Index: lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/NoticeboardSession.java
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diff -u -ra766c8fe51dfa314947b20ef98e525d63b328fbe -ref70f082a2d4ce2ef49f517d1f962cf4130be034
--- lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/NoticeboardSession.java	(.../NoticeboardSession.java)	(revision a766c8fe51dfa314947b20ef98e525d63b328fbe)
+++ lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/NoticeboardSession.java	(.../NoticeboardSession.java)	(revision ef70f082a2d4ce2ef49f517d1f962cf4130be034)
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@
 
 public class NoticeboardSession implements Serializable {
 
+    
+    public final static String NOT_ATTEMPTED = "NOT_ATTEMPTED";
+    
+    public final static String INCOMPLETE = "INCOMPLETE";
+    
+    public static final String COMPLETED = "COMPLETED";
+    
 	/** identifier field */
 	private Long nbSessionId;
 	
@@ -70,7 +77,23 @@
 		this.sessionStatus = sessionStatus;
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Constructor used when creating a new  noticeboardSession given
+	 * the noticeboardContent id
+	 */
 	
+	public NoticeboardSession(Long nbSessionId,
+	        				  NoticeboardContent nbContent,
+	        				  Date sessionStartDate,
+	        				  String sessionStatus)
+	{
+	    this.nbSessionId = nbSessionId;
+	    this.nbContent = nbContent;
+	    this.sessionStartDate = sessionStartDate;
+	    this.sessionEndDate = null;
+	    this.sessionStatus = sessionStatus;
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * 		@hibernate.many-to-one
      *      not-null="true"