--- loncom/interface/loncoursequeueadmin.pm	2010/12/07 04:19:59	1.12.2.11
+++ loncom/interface/loncoursequeueadmin.pm	2017/08/03 16:11:46	1.57
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
-# Utilities to administer domain course requests and course self-enroll requests 
+# Utilities to administer domain course requests and course self-enroll requests
 #
-# $Id: loncoursequeueadmin.pm,v 1.12.2.11 2010/12/07 04:19:59 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncoursequeueadmin.pm,v 1.57 2017/08/03 16:11:46 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #
 ###
 
+=pod
+
 =head1 NAME
 
 Apache::loncoursequeueadmin.pm
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ Apache::loncoursequeueadmin.pm
 
 Utilities used by domain coordinators to administer queued course creation requests,
 and by course coordinators for queued self-enrollment requests, and by general
-users to display their queued self-enrollment requests.
+users to display their queued self-enrollment requests.  
 
 This is part of the LearningOnline Network with CAPA project
 described at http://www.lon-capa.org.
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ described at http://www.lon-capa.org.
 
 =item display_queued_requests()
 
+=item build_queue_display()
+
 =item update_request_queue()
 
 =item get_student_counts()
@@ -55,11 +59,25 @@ described at http://www.lon-capa.org.
 =item course_creation()
 
 =item build_batchcreatehash()
-
+ 
 =item can_clone_course()
 
+=item get_processtype()
+
 =item queued_selfenrollment()
 
+=item update_coursereq_status()
+
+=item process_official_reqs()
+
+=item is_active_author()
+
+=item author_prompt()
+
+=item reqauthor_check()
+
+=item process_reqauthor()
+
 =back
 
 =cut
@@ -72,7 +90,8 @@ use Apache::loncommon;
 use Apache::lonmsg;
 use Apache::lonlocal;
 use Apache::lonuserutils;
-use LONCAPA;
+use LONCAPA::batchcreatecourse;
+use LONCAPA qw(:DEFAULT :match);
 
 sub send_selfserve_notification {
     my ($notifylist,$textstr,$cid,$contextdesc,$timestamp,$context,$sender,
@@ -80,19 +99,37 @@ sub send_selfserve_notification {
 # FIXME locallocaltime needs to be able to take $sender_lh as an argument
 #       so this can be localized to the recipients date display format/time zone
     $timestamp =&Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($timestamp);
-    my $msgcc;
-    my ($rawsubj,@rawmsg,$subject,$message,$reviewer,$msgtxt);
+    my ($msgcc,$rawsubj,@rawmsg,$subject,$message,$reviewer,$msgtxt);
+    my ($senderuname,$senderudom) = split(':',$sender);
     if ($context eq 'coursemanagers') {
         $rawsubj = 'Self-enrollment requests processed';
         push(@rawmsg,{
                       mt => 'Enrollment requests in the following course: [_1] have been processed.',
-                      args => ["\n  $contextdesc"],
+                      args => ["\n$contextdesc\n"],
                      });
     } elsif ($context eq 'domainmanagers') {
         $rawsubj = 'Course/Community requests reviewed';
         push(@rawmsg,{
                       mt  => 'Course/Community creation requests in the following domain: [_1] have been reviewed.',
-                      args => ["\n  $contextdesc"],
+                      args => ["\n$contextdesc\n"],
+                     });
+        if (ref($textstr) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            push(@rawmsg,@{$textstr});
+        }
+    } elsif ($context eq 'authormanagers') {
+        $rawsubj = 'Authoring Space requests reviewed';
+        push(@rawmsg,{
+                      mt  => 'Authoring requests in the following domain: [_1] have been reviewed.',
+                      args => ["\n$contextdesc\n"],
+                     });
+        if (ref($textstr) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            push(@rawmsg,@{$textstr});
+        }
+    } elsif ($context eq 'usernamemanagers') {
+        $rawsubj = 'LON-CAPA account requests reviewed';
+        push(@rawmsg,{
+                      mt  => 'Account requests in the following domain: [_1] have been reviewed.',
+                      args => ["\n$contextdesc\n"],
                      });
         if (ref($textstr) eq 'ARRAY') {
             push(@rawmsg,@{$textstr});
@@ -128,6 +165,15 @@ sub send_selfserve_notification {
         if (ref($textstr) eq 'ARRAY') {
             push(@rawmsg,@{$textstr});
         }
+    } elsif ($context eq 'pendingrequestor') {
+        if ($crstype eq 'Community') {
+            $rawsubj = 'Community request';
+        } else {
+            $rawsubj = 'Processed course request';
+        }
+        if (ref($textstr) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            push(@rawmsg,@{$textstr});
+        }
     } elsif ($context eq 'coursereq') {
         if ($crstype eq 'community') {
             $rawsubj = 'Community request to review';
@@ -142,14 +188,14 @@ sub send_selfserve_notification {
                      },
                      {
                       mt =>'[_1]As Domain Coordinator, use: [_2]Main Menu -> Course and community creation -> Approve or reject requests[_3]to display a list of pending requests, which you can either approve or reject.',
-                      args => ["\n","\n\n  ","\n\n"],
+                      args => ["\n","\n\n","\n\n"],
                      });
     } elsif ($context eq 'selfenrollreq') {
         $rawsubj = 'Self-enrollment request';
         if ($crstype eq 'community') {
-            $msgtxt = 'Enrollment in the following community: [_1] was requested by [_2] on [_3].'
+            $msgtxt = 'Enrollment in the following community: [_1]was requested by [_2] on [_3].'
         } else {
-            $msgtxt = 'Enrollment in the following course: [_1] was requested by [_2] on [_3].'
+            $msgtxt = 'Enrollment in the following course: [_1]was requested by [_2] on [_3].'
         }
         push(@rawmsg,{
                       mt  => $msgtxt,
@@ -166,7 +212,64 @@ sub send_selfserve_notification {
                       mt   => $directions,
                       args => ["  \n\n","\n"],
                      });
-
+    } elsif ($context eq 'authorreq') {
+        $rawsubj = 'Authoring Space request to review';
+        $msgtxt = 'Assignment of an author role in the [_1] domain[_2]was requested by [_3] on [_4].';
+        push(@rawmsg,{
+                      mt  => $msgtxt,
+                      args => [$contextdesc,"\n",$textstr,$timestamp],
+                     },
+                     {
+                      mt =>'[_1]As Domain Coordinator, use: [_2]Main Menu -> Create users or modify the roles and privileges of users -> Authoring Space requests[_3]to display a list of pending requests, which you can either approve or reject.',
+                      args => ["\n","\n\n  ","\n\n"],
+                     });
+    } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+        $rawsubj = 'Authoring Space request';
+        $msgtxt = 'Your request for an Authoring Space requested on [_1]has been reviewed by a Domain Coordinator.';
+        push(@rawmsg,{
+                      mt  => $msgtxt,
+                      args => [$timestamp."\n"],
+                     });
+        if (ref($textstr) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            push(@rawmsg,@{$textstr});
+        }
+    } elsif ($context eq 'usernamereq') {
+        $rawsubj = 'LON-CAPA account request';
+        $msgtxt = 'Creation of a LON-CAPA account in the [_1] domain[_2]was requested by [_3] on [_4].';
+        push(@rawmsg,{
+                      mt  => $msgtxt,
+                      args => [$contextdesc,"\n",$textstr,$timestamp],
+                     },
+                     {
+                      mt =>'[_1]As Domain Coordinator, use: [_2]Main Menu -> Create users or modify the roles and privileges of users
+ -> LON-CAPA account requests[_3]to display a list of pending requests, which you can either approve or reject.',
+                      args => ["\n","\n\n  ","\n\n"],
+                     });
+    } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+        $rawsubj = 'LON-CAPA account request';
+        $msgtxt = 'Your request for a LON-CAPA account requested on [_1]has been reviewed by a Domain Coordinator.';
+        push(@rawmsg,{
+                      mt  => $msgtxt,
+                      args => [$timestamp."\n"],
+                     });
+        if (ref($textstr) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            push(@rawmsg,@{$textstr});
+        }
+    } elsif ($context eq 'uniquecode') {
+        $rawsubj = 'Course Identifier';
+        if (ref($textstr) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            push(@rawmsg,@{$textstr});
+        }
+    } elsif ($context eq 'queuedcrsreq') {
+        $rawsubj = 'Course Request Queued';
+        if (ref($textstr) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            push(@rawmsg,@{$textstr});
+        }
+    } elsif ($context eq 'createdcrsreq') {
+        $rawsubj = 'Course Creation Information';
+        if (ref($textstr) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            push(@rawmsg,@{$textstr});
+        }
     }
     my @to_notify = split(/,/,$notifylist);
     my $numsent = 0;
@@ -184,9 +287,14 @@ sub send_selfserve_notification {
     my %reciphash = (
                      cc => $msgcc,
     );
-    my ($uname,$udom);
+    my ($uname,$udom,$need_temp_env);
     if ($sender =~ /:/) {
         ($uname,$udom) = split(/:/,$sender);
+        if ($context eq 'usernamereq') {
+            unless ($env{'user.name'} && $env{'user.domain'}) {
+                $need_temp_env = 1;
+            }
+        }
     } elsif ($context eq 'course') {
         $uname = $sender;
         my %courseinfo = &Apache::lonnet::coursedescription($cid);
@@ -203,9 +311,14 @@ sub send_selfserve_notification {
             $message .= &Apache::lonlocal::mt_user($sender_lh,$item->{mt},@{$item->{args}})."\n";
         }
     }
-    &Apache::lonmsg::process_sent_mail($subject,'',$numsent,$stamp,$uname,$udom,$msgcount,$cid,$$,$message,\@recusers,\@recudoms);
+    &Apache::lonmsg::process_sent_mail($subject,'',$numsent,$stamp,$uname,$udom,$msgcount,$cid,$$,$message,
+                                       \@recusers,\@recudoms,undef,undef,undef,undef,$senderuname,$senderudom);
     my ($recipid,$recipstatus) = &Apache::lonmsg::store_recipients($subject,$uname,$udom,\%reciphash);
     my $status;
+    if ($need_temp_env) {
+        $env{'user.name'} = $uname;
+        $env{'user.domain'} = $udom;
+    }
     foreach my $recip (sort(keys(%{$msgcc}))) {
         my ($ccname,$ccdom) = split(/:/,$recip);
         my $recip_lh = &Apache::loncommon::user_lang($ccname,$ccdom,$cid);
@@ -231,10 +344,29 @@ sub send_selfserve_notification {
             if ($rejectedlist) {
                 $message .= "\n\n".&Apache::lonlocal::mt_user($sender_lh,'Rejected course requests:')."\n".$rejectedlist;
             }
+        } elsif ($context eq 'authormanagers') {
+            if ($approvedlist) {
+                $message .= "\n\n".&Apache::lonlocal::mt_user($sender_lh,'Approved author role requests:')."\n".$approvedlist;
+            }
+            if ($rejectedlist) {
+                $message .= "\n\n".&Apache::lonlocal::mt_user($sender_lh,'Rejected author role requests:')."\n".$rejectedlist;
+            }
+        } elsif ($context eq 'usernamemanagers') {
+            if ($approvedlist) {
+                $message .= "\n\n".&Apache::lonlocal::mt_user($sender_lh,'Approved LON-CAPA account requests:')."\n".$approvedlist;
+            }
+            if ($rejectedlist) {
+                $message .= "\n\n".&Apache::lonlocal::mt_user($sender_lh,'Rejected LON-CAPA account requests:')."\n".$rejectedlist;
+            }
         }
-        $status .= &Apache::lonmsg::user_normal_msg($ccname,$ccdom,$subject,$message,undef,undef,undef,1,\%sentmessage,undef,undef,undef,1,$recipid).',';
+        $status .= &Apache::lonmsg::user_normal_msg($ccname,$ccdom,$subject,$message,undef,undef,undef,1,
+                                                    \%sentmessage,undef,undef,undef,1,$recipid).',';
     }
     $status =~ s/,$//;
+    if ($need_temp_env) {
+        undef($env{'user.name'});
+        undef($env{'user.domain'});
+    }
     return ($recipstatus,$status);
 }
 
