Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/commonContext.xml
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diff -u -r8d7fbb9d04178c47476596b238655bf8ce2214ca -rbebb1babe03164359747ae3b7abac81d05ea7d6c
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/commonContext.xml	(.../commonContext.xml)	(revision 8d7fbb9d04178c47476596b238655bf8ce2214ca)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/commonContext.xml	(.../commonContext.xml)	(revision bebb1babe03164359747ae3b7abac81d05ea7d6c)
@@ -142,7 +142,28 @@
 			</props>
 		</property>
 	</bean>
+	
+	<bean id="exportToolContentServiceTarget" class="org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.service.ExportToolContentService">
+		<property name="activityDAO"><ref bean="activityDAO"/></property>
+	</bean>
+	
+	<bean id="exportToolContentService" class="org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionProxyFactoryBean">
+		<property name ="transactionManager"><ref bean ="transactionManager"/></property>
+		<property name ="target"><ref bean="exportToolContentServiceTarget"/></property>
 		
+		<!-- TransactionProxyFactoryBean by default just proxies all interfaces implemented by the target object -->
+		<!-- AuthoringService is class so needs to be proxied via CGLIB -->
+		<!-- Specify "proxyTargetClass" = "true" to generate a CGLIB proxy-->
+		<property name="proxyTargetClass"><value>true</value></property>     
+		
+		<property name="transactionAttributes">
+			<props>
+				<prop key="save*">PROPAGATION_REQUIRED</prop>
+				<prop key="remove*">PROPAGATION_REQUIRED</prop>
+   			    <prop key="*">PROPAGATION_REQUIRED,readOnly</prop>
+			</props>
+		</property>
+	</bean>
 	<!--  Access a message service related to a programatically loaded message file. -->
 	<!--  Can be used to arbitrarily access any message file that is on the classpath -->
 	<!--  as long as you know the file's name and full path.                          -->
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/service/ExportToolContentService.java
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diff -u -r8e8a1f2b58ed44e9480b576fbbbea82b98a028a2 -rbebb1babe03164359747ae3b7abac81d05ea7d6c
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/service/ExportToolContentService.java	(.../ExportToolContentService.java)	(revision 8e8a1f2b58ed44e9480b576fbbbea82b98a028a2)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/service/ExportToolContentService.java	(.../ExportToolContentService.java)	(revision bebb1babe03164359747ae3b7abac81d05ea7d6c)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 	// Private methods
 	//******************************************************************
 	private ILearningDesignService getLearningDesignService(){
-		return (ILearningDesignService) applicationContext.getBean(AuthoringConstants.LEARNING_DESIGN_SERVICE_BEAN_NAME);		
+		return (ILearningDesignService) applicationContext.getBean(LEARNING_DESIGN_SERVICE_BEAN_NAME);		
 	}
 	
 	private String getFullPath(String path, String file){
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/service/IExportToolContentService.java
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diff -u
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/service/IExportToolContentService.java	(revision 0)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/service/IExportToolContentService.java	(revision bebb1babe03164359747ae3b7abac81d05ea7d6c)
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/****************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 LAMS Foundation (http://lamsfoundation.org)
+ * =============================================================
+ * License Information: http://lamsfoundation.org/licensing/lams/2.0/
+ * 
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.0 
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307
+ * USA
+ * 
+ * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
+ * ****************************************************************
+ */
+
+/* $Id$ */
+package org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.service;
+
+
+public interface IExportToolContentService {
+	/**
+	 * Export given learning design tool content. It includes all tools content in this learning design.
+	 * 
+	 * @param learningDesignId
+	 * @return
+	 * @throws ExportToolContentException
+	 */
+	String exportToolContent(Long learningDesignId) throws ExportToolContentException;
+}