonContext.xml	(.../commonContext.xml)	(revision 8ba39fd1538b653fb2594fd19228d890e37eaa15)
@@ -9,9 +9,15 @@
 	<!-- ========================= GENERAL DEFINITIONS ========================= -->
 
 	<!-- Message source for this context, loaded from localized "messages_xx" files -->
-	<bean id="messageSource" class="org.springframework.context.support.ResourceBundleMessageSource">
-		<property name="basename"><value>messages</value></property>										
-	</bean>
+	<bean id="commonMessageService" class="org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.MessageService" >
+		<property name="messageSource">
+			<bean id="messageSource" class="org.springframework.context.support.ResourceBundleMessageSource">
+				<property name="basename">
+					<value>org.lamsfoundation.lams.applicationResources</value>
+				</property>										
+			</bean>
+		</property>
+    </bean>
 
 	<!-- ========================= RESOURCE DEFINITIONS ========================= -->
   
@@ -99,6 +105,21 @@
 		</property>
 	</bean>
 	
+	<bean id="learningDesignServiceTarget" class="org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.service.LearningDesignService">
+		<property name="messageService"><ref bean="commonMessageService"/></property>
+	</bean>
+	
+	<bean id="learningDesignService" class="org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionProxyFactoryBean">
+		<property name="transactionManager"><ref bean="transactionManager"/></property>
+		<property name="target"><ref local="learningDesignServiceTarget"/></property>
+		<property name="proxyTargetClass"><value>true</value></property> 
+		<property name="transactionAttributes">
+			<props>
+				<prop key="validateLearningDesign">PROPAGATION_REQUIRED</prop>
+			</props>
+		</property>
+	</bean>
+	
 	<!-- Learning Design related beans-->
 	
 	<bean id="activityDAO" class="org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.dao.hibernate.ActivityDAO">
@@ -184,4 +205,6 @@
 		<property name="cacheObjectName"><value>jboss.cache:service=TreeCache</value></property>
 	</bean>
 	
+	<!--  -->
+	
 </beans>