@@ -246,139 +378,278 @@ sub display_queued_requests {
         $namespace = 'selfenrollrequests';
         %requesthash = &Apache::lonnet::dump($namespace,$dom,$cnum);
         $nextelement = '<input type="hidden" name="state" value="done" />';
+    } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+        $formaction = '/adm/createuser';
+        $namespace = 'requestauthorqueue';
+        %requesthash = &Apache::lonnet::dump_dom($namespace,$dom);
+        $nextelement = '<input type="hidden" name="state" value="done" />';
+    } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+        $formaction = '/adm/createuser';
+        $namespace = 'usernamequeue';
+        %requesthash = &Apache::lonnet::dump_dom($namespace,$dom);
+        $nextelement = '<input type="hidden" name="state" value="done" />';
     } else {
         $formaction = '/adm/createcourse';
         $namespace = 'courserequestqueue';
-        %requesthash = &Apache::lonnet::dump_dom($namespace,$dom,'_approval');
-        $nextelement = '<input type="hidden" name="phase" value="requestchange" />';
+        my $disposition = 'approval';
+        my $nextphase = 'requestchange';
+        if ($context eq 'pending') {
+            $disposition = 'pending';
+            $nextphase = 'requestvalidation';
+        } elsif ($context eq 'displaypending') {
+            $disposition = 'pending';
+        }
+        %requesthash = &Apache::lonnet::dump_dom($namespace,$dom,'_'.$disposition);
+        $nextelement = '<input type="hidden" name="phase" value="'.$nextphase.'" />';
     }
-    my ($output,%queue_by_date,%crstypes);
+    my ($output,%queue_by_date);
     if (keys(%requesthash) > 0) {
         $output = '<form method="post" name="changequeue" action="'.$formaction.'" />'."\n".
                   '<input type="hidden" name="action" value="'.$env{'form.action'}.'" />'."\n".
-                  $nextelement."\n".
-                  &Apache::loncommon::start_data_table().
-                  &Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_header_row().
-                  '<th>'.&mt('Action').'</th>'.
-                  '<th>'.&mt('Requestor').'</th>';
-        if ($context eq 'course') {
-            $output .= '<th>'.&mt('Section').'</th>'.
-                       '<th>'.&mt('Date requested').'</th>';
-        } else {
-            %crstypes = &Apache::lonlocal::texthash (
-                            official   => 'Official course',
-                            unofficial => 'Unofficial course',
-                            community  => 'Community',
-                        );
-            $output .= '<th>'.&mt('Type').'</th>'.
-                       '<th>'.&mt('Date requested').'</th>'.
-                       '<th>'.&mt('Details').'</th>';
-        }
-        $output .= &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_header_row();
+                  $nextelement."\n";
         foreach my $item (keys(%requesthash)) {
-            my ($timestamp,$entry);
+            my ($timestamp,$entry,$pending);
             if ($context eq 'course') {
                 ($timestamp, my $usec) = split(/:/,$requesthash{$item});
                 $entry = $item.':'.$usec;
+            } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+                $timestamp = $requesthash{$item};
+                ($entry) = ($item =~ /^($match_username)_approval$/);
+            } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+                $timestamp = $requesthash{$item};
+                ($entry) = (&unescape($item) =~ /^($match_username)_approval$/);
             } else {
                 $timestamp = $requesthash{$item}{'timestamp'};
                 if (ref($requesthash{$item}) eq 'HASH') {
                     my ($cnum,$disposition) = split('_',$item);
                     $entry = $cnum.':'.$requesthash{$item}{'ownername'}.':'.
-                             $requesthash{$item}{'ownerdom'}.':'.
-                             $requesthash{$item}{'crstype'}.':'.
-                             $requesthash{$item}{'description'};
+                             $requesthash{$item}{'ownerdom'}.':';
+                    if (($context eq 'pending') || ($context eq 'displaypending')) {
+                        $entry .= $requesthash{$item}{'instcode'};
+                    } else {
+                        $entry .= $requesthash{$item}{'crstype'};
+                    }
+                    $entry .= ':'.$requesthash{$item}{'description'};
                 }
             }
             if ($entry ne '') {
-                if (exists($queue_by_date{$timestamp})) {
-                    if (ref($queue_by_date{$timestamp}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-                        push(@{$queue_by_date{$timestamp}},$entry);
-                    }
+                if (ref($queue_by_date{$timestamp}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                    push(@{$queue_by_date{$timestamp}},$entry);
                 } else {
-                    @{$queue_by_date{$timestamp}} = ($entry);
+                    $queue_by_date{$timestamp} = [$entry];
                 }
             }
         }
-        my @sortedtimes = sort {$a <=> $b} (keys(%queue_by_date));
-        my $count = 0;
-        foreach my $item (@sortedtimes) {
-            if (ref($queue_by_date{$item}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-                foreach my $request (sort(@{$queue_by_date{$item}})) {
-                    my ($row,$approve,$reject,$showtime,$showsec,$namelink,
-                        $detailslink,$crstype);
-                    $showtime = &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($item);
-                    if ($context eq 'course') {
-                        my ($puname,$pudom,$pusec) = split(/:/,$request);
-                        $approve = $count.':'.$puname.':'.$pudom.':'.$pusec;
-                        $reject = $puname.':'.$pudom;
-                        $showsec = $pusec;
-                        if ($showsec eq '') {
-                            $showsec = &mt('none');
-                        }
-                        $namelink = &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper(
-                                    &Apache::loncommon::plainname($puname,$pudom),
-                                    $puname,$pudom);
+        if (keys(%queue_by_date) > 0) {
+            if ($context eq 'course') {
+                $output .=  '<h3>'.&mt('Self-enrollment requests queued pending approval by a Coordinator').'</h3>';
+            } elsif (($context eq 'pending') || ($context eq 'displaypending')) {
+                $output .= '<h3>'.&mt('Requests for official courses queued pending validation').'</h3>'.
+                           '<p>'.&mt('Requests are validated against institutional data to confirm that the requestor is an instructor of record.').'<br />'.
+                           &mt('Validation is attempted when the request is submitted.').' '.
+                           &mt('If unvalidated, the request will be held in a queue.').' '.
+                           &mt('Validation of pending requests is automatically repeated daily.').'</p>';
+            } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+                $output .= '<h3>'.&mt('Requests for Authoring Space queued pending approval by a Domain Coordinator').'</h3>';
+            } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+                $output .= '<h3>'.&mt('Requests for LON-CAPA accounts queued pending approval by a Domain Coordinator').'</h3>';
+            } else {
+                $output .= '<h3>'.&mt('Course/Community requests queued pending approval by a Domain Coordinator').'</h3>';
+            } 
+            $output .= &build_queue_display($dom,$context,\%queue_by_date).
+                       '<input type="hidden" name="queue" value="approval" />';
+        } else {
+            $output .= '<div class="LC_info">';
+            if ($context eq 'course') {
+                $output .= &mt('There are currently no enrollment requests awaiting approval.');
+            } elsif ($context eq 'pending') {
+                $output .= &mt('There are currently no requests for official courses awaiting validation.');
+            } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+                $output .= &mt('There are currently no requests for Authoring Space awaiting approval.');
+            } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+                $output .= &mt('There are currently no requests for LON-CAPA accounts awaiting approval.');
+            } elsif ($context eq 'domain') {
+                $output .= &mt('There are currently no course or community requests awaiting approval.');
+            }
+            $output .= '</div>'; 
+        }
+        if ($context eq 'pending') {
+            $output .= '<br /><input type="submit" name="validationcheck" value="'.
+                       &mt('Validate').'" /><br />'."\n".
+                       '<p>'.&mt('Any course/community requests which are successfully validated will be created immediately.').' '.
+                             &mt('Unvalidated requests will be listed for manual approval/rejection.').'</p>';
+        } elsif (($context ne 'helpdesk') && ($context ne 'displaypending')) {
+            $output .= '<br /><input type="submit" name="processqueue" value="'.&mt('Save').'" />';
+        }
+        $output .= '</form>';
+    } else {
+        $output .= '<div class="LC_info">';
+        if ($context eq 'course') {
+            $output .= &mt('There are currently no enrollment requests awaiting approval.');
+        } elsif (($context eq 'pending') || ($context eq 'displaypending')) {
+            $output .= &mt('There are currently no requests for official courses awaiting validation.');
+        } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+            $output .= &mt('There are currently no requests for Authoring Space awaiting approval.');
+        } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+            $output .= &mt('There are currently no requests for LON-CAPA accounts awaiting approval.');
+        } else {
+            $output .= &mt('There are currently no course or community requests awaiting approval.');
+        }
+        $output .= '</div>';
+    }
+    return $output;
+}
 
