--- loncom/interface/lonparmset.pm	2013/06/27 18:22:07	1.535
+++ loncom/interface/lonparmset.pm	2016/07/12 20:30:20	1.560
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Handler to set parameters for assessments
 #
-# $Id: lonparmset.pm,v 1.535 2013/06/27 18:22:07 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonparmset.pm,v 1.560 2016/07/12 20:30:20 damieng Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ lonparmset - Handler to set parameters f
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
-lonparmset provides an interface to setting course parameters. 
+lonparmset provides an interface to setting course parameters.
+
+It contains all the code for the "Content and Problem Settings" UI, except
+for the helpers parameter.helper and resettimes.helper, and lonhelper.pm,
+and lonblockingmenu.pm.
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -46,8 +50,6 @@ This module sets coursewide and assessme
 
 =over
 
-=pod
-
 =item parmval()
 
 Figure out a cascading parameter.
@@ -56,21 +58,25 @@ Inputs:  $what - a parameter spec (inclu
          $id   - a bighash Id number
          $def  - the resource's default value   'stupid emacs
 
-Returns:  A list, the first item is the index into the remaining list of items of parm valuse that is the active one, the list consists of parm values at the 14 possible levels
+Returns:  A list, the first item is the index into the remaining list of items of parm values that is the active one, the list consists of parm values at the 18 possible levels
 
-14- General Course
-13- Map or Folder level in course
-12- resource default
-11- map default
-10- resource level in course
-9 - General for section
-8 - Map or Folder level for section
-7 - resource level in section
-6 - General for group
-5 - Map or Folder level for group
-4 - resource level in group
-3 - General for specific student
-2 - Map or Folder level for specific student
+18 - General Course
+17 - Map or Folder level in course (recursive) 
+16 - Map or Folder level in course (non-recursive)
+15 - resource default
+14 - map default
+13 - resource level in course
+12 - General for section
+11 - Map or Folder level for section (recursive)
+10 - Map or Folder level for section (non-recursive)
+9 - resource level in section
+8 - General for group
+7 - Map or Folder level for group (recursive)
+6 - Map or Folder level for group (non-recursive)
+5 - resource level in group
+4 - General for specific student
+3 - Map or Folder level for specific student (recursive)
+2 - Map or Folder level for specific student (non-recursive)
 1 - resource level for specific student
 
 =item parmval_by_symb()
@@ -139,16 +145,22 @@ javascript function 'pjump'.
 
  extractResourceInformation extracts lots of information about all of the the course's resources into a variety of hashes.
 
-Input: See list below:
+Input: See list below
+
+=over 4
 
 =item * B<env{'user.name'}> : Current username
 
 =item * B<env{'user.domain'}> : Domain of current user.
 
-=item * b<env{"request.course.fn"} : Course
+=item * B<env{"request.course.fn"}> : Course
+
+=back
 
 Outputs: See list below:
 
+=over 4
+
 =item * B<ids> (out) : An array that will contain all of the ids in the course.
 
 =item * B<typep>(out) : hash, id->type, where "type" contains the extension of the file, thus, I<problem exam quiz assess survey form>.
@@ -173,6 +185,8 @@ Outputs: See list below:
 
 =item * B<defkeytype>
 
+=back
+
 =item isdateparm()
 
 =item parmmenu()
@@ -210,6 +224,8 @@ Returns: nothing
 
 Variables used (guessed by Jeremy):
 
+=over
+
 =item * B<pscat>: ParameterS CATegories? ends up a list of the types of parameters that exist, e.g., tol, weight, acc, opendate, duedate, answerdate, sig, maxtries, type.
 
 =item * B<psprt>: ParameterS PaRTs? a list of the parts of a problem that we are displaying? Used to display only selected parts?
@@ -222,6 +238,8 @@ Variables used (guessed by Jeremy):
         When storing information, store as part 0
         When requesting information, request from full part
 
+=back
+
 =item tablestart()
 
 =item tableend()
@@ -288,7 +306,6 @@ Set portfolio metadata
 
 Main handler.  Calls &assessparms subroutine.
 
-
 =back
 
 =cut
@@ -314,6 +331,11 @@ use HTML::Entities;
 use LONCAPA qw(:DEFAULT :match);
 
 
+##################################################
+# CONTENT AND PROBLEM SETTINGS HTML PAGE HEADER/FOOTER
+##################################################
+
+# Page header
 sub startSettingsScreen {
     my ($r,$mode,$crstype)=@_;
 
@@ -332,6 +354,7 @@ sub startSettingsScreen {
     $r->print('<div class="LC_Box" style="clear:both;margin:0;" id="parameditor"><div id="maincoursedoc" style="margin:0 0;padding:0 0;"><div class="LC_ContentBox" id="mainCourseDocuments" style="display: block;">');
 }
 
+# Page footer
 sub endSettingsScreen {
    my ($r)=@_;
    $r->print('</div></div></div>');
@@ -339,6 +362,11 @@ sub endSettingsScreen {
 
 
 
+##################################################
+# TABLE MODE
+# (parmval is also used for the log of parameter changes)
+##################################################
+
 sub parmval {
     my ($what,$id,$def,$uname,$udom,$csec,$cgroup,$courseopt)=@_;
     return &parmval_by_symb($what,&symbcache($id),$def,$uname,$udom,$csec,
@@ -360,84 +388,106 @@ sub parmval_by_symb {
     $map = &Apache::lonnet::deversion($map);
 
     my $symbparm=$symb.'.'.$what;
+    my $recurseparm=$map.'___(rec).'.$what; 
     my $mapparm=$map.'___(all).'.$what;
 
     my $grplevel=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$cgroup.'].'.$what;
     my $grplevelr=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$cgroup.'].'.$symbparm;
+    my $grpleveli=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$cgroup.'].'.$recurseparm;
     my $grplevelm=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$cgroup.'].'.$mapparm;
 
     my $seclevel=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$csec.'].'.$what;
     my $seclevelr=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$csec.'].'.$symbparm;
+    my $secleveli=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$csec.'].'.$recurseparm;
     my $seclevelm=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$csec.'].'.$mapparm;
 
     my $courselevel=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$what;
     my $courselevelr=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$symbparm;
+    my $courseleveli=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$recurseparm;
     my $courselevelm=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$mapparm;
 
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------- first, check course
 
     if (defined($$courseopt{$courselevel})) {
-    $outpar[14]=$$courseopt{$courselevel};
-    $result=14;
+        $outpar[18]=$$courseopt{$courselevel};
+        $result=18;
+    }
+
+    if (defined($$courseopt{$courseleveli})) {
+        $outpar[17]=$$courseopt{$courseleveli};
+        $result=17;
     }
 
     if (defined($$courseopt{$courselevelm})) {
-    $outpar[13]=$$courseopt{$courselevelm};
-    $result=13;
+        $outpar[16]=$$courseopt{$courselevelm};
+        $result=16;
     }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------- second, check default
 
-    if (defined($def)) { $outpar[12]=$def; $result=12; }
+    if (defined($def)) { $outpar[15]=$def; $result=15; }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------ third, check map parms
 
+    
     my $thisparm=&parmhash($symbparm);
-    if (defined($thisparm)) { $outpar[11]=$thisparm; $result=11; }
+    if (defined($thisparm)) { $outpar[14]=$thisparm; $result=14; }
 
     if (defined($$courseopt{$courselevelr})) {
-    $outpar[10]=$$courseopt{$courselevelr};
-    $result=10;
+        $outpar[13]=$$courseopt{$courselevelr};
+        $result=13;
     }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------ fourth, back to course
     if ($csec ne '') {
         if (defined($$courseopt{$seclevel})) {
-        $outpar[9]=$$courseopt{$seclevel};
-        $result=9;
-    }
+            $outpar[12]=$$courseopt{$seclevel};
+            $result=12;
+        }
+        if (defined($$courseopt{$secleveli})) {
+            $outpar[11]=$$courseopt{$secleveli};
+            $result=11;
+        }
         if (defined($$courseopt{$seclevelm})) {
-        $outpar[8]=$$courseopt{$seclevelm};
-        $result=8;
-    }
-
+            $outpar[10]=$$courseopt{$seclevelm};
+            $result=10;
+        }
         if (defined($$courseopt{$seclevelr})) {
-        $outpar[7]=$$courseopt{$seclevelr};
-        $result=7;
-    }
+            $outpar[9]=$$courseopt{$seclevelr};
+            $result=9;
+        }
     }
 # ------------------------------------------------------ fifth, check course group
     if ($cgroup ne '') {
         if (defined($$courseopt{$grplevel})) {
-            $outpar[6]=$$courseopt{$grplevel};
-            $result=6;
+            $outpar[8]=$$courseopt{$grplevel};
+            $result=8;
+        }
+        if (defined($$courseopt{$grpleveli})) {
+            $outpar[7]=$$courseopt{$grpleveli};
+            $result=7;
         }
         if (defined($$courseopt{$grplevelm})) {
-            $outpar[5]=$$courseopt{$grplevelm};
-            $result=5;
+            $outpar[6]=$$courseopt{$grplevelm};
+            $result=6;
         }
         if (defined($$courseopt{$grplevelr})) {
-            $outpar[4]=$$courseopt{$grplevelr};
-            $result=4;
+            $outpar[5]=$$courseopt{$grplevelr};
+            $result=5;
         }
     }
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------- fifth, check user
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- sixth, check user
 
     if ($uname ne '') {
     if (defined($$useropt{$courselevel})) {
-        $outpar[3]=$$useropt{$courselevel};
+        $outpar[4]=$$useropt{$courselevel};
+        $result=4;
+    }
+
+    if (defined($$useropt{$courseleveli})) {
+        $outpar[3]=$$useropt{$courseleveli};
         $result=3;
     }
 
