Index: lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/service/ForumService.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/service/ForumService.java,v
diff -u -r1.99.4.3.4.3 -r1.99.4.3.4.4
--- lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/service/ForumService.java	15 Nov 2010 17:40:30 -0000	1.99.4.3.4.3
+++ lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/service/ForumService.java	19 Nov 2010 19:56:12 -0000	1.99.4.3.4.4
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@
 	    while (iter.hasNext()) {
 		Message clone = (Message) iter.next();
 		message.updateClone(clone);
+		messageDao.saveOrUpdate(clone);
 	    }
 	}
 
Index: lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/util/ForumConstants.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/util/ForumConstants.java,v
diff -u -r1.52.4.1 -r1.52.4.1.2.1
--- lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/util/ForumConstants.java	19 May 2009 09:07:36 -0000	1.52.4.1
+++ lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/util/ForumConstants.java	19 Nov 2010 19:56:13 -0000	1.52.4.1.2.1
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
     public static final String AUTHORING_TOPIC_THREAD = "topicThread";
 
     public static final String AUTHORING_TOPIC = "topic";
+    
+    public static final String AUTHORING_FORUM = "forum";
 
     public static final String DEFAULT_TITLE = "Forum";
 
Index: lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/web/actions/AuthoringAction.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/web/actions/AuthoringAction.java,v
diff -u -r1.71.4.2.2.3 -r1.71.4.2.2.4
--- lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/web/actions/AuthoringAction.java	6 Apr 2010 10:15:40 -0000	1.71.4.2.2.3
+++ lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/web/actions/AuthoringAction.java	19 Nov 2010 19:56:12 -0000	1.71.4.2.2.4
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.forum.persistence.Attachment;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.forum.persistence.Forum;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.forum.persistence.ForumCondition;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.forum.persistence.ForumToolSession;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.forum.persistence.ForumUser;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.forum.persistence.Message;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.forum.persistence.PersistenceException;
@@ -256,6 +257,8 @@
 
 	// tear down PO to normal object using clone() method
 	forumForm.setForum((Forum) forum.clone());
+	
+	sessionMap.put(ForumConstants.AUTHORING_FORUM, forum);
 
 	// set back STRUTS component value
 	// init it to avoid null exception in following handling
@@ -405,7 +408,7 @@
 	    while (iter.hasNext()) {
 		MessageDTO dto = (MessageDTO) iter.next();
 		if (dto.getMessage() != null) {
-		    // This flushs user UID info to message if this user is a new user.
+		    // This flushes user UID info to message if this user is a new user.
 		    dto.getMessage().setCreatedBy(forumUser);
 		    dto.getMessage().setModifiedBy(forumUser);
 		    forumService.createRootTopic(forum.getUid(), null, dto.getMessage());
@@ -691,7 +694,19 @@
 	    attSet.add(att);
 	}
 	message.setAttachments(attSet);
-
+	
+	// create clones of this topic (appropriate only for editing in monitoring)
+	Forum forum = (Forum) sessionMap.get(ForumConstants.AUTHORING_FORUM);
+	if (forum != null) {
+	    List<ForumToolSession> toolSessions = forumService.getSessionsByContentId(forum.getContentId());
+	    for (ForumToolSession toolSession : toolSessions) {
+		Message newMsg = Message.newInstance(message, forum.getToolContentHandler());
+		newMsg.setToolSession(toolSession);
+		newMsg.setAttachments(new TreeSet());
+		message.getSessionClones().add(newMsg);
+	    }
+	}
+	
 	topics.add(MessageDTO.getMessageDTO(message));
 
 	return mapping.findForward("success");