Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/webservice/xml/LearningDesignRepositoryServlet.java
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diff -u -r423c4fff74f1672a86716d95ab5c4dc4b75ab1c2 -rdf82d39cc653b9b02551eb807a45ce194d6f5d44
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/webservice/xml/LearningDesignRepositoryServlet.java	(.../LearningDesignRepositoryServlet.java)	(revision 423c4fff74f1672a86716d95ab5c4dc4b75ab1c2)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/webservice/xml/LearningDesignRepositoryServlet.java	(.../LearningDesignRepositoryServlet.java)	(revision df82d39cc653b9b02551eb807a45ce194d6f5d44)
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
 	    String courseName = request.getParameter(CentralConstants.PARAM_COURSE_NAME);
 	    String country = request.getParameter(CentralConstants.PARAM_COUNTRY);
 	    String lang = request.getParameter(CentralConstants.PARAM_LANG);
-	    String modeStr = request.getParameter(CentralConstants.PARAM_MODE);
+	    Integer mode = WebUtil.readIntParam(request, CentralConstants.PARAM_MODE, true);
 	    String method = request.getParameter(CentralConstants.PARAM_METHOD);
 	    String usePrefix = request.getParameter(CentralConstants.PARAM_USE_PREFIX);
 	    final boolean isUpdateUserDetails = false;
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
 	    String email = request.getParameter(LoginRequestDispatcher.PARAM_EMAIL);
 	    
 	    if (serverId == null || datetime == null || hashValue == null || username == null || courseId == null
-		    || country == null || lang == null || modeStr == null) {
+		    || country == null || lang == null ) {
 		String msg = "Parameters missing";
 		log.error(msg);
 		response.sendError(response.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Parameters missing");
@@ -317,8 +317,6 @@
 	    	}
 	    }
 
-	    Integer mode = new Integer(modeStr);
-
 	    // get Server map
 	    ExtServerOrgMap serverMap = integrationService.getExtServerOrgMap(serverId);