@@ -469,74 +519,74 @@ sub reset_caches {
     my $parmhashid;
     my %parmhash;
     sub resetparmhash {
-    undef($parmhashid);
-    undef(%parmhash);
+        undef($parmhashid);
+        undef(%parmhash);
     }
 
     sub cacheparmhash {
-    if ($parmhashid eq  $env{'request.course.fn'}) { return; }
-    my %parmhashfile;
-    if (tie(%parmhashfile,'GDBM_File',
-        $env{'request.course.fn'}.'_parms.db',&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
-        %parmhash=%parmhashfile;
-        untie(%parmhashfile);
-        $parmhashid=$env{'request.course.fn'};
-    }
+        if ($parmhashid eq  $env{'request.course.fn'}) { return; }
+        my %parmhashfile;
+        if (tie(%parmhashfile,'GDBM_File',
+            $env{'request.course.fn'}.'_parms.db',&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+            %parmhash=%parmhashfile;
+            untie(%parmhashfile);
+            $parmhashid=$env{'request.course.fn'};
+        }
     }
 
     sub parmhash {
-    my ($id) = @_;
-    &cacheparmhash();
-    return $parmhash{$id};
+        my ($id) = @_;
+        &cacheparmhash();
+        return $parmhash{$id};
     }
- }
+}
 
 {
     my $symbsid;
     my %symbs;
     sub resetsymbcache {
-    undef($symbsid);
-    undef(%symbs);
+        undef($symbsid);
+        undef(%symbs);
     }
 
     sub symbcache {
-    my $id=shift;
-    if ($symbsid ne $env{'request.course.id'}) {
-        undef(%symbs);
-    }
-    if (!$symbs{$id}) {
-        my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
-        if ($id=~/\./) {
-        my $resource=$navmap->getById($id);
-        $symbs{$id}=$resource->symb();
-        } else {
-        my $resource=$navmap->getByMapPc($id);
-        $symbs{$id}=&Apache::lonnet::declutter($resource->src());
+        my $id=shift;
+        if ($symbsid ne $env{'request.course.id'}) {
+            undef(%symbs);
+        }
+        if (!$symbs{$id}) {
+            my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
+            if ($id=~/\./) {
+                my $resource=$navmap->getById($id);
+                $symbs{$id}=$resource->symb();
+            } else {
+                my $resource=$navmap->getByMapPc($id);
+                $symbs{$id}=&Apache::lonnet::declutter($resource->src());
+            }
+            $symbsid=$env{'request.course.id'};
         }
-        $symbsid=$env{'request.course.id'};
-    }
-    return $symbs{$id};
+        return $symbs{$id};
     }
- }
+}
 
 {
     my $rulesid;
     my %rules;
     sub resetrulescache {
-    undef($rulesid);
-    undef(%rules);
+        undef($rulesid);
+        undef(%rules);
     }
 
     sub rulescache {
-    my $id=shift;
-    if ($rulesid ne $env{'request.course.id'}
-        && !defined($rules{$id})) {
-        my $dom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
-        my $crs = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
-        %rules=&Apache::lonnet::dump('parmdefactions',$dom,$crs);
-        $rulesid=$env{'request.course.id'};
-    }
-    return $rules{$id};
+        my $id=shift;
+        if ($rulesid ne $env{'request.course.id'}
+            && !defined($rules{$id})) {
+            my $dom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+            my $crs = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+            %rules=&Apache::lonnet::dump('parmdefactions',$dom,$crs);
+            $rulesid=$env{'request.course.id'};
+        }
+        return $rules{$id};
     }
 }
 
@@ -545,14 +595,14 @@ sub reset_caches {
 sub preset_defaults {
     my $type=shift;
     if (&rulescache($type.'_action') eq 'default') {
-# yes, there is something
-    return (&rulescache($type.'_hours'),
-        &rulescache($type.'_min'),
-        &rulescache($type.'_sec'),
-        &rulescache($type.'_value'));
+        # yes, there is something
+        return (&rulescache($type.'_hours'),
+            &rulescache($type.'_min'),
+            &rulescache($type.'_sec'),
+            &rulescache($type.'_value'));
     } else {
-# nothing there or something else
-    return ('','','','','');
+        # nothing there or something else
+        return ('','','','','');
     }
 }
 
@@ -616,50 +666,51 @@ my %recstack;
 sub storeparm_by_symb {
     my ($symb,$spnam,$snum,$nval,$ntype,$uname,$udom,$csec,$recflag,$cgroup)=@_;
     unless ($recflag) {
-# first time call
-    %recstack=();
-    $recflag=1;
+        # first time call
+        %recstack=();
+        $recflag=1;
     }
-# store parameter
+    # store parameter
     &storeparm_by_symb_inner
     ($symb,$spnam,$snum,$nval,$ntype,$uname,$udom,$csec,$cgroup);
-# don't do anything if parameter was reset
+    # don't do anything if parameter was reset
     unless ($nval) { return; }
     my ($prefix,$parm)=($spnam=~/^(.*[\_\.])([^\_\.]+)$/);
-# remember that this was set
+    # remember that this was set
     $recstack{$parm}=1;
-# what does this trigger?
+    # what does this trigger?
     foreach my $triggered (split(/\:/,&rulescache($parm.'_triggers'))) {
-# don't backfire
-       unless ((!$triggered) || ($recstack{$triggered})) {
-       my $action=&rulescache($triggered.'_action');
-       my ($whichaction,$whichparm)=($action=~/^(.*\_)([^\_]+)$/);
-# set triggered parameter on same level
-       my $newspnam=$prefix.$triggered;
-       my $newvalue='';
-       my $active=1;
-       if ($action=~/^when\_setting/) {
-# are there restrictions?
-           if (&rulescache($triggered.'_triggervalue')=~/\w/) {
-           $active=0;
-           foreach my $possiblevalue (split(/\s*\,\s*/,&rulescache($triggered.'_triggervalue'))) {
-               if (lc($possiblevalue) eq lc($nval)) { $active=1; }
-           }
-           }
-           $newvalue=&rulescache($triggered.'_value');
-       } else {
-           my $totalsecs=((&rulescache($triggered.'_days')*24+&rulescache($triggered.'_hours'))*60+&rulescache($triggered.'_min'))*60+&rulescache($triggered.'_sec');
-           if ($action=~/^later\_than/) {
-           $newvalue=$nval+$totalsecs;
-           } else {
-           $newvalue=$nval-$totalsecs;
-           }
-       }
-       if ($active) {
-           &storeparm_by_symb($symb,$newspnam,$snum,$newvalue,&rulescache($triggered.'_type'),
-                   $uname,$udom,$csec,$recflag,$cgroup);
-       }
-       }
+        # don't backfire
+        unless ((!$triggered) || ($recstack{$triggered})) {
+            my $action=&rulescache($triggered.'_action');
+            my ($whichaction,$whichparm)=($action=~/^(.*\_)([^\_]+)$/);
+            # set triggered parameter on same level
+            my $newspnam=$prefix.$triggered;
+            my $newvalue='';
+            my $active=1;
+            if ($action=~/^when\_setting/) {
+            # are there restrictions?
+                if (&rulescache($triggered.'_triggervalue')=~/\w/) {
+                    $active=0;
+                    foreach my $possiblevalue (split(/\s*\,
+                            \s*/,&rulescache($triggered.'_triggervalue'))) {
+                        if (lc($possiblevalue) eq lc($nval)) { $active=1; }
+                    }
+                }
+                $newvalue=&rulescache($triggered.'_value');
+            } else {
+                my $totalsecs=((&rulescache($triggered.'_days')*24+&rulescache($triggered.'_hours'))*60+&rulescache($triggered.'_min'))*60+&rulescache($triggered.'_sec');
+                if ($action=~/^later\_than/) {
+                    $newvalue=$nval+$totalsecs;
+                } else {
+                    $newvalue=$nval-$totalsecs;
+                }
+            }
+            if ($active) {
+                &storeparm_by_symb($symb,$newspnam,$snum,$newvalue,&rulescache($triggered.'_type'),
+                        $uname,$udom,$csec,$recflag,$cgroup);
+            }
+        }
     }
     return '';
 }
@@ -677,30 +728,37 @@ sub storeparm_by_symb_inner {
     $map = &Apache::lonnet::deversion($map);
 
     my $symbparm=$symb.'.'.$spnam;
+    my $recurseparm=$map.'___(rec).'.$spnam;
     my $mapparm=$map.'___(all).'.$spnam;
 
     my $grplevel=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$cgroup.'].'.$spnam;
     my $grplevelr=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$cgroup.'].'.$symbparm;
+    my $grpleveli=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$cgroup.'].'.$recurseparm;
     my $grplevelm=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$cgroup.'].'.$mapparm;
 
     my $seclevel=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$csec.'].'.$spnam;
     my $seclevelr=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$csec.'].'.$symbparm;
+    my $secleveli=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$csec.'].'.$recurseparm;
     my $seclevelm=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.['.$csec.'].'.$mapparm;
 
     my $courselevel=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$spnam;
     my $courselevelr=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$symbparm;
+    my $courseleveli=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$recurseparm;
     my $courselevelm=$env{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$mapparm;
 
     my $storeunder='';
-    if (($snum==14) || ($snum==3)) { $storeunder=$courselevel; }
-    if (($snum==13) || ($snum==2)) { $storeunder=$courselevelm; }
-    if (($snum==10) || ($snum==1)) { $storeunder=$courselevelr; }
-    if ($snum==9) { $storeunder=$seclevel; }
-    if ($snum==8) { $storeunder=$seclevelm; }
-    if ($snum==7) { $storeunder=$seclevelr; }
-    if ($snum==6) { $storeunder=$grplevel; }
-    if ($snum==5) { $storeunder=$grplevelm; }
-    if ($snum==4) { $storeunder=$grplevelr; }
+    if (($snum==18) || ($snum==4)) { $storeunder=$courselevel; }
+    if (($snum==17) || ($snum==3)) { $storeunder=$courseleveli; } 
+    if (($snum==16) || ($snum==2)) { $storeunder=$courselevelm; }
+    if (($snum==13) || ($snum==1)) { $storeunder=$courselevelr; }
+    if ($snum==12) { $storeunder=$seclevel; }
+    if ($snum==11) { $storeunder=$secleveli; }
+    if ($snum==10) { $storeunder=$seclevelm; }
+    if ($snum==9) { $storeunder=$seclevelr; }
+    if ($snum==8) { $storeunder=$grplevel; }
+    if ($snum==7) { $storeunder=$grpleveli; }
+    if ($snum==6) { $storeunder=$grplevelm; }
+    if ($snum==5) { $storeunder=$grplevelr; }
 
