Index: lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/NoticeboardAttachment.java
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diff -u -r2f79aaf9d5b69d0e27987409fe0d7db83e92512d -rd34ecc2fdf14c138f6bbcb486d356266e1415abb
--- lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/NoticeboardAttachment.java	(.../NoticeboardAttachment.java)	(revision 2f79aaf9d5b69d0e27987409fe0d7db83e92512d)
+++ lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/NoticeboardAttachment.java	(.../NoticeboardAttachment.java)	(revision d34ecc2fdf14c138f6bbcb486d356266e1415abb)
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
     private Long uuid;
     private Long versionId;
     private boolean onlineFile;
+    
+    public final static String TYPE_ONLINE = "ONLINE";
+    public final static String TYPE_OFFLINE = "OFFLINE";
 
     /**default constructor */
     public NoticeboardAttachment() {}
@@ -151,6 +154,7 @@
      * 		@hibernate.property
      *       column="uuid"
      *       length="20"
+     * 		 not-null="true"
      * 
      * @return Returns the uuid.
      */
@@ -180,4 +184,14 @@
     public void setVersionId(Long versionId) {
         this.versionId = versionId;
     }
+    
+    public String returnFileType()
+    {
+        if (isOnlineFile())
+        {
+            return TYPE_ONLINE;
+        }
+        else
+            return TYPE_OFFLINE;
+    }
 }