+sub build_queue_display {
+    my ($dom,$context,$queue) = @_;
+    return unless (ref($queue) eq 'HASH');
+    my %crstypes;
+    my $output =  &Apache::loncommon::start_data_table().
+                  &Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_header_row();
+    unless (($context eq 'pending') || ($context eq 'displaypending') || ($context eq 'helpdesk')) { 
+        $output .= '<th>'.&mt('Action').'</th>';
+    }
+    $output .= '<th>'.&mt('Requestor').'</th>';
+    if ($context eq 'course') {
+        $output .= '<th>'.&mt('Section').'</th>'.
+                   '<th>'.&mt('Date requested').'</th>';
+    } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+        $output .= '<th>'.&mt('Date requested').'</th>';
+    } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+        $output .= '<th>'.&mt('Date requested').'</th>'.
+                   '<th>'.&mt('Details').'</th>';
+    } elsif ($context eq 'pending' || $context eq 'displaypending' || $context eq 'stillpending') {
+        $output .= '<th>'.&mt('Institutional code').'</th>'.
+                   '<th>'.&mt('Date requested').'</th>'.
+                   '<th>'.&mt('Details').'</th>';
+    } else {
+        %crstypes = &Apache::lonlocal::texthash (
+                        official   => 'Official course',
+                        unofficial => 'Unofficial course',
+                        community  => 'Community',
+                        textbook   => 'Textbook course',
+                        placement  => 'Placement test',
+                    );
+        $output .= '<th>'.&mt('Type').'</th>'.
+                   '<th>'.&mt('Date requested').'</th>'.
+                   '<th>'.&mt('Details').'</th>';
+    }
+    $output .= &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_header_row();
+    my @sortedtimes = sort {$a <=> $b} (keys(%{$queue}));
+    my $count = 0;
+    foreach my $item (@sortedtimes) {
+        if (ref($queue->{$item}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            foreach my $request (sort(@{$queue->{$item}})) {
+                my ($row,$approve,$reject,$showtime,$showsec,$namelink,
+                    $detailslink,$crstype,$instcode);
+                $showtime = &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($item);
+                if ($context eq 'course') {
+                    my ($puname,$pudom,$pusec) = split(/:/,$request);
+                    $approve = $count.':'.$puname.':'.$pudom.':'.$pusec;
+                    $reject = $puname.':'.$pudom;
+                    $showsec = $pusec;
+                    if ($showsec eq '') {
+                        $showsec = &mt('none');
+                    }
+                    $namelink = &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper(
+                                &Apache::loncommon::plainname($puname,$pudom),
+                                $puname,$pudom);
+                } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+                    if (&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($request,$dom) ne 'no_host') {
+                        $approve = $count.':'.$request;
+                        $reject = $request; 
+                        $namelink = &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper(
+                                    &Apache::loncommon::plainname($request,$dom),
+                                    $request,$dom);
+                    }
+                } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+                    if (&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($request,$dom) eq 'no_host') {
+                        my $queued = 'approval';
+                        $approve = $count.':'.$request;
+                        $reject = $request;
+                        $detailslink='<a href="javascript:openusernamereqdisplay('.
+                                     "'$dom','$request','$queued'".');">'.$request.'</a>';
+                        $namelink = $request;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    my ($cnum,$ownername,$ownerdom,$type,$cdesc);
+                    my $queued = 'approval'; 
+                    if ($context eq 'pending' || $context eq 'displaypending' || $context eq 'stillpending') {
+                        ($cnum,$ownername,$ownerdom,$instcode,$cdesc)=split(/:/,$request,5);
+                        $queued = 'pending';                        
                     } else {
-                        my ($cnum,$ownername,$ownerdom,$type,$cdesc)=split(/:/,$request,5);
-                        $detailslink='<a href="javascript:opencoursereqdisplay('.
-                                      "'$dom','$cnum'".');">'.$cdesc.'</a>';
+                        ($cnum,$ownername,$ownerdom,$type,$cdesc)=split(/:/,$request,5);
                         $crstype = $type;
                         if (defined($crstypes{$type})) {
                             $crstype = $crstypes{$type};
                         }
-                        $approve = $count.':'.$cnum;
-                        $reject = $cnum;
-                        $namelink = &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper(
-                                    &Apache::loncommon::plainname($ownername,$ownerdom),
-                                    $ownername,$ownerdom);
                     }
+                    $detailslink='<a href="javascript:opencoursereqdisplay('.
+                                  "'$dom','$cnum','$queued'".');">'.$cdesc.'</a>';
+                    $approve = $count.':'.$cnum;
+                    $reject = $cnum;
+                    $namelink = &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper(
+                                &Apache::loncommon::plainname($ownername,$ownerdom),
+                                $ownername,$ownerdom);
+                }
+                unless (($context eq 'pending') || ($context eq 'displaypending') || ($context eq 'helpdesk')) {
                     $row = '<td><span class="LC_nobreak"><label>'.
-                           '<input type="checkbox" value="'.$approve.'" name="approvereq" />'.&mt('Approve').'</label></span><br />'.
-                           '<span class="LC_nobreak"><label>'.
-                           '<input type="checkbox" value="'.$reject.'" name="rejectreq" />'.&mt('Reject').'</label></span><br /></td>'.
-                           '<td>'.$namelink.'</td>'."\n";
-                    if ($context eq 'course') {
-                        $row .= '<td>'.$showsec.'</td>'."\n".
-                                '<td>'.$showtime.'</td>'."\n";
-                    } else { 
-                        $row .= '<td>'.$crstype.'</td>'."\n".
-                                '<td>'.$showtime.'</td>'."\n".
-                                '<td>'.$detailslink.'</td>'."\n";
-                    }
-                    $output .= &Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row()."\n".
-                               $row.
-                               &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row()."\n";
-                    $count ++;
+                           '<input type="radio" value="'.$approve.'" name="'.$count.'radioreq" />'.&mt('Approve').'</label>'.
+                           '<label>'.('&nbsp;'x2).
+                           '<input type="radio" value="'.$reject.'" name="'.$count.'radioreq" />'.&mt('Reject').'</label>'.
+                           '<label>'.('&nbsp;'x2).
+                           '<input type="radio" value="'."later:".$reject.'" name="'.$count.'radioreq" checked />'.&mt('Decide Later').
+                           '</label></span><br /></td>';
                 }
+                $row .= '<td>'.$namelink.'</td>'."\n";
+                if ($context eq 'course') {
+                    $row .= '<td>'.$showsec.'</td>'."\n".
+                            '<td>'.$showtime.'</td>'."\n";
+                } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+                    $row .= '<td>'.$showtime.'</td>'."\n";
+                } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+                    $row .= '<td>'.$showtime.'</td>'."\n".
+                            '<td>'.$detailslink.'</td>'."\n";
+                } else { 
+                    if ($context eq 'pending' || $context eq 'displaypending' || $context eq 'stillpending') {
+                        $row .= '<td>'.$instcode.'</td>'."\n";
+                    } else {
+                        $row .= '<td>'.$crstype.'</td>'."\n";
+                    }
+                    $row .= '<td>'.$showtime.'</td>'."\n".
+                            '<td>'.$detailslink.'</td>'."\n";
+                }
+                $output .= &Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row()."\n".
+                           $row.
+                           &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row()."\n";
+                $count ++;
             }
         }
-        $output .= &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table().
-                   '<input type="submit" name="processqueue" value="'.&mt('Save').
-                   '" /></form>';
-    } else {
-        if ($context eq 'course') {
-            $output .= &mt('There are currently no enrollment requests.');
-        } else {
-            $output .= &mt('There are currently no course or community requests awaiting approval.');
-        }
     }
+    $output .= &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table();
     return $output;
 }
 
 sub update_request_queue {
     my ($context,$cdom,$cnum,$coursedesc) = @_;
     my ($output,$access_start,$access_end,$limit,$cap,$notifylist,$namespace,
-        $stucounts,$idx,$classlist,%requesthash,$cid,$hostname,$protocol,
-        $domdesc,$now,$sender,$approvedmsg,$rejectedmsg,$beneficiary,
+        $stucounts,$idx,$classlist,%requesthash,$cid,$domdesc,$now,
+        $sender,$approvedmsg,$rejectedmsg,$beneficiary,
         @existing,@missingreq,@invalidusers,@limitexceeded,@completed,
-        @processing_errors,@warn_approves,@warn_rejects,@approvals,
-        @rejections,@rejectionerrors,@nopermissions,%courseroles,
-        %communityroles,%domdefs,%approvalmsg,%rejectionmsg,$crstype,
-        @warn_coursereqs);
-    @approvals = &Apache::loncommon::get_env_multiple('form.approvereq');
-    @rejections = &Apache::loncommon::get_env_multiple('form.rejectreq');
+        @processing_errors,@warn_approves,@warn_rejects,@approvals,@warn_dels,
+        @rejections,@rejectionerrors,@nopermissions,%courseroles,@toremove,
+        %communityroles,%domdefs,%approvalmsg,%rejectionmsg,$crstype,$queue,
+        $firsturl,$uniquecode,%codes);
+    my $count=0;
+    while (my $item = $env{'form.'.$count.'radioreq'}) {
+        if ($item =~ /^\d+:/) {
+            push(@approvals,$item);
+        } elsif ($item !~ /^later:/) {
+            push(@rejections,$item);
+        }
+        $count ++;
+    }
+
     $now = time;
     $sender = $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
     if ($context eq 'course') {
@@ -386,10 +657,7 @@ sub update_request_queue {
         $beneficiary = 'enroller';
         $cid = $env{'request.course.id'};
         $crstype = lc(&Apache::loncommon::course_type());
-        my $chome = &Apache::lonnet::homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
-        $hostname = &Apache::lonnet::hostname($chome);
-        $protocol = $Apache::lonnet::protocol{$chome};
-        $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
+        $firsturl = &Apache::lonnet::course_portal_url($cnum,$cdom);
         %requesthash = &Apache::lonnet::dump($namespace,$cdom,$cnum);
         $access_start =  $env{'course.'.$cid.'.internal.selfenroll_start_access'};
         $access_end =  $env{'course.'.$cid.'.internal.selfenroll_end_access'};
@@ -401,21 +669,69 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                             mt => 'Your request for enrollment has been approved.',
                         },
                         {
-                            mt   => 'Visit [_1], to log-in and access the course',
-                            args => [$protocol.'://'.$hostname],
+                            mt   => 'Visit [_1] to log-in and access the course',
+                            args => [$firsturl],
                         }];
         $rejectedmsg =  [{
                             mt => 'Your request for enrollment has not been approved.',
                         }];
+    } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+        $namespace = 'requestauthorqueue';
+        $beneficiary = 'requestauthor';
+        %requesthash = &Apache::lonnet::dump_dom($namespace,$cdom);
+        my %domdefs = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($cdom);
+        if (ref($domdefs{'requestauthor'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            if (ref($domdefs{'requestauthor'}{'notify'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                $notifylist = $domdefs{'requestauthor'}{'notify'}{'approval'};
+            }
+        }
+        my $domconfiguser = &Apache::lonnet::get_domainconfiguser($cdom);
+        $firsturl = &Apache::lonnet::course_portal_url($domconfiguser,$cdom);
+        $approvedmsg = [{
+                            mt => 'Your request for Authoring Space has been approved.',
+                        },
+                        {
+                            mt   => 'Visit [_1] to log-in and select your author role',
+                            args => [$firsturl],
+                        }];
+        $rejectedmsg =  [{
+                            mt => 'Your request for Authoring Space has not been approved.',
+                        }];
+        $domdesc = &Apache::lonnet::domain($cdom);
+    } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+        $namespace = 'usernamequeue';
+        $beneficiary = 'requestusername';
+        %requesthash = &Apache::lonnet::dump_dom($namespace,$cdom);
+        my %domconfig = &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['usercreation'],$cdom);
+        if (ref($domconfig{'usercreation'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            if (ref($domconfig{'usercreation'}{'cancreate'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                if (ref($domconfig{'usercreation'}{'cancreate'}{'notify'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    $notifylist = $domconfig{'usercreation'}{'cancreate'}{'notify'}{'approval'};
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        my $domconfiguser = &Apache::lonnet::get_domainconfiguser($cdom);
+        $firsturl = &Apache::lonnet::course_portal_url($domconfiguser,$cdom);
+        $approvedmsg = [{
+                            mt => 'Your request for a LON-CAPA account has been approved.',
+                        },
+                        {
+                            mt   => 'Visit [_1] to log-in.',
+                            args => [$firsturl],
+                        }];
+        $rejectedmsg =  [{
+                            mt => 'Your request for a LON-CAPA account has not been approved.',
+                        }];
+        $domdesc = &Apache::lonnet::domain($cdom);
     } else {
         $domdesc = &Apache::lonnet::domain($cdom);
         $namespace = 'courserequestqueue';
         $beneficiary = 'courserequestor';
-        %requesthash = &Apache::lonnet::dump_dom($namespace,$cdom,'_approval');
-        my $chome = &Apache::lonnet::domain($cdom,'primary');
-        $hostname = &Apache::lonnet::hostname($chome);
-        $protocol = $Apache::lonnet::protocol{$chome};
-        $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
+        $queue = 'approval';
+        if ($env{'form.queue'} eq 'pending') {
+            $queue = 'pending';
+        }
+        %requesthash = &Apache::lonnet::dump_dom($namespace,$cdom,'_'.$queue);
         my %domconfig = &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['requestcourses'],$cdom);
         if (ref($domconfig{'requestcourses'}) eq 'HASH') {
             if (ref($domconfig{'requestcourses'}{'notify'}) eq 'HASH') { 
@@ -427,8 +743,8 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                             mt => 'Your course request has been approved.',
                         },
                         {
-                            mt   => 'Visit [_1], to log-in and access the course',
-                            args => [$protocol.'://'.$hostname],
+                            mt   => 'Visit [_1] to log-in and access the course',
+                            args => [],
                         }];
         $rejectionmsg{'course'} =
                         [{
@@ -440,8 +756,8 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                             mt => 'Your community request has been approved.',
                         },
                         {
-                            mt   => 'Visit [_1], to log-in and access the community',
-                            args => [$protocol.'://'.$hostname],
+                            mt   => 'Visit [_1] to log-in and access the community',
+                            args => [],
                         }];
 
