Index: lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/NoticeboardContent.java
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diff -u -ra766c8fe51dfa314947b20ef98e525d63b328fbe -ra212ebcd0dd7e3ef46b7ee2e1369f7430b9e497e
--- lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/NoticeboardContent.java	(.../NoticeboardContent.java)	(revision a766c8fe51dfa314947b20ef98e525d63b328fbe)
+++ lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/NoticeboardContent.java	(.../NoticeboardContent.java)	(revision a212ebcd0dd7e3ef46b7ee2e1369f7430b9e497e)
@@ -97,10 +97,32 @@
 		this.nbSessions = nbSessions;
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Minimal Constructor used to initialise values for the NoticeboardContent object
+	 * @return
+	 */
 	
+	public NoticeboardContent(Long nbContentId,
+	        				  String title,
+	        				  String content,
+	        				  String onlineInstructions,
+	        				  String offlineInstructions,
+	        				  Date dateCreated)
+	{
+	    this.nbContentId = nbContentId;
+		this.title = title;
+		this.content = content;
+		this.onlineInstructions = onlineInstructions;
+		this.offlineInstructions = offlineInstructions;
+		this.defineLater = false;
+		this.forceOffline = false;
+		this.creatorUserId = null;
+		this.dateCreated = dateCreated;
+		this.dateUpdated = null;
+		this.nbSessions = new TreeSet();
+	}
 	
 	
-	
 	/**
 	 *		 @hibernate.property
      *       column="content"