Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/dao/IToolDAO.java
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diff -u -r08950e1090443c3423a3d1c587416a2fccd8bbdf -r9c4151d572fc555fd5980e3d88580ab1ba9a94bf
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/dao/IToolDAO.java	(.../IToolDAO.java)	(revision 08950e1090443c3423a3d1c587416a2fccd8bbdf)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/dao/IToolDAO.java	(.../IToolDAO.java)	(revision 9c4151d572fc555fd5980e3d88580ab1ba9a94bf)
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@
     public List getAllTools();
     public Tool getToolBySignature(final String toolSignature);
     public long getToolDefaultContentIdBySignature(final String toolSignature);
+    public void saveOrUpdateTool(Tool tool);
 }
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/dao/hibernate/ToolDAO.java
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diff -u -r08950e1090443c3423a3d1c587416a2fccd8bbdf -r9c4151d572fc555fd5980e3d88580ab1ba9a94bf
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/dao/hibernate/ToolDAO.java	(.../ToolDAO.java)	(revision 08950e1090443c3423a3d1c587416a2fccd8bbdf)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/dao/hibernate/ToolDAO.java	(.../ToolDAO.java)	(revision 9c4151d572fc555fd5980e3d88580ab1ba9a94bf)
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@
         else
         	return 0;
     }
+    
+    public void saveOrUpdateTool(Tool tool)
+    {
+    	this.getHibernateTemplate().saveOrUpdate(tool);
+    }
 
 
 }
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/ILamsToolService.java
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diff -u -r39dcd86ca435bd8205fcdeb0cf6969a24cae0a96 -r9c4151d572fc555fd5980e3d88580ab1ba9a94bf
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/ILamsToolService.java	(.../ILamsToolService.java)	(revision 39dcd86ca435bd8205fcdeb0cf6969a24cae0a96)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/ILamsToolService.java	(.../ILamsToolService.java)	(revision 9c4151d572fc555fd5980e3d88580ab1ba9a94bf)
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.IToolVO;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.Tool;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.exception.LamsToolServiceException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.User;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.FileUtilException;
@@ -59,4 +60,8 @@
     public long getToolDefaultContentIdBySignature(final String toolSignature);
 
     public String generateUniqueContentFolder() throws FileUtilException, IOException;
+    
+    public void saveOrUpdateTool(Tool tool);
+    
+    public Tool getPersistToolBySignature(final String toolSignature);
 }
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/LamsToolService.java
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diff -u -r621f9a7d0d08f842aa5871d98f0f36855ad336c4 -r9c4151d572fc555fd5980e3d88580ab1ba9a94bf
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/LamsToolService.java	(.../LamsToolService.java)	(revision 621f9a7d0d08f842aa5871d98f0f36855ad336c4)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/LamsToolService.java	(.../LamsToolService.java)	(revision 9c4151d572fc555fd5980e3d88580ab1ba9a94bf)
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@
     	Tool tool = toolDAO.getToolBySignature(toolSignature);  	
     	return tool.createBasicToolVO();    	
     }
+    
+    public Tool getPersistToolBySignature(final String toolSignature)
+    {
+    	return toolDAO.getToolBySignature(toolSignature);  	
+    }
 
     public long getToolDefaultContentIdBySignature(final String toolSignature)
     {
@@ -106,4 +111,9 @@
 		return FileUtil.generateUniqueContentFolderID();
 		
 	}
+	
+	public void saveOrUpdateTool(Tool tool)
+	{
+		toolDAO.saveOrUpdateTool(tool);
+	}
 }