 
     my $delete;
@@ -708,67 +766,68 @@ sub storeparm_by_symb_inner {
     my %storecontent = ($storeunder         => $nval,
             $storeunder.'.type' => $ntype);
     my $reply='';
-    if ($snum>3) {
+    
+    if ($snum>4) {
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------- Store Course
 #
-    my $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
-    my $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
-# Expire sheets
-    &Apache::lonnet::expirespread('','','studentcalc');
-    if (($snum==10) || ($snum==7) || ($snum==4)) {
-        &Apache::lonnet::expirespread('','','assesscalc',$symb);
-    } elsif (($snum==11) || ($snum==8) || ($snum==5)) {
-        &Apache::lonnet::expirespread('','','assesscalc',$map);
-    } else {
-        &Apache::lonnet::expirespread('','','assesscalc');
-    }
-# Store parameter
-    if ($delete) {
-        $reply=&Apache::lonnet::del
-        ('resourcedata',[keys(%storecontent)],$cdom,$cnum);
-            &log_parmset(\%storecontent,1);
-    } else {
-        $reply=&Apache::lonnet::cput
-        ('resourcedata',\%storecontent,$cdom,$cnum);
-        &log_parmset(\%storecontent);
-    }
-    &Apache::lonnet::devalidatecourseresdata($cnum,$cdom);
+        my $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+        my $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+        # Expire sheets
+        &Apache::lonnet::expirespread('','','studentcalc');
+        if (($snum==13) || ($snum==9) || ($snum==5)) {
+            &Apache::lonnet::expirespread('','','assesscalc',$symb);
+        } elsif (($snum==14) || ($snum==10) || ($snum==6)) {
+            &Apache::lonnet::expirespread('','','assesscalc',$map);
+        } else {
+            &Apache::lonnet::expirespread('','','assesscalc');
+        }
+        # Store parameter
+        if ($delete) {
+            $reply=&Apache::lonnet::del
+            ('resourcedata',[keys(%storecontent)],$cdom,$cnum);
+                &log_parmset(\%storecontent,1);
+        } else {
+            $reply=&Apache::lonnet::cput
+            ('resourcedata',\%storecontent,$cdom,$cnum);
+            &log_parmset(\%storecontent);
+        }
+        &Apache::lonnet::devalidatecourseresdata($cnum,$cdom);
     } else {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Store User
 #
-# Expire sheets
-    &Apache::lonnet::expirespread($uname,$udom,'studentcalc');
-    if ($snum==1) {
-        &Apache::lonnet::expirespread
-        ($uname,$udom,'assesscalc',$symb);
-    } elsif ($snum==2) {
-        &Apache::lonnet::expirespread
-        ($uname,$udom,'assesscalc',$map);
-    } else {
-        &Apache::lonnet::expirespread($uname,$udom,'assesscalc');
-    }
-# Store parameter
-    if ($delete) {
-        $reply=&Apache::lonnet::del
-        ('resourcedata',[keys(%storecontent)],$udom,$uname);
-        &log_parmset(\%storecontent,1,$uname,$udom);
-    } else {
-        $reply=&Apache::lonnet::cput
-        ('resourcedata',\%storecontent,$udom,$uname);
-        &log_parmset(\%storecontent,0,$uname,$udom);
-    }
-    &Apache::lonnet::devalidateuserresdata($uname,$udom);
+        # Expire sheets
+        &Apache::lonnet::expirespread($uname,$udom,'studentcalc');
+        if ($snum==1) {
+            &Apache::lonnet::expirespread
+            ($uname,$udom,'assesscalc',$symb);
+        } elsif ($snum==2) {
+            &Apache::lonnet::expirespread
+            ($uname,$udom,'assesscalc',$map);
+        } else {
+            &Apache::lonnet::expirespread($uname,$udom,'assesscalc');
+        }
+        # Store parameter
+        if ($delete) {
+            $reply=&Apache::lonnet::del
+            ('resourcedata',[keys(%storecontent)],$udom,$uname);
+            &log_parmset(\%storecontent,1,$uname,$udom);
+        } else {
+            $reply=&Apache::lonnet::cput
+            ('resourcedata',\%storecontent,$udom,$uname);
+            &log_parmset(\%storecontent,0,$uname,$udom);
+        }
+        &Apache::lonnet::devalidateuserresdata($uname,$udom);
     }
 
     if ($reply=~/^error\:(.*)/) {
-    return "<span class=\"LC_error\">Write Error: $1</span>";
+        return "<span class=\"LC_error\">Write Error: $1</span>";
     }
     return '';
 }
 
 
 sub valout {
-    my ($value,$type,$editable)=@_;
+    my ($value,$type,$name,$editable)=@_;
     my $result = '';
     # Values of zero are valid.
     if (! $value && $value ne '0') {
@@ -776,13 +835,23 @@ sub valout {
             $result =
                 '<img src="/res/adm/pages/editmap.png"'
                .' alt="'.&mt('Change').'"'
-               .' title="'.&mt('Change').'" />';
+               .' title="'.&mt('Change').'" style="border:0;" />';
         } else {
             $result='&nbsp;';
         }
     } else {
         if ($type eq 'date_interval') {
-            my ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon,$year)=gmtime($value);
+            my ($totalsecs,$donesuffix) = split(/_/,$value,2);
+            my ($usesdone,$donebuttontext,$proctor,$secretkey);
+            if ($donesuffix =~ /^done\:([^\:]+)\:(.*)$/) {
+                $donebuttontext = $1;
+                (undef,$proctor,$secretkey) = split(/_/,$2);
+                $usesdone = 'done';
+            } elsif ($donesuffix =~ /^done(|_.+)$/) {
+                $donebuttontext = &mt('Done');
+                ($usesdone,$proctor,$secretkey) = split(/_/,$donesuffix);
+            }
+            my ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon,$year)=gmtime($totalsecs);
             my @timer;
             $year=$year-70;
             $mday--;
@@ -815,13 +884,20 @@ sub valout {
                 push(@timer,&mt('[quant,_1,sec]',0));
             }
             $result.=join(", ",@timer);
+            if ($usesdone eq 'done') {
+                if ($secretkey) {
+                    $result .= ' '.&mt('+ "[_1]" with proctor key: [_2]',$donebuttontext,$secretkey);  
+                } else {
+                    $result .= ' + "'.$donebuttontext.'"';
+                }
+            }
         } elsif (&isdateparm($type)) {
             $result = &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($value).
-        &date_sanity_info($value);
+                &date_sanity_info($value);
         } else {
             $result = $value;
             $result=~s/\,/\, /gs;
-        $result = &HTML::Entities::encode($result,'"<>&');
+            $result = &HTML::Entities::encode($result,'"<>&');
         }
     }
     return $result;
@@ -832,7 +908,7 @@ sub plink {
     my ($type,$dis,$value,$marker,$return,$call)=@_;
     my $winvalue=$value;
     unless ($winvalue) {
-    if (&isdateparm($type)) {
+        if (&isdateparm($type)) {
             $winvalue=$env{'form.recent_'.$type};
         } else {
             $winvalue=$env{'form.recent_'.(split(/\_/,$type))[0]};
@@ -841,12 +917,12 @@ sub plink {
     my ($parmname)=((split(/\&/,$marker))[1]=~/\_([^\_]+)$/);
     my ($hour,$min,$sec,$val)=&preset_defaults($parmname);
     unless (defined($winvalue)) { $winvalue=$val; }
-    my $valout = &valout($value,$type,1);
+    my $valout = &valout($value,$type,$parmname,1);
     my $unencmarker = $marker;
     foreach my $item (\$type, \$dis, \$winvalue, \$marker, \$return, \$call,
               \$hour, \$min, \$sec) {
-    $$item = &HTML::Entities::encode($$item,'"<>&');
-    $$item =~ s/\'/\\\'/g;
+        $$item = &HTML::Entities::encode($$item,'"<>&');
+        $$item =~ s/\'/\\\'/g;
     }
     return '<table width="100%"><tr valign="top" align="right"><td><a name="'.$unencmarker.'" /></td></tr><tr><td align="center">'.
     '<a href="javascript:pjump('."'".$type."','".$dis."','".$winvalue."','"
@@ -923,6 +999,187 @@ function showHide_courseContent() {
 COURSECONTENTSCRIPT
 }
 
