Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java
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diff -u -r43c1735264f0b042ab12a098847f358e4fcafe99 -ra03cbae5904095c2765a3ad713d9c2d8545625da
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java	(.../AuthoringService.java)	(revision 43c1735264f0b042ab12a098847f358e4fcafe99)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java	(.../AuthoringService.java)	(revision a03cbae5904095c2765a3ad713d9c2d8545625da)
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import java.util.Vector;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.LearningDesignValidator;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.ObjectExtractor;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.ObjectExtractorException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.Activity;
@@ -417,10 +418,15 @@
 														activityDAO,workspaceFolderDAO,
 														learningLibraryDAO,licenseDAO,
 														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, messageService);
+			flashMessage = (FlashMessage)validator.validateLearningDesign(design);
+			
+			
+			//flashMessage = new FlashMessage(IAuthoringService.STORE_LD_MESSAGE_KEY,design.getLearningDesignId());
 		} catch ( ObjectExtractorException e ) {
 			flashMessage = new FlashMessage(IAuthoringService.STORE_LD_MESSAGE_KEY,
 											messageService.getMessage("invalid.wddx.packet",new Object[]{e.getMessage()}),