=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/api/controller/SharingController.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/api/controller/SharingController.java	2013-01-18 15:54:53 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/api/controller/SharingController.java	2013-03-11 17:29:55 +0000
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         JacksonUtils.toJson( response.getOutputStream(), sharing );
     }
 
-    @RequestMapping(value = "", method = RequestMethod.POST, consumes = "application/json")
+    @RequestMapping(value = "", method = { RequestMethod.POST, RequestMethod.PUT }, consumes = "application/json")
     public void setSharing( @RequestParam String type, @RequestParam String id, HttpServletResponse response, HttpServletRequest request ) throws IOException
     {
         BaseIdentifiableObject object = (BaseIdentifiableObject) manager.get( SharingUtils.classForType( type ), id );
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@
 
         Sharing sharing = JacksonUtils.fromJson( request.getInputStream(), Sharing.class );
 
-        // just ignore publicAccess if user is not allowed to make objects public, this should be hidden
-        // in the UI.
+        // Ignore publicAccess if user is not allowed to make objects public
+        
         if ( SharingUtils.canCreatePublic( currentUserService.getCurrentUser(), object ) )
         {
             object.setPublicAccess( sharing.getObject().getPublicAccess() );
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@
         }
 
         manager.update( object );
+        
+        ContextUtils.okResponse( response, "Access control set" );
     }
 
     @RequestMapping( value = "/search", produces = { "application/json", "text/*" } )