+sub toggleparmtextbox_js {
+    return <<"ENDSCRIPT";
+
+if (!document.getElementsByClassName) {
+    function getElementsByClassName(node, classname) {
+        var a = [];
+        var re = new RegExp('(^| )'+classname+'( |$)');
+        var els = node.getElementsByTagName("*");
+        for(var i=0,j=els.length; i<j; i++)
+            if(re.test(els[i].className))a.push(els[i]);
+        return a;
+    }
+}
+
+function showHideLenient() {
+    var lenients;
+    var setRegExp = /^set_/;
+    if (document.getElementsByClassName) {
+        lenients = document.getElementsByClassName('LC_lenient_radio');
+    } else {
+        lenients = getElementsByClassName(document.body,'LC_lenient_radio');
+    }
+    if (lenients != 'undefined') {
+        for (var i=0; i<lenients.length; i++) {
+            if (lenients[i].checked) {
+                if (lenients[i].value == 'weighted') {
+                    if (setRegExp.test(lenients[i].name)) {
+                        var identifier = lenients[i].name.replace(setRegExp,'');
+                        toggleParmTextbox(document.parmform,identifier);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+function toggleParmTextbox(form,key) {
+    var divfortext = document.getElementById('LC_parmtext_'+key);
+    if (divfortext) {
+        var caller = form.elements['set_'+key];
+        if (caller.length) {
+            for (i=0; i<caller.length; i++) {
+                if (caller[i].checked) {
+                    if (caller[i].value == 'weighted') {
+                        divfortext.style.display = 'inline';
+                    } else {
+                        divfortext.style.display = 'none';
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+ENDSCRIPT
+}
+
+sub validateparms_js {
+    return <<'ENDSCRIPT';
+
+function validateParms() {
+    var textRegExp = /^settext_/;
+    var tailLenient = /\.lenient$/;
+    var patternRelWeight = /^\-?[\d.]+$/;
+    var patternLenientStd = /^(yes|no|default)$/;
+    var ipallowRegExp = /^setipallow_/;
+    var ipdenyRegExp = /^setipdeny_/; 
+    var patternIP = /[\[\]\*\.a-zA-Z\d\-]+/;
+    if ((document.parmform.elements.length != 'undefined')  && (document.parmform.elements.length) != 'null') {
+        if (document.parmform.elements.length) {
+            for (i=0; i<document.parmform.elements.length; i++) {
+                var name=document.parmform.elements[i].name;
+                if (textRegExp.test(name)) { 
+                    var identifier = name.replace(textRegExp,'');
+                    if (tailLenient.test(identifier)) {
+                        if (document.parmform.elements['set_'+identifier].length) {
+                            for (var j=0; j<document.parmform.elements['set_'+identifier].length; j++) {
+                                if (document.parmform.elements['set_'+identifier][j].checked) {
+                                    if (!(patternLenientStd.test(document.parmform.elements['set_'+identifier][j].value))) {
+                                        var relweight = document.parmform.elements[i].value;
+                                        relweight = relweight.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,'');
+                                        if (!patternRelWeight.test(relweight)) {
+                                            relweight = '0.0';
+                                        }
+                                        if (document.parmform.elements['set_'+identifier][j].value == 'weighted') {
+                                            document.parmform.elements['set_'+identifier][j].value = relweight;
+                                        } else {
+                                            document.parmform.elements['set_'+identifier][j].value += ','+relweight;
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if (ipallowRegExp.test(name)) {
+                        var identifier = name.replace(ipallowRegExp,'');
+                        var possallow = document.parmform.elements[i].value;
+                        possallow = possallow.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,'');
+                        if (patternIP.test(possallow)) {
+                            if (document.parmform.elements['set_'+identifier].value) {
+                                possallow = ','+possallow;
+                            }
+                            document.parmform.elements['set_'+identifier].value += possallow; 
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        if (ipdenyRegExp.test(name)) {
+                            var identifier = name.replace(ipdenyRegExp,'');
+                            var possdeny = document.parmform.elements[i].value;
+                            possdeny = possdeny.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,'');
+                            if (patternIP.test(possdeny)) {
+                                possdeny = '!'+possdeny;
+                                if (document.parmform.elements['set_'+identifier].value) {
+                                    possdeny = ','+possdeny;
+                                }
+                                document.parmform.elements['set_'+identifier].value += possdeny;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+ENDSCRIPT
+}
+
+sub ipacc_boxes_js  {
+    my $remove = &mt('Remove');
+    return <<"END";
+\$(document).ready(function() {
+    var wrapper         = \$(".LC_string_ipacc_wrap");
+    var add_button      = \$(".LC_add_ipacc_button");
+    var ipaccRegExp     = /^LC_string_ipacc_/;
+
+    \$(add_button).click(function(e){
+        e.preventDefault();
+        var identifier = \$(this).closest("div").attr("id");
+        identifier = identifier.replace(ipaccRegExp,'');
+        \$(this).closest('div').find('.LC_string_ipacc_inner').append('<div><input type="text" name="setip'+identifier+'" /><a href="#" class="LC_remove_ipacc">$remove</a></div>');
+    });
+
+    \$(wrapper).delegate(".LC_remove_ipacc","click", function(e){
+        e.preventDefault(); \$(this).closest("div").remove();
+    })
+});
+
+
+END
+}
+
+sub done_proctor_js {
+    return <<"END";
+function toggleSecret(form,radio,key) {
+    var radios = form[radio+key];
+    if (radios.length) {
+        for (var i=0; i<radios.length; i++) {
+            if (radios[i].checked) {
+                if (radios[i].value == '_done_proctor') {
+                    if (document.getElementById('done_'+key+'_proctorkey')) {
+                        document.getElementById('done_'+key+'_proctorkey').type='text';
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if (document.getElementById('done_'+key+'_proctorkey')) {
+                        document.getElementById('done_'+key+'_proctorkey').type='hidden';
+                        document.getElementById('done_'+key+'_proctorkey').value='';
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+END
+
+}
+
 sub startpage {
     my ($r,$psymb,$crstype) = @_;
 
@@ -933,14 +1190,14 @@ sub startpage {
         $loaditems{'onload'} = "showHide_courseContent(); group_or_section('cgroup'); resize_scrollbox('mapmenuscroll','1','1');";
     }
 
-    if ((($env{'form.command'} eq 'set') && ($env{'form.url'})
-         && (!$env{'form.dis'})) || ($env{'form.symb'})) {
-    &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::add_breadcrumb({help=>'Problem_Parameters',
-        text=>"Problem Parameters"});
+    if ((($env{'form.command'} eq 'set') && ($env{'form.url'}) &&
+            (!$env{'form.dis'})) || ($env{'form.symb'})) {
+        &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::add_breadcrumb({help=>'Problem_Parameters',
+            text=>"Problem Parameters"});
     } else {
-    &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::add_breadcrumb({href=>'/adm/parmset?action=settable',
-       text=>"Table Mode",
-       help => 'Course_Setting_Parameters'});
+        &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::add_breadcrumb({href=>'/adm/parmset?action=settable',
+            text=>"Table Mode",
+            help => 'Course_Setting_Parameters'});
     }
     my $js = &page_js().'
 <script type="text/javascript">
@@ -973,25 +1230,26 @@ ENDHEAD
 
 sub print_row {
     my ($r,$which,$part,$name,$symbp,$rid,$default,$defaulttype,$display,$defbgone,
-    $defbgtwo,$defbgthree,$parmlev,$uname,$udom,$csec,$cgroup,$usersgroups)=@_;
+    $defbgtwo,$defbgthree,$parmlev,$uname,$udom,$csec,$cgroup,$usersgroups,$noeditgrp)=@_;
     my $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
     my $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
     my $courseopt=&Apache::lonnet::get_courseresdata($cnum,$cdom);
-# get the values for the parameter in cascading order
-# empty levels will remain empty
+
+    # get the values for the parameter in cascading order
+    # empty levels will remain empty
     my ($result,@outpar)=&parmval($$part{$which}.'.'.$$name{$which},
       $rid,$$default{$which},$uname,$udom,$csec,$cgroup,$courseopt);
-# get the type for the parameters
-# problem: these may not be set for all levels
+    # get the type for the parameters
+    # problem: these may not be set for all levels
     my ($typeresult,@typeoutpar)=&parmval($$part{$which}.'.'.
                                           $$name{$which}.'.type',$rid,
          $$defaulttype{$which},$uname,$udom,$csec,$cgroup,$courseopt);
-# cascade down manually
+    # cascade down manually
     my $cascadetype=$$defaulttype{$which};
-    for (my $i=14;$i>0;$i--) {
-     if ($typeoutpar[$i]) {
+    for (my $i=18;$i>0;$i--) {
+        if ($typeoutpar[$i]) {
             $cascadetype=$typeoutpar[$i];
-    } else {
+        } else {
             $typeoutpar[$i]=$cascadetype;
         }
     }
@@ -1005,37 +1263,39 @@ sub print_row {
     }
     my $automatic=&rulescache(($which=~/\_([^\_]+)$/)[0].'_triggers');
     if ($automatic) {
-    $parm.='<span class="LC_warning"><br />'.&mt('Automatically sets').' '.join(', ',split(/\:/,$automatic)).'</span>';
+        $parm.='<span class="LC_warning"><br />'.&mt('Automatically sets').' '.join(', ',split(/\:/,$automatic)).'</span>';
     }
     $r->print('<td>'.$parm.'</td>');
 
     my $thismarker=$which;
     $thismarker=~s/^parameter\_//;
     my $mprefix=$rid.'&'.$thismarker.'&';
-    my $effective_parm = &valout($outpar[$result],$typeoutpar[$result]);
+    my $effective_parm = &valout($outpar[$result],$typeoutpar[$result],$thismarker);
     my ($othergrp,$grp_parm,$controlgrp);
 
     if ($parmlev eq 'general') {
-
         if ($uname) {
-            &print_td($r,3,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,4,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
         } elsif ($cgroup) {
-            &print_td($r,6,$defbgthree,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,8,$defbgthree,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display,$noeditgrp);
         } elsif ($csec) {
-            &print_td($r,9,$defbgtwo,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,12,$defbgtwo,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
         } else {
-            &print_td($r,14,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,18,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
         }
     } elsif ($parmlev eq 'map') {
-
         if ($uname) {
-            &print_td($r,2,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,3,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,2,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display); 
         } elsif ($cgroup) {
-            &print_td($r,5,$defbgthree,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,7,$defbgthree,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display,$noeditgrp);
+            &print_td($r,6,$defbgthree,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display,$noeditgrp);
         } elsif ($csec) {
-            &print_td($r,8,$defbgtwo,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,11,$defbgtwo,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,10,$defbgtwo,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
         } else {
-            &print_td($r,13,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,17,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,16,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
         }
     } else {
         if ($uname) {
@@ -1044,7 +1304,7 @@ sub print_row {
                 ($coursereply,$othergrp,$grp_parm,$controlgrp) =
                     &print_usergroups($r,$$part{$which}.'.'.$$name{$which},
                        $rid,$cgroup,$defbgone,$usersgroups,$result,$courseopt);
-                if ($coursereply && $result > 3) {
+                if ($coursereply && $result > 4) {
                     if (defined($controlgrp)) {
                         if ($cgroup ne $controlgrp) {
                             $effective_parm = $grp_parm;
@@ -1055,33 +1315,36 @@ sub print_row {
             }
         }
 