         $rejectionmsg{'community'} = 
@@ -457,32 +773,13 @@ sub update_request_queue {
         foreach my $role (@roles) {
             $communityroles{$role}=&Apache::lonnet::plaintext($role,'Community');
         }
-
     }
-    my %allnums = &Apache::loncommon::get_faculty_cnums();
     foreach my $item (sort {$a <=> $b} @approvals) {
         if ($context eq 'course') {
             my ($num,$uname,$udom,$usec) = split(/:/,$item);
             my $uhome = &Apache::lonnet::homeserver($uname,$udom);
             if ($uhome ne 'no_host') {
                 if (exists($requesthash{$uname.':'.$udom})) {
-                    if (($cdom ne '') && (ref($allnums{$cdom}) eq 'HASH')) {
-                        my ($addothers,@others);
-                        foreach my $key (%{$allnums{$cdom}}) {
-                            if ($key eq $cnum) {
-                                $addothers = 1;   
-                            } else {
-                                push(@others,$key);
-                            }
-                        }
-                        if ($addothers) {
-                            foreach my $crs (@others) {
-                                my $enresult = 
-                                    &enable_additional_roles($cdom,$crs,$udom,$uname,
-                                                             $access_end,$access_start);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
                     if (exists($classlist->{$uname.':'.$udom})) {
                         if (ref($classlist->{$uname.':'.$udom}) eq 'ARRAY') {
                             if (($classlist->{$uname.':'.$udom}->[$idx->{'status'}] eq 'Active') ||
@@ -515,7 +812,8 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                         $stucounts->{'allstudents'} ++;
                         $stucounts->{'selfenrolled'} ++;
                         &send_selfserve_notification($uname.':'.$udom,$approvedmsg,
-                                       $cid,$coursedesc,$now,$beneficiary,$sender,undef,undef,$crstype);
+                                       $cid,$coursedesc,$now,$beneficiary,$sender,
+                                       undef,undef,$crstype);
                         my %userrequest = (
                             $cdom.'_'.$cnum => {
                                 timestamp   => $now,
@@ -528,15 +826,6 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                             &Apache::lonnet::put($namespace,\%userrequest,$udom,$uname);
                         if ($userresult ne 'ok') {
                             push(@warn_approves,$uname.':'.$udom);
-                        } elsif (ref($allnums{$udom}) eq 'HASH') {
-                            my %changehash = (
-                                'reqcrsotherdom.unofficial' => $udom.'test:autolimit=',
-                            );
-                            my $reqresult = &Apache::lonnet::put('environment',\%changehash,
-                                                                 $udom,$uname);
-                            if ($reqresult ne 'ok') {
-                                push(@warn_coursereqs,$uname.':'.$udom);
-                            }
                         }
                     } else {
                         push(@processing_errors,$uname.':'.$udom);
@@ -545,14 +834,109 @@ sub update_request_queue {
             } else {
                 push(@invalidusers,$uname.':'.$udom);
             }
+        } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+            my ($num,$uname) = split(/:/,$item);
+            my $uhome = &Apache::lonnet::homeserver($uname,$cdom);
+            if ($uhome ne 'no_host') {
+                my ($user_is_adv,$user_is_author) = &Apache::lonnet::is_advanced_user($cdom,$uname);
+                if ($user_is_author) {
+                    push(@existing,$uname);
+                } elsif (&Apache::lonnet::usertools_access($uname,$cdom,'requestauthor',
+                                                           undef,'requestauthor')) {
+                    if (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('cau',$cdom)) {
+                        if (&Apache::lonnet::assignrole($cdom,$uname,'/'.$cdom.'/','au',undef,time,undef,undef,'requestauthor') eq 'ok') {
+                            push(@completed,$uname);
+                            &send_selfserve_notification($uname.':'.$cdom,
+                                                         $approvedmsg,undef,undef,$now,
+                                                         $beneficiary,$sender);
+                            my %userrequest = (
+                                author => {
+                                          timestamp   => $now,
+                                          adjudicator => $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'},
+                                          status      => 'approved',
+                                        },
+                                author_status => 'approved',
+                            );
+                            my $userresult =
+                                &Apache::lonnet::put('requestauthor',\%userrequest,$cdom,$uname);
+                            if ($userresult ne 'ok') {
+                                push(@warn_approves,$uname.':'.$cdom);
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            push(@processing_errors,$uname);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        push(@nopermissions,$uname);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    push(@nopermissions,$uname);
+                }
+            } else {
+                push(@invalidusers,$uname.':'.$cdom);
+            }
+            push(@toremove,(@invalidusers,@nopermissions));
+        } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+            my ($num,$uname) = split(/:/,$item);
+            my $dbname = 'nohist_requestedusernames';
+            my $domconfiguser = &Apache::lonnet::get_domainconfiguser($cdom);
+            my %curr = &Apache::lonnet::get($dbname,[$uname],$cdom,$domconfiguser);
+            
+            if (ref($curr{$uname}) eq 'HASH') {
+                my ($username,$logtoken,$serverid,$encpass,$courseid,$id,$firstname,
+                    $middlename,$lastname,$generation,$inststatus);
+                $curr{$uname}{'timestamp'} = $now;
+                $curr{$uname}{'adjudicator'} = $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
+                $courseid   = $curr{$uname}{'courseid'};
+                $id         = $curr{$uname}{'id'};
+                $firstname  = $curr{$uname}{'firstname'};
+                $middlename = $curr{$uname}{'middlename'};
+                $lastname   = $curr{$uname}{'lastname'};
+                $generation = $curr{$uname}{'generation'};
+                $inststatus = $curr{$uname}{'inststatus'};
+
+                my ($key,$caller)=split(/&/,$curr{$uname}{'tmpinfo'});
+                if ($caller eq 'createaccount') {
+                    my $upass = &Apache::loncommon::des_decrypt($key,$curr{$uname}{'upass'});
+                    undef($curr{$uname}{'upass'});
+                    my $result =
+                        &Apache::lonnet::modifyuser($cdom,$uname,$id,'internal',$upass,
+                                                    $firstname,$middlename,$lastname,
+                                                    $generation,undef,undef,$uname);
+                    if ($result eq 'ok') {
+                        $curr{$uname}{'status'} = 'created';
+                        push(@completed,$uname); 
+                        my $uhome = &Apache::lonnet::homeserver($uname,$cdom);
+                        if ($uhome eq 'no_host') {
+                            push(@warn_approves,$uname);
+                        } else {
+                            unless (($inststatus eq 'default') || ($inststatus eq '')) {
+                                &Apache::lonnet::put('environment',{inststatus => $inststatus},$cdom,$uname);
+                            }
+                            &send_selfserve_notification($uname.':'.$cdom,
+                                                         $approvedmsg,undef,undef,$now,
+                                                         $beneficiary,$sender);
+                            if (&Apache::lonnet::put($dbname,\%curr,$cdom,$domconfiguser) ne 'ok') {
+                                push(@warn_approves,$uname);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        push(@processing_errors,$uname);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    push(@processing_errors,$uname);
+                }
+            } else {
+                push(@invalidusers,$uname);
+            }
+            push(@toremove,@invalidusers);
         } else {
             my ($num,$cnum) = split(':',$item);
-            if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}) eq 'HASH') {
                 if (&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($cnum,$cdom) eq 'no_host') {
-                    my $ownername = $requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}{'ownername'};
-                    my $ownerdom = $requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}{'ownerdom'};
-                    $crstype = $requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}{'crstype'};
-                    my $coursedesc = $requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}{'description'};
+                    my $ownername = $requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}{'ownername'};
+                    my $ownerdom = $requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}{'ownerdom'};
+                    $crstype = $requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}{'crstype'};
+                    my $coursedesc = $requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}{'description'};
                     my $longroles = \%courseroles;
                     if ($crstype eq 'community') {
                         $longroles = \%communityroles;
@@ -578,20 +962,63 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                             &Apache::lonnet::restore($requestkey,'courserequests',
                                                      $ownerdom,$ownername);
                         if ((ref($history{'details'}) eq 'HASH') && 
-                            ($history{'disposition'} eq 'approval')) {
-                            my ($logmsg,$newusermsg,$addresult,$enrollcount,$response,$keysmsg);
-                            my $result = &course_creation($cdom,$cnum,$context,$history{'details'},\$logmsg,
-                                                      \$newusermsg,\$addresult,\$enrollcount,
-                                                      \$response,\$keysmsg,\%domdefs,$longroles);
+                            ($history{'disposition'} eq $queue)) {
+                            my ($logmsg,$newusermsg,$addresult,$enrollcount,$response,$keysmsg,$code,%customitems);
+                            my $fullname = '';
+                            my $inprocess = &Apache::lonnet::auto_crsreq_update($cdom,$cnum,$crstype,'process',$ownername,
+                                                                                $ownerdom,$fullname,$coursedesc);
+                            if (ref($inprocess) eq 'HASH') {
+                                foreach my $key (keys(%{$inprocess})) {
+                                    if (exists($history{'details'}{$key})) { 
+                                        $customitems{$key} = $history{'details'}{$key};
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                            if ($history{'details'}{'clonecrs'}) {
+                                $customitems{'_LC_clonefrom'} = $history{'details'}{'clonedom'}.'_'.$history{'details'}{'clonecrs'};
+                            }
+                            my ($result,$postprocess) = &course_creation($cdom,$cnum,$context,$history{'details'},\$logmsg,
+                                                        \$newusermsg,\$addresult,\$enrollcount,
+                                                        \$response,\$keysmsg,\%domdefs,$longroles,\$code,\%customitems);
                             if ($result eq 'created') {
                                 if ($crstype eq 'community') {
                                     $approvedmsg = $approvalmsg{'community'};
                                 } else {
                                     $approvedmsg = $approvalmsg{'course'};
                                 }
+                                my $firsturl = &Apache::lonnet::course_portal_url($cnum,$cdom);
+                                if (ref($approvedmsg) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                    if (ref($approvedmsg->[1]) eq 'HASH') {
+                                        $approvedmsg->[1]->{'args'} = [$firsturl];
+                                    }
+                                    if ($code) {
+                                        push(@{$approvedmsg},
+                                            {
+                                              mt   => 'Students can automatically select your course by entering this code: [_1]',
+                                              args => [$code],
+                                            });
+                                        $codes{$cnum} = $code;
+                                    }
+                                    if (ref($postprocess) eq 'HASH') {
+                                        if (ref($postprocess->{'createdmsg'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                            foreach my $item (@{$postprocess->{'createdmsg'}}) {
+                                                if (ref($item) eq 'HASH') {
+                                                    if ($item->{'mt'} ne '') {
+                                                        push(@{$approvedmsg},$item);
+                                                    }
+                                                }
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
                                 push(@completed,$cnum);
-                                &send_selfserve_notification($ownername.':'.$ownerdom,$approvedmsg,
-                                              $cid,$coursedesc,$now,$beneficiary,$sender,undef,undef,$crstype);
+                                
+                                unless (&Apache::lonnet::del_dom($namespace,[$cnum.'_'.$queue],$cdom) eq 'ok') {
+                                    push(@warn_dels,$cnum);
+                                }
+                                &send_selfserve_notification($ownername.':'.$ownerdom,
+                                              $approvedmsg,$cid,$coursedesc,$now,
+                                              $beneficiary,$sender,undef,undef,$crstype);
                                 my %reqhash = (
                                                 reqtime     => $history{'reqtime'},
                                                 crstype     => $history{'crstype'},
@@ -637,36 +1064,74 @@ sub update_request_queue {
     }
     my @changes = (@completed,@rejections);
     if ($context eq 'domain') {
+        @changes = map {$_.'_'.$queue} (@changes);
+    } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
         @changes = map {$_.'_approval'} (@changes);
+    } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+        @changes = map {&escape($_).'_approval'} (@changes);
     }
     if (@rejections) {
         foreach my $item (@rejections) {
-            if ($context eq 'course') {
-                my $user = $item;
+            if (($context eq 'course') || ($context eq 'requestauthor')) {
+                my ($user,$uname,$udom,%userrequest,$key,$dbname);
+                if ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+                    $uname = $item;
+                    $udom = $cdom;
+                    $user = $uname.':'.$udom;
+                    $key = 'author';
+                    $dbname = 'requestauthor';
+                } else {
+                    $user = $item;
+                    ($uname,$udom) = split(/:/,$user);
+                    $key = $cdom.'_'.$cnum;
+                    $dbname = $namespace;
+                }
                 &send_selfserve_notification($user,$rejectedmsg,$cid,$coursedesc,
-                                             $now,$beneficiary,$sender,undef,undef,$crstype);
-                my ($uname,$udom) = split(/:/,$user);
-                my %userrequest = (
-                    $cdom.'_'.$cnum => {
+                                             $now,$beneficiary,$sender,undef,undef,
+                                             $crstype);
+                %userrequest = (
+                    $key => {
                         timestamp   => $now,
                         adjudicator => $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'},
-                        status      => 'rejected',
+                        status      => 'rejection',
                     }
                 );
+                if ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+                    $userrequest{'author_status'} = 'rejection';  
+                }
                 my $userresult =
-                    &Apache::lonnet::put($namespace,\%userrequest,$udom,$uname);
+                    &Apache::lonnet::put($dbname,\%userrequest,$udom,$uname);
                 if ($userresult ne 'ok') {
-                    push(@warn_rejects,$user);
+                    push(@warn_rejects,$item);
+                }
+            } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+                my ($uname,$udom,$dbname);
+                $uname = $item;
+                $udom = $cdom;
+                $dbname = 'nohist_requestedusernames';
+                my $domconfiguser = &Apache::lonnet::get_domainconfiguser($cdom);
+                my %curr = &Apache::lonnet::get($dbname,[$uname],$cdom,$domconfiguser);
+                if (ref($curr{$uname}) eq 'HASH') {
+                     $curr{$uname}{'status'} = 'rejected';
+                     $curr{$uname}{'timestamp'} = $now;
+                     $curr{$uname}{'adjudicator'} =  $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
+                     undef($curr{$uname}{'tmpinfo'});
+                     undef($curr{$uname}{'upass'}); 
+                }
+                my $userresult =
+                    &Apache::lonnet::put($dbname,\%curr,$cdom,$domconfiguser);
+                if ($userresult ne 'ok') {
+                    push(@warn_rejects,$uname);
                 }
             } else {
                 my $cnum = $item;
-                if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}) eq 'HASH') {
                     if (&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($cnum,$cdom) eq 'no_host') {
                         my $requestkey = $cdom.'_'.$cnum;
-                        my $ownername = $requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}{'ownername'};
-                        my $ownerdom = $requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}{'ownerdom'};
-                        my $coursedesc = $requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}{'description'};
-                        $crstype = $requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}{'crstype'};
+                        my $ownername = $requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}{'ownername'};
+                        my $ownerdom = $requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}{'ownerdom'};
+                        my $coursedesc = $requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}{'description'};
+                        $crstype = $requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}{'crstype'};
                         if ($crstype eq 'community') {
                             $rejectedmsg = $rejectionmsg{'community'};
                         } else {
@@ -679,7 +1144,7 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                             &Apache::lonnet::restore($requestkey,'courserequests',
                                                      $ownerdom,$ownername);
                         if ((ref($history{'details'}) eq 'HASH') &&
