diff --git a/config/config.ini b/config/config.ini
index d844715..1792063 100644
--- a/config/config.ini
+++ b/config/config.ini
@@ -290,3 +290,9 @@ safemode = on
 
 ; Identify the location of the mysql.exe and mysqldump.exe
 ;mysqlDirectory=c:/program files/ktdms/mysql/bin
+
+[KTtoolsSettings]
+;These two settings control whether or not the client is prompted for metadata when a 
+;document is added to knowledgetree via KTtools. They default to true.
+explorerMetadataCapture = true
+officeMetadataCapture = true
diff --git a/config/dmsDefaults.php b/config/dmsDefaults.php
index f10811a..c23246f 100644
--- a/config/dmsDefaults.php
+++ b/config/dmsDefaults.php
@@ -450,6 +450,10 @@ class KTInit {
             $oKTConfig->setdefaultns('webservice', 'uploadExpiry', '30');
             $oKTConfig->setdefaultns('webservice', 'downloadExpiry', '30');
             $oKTConfig->setdefaultns('webservice', 'randomKeyText', 'bkdfjhg23yskjdhf2iu');
+	    
+            $oKTConfig->setdefaultns('KTtoolsSettings', 'explorerMetadataCapture', true);
+            $oKTConfig->setdefaultns('KTtoolsSettings', 'officeMetadataCapture', true);
+
             
             $res = $this->readConfig();
             if (PEAR::isError($res)) { return $res; }
diff --git a/ktapi/ktapi.inc.php b/ktapi/ktapi.inc.php
index 1ebac59..5e45189 100644
--- a/ktapi/ktapi.inc.php
+++ b/ktapi/ktapi.inc.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?
+<?php
 /**
  * $Id$
  *
@@ -575,7 +575,13 @@ class KTAPI
 		}
 		return $results;
 	}
+	
+	function get_dms_defaults()
+	{
+		global $default;
+		return $default;
+	}
 
 }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/ktwebservice/webservice.php b/ktwebservice/webservice.php
index 5283cb9..7860508 100644
--- a/ktwebservice/webservice.php
+++ b/ktwebservice/webservice.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?
+<?php
 
 /**
  *
@@ -323,6 +323,19 @@ class KTWebService
             	'document_types' => "{urn:$this->namespace}kt_document_types_array"
             );
 
+        $this->__typedef["{urn:$this->namespace}kt_server_settings"] =
+			array(
+            	'explorer_metadata_capture' => 'boolean',
+            	'office_metadata_capture' => 'boolean'
+            );
+
+	$this->__typedef["{urn:$this->namespace}kt_server_settings_response"] =
+			array(
+            	'status_code' => 'int',
+            	'message' => 'string',
+            	'settings' => "{urn:$this->namespace}kt_server_settings"
+            );
+
          /* methods */
 
          // login
@@ -420,19 +433,19 @@ class KTWebService
           //  checkin_document
          $this->__dispatch_map['checkin_document'] =
             array('in' => array('session_id'=>'string','document_id'=>'int','filename'=>'string','reason' =>'string','tempfilename' =>'string', 'major_update'=>'boolean' ),
-             'out' => array( 'return' => "{urn:$this->namespace}kt_response" ),
+             'out' => array( 'return' => "{urn:$this->namespace}kt_document_detail" ),
             );
 
           //  checkin_small_document
          $this->__dispatch_map['checkin_small_document'] =
             array('in' => array('session_id'=>'string','document_id'=>'int','filename'=>'string','reason' =>'string','base64' =>'string', 'major_update'=>'boolean' ),
-             'out' => array( 'return' => "{urn:$this->namespace}kt_response" ),
+             'out' => array( 'return' => "{urn:$this->namespace}kt_document_detail" ),
             );
 
           //  checkin_base64_document
          $this->__dispatch_map['checkin_base64_document'] =
             array('in' => array('session_id'=>'string','document_id'=>'int','filename'=>'string','reason' =>'string','base64' =>'string', 'major_update'=>'boolean' ),
-             'out' => array( 'return' => "{urn:$this->namespace}kt_response" ),
+             'out' => array( 'return' => "{urn:$this->namespace}kt_document_detail" ),
               'alias' => 'checkin_small_document'
             );
 
@@ -615,12 +628,19 @@ class KTWebService
             array('in' => array('session_id'=>'string' ),
              'out' => array( 'return' => "{urn:$this->namespace}kt_document_types_response" ),
             );
+	    
          // get_document_link_types
          $this->__dispatch_map['get_document_link_types'] =
             array('in' => array('session_id'=>'string' ),
              'out' => array( 'return' => "{urn:$this->namespace}kt_document_types_response" ),
             );
 
+         // get_server_settings
+         $this->__dispatch_map['get_server_settings'] =
+            array('in' => array('session_id'=>'string' ),
+             'out' => array( 'return' => "{urn:$this->namespace}kt_server_settings_response" ),
+            );
+
 
     }
 
@@ -2954,6 +2974,31 @@ class KTWebService
     	return $response;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Retrieves the server settings for this server
+	 *
+	 * @param string $session_id
+	 * @return kt_server_settings_response
+	 */
+	function get_server_settings($session_id)
+	{
+		$kt = &$this->get_ktapi($session_id );
+		if (is_array($kt))
+		{
+			return new SOAP_Value('return',"{urn:$this->namespace}kt_response", $kt);
+		}
+		
+		$dms_defaults = $kt->get_dms_defaults();
+		$response['settings'] = array(
+						'explorer_metadata_capture' => $dms_defaults->explorerMetadataCapture,
+						'office_metadata_capture' => $dms_defaults->officeMetadataCapture
+						);
+		$response['message'] = 'Knowledgetree server settings retrieval succeeded.';
+		$response['status_code'] = KTWS_SUCCESS;
+
+		return $response;
+	}
+
     /**
      * This runs the web service
      *