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1.2       albertel    1: \label{Batch_Creation}
1.1       raeburn     2: If you choose to batch create LON-CAPA courses by uploading a file
                      3: containing an XML-based description of the attributes of one or more
                      4: courses, the XML used in course description should conform to the
                      5: following, with MSU-specific values replaced with values appropriate for your domain and institution:
                      6: 
                      7: 
                      8: \paragraph{Example of XML for a single course}
1.6       raeburn     9: \begin{verbatim}
1.1       raeburn    10: 
1.6       raeburn    11: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
1.1       raeburn    12: <!DOCTYPE text>
1.6       raeburn    13: <class id="ss05ubw101">
1.1       raeburn    14: <title>Underwater Basket Weaving</title>
                     15: <crstype>Course</crstype>
                     16: <coursecode>ss05ubw101</coursecode>
                     17: <coursehome>msul1</coursehome>
                     18: <coursedomain>msu</coursedomain>
                     19: <reshome>/res/msu/</reshome>
1.6       raeburn    20: <optional_id></optional_id>
1.1       raeburn    21: <adds>1</adds>
                     22: <drops>1</drops>
                     23: <enrollstart>2005:01:04:10:30</enrollstart>
                     24: <enrollend>2005:07:04:20:30</enrollend>
                     25: <accessstart>2005:01:10:10:30</accessstart>
                     26: <accessend>2005:05:31:10:30</accessend>
                     27: <authentication>
                     28: <method>krb4</method>
                     29: <param>MSU.EDU</param>
                     30: </authentication>
                     31: <nonstandard></nonstandard>
                     32: <topmap></topmap>
                     33: <firstres>nav</firstres>
                     34: <crsquota>20</crsquota>
                     35: <clonecrs>466011437c34194msul1</clonecrs>
                     36: <clonedom>msu</clonedom>
1.3       raeburn    37: <datemode>shift</datemode>
                     38: <dateshift>365</dateshift>
1.1       raeburn    39: <showphotos></showphotos>
                     40: <setpolicy>1</setpolicy>
                     41: <setcontent>1</setcontent>
1.7       raeburn    42: <setcomment>1</setcomment>
1.1       raeburn    43: <setkeys>0</setkeys>
                     44: <keyauth>keyadmin@msu</keyauth>
                     45: <disresdis>1</disresdis>
                     46: <disablechat>1</disablechat>
                     47: <openall></openall>
1.8     ! raeburn    48: <openallfrom></openallfrom>
1.6       raeburn    49: <notify_dc>1</notify_dc>
                     50: <notify_owner>1</notify_owner>
1.1       raeburn    51: <owner>
                     52: <username>sparty</username>
                     53: <domain>msu</domain>
                     54: <authtype>krb4</authtype>
                     55: <autharg>MSU.EDU</autharg>
                     56: </owner>
                     57: <sections>
                     58: <section>
                     59: <inst>001</inst>
                     60: <loncapa>1</loncapa>
                     61: </section>
                     62: <section>
                     63: <inst>002</inst>
                     64: </section>
                     65: </sections>
                     66: <crosslists>
                     67: <xlist>
                     68: <inst>ss05zzz101001</inst>
                     69: <loncapa>1</loncapa>
                     70: </xlist>
                     71: </crosslists>
                     72: <users>
                     73: <user>
                     74: <username>sparty</username>
                     75: <domain>msu</domain>
                     76: <email>sparty@msu.edu</email>
                     77: <authtype>krb4</authtype>
                     78: <autharg></autharg>
                     79: <firstname>MSU</firstname>
                     80: <generation></generation>
1.6       raeburn    81: <lastname>Spartan</lastname>
1.1       raeburn    82: <middlename></middlename>
                     83: <studentID></studentID>
                     84: <roles></roles>
                     85: </user>
                     86: <user>
                     87: <username>itds0001</username>
                     88: <domain>northwood5</domain>
                     89: <email>itds0001@msu.edu</email>
1.4       raeburn    90: <authtype>internal</authtype>
1.1       raeburn    91: <autharg></autharg>
                     92: <firstname>Info</firstname>
                     93: <generation></generation>
                     94: <lastname>Techc</lastname>x
                     95: <middlename></middlename>
                     96: <studentID></studentID>
                     97: <roles>
1.6       raeburn    98: <role id="in">
1.1       raeburn    99: <start>2005:01:01:12:10</start>
                    100: <end>2005:12:01:12:10</end>
                    101: <usec>1</usec>
                    102: <usec>2</usec>
                    103: </role>
                    104: </roles>
                    105: </user>
                    106: </users>
                    107: </class>
1.6       raeburn   108: \end{verbatim}
1.1       raeburn   109: 
                    110: Many of these are binary options (corresponding to either checkboxes
                    111: or radio buttons in the interactive {}``Create Course'' page). 
                    112: 
                    113: Examples include: setpolicy, setcontent, setkeys, disableresdis, disablechat,
                    114: openall. 
                    115: 
                    116: A value of 1 between opening and closing tags is equivalent to a checked
1.6       raeburn   117: checkbox or `Yes' response in the original interactive ``Create
1.1       raeburn   118: Course'' web page. 
                    119: 
                    120: A value of 0 or blank is equivalent to an unchecked box or 'No' response. 
                    121: 
                    122: Dates are in the format YYYY:MM:DD:HH:MM:SS (:separators required)
                    123: 
1.8     ! raeburn   124: If openall has a value of 1, but openallfrom is blank, then the opendate
        !           125: set at a course-level will be the time the batch creation of the course occurs,
        !           126: otherwise the date specified for openallfrom will be the date used. 
        !           127: 
1.6       raeburn   128: firstres can be nav, syl, or blank for ``Navigate Contents'',
1.1       raeburn   129: Syllabus, or no entry respectively. 
                    130: 
1.5       raeburn   131: crstype is currently one of Course, Community or Placement
1.1       raeburn   132: 
                    133: crsquota is the total disk space (in Mb) permitted for course group portfolio
                    134: files in all course groups.
                    135: 
                    136: For format of other parameters, refer to the interactive CCRS page
                    137: and view how the equivalent parameter is displayed in the web form.