-                            ($history{'disposition'} eq 'approval')) {
+                            ($history{'disposition'} eq $queue)) {
                             my %reqhash = (
                                             reqtime     => $history{'reqtime'},
                                             crstype     => $history{'crstype'},
@@ -704,6 +1169,9 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                             } else {
                                 push(@warn_rejects,$cnum);
                             }
+                            unless (&Apache::lonnet::del_dom($namespace,[$cnum.'_'.$queue],$cdom) eq 'ok') {
+                                push(@warn_dels,$cnum);
+                            }
                         } else {
                             push(@warn_rejects,$cnum);
                         }
@@ -716,6 +1184,34 @@ sub update_request_queue {
             }
         }
     }
+    if (@toremove) {
+        my $domconfiguser = &Apache::lonnet::get_domainconfiguser($cdom);
+        foreach my $item (@toremove) {
+            if ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+                my %userrequest = (
+                    author => {
+                                timestamp   => $now,
+                                adjudicator => $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'},
+                                status      => 'deleted',
+                              },
+                              author_status => 'deleted',
+                );
+                &Apache::lonnet::put('requestauthor',\%userrequest,$cdom,$item);
+            } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+                my $dbname = 'nohist_requestedusernames';
+                my %curr = &Apache::lonnet::get($dbname,[$item],$cdom,$domconfiguser);
+                if (ref($curr{$item}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    $curr{$item}{'status'} = 'deleted';
+                    $curr{$item}{'timestamp'} = $now;
+                    $curr{$item}{'adjudicator'} = $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
+                    undef($curr{$item}{'upass'});
+                    undef($curr{$item}{'tmpinfo'}); 
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        @toremove = map {$_.'_approval'} (@toremove);
+        my $delresult = &Apache::lonnet::del_dom($namespace,\@toremove,$cdom);
+    }
     if (@changes) {
         my $delresult;
         if ($context eq 'course') {
@@ -757,6 +1253,58 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                                                  $now,'coursemanagers',$sender,
                                                  $approvedlist,$rejectedlist,$crstype);
                 }
+            } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+                $chgmsg = "'Action was taken on the following Authoring Space requests by [_1].',$namelink";
+                if (@completed) {
+                    $approvedlist = join("\n",@completed);
+                    $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following requests were approved:').'<ul>';
+                    foreach my $uname (@completed) {
+                        my $userlink =
+                            &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper(&Apache::loncommon::plainname($uname,$cdom),$uname,$cdom);
+                        $output .= '<li>'.$userlink.'</li>';
+                        
+                    }
+                    $output .= '</ul></p>';
+                }
+                if (@rejections) {
+                    $rejectedlist = join("\n",@rejections);
+                    $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following requests were rejected:').'<ul>';
+                    foreach my $uname (@rejections) {
+                        my $userlink =
+                            &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper(&Apache::loncommon::plainname($uname,$cdom),$uname,$cdom);
+                        $output .= '<li>'.$userlink.'</li>';
+                    }
+                    $output .= '</ul></p>';
+                }
+                if ($notifylist ne '') {
+                    &send_selfserve_notification($notifylist,$chgmsg,undef,$domdesc,
+                                                 $now,'authormanagers',$sender,
+                                                 $approvedlist,$rejectedlist);
+                }
+            } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+                $chgmsg = "'Action was taken on the following LON-CAPA account requests by [_1].',$namelink";
+                if (@completed) {
+                    $approvedlist = join("\n",@completed);
+                    $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following requests were approved:').'<ul>';
+                    foreach my $uname (@completed) {
+                        $output .= '<li>'.$uname.'</li>';
+
+                    }
+                    $output .= '</ul></p>';
+                }
+                if (@rejections) {
+                    $rejectedlist = join("\n",@rejections);
+                    $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following requests were rejected:').'<ul>';
+                    foreach my $uname (@rejections) {
+                        $output .= '<li>'.$uname.'</li>';
+                    }
+                    $output .= '</ul></p>';
+                }
+                if ($notifylist ne '') {
+                    &send_selfserve_notification($notifylist,$chgmsg,undef,$domdesc,
+                                                 $now,'usernamemanagers',$sender,
+                                                 $approvedlist,$rejectedlist);
+                }
             } else {
                 $chgmsg = "'Action was taken on the following course and community requests by [_1].',$namelink";
                 if (@completed) {
@@ -764,13 +1312,16 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                     $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following courses/communities were created:').'<ul>';
                     foreach my $cnum (@completed) {
                         my $showcourse;
-                        if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'})) {
-                            $showcourse = $requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}{'description'};
+                        if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue})) {
+                            $showcourse = $requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}{'description'};
                         } else {
                             $showcourse = $cnum;
                         }
                         my $syllabuslink =
                             &Apache::loncommon::syllabuswrapper($showcourse,$cnum,$cdom);
+                        if ($codes{$cnum}) {
+                            $syllabuslink .= ' '.&mt('Unique code: [_1]',$codes{$cnum});
+                        }
                         $output .= '<li>'.$syllabuslink.'</li>';
                     }
                     $output .= '</ul></p>';
@@ -780,8 +1331,8 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                     $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following requests were rejected:').'<ul>';
                     foreach my $cnum (@rejections) {
                         my $showcourse;
-                        if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'})) {
-                            $showcourse = $requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}{'description'};
+                        if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue})) {
+                            $showcourse = $requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}{'description'};
                         } else {
                             $showcourse = $cnum;
                         }
@@ -795,6 +1346,10 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                                                  $approvedlist,$rejectedlist,$crstype);
                 }
             }
+        } else {
+            if (($context eq 'requestauthor') || ($context eq 'requestusername')) {
+                push(@warn_dels,@changes);
+            }
         }
     }
     if (@existing) {
@@ -804,6 +1359,14 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                 $output .= '<li>'.$user.'</li>';
             }
             $output .= '</ul></p>';
+        } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+            $output .= '<p>'.&mt('Authoring Space requests from the following users were deleted because one already exists:').'<ul>';
+            foreach my $uname (@existing) {
+                my $userlink =
+                    &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper(&Apache::loncommon::plainname($uname,$cdom),$uname,$cdom);
+                $output .= '<li>'.$userlink.'</li>';
+            }
+            $output .= '</ul></p>';
         } else {
             $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following course/community creation requests were deleted because the course or community has already been created:').'<ul>';
             foreach my $cnum (@existing) {
@@ -826,13 +1389,20 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                 $output .= '<li>'.$user.'</li>';
             }
             $output .= '</ul></p>';
+        } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+            $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following requests were ignored because the request is no longer in the queue:').'<ul>';
+            foreach my $uname (@missingreq) {
+                my $userlink =
+                    &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper(&Apache::loncommon::plainname($uname,$cdom),$uname,$cdom);
+                $output .= '<li>'.$userlink.'</li>';
+            }
+            $output .= '</ul></p>';
         } else {
             $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following course/community creation requests were ignored because the request is no longer in the queue:').'<ul>';
             foreach my $cnum (@missingreq) {
                 $output .= '<li>'.$cnum.'</li>';
             }
             $output .= '</ul></p>';
-
         }
     }
     if (@invalidusers) {
@@ -842,6 +1412,14 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                 $output .= '<li>'.$user.'</li>';
             }
             $output .= '</ul></p>';
+        } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+            $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following Authoring Space requests were deleted because the requestor does not have a LON-CAPA account:').'<ul>';
+            foreach my $uname (@invalidusers) {
+                my $userlink =
+                    &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper(&Apache::loncommon::plainname($uname,$cdom),$uname,$cdom);
+                $output .= '<li>'.$userlink.'</li>';
+            }
+            $output .= '</ul></p>';
         }
     }
     if (@limitexceeded) {
@@ -854,17 +1432,27 @@ sub update_request_queue {
         }
     }
     if (@nopermissions) {
-        $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following course/community creation requests could not be processed because the owner does not have rights to create this type of course:').'<ul>';
-        foreach my $cnum (@nopermissions) {
-            my $showcourse;
-            if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'})) {
-                $showcourse = $requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}{'description'};
-            } else {
-                $showcourse = $cnum;
+        if ($context eq 'course') {
+            $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following course/community creation requests could not be processed because the owner does not have rights to create this type of course:').'<ul>';
+            foreach my $cnum (@nopermissions) {
+                my $showcourse;
+                if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue})) {
+                    $showcourse = $requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}{'description'};
+                } else {
+                    $showcourse = $cnum;
+                }
+                $output .= '<li>'.$showcourse.'</li>';
             }
-            $output .= '<li>'.$showcourse.'</li>';
+            $output .= '</ul></p>';
+        } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+            $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following requests could not be processed because the requestor does not have rights to request an Authoring Space:').'<ul>';
+            foreach my $uname (@nopermissions) {
+                my $userlink =
+                    &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper(&Apache::loncommon::plainname($uname,$cdom),$uname,$cdom);
+                $output .= '<li>'.$userlink.'</li>';
+            }
+            $output .= '</ul></p>';
         }
-        $output .= '</ul></p>';
     }
     if (@processing_errors) {
         if ($context eq 'course') {
@@ -873,12 +1461,26 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                 $output .= '<li>'.$user.'</li>';
             }
             $output .= '</ul></p>';
+        } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+            $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following requests could not be processed because an error occurred:').'<ul>';
+            foreach my $uname (@processing_errors) {
+                my $userlink =
+                    &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper(&Apache::loncommon::plainname($uname,$cdom),$uname,$cdom);
+                $output .= '<li>'.$userlink.'</li>';
+            }
+            $output .= '</ul></p>';
+        } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+            $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following requests could not be processed because an error occurred:').'<ul>';
+            foreach my $uname (@processing_errors) {
+                $output .= '<li>'.$uname.'</li>';
+            }
+            $output .= '</ul></p>';
         } else {
             $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following course/community creation requests could not be processed because an error occurred:').'<ul>';
             foreach my $cnum (@processing_errors) {
                 my $showcourse;
-                if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'})) {
-                    $showcourse = $requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}{'description'};
+                if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue})) {
+                    $showcourse = $requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}{'description'};
                 } else {
                     $showcourse = $cnum;
                 }
@@ -891,8 +1493,8 @@ sub update_request_queue {
         $output .= '<p>'.&mt('The following course/community creation request rejections could not be fully processed because an error occurred:').'<ul>';
         foreach my $cnum (@rejectionerrors) {
             my $showcourse;
-            if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'})) {
-                $showcourse = $requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}{'description'};
+            if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue})) {
+                $showcourse = $requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}{'description'};
             } else {
                 $showcourse = $cnum;
             }
@@ -907,12 +1509,26 @@ sub update_request_queue {
                 $output .= '<li>'.$user.'</li>';
             }
             $output .= '</ul></p>';
+        } elsif ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+            $output .= '<p>'.&mt("For the following users, an error occurred when updating the user's own author request record:").'<ul>';
+            foreach my $uname (@warn_approves,@warn_rejects) {
+                my $userlink =
+                    &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper(&Apache::loncommon::plainname($uname,$cdom),$uname,$cdom);
+                $output .= '<li>'.$userlink.'</li>';
+            }
+            $output .= '</ul></p>';
+        } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+            $output .= '<p>'.&mt("For the following users, an error occurred when updating the account request record for the user:").'<ul>';
+            foreach my $uname (@warn_approves,@warn_rejects) {
+                $output .= '<li>'.$uname.'</li>';
+            }
+            $output .= '</ul></p>';
         } else {
             $output .= '<p>'.&mt("For the following course/community requests an error occurred when updating the requestor's own requests record:").'<ul>';
             foreach my $cnum (@warn_approves,@warn_rejects) {
                 my $showcourse;
-                if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'})) {
-                    $showcourse = $requesthash{$cnum.'_approval'}{'description'};
+                if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue})) {
+                    $showcourse = $requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}{'description'};
                 } else {
                     $showcourse = $cnum;
                 }
@@ -921,29 +1537,37 @@ sub update_request_queue {
             $output .= '</ul></p>';
         }
     }
-    if (@warn_coursereqs) {
-        $output .= '<p>'..&mt("For the following users, an error occurred when setting rights to request creation of Concept Test courses:").'<ul>';
-            foreach my $user (@warn_coursereqs) {
-                $output .= '<li>'.$user.'</li>';
+    if (@warn_dels) {
+        if ($context eq 'requestauthor') {
+            $output .= '<p>'.&mt("For the following requests an error occurred when removing the request from the queue:").'<ul>';
+            foreach my $uname (@warn_dels) {
+                my $userlink =
+                    &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper(&Apache::loncommon::plainname($uname,$cdom),$uname,$cdom);
+                $output .= '<li>'.$userlink.'</li>';
             }
             $output .= '</ul></p>';
-    }
-    return $output;
-}
-
-sub enable_additional_roles {
-    my ($cdom,$cnum,$udom,$uname,$access_end,$access_start) = @_;
-    my ($stucounts,$idx,$classlist) = &get_student_counts($cdom,$cnum);
-    if (exists($classlist->{$uname.':'.$udom})) {
-        if (ref($classlist->{$uname.':'.$udom}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-            if (($classlist->{$uname.':'.$udom}->[$idx->{'status'}] eq 'Active') ||
-                ($classlist->{$uname.':'.$udom}->[$idx->{'status'}] eq 'Future')) {
-                return;
+        } elsif ($context eq 'requestusername') {
+            $output .= '<p>'.&mt("For the following requests an error occurred when removing the request from the queue:").'<ul>';
+            foreach my $item (@warn_dels) {
+                my ($escuname) = split(/_/,$item);
+                $output .= '<li>'.&unescape($escuname).'</li>';
             }
+            $output .= '</ul></p>';            
+        } else {
+            $output .= '<p>'.&mt("For the following course/community requests an error occurred when removing requests from the pending queue:").'<ul>';
+            foreach my $cnum (@warn_dels) {
+                my $showcourse;
+                if (ref($requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue})) {
+                    $showcourse = $requesthash{$cnum.'_'.$queue}{'description'};
+                } else {
+                    $showcourse = $cnum;
+                }
+                $output .= '<li>'.$showcourse.'</li>';
+            }
+            $output .= '</ul></p>';
         }
     }
-    return
-        &Apache::lonnet::modify_student_enrollment($udom,$uname,undef,undef,undef,undef,undef,undef,$access_end,$access_start,'selfenroll',undef,$cdom.'_'.$cnum,1);
+    return $output;
 }
 
