Index: lams_central/web/includes/javascript/common.js
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diff -u -re726a637db2ccc27aded0f996465b3620dec410c -rf4e47145c5e5a3861dc2cf26a460d80ef3e77308
--- lams_central/web/includes/javascript/common.js	(.../common.js)	(revision e726a637db2ccc27aded0f996465b3620dec410c)
+++ lams_central/web/includes/javascript/common.js	(.../common.js)	(revision f4e47145c5e5a3861dc2cf26a460d80ef3e77308)
@@ -73,4 +73,26 @@
 	     return false;
 	   }
 	   return true;
-	}
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+	}
+	
+	// refresh the parent window if the parent window is a tool monitoring window
+	function refreshParentMonitoringWindow() {
+		if ( window.opener && ! window.opener.closed && window.opener.name.indexOf("MonitorLearnerActivity") >= 0 ) {
+			var monitoringURL = String(window.opener.location);
+			var currentTab = window.opener.selectedTabID;
+			if ( currentTab ) {
+				var indexStart = monitoringURL.indexOf("&currentTab=");
+				if ( indexStart != -1 ) {
+					var indexEnd = monitoringURL.indexOf("&",indexStart+1);
+					if ( indexEnd == -1 ) {
+						monitoringURL = monitoringURL.substring(0,indexStart);
+					} else {
+						monitoringURL = monitoringURL.substring(0,indexStart)+monitoringURL.substring(indexEnd);
+					}
+				}
+				monitoringURL = monitoringURL+"&currentTab="+currentTab;
+			}
+			window.opener.location.href = monitoringURL;
+		}
+	}
+	
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