-        &print_td($r,14,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
-
-    &print_td($r,13,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
-    &print_td($r,12,'#FFDDDD',$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
-    &print_td($r,11,'#FFDDDD',$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
-    &print_td($r,10,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
-
-    if ($csec) {
-        &print_td($r,9,$defbgtwo,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
-        &print_td($r,8,$defbgtwo,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
-        &print_td($r,7,$defbgtwo,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
-    }
+        &print_td($r,18,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+        &print_td($r,17,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+        &print_td($r,16,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+        &print_td($r,15,'#FFDDDD',$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+        &print_td($r,14,'#FFDDDD',$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+        &print_td($r,13,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+
+        if ($csec) {
+            &print_td($r,12,$defbgtwo,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,11,$defbgtwo,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,10,$defbgtwo,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,9,$defbgtwo,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+        }
 
         if ($cgroup) {
-            &print_td($r,6,$defbgthree,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
-            &print_td($r,5,$defbgthree,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
-            &print_td($r,4,$defbgthree,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,8,$defbgthree,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display,$noeditgrp);
+            &print_td($r,7,$defbgthree,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display,$noeditgrp);
+            &print_td($r,6,$defbgthree,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display,$noeditgrp);
+            &print_td($r,5,$defbgthree,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display,$noeditgrp);
         }
 
-    if ($uname) {
+        if ($uname) {
             if ($othergrp) {
                 $r->print($othergrp);
             }
-        &print_td($r,3,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
-        &print_td($r,2,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
-        &print_td($r,1,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$_,\@typeoutpar,$display);
-    }
+            &print_td($r,4,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,3,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,2,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+            &print_td($r,1,$defbgone,$result,\@outpar,$mprefix,$which,\@typeoutpar,$display);
+        }
 
     } # end of $parmlev if/else
     $r->print('<td style="background-color:#CCCCFF;" align="center">'.$effective_parm.'</td>');
@@ -1090,9 +1353,11 @@ sub print_row {
         my $sessionval=&Apache::lonnet::EXT('resource.'.$$part{$which}.
                                         '.'.$$name{$which},$$symbp{$rid});
         my $sessionvaltype=$typeoutpar[$result];
-        if (!defined($sessionvaltype)) { $sessionvaltype=$$defaulttype{$which}; }
+        if (!defined($sessionvaltype)) {
+            $sessionvaltype=$$defaulttype{$which};
+        }
         $r->print('<td style="background-color:#999999;" align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF">'.
-                  &valout($sessionval,$sessionvaltype).'&nbsp;'.
+                  &valout($sessionval,$sessionvaltype,$$name{$which}).'&nbsp;'.
                   '</font></td>');
     }
     $r->print('</tr>');
@@ -1100,14 +1365,20 @@ sub print_row {
 }
 
 sub print_td {
-    my ($r,$which,$defbg,$result,$outpar,$mprefix,$value,$typeoutpar,$display)=@_;
+    my ($r,$which,$defbg,$result,$outpar,$mprefix,$value,$typeoutpar,$display,$noeditgrp)=@_;
     $r->print('<td style="background-color:'.(($result==$which)?'#AAFFAA':$defbg).
               ';" align="center">');
     my $nolink = 0;
-    if ($which == 11 || $which == 12) {
+    if ($which == 14 || $which == 15) {
         $nolink = 1;
+    } elsif (($env{'request.course.sec'} ne '') && ($which > 12)) {
+        $nolink = 1;
+    } elsif ($which == 5 || $which ==  6 || $which == 7 || $which == 8) {
+        if ($noeditgrp) {
+            $nolink = 1;
+        }
     } elsif ($mprefix =~ /availablestudent\&$/) {
-        if ($which > 3) {
+        if ($which > 4) {
             $nolink = 1;
         }
     } elsif ($mprefix =~ /examcode\&$/) {
@@ -1116,7 +1387,7 @@ sub print_td {
         }
     }
     if ($nolink) {
-        $r->print(&valout($$outpar[$which],$$typeoutpar[$which]));
+        $r->print(&valout($$outpar[$which],$$typeoutpar[$which],$mprefix));
     } else {
         $r->print(&plink($$typeoutpar[$which],
                          $$display{$value},$$outpar[$which],
@@ -1132,18 +1403,19 @@ sub print_usergroups {
     my $symb = &symbcache($rid);
     my $symbparm=$symb.'.'.$what;
     my $map=(&Apache::lonnet::decode_symb($symb))[0];
+    my $recurseparm=$map.'___(rec).'.$what; 
     my $mapparm=$map.'___(all).'.$what;
     my ($coursereply,$resultitem,$resultgroup,$resultlevel,$resulttype) =
-          &parm_control_group($courseid,$usersgroups,$symbparm,$mapparm,$what,
-                                                                   $courseopt);
+          &parm_control_group($courseid,$usersgroups,$symbparm,$mapparm,
+                              $recurseparm,$what,$courseopt);
     my $bgcolor = $defbg;
     my $grp_parm;
     if (($coursereply) && ($cgroup ne $resultgroup)) {
         if ($result > 3) {
             $bgcolor = '#AAFFAA';
-            $grp_parm = &valout($coursereply,$resulttype);
+            $grp_parm = &valout($coursereply,$resulttype,$what);
         }
-        $grp_parm = &valout($coursereply,$resulttype);
+        $grp_parm = &valout($coursereply,$resulttype,$what);
         $output = '<td style="background-color:'.$bgcolor.';" align="center">';
         if ($resultgroup && $resultlevel) {
             $output .= '<small><b>'.$resultgroup.'</b> ('.$resultlevel.'): </small>'.$grp_parm;
@@ -1158,11 +1430,11 @@ sub print_usergroups {
 }
 
 sub parm_control_group {
-    my ($courseid,$usersgroups,$symbparm,$mapparm,$what,$courseopt) = @_;
+    my ($courseid,$usersgroups,$symbparm,$mapparm,$recurseparm,$what,$courseopt) = @_;
     my ($coursereply,$resultitem,$resultgroup,$resultlevel,$resulttype);
     my $grpfound = 0;
-    my @levels = ($symbparm,$mapparm,$what);
-    my @levelnames = ('resource','map/folder','general');
+    my @levels = ($symbparm,$mapparm,$recurseparm,$what);
+    my @levelnames = ('resource','map/folder','recursive','general');
     foreach my $group (@{$usersgroups}) {
         if ($grpfound) { last; }
         for (my $i=0; $i<@levels; $i++) {
@@ -1272,7 +1544,9 @@ sub extractResourceInformation {
                 $$maptitles{$mapid}=&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($$mapp{$id});
             }
             $$maptitles{$$mapp{$id}}=$$maptitles{$mapid};
-            $$symbp{$mapid}=$$mapp{$id}.'___(all)';
+            $$symbp{$mapid}=$$mapp{$id}.'___(all)';  # Added in rev. 1.57, but seems not to be used.
+                                                     # Lines 1038 and 1114 which use $symbp{$mapid}
+                                                     # are commented out in rev. 1.57
         } else {
             $$mapp{$id} = $$mapp{$mapid};
         }
@@ -1401,8 +1675,8 @@ sub lookUpTableParameter {
         'contentopen' => 'time_settings',
         'contentclose' => 'time_settings',
         'discussend' => 'time_settings',
-	'printopendate' => 'time_settings',
-	'printclosedate' => 'time_settings',
+        'printstartdate' => 'time_settings',
+        'printenddate' => 'time_settings',
         'weight' => 'grading',
         'handgrade' => 'grading',
         'maxtries' => 'tries',
@@ -1489,9 +1763,7 @@ sub category_order {
 
 sub parmboxes {
     my ($r,$allparms,$pscat,$keyorder)=@_;
-    my $tempkey;
-    my $tempparameter;
-    my %categories = &categories;
+    my %categories = &categories();
     my %category_order = &category_order();
     my %categoryList = (
         'time_settings' => [],
@@ -1506,37 +1778,29 @@ sub parmboxes {
         'misc' => [],
     );
 
-    foreach $tempparameter (keys %$allparms) {
+    foreach my $tempparameter (keys(%$allparms)) {
         &whatIsMyCategory($tempparameter, \%categoryList);
     }
     #part to print the parm-list
-    $r->print('<div class="LC_columnSection">'."\n");
-
-    #Print parameters
-    for my $key (sort { $category_order{$a} <=> $category_order{$b} } keys %categoryList) {
-        if(@{$categoryList{$key}} == 0) {
-            next;
-        } else { 
-            $r->print('<div class="LC_Box LC_400Box">'
-                     .'<h4 class="LC_hcell">'
-                     .&mt($categories{$key})
-                     .'</h4>'."\n");
-            foreach $tempkey (&keysindisplayorderCategory($categoryList{$key},$keyorder)) {
-                    $r->print('<span class="LC_nobreak">'
-                             .'<label><input type="checkbox" name="pscat" ');
-                $r->print('value="'.$tempkey.'" ');
-                if ($$pscat[0] eq "all" || grep $_ eq $tempkey, @{$pscat}) {
-                    $r->print(' checked="checked"');
-                }
-                $r->print(' />'.($$allparms{$tempkey}=~/\S/ ? $$allparms{$tempkey}
-                                                      : $tempkey)
-                        .'</label></span><br />'."\n");
+    foreach my $key (sort { $category_order{$a} <=> $category_order{$b} } keys(%categoryList)) {
+        next if (@{$categoryList{$key}} == 0);
+        next if ($key eq '');
+        $r->print('<div class="LC_Box LC_400Box">'
+                 .'<h4 class="LC_hcell">'.&mt($categories{$key}).'</h4>'."\n");
+        foreach my $tempkey (&keysindisplayorderCategory($categoryList{$key},$keyorder)) {
+            $r->print('<span class="LC_nobreak">'
+                     .'<label><input type="checkbox" name="pscat" '
+                     .'value="'.$tempkey.'" ');
+            if ($$pscat[0] eq "all" || grep $_ eq $tempkey, @{$pscat}) {
+                $r->print( ' checked="checked"');
             }
-            $r->print("</div>\n");
+            $r->print(' />'.($$allparms{$tempkey}=~/\S/ ? $$allparms{$tempkey}
+                                                      : $tempkey)
+                     .'</label></span><br />'."\n");
         }
+        $r->print('</div>');
     }
-
-    $r->print("</div>\n");
+    $r->print("\n");
 }
 #
 # This function offers some links on the parameter section to get with one click a group a parameters
@@ -1587,21 +1851,21 @@ sub partmenu {
     my %temphash=();
     foreach (@{$psprt}) { $temphash{$_}=1; }
     foreach my $tempkey (sort {
-    if ($a==$b) { return ($a cmp $b) } else { return ($a <=> $b); }
-    } keys(%{$allparts})) {
-    unless ($tempkey =~ /\./) {
-        $r->print('<option value="'.$tempkey.'"');
-        if ($$psprt[0] eq "all" ||  $temphash{$tempkey}) {
-        $r->print(' selected="selected"');
+                if ($a==$b) { return ($a cmp $b) } else { return ($a <=> $b); }
+            } keys(%{$allparts})) {
+        unless ($tempkey =~ /\./) {
+            $r->print('<option value="'.$tempkey.'"');
+            if ($$psprt[0] eq "all" ||  $temphash{$tempkey}) {
+                $r->print(' selected="selected"');
+            }
+            $r->print('>'.$$allparts{$tempkey}.'</option>');
         }
-        $r->print('>'.$$allparts{$tempkey}.'</option>');
-    }
     }
     $r->print('</select>');
 }
 