 sub get_student_counts {
@@ -966,13 +1590,24 @@ sub get_student_counts {
 
 sub course_creation {
     my ($dom,$cnum,$context,$details,$logmsg,$newusermsg,$addresult,$enrollcount,$output,
-        $keysmsg,$domdefs,$longroles) =  @_;
+        $keysmsg,$domdefs,$longroles,$coderef,$customhash) =  @_;
     unless ((ref($details) eq 'HASH') && (ref($domdefs) eq 'HASH') && 
             (ref($longroles) eq 'HASH')) {
-        return 'error: Invalid request';
+        return ('error: Invalid request');
     }
     my ($result,$ownername,$ownerdom);
     my $crstype = $details->{'crstype'};
+    my $coursedesc = $details->{'cdescr'};
+    my $accessstart = $details->{'accessstart'};
+    my $accessend = $details->{'accessend'};
+    my %domconfig = &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['requestcourses'],$dom);
+    if (ref($domconfig{'requestcourses'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        if (ref($domconfig{'requestcourses'}{'uniquecode'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            if ($domconfig{'requestcourses'}{'uniquecode'}{$crstype}) {
+                $details->{'uniquecode'} = 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
     if ($context eq 'domain') {
         $ownername = $details->{'owner'};
         $ownerdom  = $details->{'domain'};
@@ -980,6 +1615,7 @@ sub course_creation {
         $ownername = $env{'user.name'};
         $ownerdom  = $env{'user.domain'};
     }
+    my $fullname = &Apache::loncommon::plainname($ownername,$ownerdom);
     my $owneremail;
     my %emails = &Apache::loncommon::getemails($ownername,$ownerdom);
     foreach my $email ('permanentemail','critnotification','notification') {
@@ -989,22 +1625,27 @@ sub course_creation {
     my %reqdetails = &build_batchcreatehash($dom,$context,$details,$owneremail,$domdefs);
     my $cid = &LONCAPA::batchcreatecourse::build_course($dom,$cnum,'requestcourses',
                   \%reqdetails,$longroles,$logmsg,$newusermsg,$addresult,
-                  $enrollcount,$output,$keysmsg,$ownerdom,$ownername,$cnum,$crstype);
+                  $enrollcount,$output,$keysmsg,$ownerdom,$ownername,$cnum,$crstype,$coderef);
+    my $postprocess;
     if ($cid eq "/$dom/$cnum") {
         $result = 'created';
+        my $code;
+        if (ref($coderef)) {
+            $code = $$coderef;
+        }
+        $postprocess = &Apache::lonnet::auto_crsreq_update($dom,$cnum,$crstype,$result,$ownername,
+                                                           $ownerdom,$fullname,$coursedesc,$code,
+                                                           $accessstart,$accessend,$customhash);
     } else {
         $result = 'error: '.$cid;
     }
-    return $result;
+    return ($result,$postprocess);
 }
 
 sub build_batchcreatehash {
     my ($dom,$context,$details,$owneremail,$domdefs) = @_;
     my %batchhash;
-    my @items = qw{owner domain coursehome clonecrs clonedom cloneroster datemode dateshift enrollstart enrollend accessstart accessend sections crosslists users};
-    if ($dom =~ /^\w+citest$/) {
-        push(@items,'firstres');
-    }
+    my @items = qw{owner domain coursehome clonecrs clonedom datemode dateshift enrollstart enrollend accessstart accessend sections crosslists users uniquecode};
     if ((ref($details) eq 'HASH') && (ref($domdefs) eq 'HASH')) {
         my $emailenc = &escape($owneremail);
         my $owner = $details->{'owner'}.':'.$details->{'domain'};
@@ -1013,6 +1654,9 @@ sub build_batchcreatehash {
         }
         $batchhash{'title'} = $details->{'cdescr'};
         $batchhash{'coursecode'} = $details->{'instcode'};
+        if ($domdefs->{'officialcredits'} || $domdefs->{'unofficialcredits'}) {
+            $batchhash{'defaultcredits'} = $details->{'defaultcredits'};
+        }
         $batchhash{'emailenc'} = $emailenc;
         $batchhash{'adds'} = $details->{'autoadds'};
         $batchhash{'drops'} = $details->{'autodrops'};
@@ -1020,7 +1664,15 @@ sub build_batchcreatehash {
         $batchhash{'authparam'} = $domdefs->{'auth_arg_def'};
         if ($details->{'crstype'} eq 'community') {
             $batchhash{'crstype'} = 'Community';
+        } elsif ($details->{'crstype'} eq 'placement') {
+            $batchhash{'crstype'} = 'Placement';
         } else {
+            if ($details->{'crstype'} eq 'textbook') {
+                if ($details->{'clonecrs'} && $details->{'clonedom'}) {
+                    my %clonedfrom = &Apache::lonnet::coursedescription($details->{'clonedom'}.'_'.$details->{'clonecrs'});
+                    $batchhash{'textbook'} = $clonedfrom{'description'};
+                }
+            }
             $batchhash{'crstype'} = 'Course';
         }
         my ($owner_firstname,$owner_lastname);
@@ -1059,12 +1711,13 @@ sub build_batchcreatehash {
         $batchhash{'users'}{$owner}{lastname} = $owner_lastname;
         $batchhash{'users'}{$owner}{emailenc} = $emailenc;
         $batchhash{'users'}{$owner}{owneremail} = $owneremail;
+        $batchhash{'setcomment'} = 1;
     }
     return %batchhash;
 }
 
 sub can_clone_course {
-    my ($uname,$udom,$clonecrs,$clonedom,$crstype) = @_;
+    my ($uname,$udom,$clonecrs,$clonedom,$crstype,$dom,$instcode) = @_;
     my $canclone;
     my $ccrole = 'cc';
     if ($crstype eq 'community') {
@@ -1075,19 +1728,70 @@ sub can_clone_course {
     if (exists($roleshash{$clonecrs.':'.$clonedom.':'.$ccrole})) {
         $canclone = 1;
     } else {
-        my %courseenv = &Apache::lonnet::userenvironment($clonedom,$clonecrs,('cloners'));
+        my %courseenv = &Apache::lonnet::userenvironment($clonedom,$clonecrs,
+                                                         ('cloners','internal.coursecode'));
         my $cloners = $courseenv{'cloners'};
+        my $clonefromcode = $courseenv{'internal.coursecode'};
         if ($cloners ne '') {
             my @cloneable = split(',',$cloners);
             if (grep(/^\*$/,@cloneable)) {
                 $canclone = 1;
-            }
-            if (grep(/^\*:\Q$udom\E$/,@cloneable)) {
+            } elsif (grep(/^\*:\Q$udom\E$/,@cloneable)) {
                 $canclone = 1;
-            }
-            if (grep(/^\Q$uname\E:\Q$udom\E$/,@cloneable)) {
+            } elsif (grep(/^\Q$uname\E:\Q$udom\E$/,@cloneable)) {
                 $canclone = 1;
             }
+            unless ($canclone) {
+                if (($clonefromcode) && ($instcode) && ($clonedom eq $dom)) {
+                    my (%gotdomdefaults,%gotcodedefaults);
+                    foreach my $cloner (@cloneable) {
+                        if (($cloner ne '*') && ($cloner !~ /^\*\:$match_domain$/) &&
+                            ($cloner !~ /^$match_username\:$match_domain$/) && ($cloner ne '')) {
+                            if ($cloner =~ /\=/) {
+                                my (%codedefaults,@code_order);
+                                if (ref($gotcodedefaults{$clonedom}) eq 'HASH') {
+                                    if (ref($gotcodedefaults{$clonedom}{'defaults'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                                        %codedefaults = %{$gotcodedefaults{$clonedom}{'defaults'}};
+                                    }
+                                    if (ref($gotcodedefaults{$clonedom}{'order'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                        @code_order = @{$gotcodedefaults{$dom}{'order'}};
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    &Apache::lonnet::auto_instcode_defaults($clonedom,
+                                                                            \%codedefaults,
+                                                                            \@code_order);
+                                    $gotcodedefaults{$clonedom}{'defaults'} = \%codedefaults;
+                                    $gotcodedefaults{$clonedom}{'order'} = \@code_order;
+                                }
+                                if (@code_order > 0) {
+                                    if (&Apache::lonnet::check_instcode_cloning(\%codedefaults,\@code_order,
+                                                                                $cloner,$clonefromcode,$instcode)) {
+                                        $canclone = 1;
+                                        last; 
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            my %domdefs = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($clonedom);
+            if ($domdefs{'canclone'}) {
+                unless ($domdefs{'canclone'} eq 'none') {
+                    if ($domdefs{'canclone'} eq 'domain') {
+                        if ($udom eq $clonedom) {
+                            $canclone = 1;
+                        }
+                    } elsif (($clonefromcode) && ($instcode) &&
+                             ($clonedom eq $dom)) {
+                        if (&Apache::lonnet::default_instcode_cloning($clonedom,$domdefs{'canclone'},
+                                                                      $clonefromcode,$instcode)) {
+                            $canclone = 1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
         unless ($canclone) {
             if (&Apache::lonnet::is_course_owner($clonedom,$clonecrs,$uname,$udom)) {
@@ -1098,6 +1802,109 @@ sub can_clone_course {
     return $canclone;
 }
 
