Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java
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diff -u -r8773d184c34809bac6172def0c7ad0fc26fe515b -r93895cc6ca6a7ca99b3b1706ae141978a5ca0612
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java	(.../AuthoringService.java)	(revision 8773d184c34809bac6172def0c7ad0fc26fe515b)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java	(.../AuthoringService.java)	(revision 93895cc6ca6a7ca99b3b1706ae141978a5ca0612)
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.ConfigurationKeys;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.wddx.FlashMessage;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.wddx.WDDXProcessor;
+import  org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.LearningDesignValidator;
 
+
 import com.allaire.wddx.WddxDeserializationException;
 
 
@@ -420,8 +422,9 @@
 														groupingDAO,toolDAO,groupDAO,transitionDAO);
 		try { 
 			LearningDesign design = extractor.extractLearningDesign(table);	
-			learningDesignDAO.insert(design);
-			flashMessage = new FlashMessage(IAuthoringService.STORE_LD_MESSAGE_KEY,design.getLearningDesignId());
+			LearningDesignValidator validator = new LearningDesignValidator(learningDesignDAO);
+			flashMessage = validator.validateLearningDesign(design);
+			
 		} catch ( ObjectExtractorException e ) {
 			flashMessage = new FlashMessage(IAuthoringService.STORE_LD_MESSAGE_KEY,
 											"Invalid Object in WDDX packet. Error was "+e.getMessage(),