 sub usermenu {
-    my ($r,$uname,$id,$udom,$csec,$cgroup,$parmlev,$usersgroups)=@_;
+    my ($r,$uname,$id,$udom,$csec,$cgroup,$parmlev,$usersgroups,$pssymb)=@_;
     my $chooseopt=&Apache::loncommon::select_dom_form($udom,'udom').' '.
         &Apache::loncommon::selectstudent_link('parmform','uname','udom');
     my $selscript=&Apache::loncommon::studentbrowser_javascript();
@@ -1610,18 +1874,29 @@ sub usermenu {
     my %sectionhash = &Apache::loncommon::get_sections();
 
     my $groups;
-    my %grouphash = &Apache::longroup::coursegroups();
+    my %grouphash;
+    if (($pssymb) || &Apache::lonnet::allowed('mdg',$env{'request.course.id'})) {
+        %grouphash = &Apache::longroup::coursegroups();
+    } elsif ($env{'request.course.groups'} ne '') {
+        map { $grouphash{$_} = 1; } split(/,/,$env{'request.course.groups'});
+    }
 
     my $g_s_header='';
     my $g_s_footer='';
 
-    if (%sectionhash) {
+    my $currsec = $env{'request.course.sec'};
+    if ($currsec) {
+        $sections=&mt('Section:').' '.$currsec;
+        if (%grouphash) {
+            $sections .= ';'.('&nbsp;' x2);
+        }
+    } elsif (%sectionhash && $currsec eq '') {
         $sections=&mt('Section:').' <select name="csec"';
         if (%grouphash && $parmlev ne 'full') {
             $sections .= qq| onchange="group_or_section('csec')" |;
         }
         $sections .= '>';
-    foreach my $section ('',sort keys %sectionhash) {
+    foreach my $section ('',sort(keys(%sectionhash))) {
         $sections.='<option value="'.$section.'" '.
         ($section eq $csec?'selected="selected"':'').'>'.$section.
                                                               '</option>';
@@ -1629,7 +1904,7 @@ sub usermenu {
         $sections.='</select>';
     }
 
-    if (%sectionhash && %grouphash && $parmlev ne 'full') {
+    if (%sectionhash && %grouphash && $parmlev ne 'full' && $currsec eq '') {
         $sections .= '&nbsp;'.&mt('or').'&nbsp;';
         $sections .= qq|
 <script type="text/javascript">
@@ -1662,11 +1937,11 @@ function group_or_section(caller) {
 
     if (%grouphash) {
         $groups=&mt('Group:').' <select name="cgroup"';
-        if (%sectionhash && $env{'form.action'} eq 'settable') {
+        if (%sectionhash && $env{'form.action'} eq 'settable' && $currsec eq '') {
             $groups .= qq| onchange="group_or_section('cgroup')" |;
         }
         $groups .= '>';
-        foreach my $grp ('',sort keys %grouphash) {
+        foreach my $grp ('',sort(keys(%grouphash))) {
             $groups.='<option value="'.$grp.'" ';
             if ($grp eq $cgroup) {
                 unless ((defined($uname)) && ($grp eq '')) {
@@ -1688,6 +1963,8 @@ function group_or_section(caller) {
         $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_title(&mt('Group/Section')));
         $r->print($sections.$groups);
         $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_closure());
+    } else {
+        $r->print($sections); 
     }
 
     $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_title(&mt('User')));
@@ -1701,13 +1978,13 @@ function group_or_section(caller) {
 # This function shows on table Mode the available Parameters for the selected Resources
 #
 sub displaymenu {
-    my ($r,$allparms,$pscat,$psprt,$keyorder)=@_;
+    my ($r,$allparms,$pscat,$psprt,$keyorder,$divid)=@_;
 
     $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::start_pick_box());
     $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_title(&mt('Select Parameters to View')));
 
     &parmmenu($r,$allparms,$pscat,$keyorder);
-    $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_scrollbox());
+    $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_scrollbox('480px','440px','200px',$divid));
     &parmboxes($r,$allparms,$pscat,$keyorder);
     $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::end_scrollbox());
 
@@ -1781,7 +2058,7 @@ sub mapmenu {
            .'</div>'
         );
 
-        $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_scrollbox(undef,undef,undef,'mapmenuscroll'));
+        $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_scrollbox('700px','680px','400px','mapmenuscroll'));
         $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table(undef,'mapmenuinner'));
 
         # Display row: "All Maps or Folders"
@@ -1872,58 +2149,67 @@ sub mapmenu {
 sub levelmenu {
     my ($r,$alllevs,$parmlev)=@_;
 
-    $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_title(&mt('Select Parameter Level').&Apache::loncommon::help_open_topic('Course_Parameter_Levels')));
+    $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_title(&mt('Select Parameter Level').
+                                                &Apache::loncommon::help_open_topic('Course_Parameter_Levels')));
     $r->print('<select id="parmlev" name="parmlev" onchange="showHide_courseContent()">');
-    foreach (reverse sort keys %{$alllevs}) {
-    $r->print('<option value="'.$$alllevs{$_}.'"');
-    if ($parmlev eq $$alllevs{$_}) {
-        $r->print(' selected="selected"');
-    }
-    $r->print('>'.&mt($_).'</option>');
+    foreach my $lev (reverse(sort(keys(%{$alllevs})))) {
+        $r->print('<option value="'.$$alllevs{$lev}.'"');
+        if ($parmlev eq $$alllevs{$lev}) {
+            $r->print(' selected="selected"');
+        }
+        $r->print('>'.&mt($lev).'</option>');
     }
     $r->print("</select>");
 }
 
 
 sub sectionmenu {
-    my ($r,$selectedsections)=@_;
+    my ($selectedsections)=@_;
     my %sectionhash = &Apache::loncommon::get_sections();
-    return if (!%sectionhash);
+    return '' if (!%sectionhash);
 
-    $r->print('<select name="Section" multiple="multiple" size="8">');
-    foreach my $s ('all',sort keys %sectionhash) {
-    $r->print('    <option value="'.$s.'"');
-    foreach (@{$selectedsections}) {
-        if ($s eq $_) {
-        $r->print(' selected="selected"');
-        last;
-        }
+    my (@possibles,$disabled);
+    if ($env{'request.course.sec'} ne '') {
+        @possibles = ($env{'request.course.sec'});
+        $selectedsections = [$env{'request.course.sec'}];
+        $disabled = ' disabled="disabled"';
+    } else {
+        @possibles = ('all',sort(keys(%sectionhash)));
     }
-    $r->print('>'.$s."</option>\n");
+    my $output = '<select name="Section" multiple="multiple" size="8"'.$disabled.'>';
+    foreach my $s (@possibles) {
+        $output .= '    <option value="'.$s.'"';
+        if ((@{$selectedsections}) && (grep(/^\Q$s\E$/,@{$selectedsections}))) {  
+            $output .= ' selected="selected"';
+        }
+        $output .= '>'."$s</option>\n";
     }
-    $r->print("</select>\n");
+    $output .= "</select>\n";
+    return $output;
 }
 
 sub groupmenu {
-    my ($r,$selectedgroups)=@_;
-    my %grouphash = &Apache::longroup::coursegroups();
-    return if (!%grouphash);
+    my ($selectedgroups)=@_;
+    my %grouphash;
+    if (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('mdg',$env{'request.course.id'})) {
+        %grouphash = &Apache::longroup::coursegroups();
+    } elsif ($env{'request.course.groups'} ne '') {
+         map { $grouphash{$_} = 1; } split(/,/,$env{'request.course.groups'});
+    }
+    return '' if (!%grouphash);
 
-    $r->print('<select name="Group" multiple="multiple" size="8">');
+    my $output = '<select name="Group" multiple="multiple" size="8">';
     foreach my $group (sort(keys(%grouphash))) {
-    $r->print('    <option value="'.$group.'"');
-    foreach (@{$selectedgroups}) {
-        if ($group eq $_) {
-        $r->print(' selected="selected"');
-        last;
+        $output .= '    <option value="'.$group.'"';
+        if ((@{$selectedgroups}) && (grep(/^\Q$group\E$/,\@{$selectedgroups}))) {
+            $output .=  ' selected="selected"';
         }
+        $output .= '>'."$group</option>\n";
     }
-    $r->print('>'.$group."</option>\n");
-    }
-    $r->print("</select>\n");
+    $output .= "</select>\n";
+    return $output;
 }
 