+sub get_processtype {
+    my ($context,$uname,$udom,$isadv,$dom,$crstype,$inststatuses,$domconfig) = @_;
+    return unless ((ref($inststatuses) eq 'ARRAY') && (ref($domconfig) eq 'HASH'));
+    if ($uname eq '' || $udom eq '') {
+        $uname = $env{'user.name'};
+        $udom = $env{'user.domain'};
+        $isadv = $env{'user.adv'};
+    }
+    my (%userenv,%settings,$val,@options,$envkey);
+    if ($context eq 'course') {
+        @options = ('autolimit','validate','approval');
+        $envkey = 'requestcourses.'.$crstype;
+        if (ref($domconfig->{'requestcourses'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            if (ref($domconfig->{'requestcourses'}->{$crstype}) eq 'HASH') {
+                %settings = %{$domconfig->{'requestcourses'}->{$crstype}};
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        @options = ('automatic','approval');
+        $envkey = 'requestauthor';
+        if (ref($domconfig->{'requestauthor'}) eq 'HASH') { 
+            %settings = %{$domconfig->{'requestauthor'}};
+        }
+    }
+    if (($dom eq $udom) || ($context eq 'requestauthor')) {
+        %userenv =
+            &Apache::lonnet::userenvironment($udom,$uname,$envkey,'inststatus');
+        if ($userenv{$envkey}) {
+            $val = $userenv{$envkey};
+            @{$inststatuses} = ('_custom_');
+        } else {
+            my %alltasks;
+            if (($isadv) && ($settings{'_LC_adv'} ne '')) {
+                $val = $settings{'_LC_adv'};
+                @{$inststatuses} = ('_LC_adv_');
+            } else {
+                if ($userenv{'inststatus'} ne '') {
+                    @{$inststatuses} = split(',',$userenv{'inststatus'});
+                } else {
+                    @{$inststatuses} = ('default');
+                }
+                foreach my $status (@{$inststatuses}) {
+                    if (exists($settings{$status})) {
+                        my $value = $settings{$status};
+                        next unless ($value);
+                        unless (exists($alltasks{$value})) {
+                            if (ref($alltasks{$value}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                unless(grep(/^\Q$status\E$/,@{$alltasks{$value}})) {
+                                    push(@{$alltasks{$value}},$status);
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                @{$alltasks{$value}} = ($status);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                my $maxlimit = 0;
+                if ($context eq 'course') {
+                    foreach my $key (sort(keys(%alltasks))) {
+                        if ($key =~ /^autolimit=(\d*)$/) {
+                            if ($1 eq '') {
+                                $val ='autolimit=';
+                                last;
+                            } elsif ($1 > $maxlimit) {
+                                $maxlimit = $1;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                if (($context eq 'requestauthor') || (!$val)) {
+                    if ($context eq 'course' && $maxlimit) {
+                        $val = 'autolimit='.$maxlimit;
+                    } else {
+                        foreach my $option (@options) {
+                            if ($alltasks{$option}) {
+                                $val = $option;
+                                last;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        %userenv = &Apache::lonnet::userenvironment($udom,$uname,'reqcrsotherdom.'.$crstype);
+        if ($userenv{'reqcrsotherdom.'.$crstype}) {
+            my @doms = split(',',$userenv{'reqcrsotherdom.'.$crstype});
+            my $optregex = join('|',@options);
+            foreach my $item (@doms) {
+                my ($extdom,$extopt) = split(':',$item);
+                if ($extdom eq $dom) {
+                    if ($extopt =~ /^($optregex)(=?\d*)$/) {
+                        $val = $1.$2;
+                    }
+                    last;
+                }
+            }
+            @{$inststatuses} = ('_external_');
+        }
+    }
+    return $val;
+}
+
 sub queued_selfenrollment {
     my ($notitle) = @_;
     my $output;
@@ -1114,7 +1921,7 @@ sub queued_selfenrollment {
     }
     if (keys(%reqs_by_date)) {
         unless ($notitle) {
-            $output .= '<b>'.&mt('Enrollment requests pending Course Coordinator approval').'</b><br />';
+            $output .= '<br /><b>'.&mt('Enrollment requests pending Course Coordinator approval').'</b><br />';
         }
         $output .= &Apache::loncommon::start_data_table().
                    &Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_header_row().
@@ -1143,5 +1950,440 @@ sub queued_selfenrollment {
     }
     return $output;
 }
+
+sub update_coursereq_status {
+    my ($reqhash,$dom,$cnum,$reqstatus,$context,$udom,$uname) = @_;
+    my ($storeresult,$statusresult,$output);
+    my $requestkey = $dom.'_'.$cnum;
+    if ($requestkey =~ /^($match_domain)_($match_courseid)$/) {
+        $storeresult = &Apache::lonnet::store_userdata($reqhash,$requestkey,
+                                                       'courserequests',$udom,$uname);
+        if ($storeresult eq 'ok') {
+            my %status = (
+                             'status:'.$dom.':'.$cnum => $reqstatus,
+                         );
+            $statusresult = &Apache::lonnet::put('courserequests',\%status,$udom,$uname);
+        }
+    } else {
+        $storeresult = 'error: invalid requestkey format';
+    }
+    if ($storeresult ne 'ok') {
+        $output = &mt('An error occurred saving a record of the details of your request: [_1].',$storeresult);
+        if ($context eq 'domain') {
+            $output .= "\n";  
+        } else {
+            $output =  '<span class="LC_warning">'.$output.'</span><br />';
+        }
+        &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Error saving course request - $requestkey for $uname:$udom - $storeresult");
+    } elsif ($statusresult ne 'ok') {
+        $output = &mt('An error occurred saving a record of the status of your request: [_1].',$statusresult);
+        if ($context eq 'domain') {
+            $output .= "\n";
+        } else {
+            $output = '<span class="LC_warning">'.$output.'</span><br />';
+        }
+        &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Error saving course request status for $requestkey (for $uname:$udom) - $statusresult");
+    }
+    return ($storeresult,$output);
+}
+
+sub process_official_reqs {
+    my ($context,$dom,$dcname,$dcdom) = @_;
+    my $reqsnamespace = 'courserequestqueue';
+    my %requesthash =
+        &Apache::lonnet::dump_dom($reqsnamespace,$dom,'_pending');
+    my (%newcids,%longroles,%stillpending);
+    my @courseroles = ('cc','in','ta','ep','ad','st');
+    foreach my $role (@courseroles) {
+        $longroles{$role}=&Apache::lonnet::plaintext($role);
+    }
+    my %domdefs = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom);
+    my ($output,$linefeed);
+    if ($context eq 'auto') {
+        $linefeed = "\n";
+    } else {
+        $linefeed = '<br />'."\n";
+    }
+    foreach my $key (keys(%requesthash)) {
+        my ($cnum,$status) = split('_',$key);
+        next if (&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($cnum,$dom) ne 'no_host');
+        if (ref($requesthash{$key}) eq 'HASH') {
+            my $ownername = $requesthash{$key}{'ownername'};
+            my $ownerdom = $requesthash{$key}{'ownerdom'};
+            next if (&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($ownername,$ownerdom) eq 'no_host');
+            my $inststatus;
+            my %userenv =
+                &Apache::lonnet::get('environment',['inststatus'],
+                                     $ownerdom,$ownername);
+            my ($tmp) = keys(%userenv);
+            if ($tmp !~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host)/i) {
+                $inststatus = $userenv{'inststatus'};
+            } else {
+                undef(%userenv);
+            }
+            my $reqkey = $dom.'_'.$cnum;
+            my %history = &Apache::lonnet::restore($reqkey,'courserequests',
+                                                   $ownerdom,$ownername);
+            if (ref($history{'details'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                my $instcode = $history{'details'}{'instcode'};
+                my $crstype = $history{'details'}{'crstype'};
+                my $reqtime = $history{'details'}{'reqtime'};
+                my $cdescr = $history{'details'}{'cdescr'};
+                my @currsec;
+                my $sections = $history{'details'}{'sections'};
+                if (ref($sections) eq 'HASH') {
+                    foreach my $i (sort(keys(%{$sections}))) {
+                        if (ref($sections->{$i}) eq 'HASH') {
+                            my $sec = $sections->{$i}{'inst'};
+                            if (!grep(/^\Q$sec\E$/,@currsec)) {
+                                push(@currsec,$sec);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                my $instseclist = join(',',@currsec);
+                my ($validationchk,$disposition,$reqstatus,$message,
+                    $validation,$validationerror);
+                $validationchk =
+                    &Apache::lonnet::auto_courserequest_validation($dom,
+                        $ownername.':'.$ownerdom,$crstype,$inststatus,
+                        $instcode,$instseclist);
+                if ($validationchk =~ /:/) {
+                    ($validation,$message) = split(':',$validationchk);
+                } else {
+                    $validation = $validationchk;
+                }
+                if ($validation =~ /^error(.*)$/) {
+                    $disposition = 'approval';
+                    $validationerror = $1;
+                } else {
+                    $disposition = $validation;
+                }
+                $reqstatus = $disposition;
+                if ($disposition eq 'process') {
+                    my ($logmsg,$newusermsg,$addresult,$enrollcount,$response,$keysmsg,$code);
+                    my %customitems;
+                    my $fullname = &Apache::loncommon::plainname($ownername,$ownerdom);
+                    my $inprocess = &Apache::lonnet::auto_crsreq_update($dom,$cnum,$crstype,'process',$ownername,
+                                                                        $ownerdom,$fullname,$cdescr);
+                    if (ref($inprocess) eq 'HASH') {
+                        foreach my $key (keys(%{$inprocess})) {
+                            if (exists($history{'details'}{$key})) {
+                                $customitems{$key} = $history{'details'}{$key};
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if ($history{'details'}{'clonecrs'}) {
+                        $customitems{'_LC_clonefrom'} = $history{'details'}{'clonedom'}.'_'.$history{'details'}{'clonecrs'};
+                    }
+                    my ($result,$postprocess) = 
+                        &course_creation($dom,$cnum,'domain',$history{'details'},\$logmsg,\$newusermsg,\$addresult,
+                                         \$enrollcount,\$response,\$keysmsg,\%domdefs,\%longroles,\$code,\%customitems);
+                    if ($result eq 'created') {
+                        $disposition = 'created';
+                        $reqstatus = 'created';
+                        my $cid = $dom.'_'.$cnum;
+                        push(@{$newcids{$instcode}},$cid);
+                        if ($dcname && $dcdom) {
+                            my $firsturl = &Apache::lonnet::course_portal_url($cnum,$dom);
+                            my $beneficiary = 'pendingrequestor';
+                            my $now = time;
+                            my $owner = $ownername.':'.$ownerdom;
+                            my $approvedmsg =
+                                [{
+                                    mt => 'Your requested course: [_1], (queued pending validation) has now been created.',
+                                    args => [$cdescr],
+                                 },
+                                 {
+                                    mt   => 'Visit [_1] to log-in and access the course.',
+                                    args => [$firsturl],
+                                 },
+                                 {
+                                    mt => 'If currently logged-in to LON-CAPA, log-out and log-in again to select your new course role.'
+                                 }];
+                            my $sender = $dcname.':'.$dcdom;
+                            if (ref($postprocess) eq 'HASH') {
+                                if (ref($postprocess->{'createdmsg'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                    foreach my $item (@{$postprocess->{'createdmsg'}}) {
+                                        if (ref($item) eq 'HASH') {
+                                             if ($item->{'mt'} ne '') {
+                                                 push(@{$approvedmsg},$item);
+                                             }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                if (ref($postprocess->{'createdactions'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                                    if (ref($postprocess->{'createdactions'}{'environment'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                                        &postprocess_crsenv($dom,$cnum,$postprocess->{'createdactions'}{'environment'});
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                            &send_selfserve_notification($owner,$approvedmsg,
+                                                         $cid,$cdescr,$now,
