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1.1     ! raeburn     1: \label{Domain_Configuration_User_Privacy}
        !             2: When a domain is part of the LON-CAPA network of collaborating institutions
        !             3: it is possible for users in your domain to be assigned roles in courses,
        !             4: communities, or authoring spaces in another domain.  It is also possible for
        !             5: a domain's users to be assigned domain-level roles outside their own domain.
        !             6: 
        !             7: Such types of role assignment can be subject to an approval process. In
        !             8: addition, the types of ``directory'' and ``non-directory'' information
        !             9: displayed in role contexts for a user's roles assigned in other domains
        !            10: can be subject to restrictions.  Both the types of approval, and possible
        !            11: restriction of information are part of the domain configuration in the user's 
        !            12: own domain.
        !            13: 
        !            14: \begin{itemize}
        !            15: \item \textbf{Approval options}
        !            16: 
        !            17: Approval options can be set for domains which belong to the same
        !            18: institution, as determined by an identical ``internet domain'' entry for each
        !            19: domain in the authoritative list of domains within a LON-CAPA cluster.
        !            20: 
        !            21: Approval options can also be set for domains which do not belong to the
        !            22: same institution.
        !            23: 
        !            24: In each case, role authorization options will be set separately for roles of the 
        !            25: following type: Domain, Co-author, Course, and Community.
        !            26: 
        !            27: Authorization options are:
        !            28: 
        !            29: \begin{itemize}
        !            30: \item \textit{Not allowed}
        !            31: 
        !            32: Roles of the particular type outside the domain may not be assigned to the domain's users.
        !            33: \item \textit{User authorizes}
        !            34: 
        !            35: Assignment of roles of this type will be queued, pending the user's approval. On 
        !            36: the user's side a ``Show pending'' link in the Functions bar on the user's 
        !            37: Courses/Roles page provides access to a list of roles assigned to them, but queued 
        !            38: pending their approval.
        !            39: \item \textit{Domain Coordinator authorizes}
        !            40: 
        !            41: Role assignments of this type will be queued, pending action by a Domain Coordinator
        !            42: in the user's domain. The ``Create users or modify the roles and privileges of users''
        !            43: link on a Domain Coordinator's Main Menu page provides access to a ``Queued Role 
        !            44: Assignments (this domain)'' link which can be used to approve or deny the assignment.
        !            45: \item \textit{Unrestricted}
        !            46: 
        !            47: When a role is assigned in another domain, it is available without further 
        !            48: authorization, although a currently logged-in user would need to use the 
        !            49: "Check for changes" to display the new role and have it selectable, if the start
        !            50: and end dates mean it is an active role.  This is the default.
        !            51: \end{itemize}
        !            52: 
        !            53: Active Domain Coordinators for whom checkboxes are checked in the ``Notify when role 
        !            54: needs authorization'' will receive a LON-CAPA message when a role in another domain 
        !            55: is assigned to a user in your domain and the approval is set to ``DC authorizes'' for
        !            56: the corresponding role type.
        !            57: 
        !            58: \item \textbf{User information available}
        !            59: 
        !            60: The types of ``directory'' (i.e., last name, middle name, first name and generation) and 
        !            61: ``non-directory'' information (i.e., email address and student/employee ID) which will
        !            62: be viewable in another domain both before and after assigning a role in that domain to 
        !            63: a user from your domain can by configured for each institutional status type.
        !            64: 
        !            65: The default is for all user information to be viewable.