-
 sub keysplit {
     my $keyp=shift;
     return (split(/\,/,$keyp));
@@ -1932,27 +2218,27 @@ sub keysplit {
 sub keysinorder {
     my ($name,$keyorder)=@_;
     return sort {
-    $$keyorder{$a} <=> $$keyorder{$b};
-    } (keys %{$name});
+        $$keyorder{$a} <=> $$keyorder{$b};
+    } (keys(%{$name}));
 }
 
 sub keysinorder_bytype {
     my ($name,$keyorder)=@_;
     return sort {
-    my $ta=(split('_',$a))[-1];
-    my $tb=(split('_',$b))[-1];
-    if ($$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$ta} == $$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$tb}) {
-        return ($a cmp $b);
-    }
-    $$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$ta} <=> $$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$tb};
-    } (keys %{$name});
+        my $ta=(split('_',$a))[-1];
+        my $tb=(split('_',$b))[-1];
+        if ($$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$ta} == $$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$tb}) {
+            return ($a cmp $b);
+        }
+        $$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$ta} <=> $$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$tb};
+    } (keys(%{$name}));
 }
 
 sub keysindisplayorder {
     my ($name,$keyorder)=@_;
     return sort {
-    $$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$a} <=> $$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$b};
-    } (keys %{$name});
+        $$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$a} <=> $$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$b};
+    } (keys(%{$name}));
 }
 
 sub sortmenu {
@@ -1992,17 +2278,17 @@ sub standardkeyorder {
         'parameter_0_discussend' => 19,
         'parameter_0_discusshide' => 20,
         'parameter_0_discussvote' => 21,
-	'parameter_0_printopendate'  =>  22,
-	'parameter_0_printclosedate' =>  23);
+        'parameter_0_printstartdate'  =>  22,
+        'parameter_0_printenddate' =>  23);
 }
 
 
+# Table mode UI.
 sub assessparms {
 
     my $r=shift;
 
 
-
 # -------------------------------------------------------- Variable declaration
     my @ids=();
     my %symbp=();
@@ -2043,7 +2329,21 @@ sub assessparms {
     my $message='';
 
     $csec=$env{'form.csec'};
+    if ($env{'request.course.sec'} ne '') {
+        $csec = $env{'request.course.sec'};    
+    }
+
+# Check group privs.
     $cgroup=$env{'form.cgroup'};
+    my $noeditgrp; 
+    if ($cgroup ne '') {
+        unless (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('mdg',$env{'request.course.id'})) {
+            if (($env{'request.course.groups'} eq '') || 
+                (!grep(/^\Q$cgroup\E$/,split(/,/,$env{'request.course.groups'})))) {
+                $noeditgrp = 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     if      ($udom=$env{'form.udom'}) {
     } elsif ($udom=$env{'request.role.domain'}) {
@@ -2072,8 +2372,8 @@ sub assessparms {
 
 # ----------------------------------------------- Was this started from grades?
 
-    if (($env{'form.command'} eq 'set') && ($env{'form.url'})
-    && (!$env{'form.dis'})) {
+    if (($env{'form.command'} eq 'set') && ($env{'form.url'}) &&
+            (!$env{'form.dis'})) {
         my $url=$env{'form.url'};
         $url=~s-^http://($ENV{'SERVER_NAME'}|$ENV{'HTTP_HOST'})--;
         $pssymb=&Apache::lonnet::symbread($url);
@@ -2091,13 +2391,15 @@ sub assessparms {
 
     my $id=$env{'form.id'};
     if (($id) && ($udom)) {
-        $uname=(&Apache::lonnet::idget($udom,$id))[1];
+        $uname=(&Apache::lonnet::idget($udom,[$id],'ids'))[1];
         if ($uname) {
             $id='';
         } else {
             $message=
-            '<span class="LC_error">'.&mt("Unknown ID")." '$id' ".
-            &mt('at domain')." '$udom'</span>";
+                '<p class="LC_warning">'.
+                &mt('Unknown ID [_1] at domain [_2]',
+                    "'".$id."'","'".$udom."'").
+                '</p>';
         }
     } else {
         $uname=$env{'form.uname'};
@@ -2108,16 +2410,20 @@ sub assessparms {
         $uhome=&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($uname,$udom);
         if ($uhome eq 'no_host') {
             $message=
-            '<span class="LC_error">'.&mt("Unknown user")." '$uname' ".
-            &mt("at domain")." '$udom'</span>";
+                '<p class="LC_warning">'.
+                &mt('Unknown user [_1] at domain [_2]',
+                    "'".$uname."'","'".$udom."'").
+                '</p>';
             $uname='';
         } else {
             $csec=&Apache::lonnet::getsection($udom,$uname,
                           $env{'request.course.id'});
             if ($csec eq '-1') {
-                $message='<span class="LC_error">'.
-                &mt("User")." '$uname' ".&mt("at domain")." '$udom' ".
-                &mt("not in this course")."</span>";
+                $message=
+                    '<p class="LC_warning">'.
+                    &mt('User [_1] at domain [_2] not in this course',
+                        "'".$uname."'","'".$udom."'").
+                    '</p>';
                 $uname='';
                 $csec=$env{'form.csec'};
                 $cgroup=$env{'form.cgroup'};
@@ -2160,11 +2466,19 @@ sub assessparms {
         my $chome = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.home'};
         my ($got_chostname,$chostname,$cmajor,$cminor);
         my $totalstored = 0;
-
-
+        my $now = time;
         for (my $i=0;$i<=$#markers;$i++) {
-            my ($needsrelease,$needsnewer,$name);
-            if ($markers[$i] =~ /^[\d.]+\&0_availablestudent\&(1|2|3)$/) {
+            my ($needsrelease,$needsnewer,$name,$namematch);
+            if (($env{'request.course.sec'} ne '') && ($markers[$i] =~ /\&(9|10|11|12)$/)) {
+                next if ($csec ne $env{'request.course.sec'});
+            }
+            if ($markers[$i] =~ /\&(8|7|6|5)$/) {
+                next if ($noeditgrp);
+            }
+            if ($markers[$i] =~ /\&(17|11|7|3)$/) {
+                $namematch = 'maplevelrecurse';
+            }
+            if ($markers[$i] =~ /^[\d.]+\&0_availablestudent\&(1|2|3|4)$/) {
                 my (@ok_slots,@fail_slots,@del_slots);
                 my $courseopt=&Apache::lonnet::get_courseresdata($cnum,$cdom);
                 my ($level,@all) =
@@ -2194,29 +2508,98 @@ sub assessparms {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-            } elsif ($markers[$i] =~ /_(type|lenient|retrypartial|discussvote|examcode)\&\d+$/) {
+            } elsif ($markers[$i] =~ /_(type|lenient|retrypartial|discussvote|examcode|printstartdate|printenddate|acc|interval)\&\d+$/) {
                 $name = $1;
                 my $val = $values[$i];
+                my $valmatch = '';
                 if ($name eq 'examcode') {
-                   if (&Apache::lonnet::validCODE($values[$i])) {
-                       $val = 'valid';    
-                   }
+                    if (&Apache::lonnet::validCODE($values[$i])) {
+                        $val = 'valid';
+                    }
+                } elsif ($name eq 'printstartdate') {
+                    if ($val =~ /^\d+$/) {
+                        if ($val > $now) {
+                            $val = 'future';
+                        }
+                    } 
+                } elsif ($name eq 'printenddate') {
+                    if ($val =~ /^\d+$/) {
+                        if ($val < $now) {
+                            $val = 'past';
+                        }
+                    }
+                } elsif (($name eq 'lenient') || ($name eq 'acc')) {
+                    my $stringtype = &get_stringtype($name);
+                    my $stringmatch = &standard_string_matches($stringtype);
+                    if (ref($stringmatch) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        foreach my $item (@{$stringmatch}) {
+                            if (ref($item) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                my ($regexpname,$pattern) = @{$item};
+                                if ($pattern ne '') {
+                                    if ($val =~ /$pattern/) {
+                                        $valmatch = $regexpname;
+                                        $val = '';
+                                        last;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                } elsif ($name eq 'interval') {
+                    my $intervaltype = &get_intervaltype($name);
+                    my $intervalmatch = &standard_interval_matches($intervaltype);
+                    if (ref($intervalmatch) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        foreach my $item (@{$intervalmatch}) {
+                            if (ref($item) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                my ($regexpname,$pattern) = @{$item};
+                                if ($pattern ne '') {
+                                    if ($val =~ /$pattern/) {
+                                        $valmatch = $regexpname;
+                                        $val = '';
+                                        last;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
                 $needsrelease =
-                    $Apache::lonnet::needsrelease{"parameter:$name:$val"};
+                    $Apache::lonnet::needsrelease{"parameter:$name:$val:$valmatch:"};
                 if ($needsrelease) {
                     unless ($got_chostname) {
                         ($chostname,$cmajor,$cminor) = &parameter_release_vars();
                         $got_chostname = 1;
-                    }
-                    $needsnewer = &parameter_releasecheck($name,$val,
+                    } 
+                    $needsnewer = &parameter_releasecheck($name,$val,$valmatch,undef,
                                                           $needsrelease,
-                                                          $chostname,
                                                           $cmajor,$cminor);
                 }
             }
             if ($needsnewer) {
-                $message .= &oldversion_warning($name,$values[$i],$chostname,$cmajor,
+                undef($namematch);
+            } else {
+                my $currneeded;
+                if ($needsrelease) {
+                    $currneeded = $needsrelease;
+                }
+                if ($namematch) {
+                    $needsrelease =
+                        $Apache::lonnet::needsrelease{"parameter::::$namematch"};
+                    if (($needsrelease) && (($currneeded eq '') || ($needsrelease < $currneeded))) {
+                        unless ($got_chostname) {
+                            ($chostname,$cmajor,$cminor) = &parameter_release_vars();
+                            $got_chostname = 1;
+                        }
+                        $needsnewer = &parameter_releasecheck(undef,undef,undef,$namematch,
+                                                              $needsrelease,
+                                                              $cmajor,$cminor);
+                    } else {
+                        undef($namematch);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if ($needsnewer) {
+                $message .= &oldversion_warning($name,$namematch,$values[$i],$chostname,$cmajor,
                                                 $cminor,$needsrelease);
             } else {
                 $message.=&storeparm(split(/\&/,$markers[$i]),
@@ -2235,19 +2618,19 @@ sub assessparms {
         }
     }
 #----------------------------------------------- if all selected, fill in array
-    if ($pscat[0] eq "all") {@pscat = (keys %allparms);}
+    if ($pscat[0] eq "all") {@pscat = (keys(%allparms));}
     if (!@pscat) { @pscat=('duedate','opendate','answerdate','weight','maxtries','type','problemstatus') };
-    if ($psprt[0] eq "all" || !@psprt) {@psprt = (keys %allparts);}
+    if ($psprt[0] eq "all" || !@psprt) {@psprt = (keys(%allparts));}
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Start page
 
     my $crstype = &Apache::loncommon::course_type();
     &startpage($r,$pssymb,$crstype);
 