+                                                         $beneficiary,$sender,
+                                                         undef,undef,$crstype);
+                        }
+                    }
+                } elsif ($disposition eq 'rejected') {
+                    $output .= &mt('Queued course request for [_1] submitted by [_2] with status [_3] rejected when validating.',$instcode,$ownername.':'.$ownerdom,$inststatus).$linefeed;
+                } elsif ($disposition eq 'approval') {
+                    $output .= &mt('Queued course request for [_1] submitted by [_2] with status [_3] switched to "approval by DC" because of validation error: [_4].',$instcode,$ownername.':'.$ownerdom,$inststatus,$validationerror).$linefeed;
+
+                    my $requestid = $cnum.'_'.$disposition;
+                    my $request = {
+                            $requestid => {
+                                            timestamp   => $reqtime,
+                                            crstype     => $crstype,
+                                            ownername   => $ownername,
+                                            ownerdom    => $ownerdom,
+                                            description => $cdescr,
+                                          },
+                          };
+                    my $putresult = &Apache::lonnet::newput_dom('courserequestqueue',$request,$dom);
+                    unless ($putresult eq 'ok') {
+                        $output .= &mt("An error occurred saving the modified course request for [_1] submitted by [_2] in the domain's courserequestqueue.db.",$instcode,$ownername.':'.$ownerdom).$linefeed;
+                    }
+                } elsif ($disposition eq 'pending') {
+                    my $instcode = $requesthash{$key}{'instcode'};
+                    my $description = $requesthash{$key}{'description'};
+                    my $timestamp = $requesthash{$key}{'timestamp'};
+                    my $entry = $cnum.':'.$ownername.':'.$ownerdom.':'.
+                                $instcode.':'.$description;
+                    if (ref($stillpending{$timestamp}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        push(@{$stillpending{$timestamp}},$entry);
+                    } else {
+                        $stillpending{$timestamp} = [$entry];
+                    }
+                }
+                unless ($disposition eq 'pending') {
+                    my ($statusresult,$output) =
+                        &update_coursereq_status(\%requesthash,$dom,$cnum,
+                                                 $reqstatus,'domain',$ownerdom,
+                                                 $ownername);
+                    unless (&Apache::lonnet::del_dom($reqsnamespace,[$cnum.'_pending'],$dom) eq 'ok') {
+                        $output .= &mt('An error occurred when removing the request for [_1] submitted by [_2] from the pending queue.',$instcode,$ownername.':'.$ownerdom).$linefeed;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    foreach my $key (sort(keys(%newcids))) {
+        if (ref($newcids{$key}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            $output .= "created course from queued request: $key - ".join(', ',@{$newcids{$key}}).$linefeed;
+            my $newcourse = &LONCAPA::escape($key.':'.$newcids{$key});
+        }
+    }
+    unless ($context eq 'auto') {
+        if (keys(%stillpending) > 0) {
+            $output .= '<form method="post" name="changequeue" action="/adm/createcourse" />'."\n".
+                       '<input type="hidden" name="action" value="'.$env{'form.action'}.'" />'."\n".
+                       '<input type="hidden" name="phase" value="requestchange" />'.
+                       '<p>'.&mt('For the following requests, the requestor could [_1]not[_2] be validated as official course personnel, so the request remains in the pending queue.','<b>','</b>').'<br />'.&mt('Requests may be left in the queue, or you can manually approve or reject them.').'</p>'.
+                       &build_queue_display($dom,'stillpending',\%stillpending).
+                       '<br /><input type="hidden" name="queue" value="pending" />'."\n".
+                       '<input type="submit" name="processqueue" value="'.&mt('Save').'" />'.
+                       '</form>';
+        }
+    }
+    return $output;
+}
+
+sub postprocess_crsenv {
+    my ($dom,$cnum,$postprocessenv) = @_;
+    if (ref($postprocessenv) eq 'HASH') {    
+        my $cid = $dom.'_'.$cnum;
+        my %settablecrsenv = (
+                              'internal.selfenroll_types'        => 1,
+                              'internal.selfenroll_registered'   => 1,
+                              'internal.selfenroll_section'      => 1,
+                              'internal.selfenroll_start_access' => 1,
+                              'internal.selfenroll_end_access'   => 1,
+                              'internal.selfenroll_limit'        => 1,
+                              'internal.selfenroll_cap'          => 1,
+                              'internal.selfenroll_approval'     => 1,
+                              'internal.selfenroll_notifylist'   => 1,
+                             );
+        my %needcrsidput = (
+                              'internal.selfenroll_types'      => 1,
+                              'internal.selfenroll_start_date' => 1,
+                              'internal. selfenroll_end_date'  => 1,
+                           );
+        my (@needupdate,%newcrsenv);
+        foreach my $key (keys(%{$postprocessenv})) { 
+            if ($settablecrsenv{$key}) {
+                $newcrsenv{$key} = $postprocessenv->{$key};
+                if ($needcrsidput{$key}) {
+                    push(@needupdate,$key); 
+                }
+            }
+            if (keys(%newcrsenv)) {
+                my $putresult = &Apache::lonnet::put('environment',\%newcrsenv,$dom,$cnum);
+                if ($putresult eq 'ok') {
+                    if (@needupdate) {
+                        my %crsinfo =
+                            &Apache::lonnet::courseiddump($dom,'.',1,'.','.',$cnum,undef,undef,'.');
+                        if (ref($crsinfo{$cid}) eq 'HASH') {
+                            foreach my $key (@needupdate) {
+                                $crsinfo{$cid}{$key} = $newcrsenv{$key};
+                            }
+                            my $chome = &Apache::lonnet::homeserver($cnum,$dom);
+                            &Apache::lonnet::courseidput($dom,\%crsinfo,$chome,'notime');
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+
+sub requestcourses_validation_types {
+    my @items = ('url','fields','button','markup');
+    my %names =  &Apache::lonlocal::texthash (
+            url      => 'Web address of validation server/script',
+            fields   => 'Form fields to send to validator',
+            button   => 'Text for validation button',
+            markup   => 'Validation description (HTML)',
+    );
+    my @fields = ('owner','course','coursetype','description');
+    return (\@items,\%names,\@fields);
+}
+
+sub is_active_author {
+    if ($env{'user.role.au./'.$env{'user.domain'}.'/'} =~ /^(\d*)\.(\d*)$/) {
+        if ((!$1 || $1 < time) &&
+            (!$2 || $2 > time)) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+sub author_prompt {
+    my ($is_active_author,$offer_author);
+    if ($env{'environment.canrequest.author'}) {
+        unless (&is_active_author()) {
+            unless (&reqauthor_check() =~ /^approval:\d+$/) {
+                $offer_author = 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return $offer_author;
+}
+
+sub reqauthor_check {
+    my $queued = $env{'environment.requestauthorqueued'};
+    my %reqauthor = &Apache::lonnet::get('requestauthor',['author_status','author'],
+                                         $env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'});
+    my $reqstatus = $reqauthor{'author_status'};
+    if (($reqstatus eq '' && $queued ne '') ||
+        ($env{'environment.requestauthorqueued'} !~ /^\Q$reqstatus\E/)) {
+        if (ref($reqauthor{'author'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            $queued = $reqstatus.':'.$reqauthor{'author'}{'timestamp'};
+        } else {
+            undef($queued);
+        }
+        &Apache::lonnet::appenv({'environment.requestauthorqueued' => $queued});
+    }
+    return $queued;
+}
+
+sub process_reqauthor {
+    my ($dispositionref,$updateref) = @_;
+    if (&is_active_author()) {
+        return '<span class="LC_warning">'.
+                &mt('An Authoring Space has already been assigned to you.').'<br />'.
+                &mt('Please select the Author role from your [_1]roles page[_2].','<a href="/adm/roles">',
+                '</a>').'</span>';
+    }
+    unless ($env{'environment.canrequest.author'}) {
+        return '<span class="LC_warning">'.
+                &mt('You do not currently have rights to request an Authoring Space.').'<br />'.
+                &mt('Please contact the [_1]helpdesk[_2] for assistance.','<a href="/adm/helpdesk">',
+                '</a>').'</span>';
+    }
+    my $queued = &reqauthor_check();
+    if ($queued =~ /^approval:(\d+)$/) {
+        my $timestamp = $1;
+        return '<span class="LC_info">'.
+               &mt('A request for Authoring Space submitted on [_1] is awaiting approval',
+               &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($timestamp)).
+               '</span>';
+    } elsif ($queued =~ /^approved:(\d+)$/) {
+        my $timestamp = $1;   
+        my %roleshash = &Apache::lonnet::get_my_roles($env{'user.name'},$env{'user.domain'},'userroles',
+                                                      ['active'],['au'],[$env{'user.domain'}]);
+        if (keys(%roleshash) > 0) {
+            return '<span class="LC_info">'.
+                   &mt('A request for Authoring Space submitted on [_1] has been approved.',
+                   &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($timestamp)).
+                   '</span>';
+        }
+    }
+    my ($output,@inststatuses,%domconfig);
+    %domconfig = &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['requestauthor'],
+                                          $env{'user.domain'});
+    my $val = &get_processtype('requestauthor',$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.domain'},
+                               $env{'user.adv'},$env{'user.domain'},undef,
+                               \@inststatuses,\%domconfig);
+    my $now = time;
+    if ($val eq 'automatic') {
+        my $start = $now-1;
+        if (&Apache::lonnet::assignrole($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},'/'.$env{'user.domain'}.'/',
+                                        'au',undef,$start,undef,undef,'requestauthor') eq 'ok') {
+            $output = '<span class="LC_info">'.
+                      &mt('Access to Authoring Space has been activated').'</span><br />';
+                      &Apache::lonroles::update_session_roles();
+            &Apache::lonnet::appenv({'user.update.time'  => $now});
+            if (ref($updateref)) {
+                $$updateref = $now;
+            }
+            if (ref($dispositionref)) {
+                $$dispositionref = 'created';
+            }
+        } else {
+            $output = '<span class="LC_info">'.
+                      &mt('An error occurred while activating your access to Authoring Space');
+        }
+    } elsif ($val eq 'approval') {
+        my $domconfiguser = &Apache::lonnet::get_domainconfiguser($env{'user.domain'});
+        if (&Apache::lonnet::put('requestauthorqueue',{ $env{'user.name'}.'_'.$val => $now },
+                                 $env{'user.domain'},$domconfiguser) eq 'ok') {
+            my %userrequest = (
+                author => {
+                            timestamp   => $now,
+                            status      => $val,
+                          },
+                author_status => $val,
+            );
+            my $req_notifylist;
+            if (ref($domconfig{'requestauthor'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                if (ref($domconfig{'requestauthor'}{'notify'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    my $req_notifylist = $domconfig{'requestauthor'}{'notify'}{'approval'};
+                    if ($req_notifylist) {
+                        my $fullname = &Apache::loncommon::plainname($env{'user.name'},
+                                                                     $env{'user.domain'});
+                        my $sender = $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
+                        my $domdesc = &Apache::lonnet::domain($env{'user.domain'},'description');
+                        &send_selfserve_notification($req_notifylist,
+                                                     "$fullname ($env{'user.name'}:$env{'user.domain'})",
+                                                     undef,$domdesc,$now,'authorreq',$sender);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            my $userresult =
+                &Apache::lonnet::put('requestauthor',\%userrequest,$env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'});
+            $output = '<span class="LC_info">'.
+                      &mt('Your request for Authoring Space has been submitted for approval.').
+                      '</span>';
+            &Apache::lonnet::appenv({'environment.requestauthorqueued' => $val.':'.$now});
+        } else {
+            $output = '<span class="LC_info">'.
+                      &mt('An error occurred saving your request for Authoring Space.').
+                      '</span>';
+        }
+    }
+    return $output;
+}
 
 1;