Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/commonContext.xml
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diff -u -r75239a45d21d7acea900a9ddecf1ab0cc2d4d9a2 -ra99d5750b6665025226cb1a4854cbc683debfaad
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/commonContext.xml	(.../commonContext.xml)	(revision 75239a45d21d7acea900a9ddecf1ab0cc2d4d9a2)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/commonContext.xml	(.../commonContext.xml)	(revision a99d5750b6665025226cb1a4854cbc683debfaad)
@@ -15,6 +15,23 @@
 
 	<!-- ========================= RESOURCE DEFINITIONS ========================= -->
   
+  	<!-- Hibernate Properties. Should be used by all Hibernate session factories unless -->
+  	<!--  the tool has a specific need for a different setting. 					    -->
+  	<bean id="hibernateProperties" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertiesFactoryBean">
+	  	<property name="properties">
+		<props>
+			<prop key="hibernate.dialect">net.sf.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect</prop>
+			<prop key="hibernate.show_sql">false</prop>
+			<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.minPoolSize">5</prop>
+			<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.maxPoolSize">20</prop>
+			<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.timeout">1800</prop>
+			<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.max_statement">50</prop>
+				<!-- will need to be revisited for JBOSS 4.0 -->
+				<!--  <prop key="hibernate.cache.provider_class">net.sf.hibernate.cache.TreeCacheProvider</prop> -->
+		</props>
+		</property>
+  	</bean>
+  	
 	<!-- Hibernate SessionFactory -->
 	<bean id="coreSessionFactory" class="org.springframework.orm.hibernate.LocalSessionFactoryBean">
 		<property name="dataSource"><ref bean="dataSource"/></property>
@@ -60,16 +77,7 @@
 				<value>org/lamsfoundation/lams/themes/CSSThemeVisualElement.hbm.xml</value>
 			</list>
 		</property>
-		<property name="hibernateProperties">
-			<props>
-				<prop key="hibernate.dialect">net.sf.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.show_sql">false</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.minPoolSize">5</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.maxPoolSize">20</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.timeout">1800</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.max_statement">50</prop>
-			</props>
-		</property>
+		<property name="hibernateProperties"><ref local="hibernateProperties"/></property>
 	</bean>
 	
 	<!-- ========================= BUSINESS OBJECT DEFINITIONS ========================= -->
Index: lams_contentrepository/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/contentrepository/applicationContext.xml
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diff -u -rc624fa1214cb17e6966fc6593f13080404b0df0f -ra99d5750b6665025226cb1a4854cbc683debfaad
--- lams_contentrepository/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/contentrepository/applicationContext.xml	(.../applicationContext.xml)	(revision c624fa1214cb17e6966fc6593f13080404b0df0f)
+++ lams_contentrepository/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/contentrepository/applicationContext.xml	(.../applicationContext.xml)	(revision a99d5750b6665025226cb1a4854cbc683debfaad)
@@ -42,18 +42,7 @@
 				<value>org/lamsfoundation/lams/contentrepository/CrWorkspaceCredential.hbm.xml</value>
 			</list>
 		</property>
-		<property name="hibernateProperties">
-			<props>
-				<prop key="hibernate.dialect">net.sf.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.show_sql">false</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.minPoolSize">5</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.maxPoolSize">20</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.timeout">1800</prop>
-				<prop key="hibernate.c3p0.max_statement">50</prop>
-				<!-- will need to be revisited for JBOSS 4.0 -->
-				<!--  <prop key="hibernate.cache.provider_class">net.sf.hibernate.cache.TreeCacheProvider</prop> -->
-			</props>
-		</property>
+		<property name="hibernateProperties"><ref bean="hibernateProperties"/></property>
 	</bean>
 
 	<!-- ========================= BUSINESS OBJECT DEFINITIONS ======================== -->