Index: lams_documents/lams_monitoring/Monitoring.doc
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Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java
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diff -u -r58daf95f59242b997de7f49a9d81ee9c1c104d5f -rbafa5fcba1d36d41f07976921a588b497e03801b
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java	(.../IMonitoringService.java)	(revision 58daf95f59242b997de7f49a9d81ee9c1c104d5f)
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java	(.../IMonitoringService.java)	(revision bafa5fcba1d36d41f07976921a588b497e03801b)
@@ -92,7 +92,18 @@
      */
     public void archiveLesson(long lessonId);
 
+
     /**
+     * <P>
+     * Teachers sometimes find that there are just too many "old" designs and 
+     * wish to remove them and never access them again. This function disables 
+     * the lesson - it does not remove the contents from the database
+     * </P>
+     * @param lessonId 
+     * 		the specified the lesson id.
+     */
+	public void removeLesson(long lessonId);
+    /**
      * Set the gate to open to let all the learners through. This learning service
      * is triggerred by the system scheduler. Will return true GateActivity (or subclass)
      * object, rather than a hibernate proxy. This is needed so that the class can 
@@ -302,4 +313,5 @@
     /* TODO Dummy methods - to be removed */
     public List getOrganisationsUsers(Integer userId);
     public List getLearningDesigns(Long userId);
+
 }
Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java
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diff -u -r72dd00c7f25eac454497a9ec2096016e5db0a90c -rbafa5fcba1d36d41f07976921a588b497e03801b
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java	(.../MonitoringService.java)	(revision 72dd00c7f25eac454497a9ec2096016e5db0a90c)
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java	(.../MonitoringService.java)	(revision bafa5fcba1d36d41f07976921a588b497e03801b)
@@ -356,9 +356,19 @@
         lessonDAO.updateLesson(requestedLesson);
 
     }
+    /**
+     * @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.monitoring.service.IMonitoringService#removeLesson(long)
+     */
+    public void removeLesson(long lessonId) {
+        Lesson requestedLesson = lessonDAO.getLesson(new Long(lessonId));
+        if ( requestedLesson == null) {
+        	throw new MonitoringServiceException("Lesson for id="+lessonId+" is missing. Unable to start lesson.");
+        }
 
-
-    
+        requestedLesson.setLessonStateId(Lesson.DISABLED_STATE);
+        lessonDAO.updateLesson(requestedLesson);
+    	
+    }
     /**
      * @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.monitoring.service.IMonitoringService#openGate(org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.GateActivity)
      */
Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/MonitoringAction.java
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diff -u -r289df789024db64589a1960380d27cc90a4f53fd -rbafa5fcba1d36d41f07976921a588b497e03801b
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision 289df789024db64589a1960380d27cc90a4f53fd)
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision bafa5fcba1d36d41f07976921a588b497e03801b)
@@ -189,8 +189,45 @@
 		
         return outputPacket(mapping,request,response,message,"details");
     }
-    
-        public ActionForward getAllLessons(ActionMapping mapping,
+    /**
+     * <P>
+     * The STRUTS action will send back a WDDX message after marking the lesson by the given lesson ID
+     * as <code>Lesson.DISABLED_STATE</code> status.
+     * </P>
+     * <P>
+     * This action need a lession ID as input.
+     * </P>
+     * @param form The ActionForm class that will contain any data submitted
+     * by the end-user via a form.
+     * @param request A standard Servlet HttpServletRequest class.
+     * @param response A standard Servlet HttpServletResponse class.
+     * @return An ActionForward class that will be returned to the ActionServlet indicating where
+     *         the user is to go next.
+     * @throws IOException
+     * @throws ServletException
+     */
+    public ActionForward removeLesson(ActionMapping mapping,
+            ActionForm form,
+            HttpServletRequest request,
+            HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException,
+                                                 ServletException{
+    	FlashMessage flashMessage = null;
+    	this.monitoringService = MonitoringServiceProxy.getMonitoringService(getServlet().getServletContext());
+    	long lessonId = WebUtil.readLongParam(request,AttributeNames.PARAM_LESSON_ID);
+    	
+    	try {
+    		monitoringService.removeLesson(lessonId);
+    		flashMessage = new FlashMessage("removeLesson",Boolean.TRUE);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			flashMessage = new FlashMessage("removeLesson",
+					"Invalid lessonID :" +  lessonId,
+					FlashMessage.ERROR);
+		}
+		String message =  flashMessage.serializeMessage();
+    	return outputPacket(mapping,request,response,message,"details");
+    	
+    }
+    public ActionForward getAllLessons(ActionMapping mapping,
                                      ActionForm form,
                                      HttpServletRequest request,
                                      HttpServletResponse response)throws IOException{