-    foreach ('tolerance','date_default','date_start','date_end',
+    foreach my $item ('tolerance','date_default','date_start','date_end',
         'date_interval','int','float','string') {
         $r->print('<input type="hidden" value="'.
-          &HTML::Entities::encode($env{'form.recent_'.$_},'"&<>').
-          '" name="recent_'.$_.'" />');
+          &HTML::Entities::encode($env{'form.recent_'.$item},'"&<>').
+          '" name="recent_'.$item.'" />');
     }
 
     # ----- Start Parameter Selection
@@ -2293,12 +2676,12 @@ ENDPARMSELSCRIPT
 
         # Step 2
         $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::topic_bar(2,&mt('Parameter Specification'),'parmstep2'));
-        &displaymenu($r,\%allparms,\@pscat,\@psprt,\%keyorder);
+        &displaymenu($r,\%allparms,\@pscat,\@psprt,\%keyorder,'parmmenuscroll');
 
         # Step 3
         $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::topic_bar(3,&mt('User Specification (optional)'),'parmstep3'));
         $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::start_pick_box());
-        &usermenu($r,$uname,$id,$udom,$csec,$cgroup,$parmlev,\@usersgroups);
+        &usermenu($r,$uname,$id,$udom,$csec,$cgroup,$parmlev,\@usersgroups,$pssymb);
         $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_closure(1));
         $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::end_pick_box());
 
@@ -2330,7 +2713,7 @@ ENDPARMSELSCRIPT
                   '<br />');
         $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::topic_bar('',&mt('Additional Display Specification (optional)')));
         $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::start_pick_box());
-        &usermenu($r,$uname,$id,$udom,$csec,$cgroup,$parmlev,\@usersgroups);
+        &usermenu($r,$uname,$id,$udom,$csec,$cgroup,$parmlev,\@usersgroups,$pssymb);
         $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_closure(1));
         $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::end_pick_box());
         $r->print('<p>'
@@ -2354,6 +2737,7 @@ ENDPARMSELSCRIPT
 
     @pscat = @temp_pscat;
 
+
     if (($env{'form.prevvisit'}) || ($pschp) || ($pssymb)) {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Start Table
         my @catmarker=map { tr|.|_|; 'parameter_'.$_; } @pscat;
@@ -2364,26 +2748,26 @@ ENDPARMSELSCRIPT
 #
 # This produces the cascading table output of parameters
 #
-               my $coursespan=$csec?8:5;
-               my $userspan=3;
-               if ($cgroup ne '') {
-                  $coursespan += 3;
-               }
+            my $coursespan=$csec?10:6;
+            my $userspan=4;
+            if ($cgroup ne '') {
+                $coursespan += 4;
+            }
 
-               $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table());
-#
-# This produces the headers
-#
-               $r->print('<tr><td colspan="5"></td>');
-               $r->print('<th colspan="'.($coursespan).'">'.&mt('Any User').'</th>');
-               if ($uname) {
+            $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table());
+            #
+            # This produces the headers
+            #
+            $r->print('<tr><td colspan="5"></td>');
+            $r->print('<th colspan="'.($coursespan).'">'.&mt('Any User').'</th>');
+            if ($uname) {
                 if (@usersgroups > 1) {
-                       $userspan ++;
-                   }
-                   $r->print('<th colspan="'.$userspan.'" rowspan="2">');
-                   $r->print(&mt("User")." $uname ".&mt('at Domain')." $udom</th>");
-               }
-               my %lt=&Apache::lonlocal::texthash(
+                    $userspan ++;
+                }
+                $r->print('<th colspan="'.$userspan.'" rowspan="2">');
+                $r->print(&mt('User [_1] at Domain [_2]',"'".$uname."'","'".$udom."'").'</th>');
+            }
+            my %lt=&Apache::lonlocal::texthash(
                 'pie'    => "Parameter in Effect",
                 'csv'    => "Current Session Value",
                 'rl'     => "Resource Level",
@@ -2397,61 +2781,62 @@ ENDPARMSELSCRIPT
                 'femof'  => 'from Enclosing Map or Folder',
                 'gen'    => 'general',
                 'foremf' => 'for Enclosing Map or Folder',
+                'formfr' => 'for Map or Folder (recursive)',
                 'fr'     => 'for Resource'
             );
-               $r->print(<<ENDTABLETWO);
+            $r->print(<<ENDTABLETWO);
 <th rowspan="3">$lt{'pie'}</th>
 <th rowspan="3">$lt{'csv'}<br />($csuname:$csudom)</th>
-</tr><tr><td colspan="5"></td><th colspan="2">$lt{'ic'}</th><th colspan="2">$lt{'rl'}</th>
+</tr><tr><td colspan="5"></td><th colspan="3">$lt{'ic'}</th><th colspan="2">$lt{'rl'}</th>
 <th colspan="1">$lt{'ic'}</th>
 
 ENDTABLETWO
-               if ($csec) {
-                   $r->print('<th colspan="3">'.
-                  &mt("in Section")." $csec</th>");
-               }
-               if ($cgroup) {
-                $r->print('<th colspan="3">'.
+            if ($csec) {
+                $r->print('<th colspan="4">'.
+                &mt("in Section")." $csec</th>");
+            }
+            if ($cgroup) {
+                $r->print('<th colspan="4">'.
                 &mt("in Group")." $cgroup</th>");
-               }
-               $r->print(<<ENDTABLEHEADFOUR);
+            }
+            $r->print(<<ENDTABLEHEADFOUR);
 </tr><tr><th>$lt{'aut'}</th><th>$lt{'type'}</th>
 <th>$lt{'emof'}</th><th>$lt{'part'}</th><th>$lt{'pn'}</th>
-<th>$lt{'gen'}</th><th>$lt{'foremf'}</th>
+<th>$lt{'gen'}</th><th>$lt{'formfr'}</th><th>$lt{'foremf'}</th>
 <th>$lt{'def'}</th><th>$lt{'femof'}</th><th>$lt{'fr'}</th>
 ENDTABLEHEADFOUR
 
-               if ($csec) {
-                   $r->print('<th>'.&mt('general').'</th><th>'.&mt('for Enclosing Map or Folder').'</th><th>'.&mt('for Resource').'</th>');
-               }
-
-               if ($cgroup) {
-                $r->print('<th>'.&mt('general').'</th><th>'.&mt('for Enclosing Map or Folder').'</th><th>'.&mt('for Resource').'</th>');
-               }
+            if ($csec) {
+                $r->print('<th>'.$lt{'gen'}.'</th><th>'.$lt{'formfr'}.'</th><th>'.$lt{'foremf'}.'</th><th>'.$lt{'fr'}.'</th>');
+            }
 
-               if ($uname) {
+            if ($cgroup) {
+                $r->print('<th>'.$lt{'gen'}.'</th><th>'.$lt{'formfr'}.'</th><th>'.&mt('foremf').'</th><th>'.$lt{'fr'}.'</th>');
+            }
+
+            if ($uname) {
                 if (@usersgroups > 1) {
                     $r->print('<th>'.&mt('Control by other group?').'</th>');
-                   }
-                   $r->print('<th>'.&mt('general').'</th><th>'.&mt('for Enclosing Map or Folder').'</th><th>'.&mt('for Resource').'</th>');
-               }
+                }
+                $r->print('<th>'.$lt{'gen'}.'</th><th>'.$lt{'formfr'}.'</th><th>'.$lt{'foremf'}.'</th><th>'.$lt{'fr'}.'</th>');
+            }
 
-               $r->print('</tr>');
+            $r->print('</tr>');
 #
 # Done with the headers
 # 
-               my $defbgone='';
-               my $defbgtwo='';
-               my $defbgthree = '';
+            my $defbgone='';
+            my $defbgtwo='';
+            my $defbgthree = '';
 
-               foreach my $rid (@ids) {
+            foreach my $rid (@ids) {
 
                 my ($inmapid)=($rid=~/\.(\d+)$/);
 
                 if ((!$pssymb &&
-                 (($pschp eq 'all') || ($allmaps{$pschp} eq $mapp{$rid})))
-                ||
-                ($pssymb && $pssymb eq $symbp{$rid})) {
+                        (($pschp eq 'all') || ($allmaps{$pschp} eq $mapp{$rid})))
+                        ||
+                        ($pssymb && $pssymb eq $symbp{$rid})) {
 # ------------------------------------------------------ Entry for one resource
                     if ($defbgone eq '#E0E099') {
                         $defbgone='#E0E0DD';
@@ -2479,37 +2864,36 @@ ENDTABLEHEADFOUR
                     my $uri=&Apache::lonnet::declutter($uris{$rid});
 
                     my $filter=$env{'form.filter'};
-                    foreach (&keysplit($keyp{$rid})) {
-                        my $tempkeyp = $_;
+                    foreach my $tempkeyp (&keysplit($keyp{$rid})) {
                         if (grep $_ eq $tempkeyp, @catmarker) {
-                          my $parmname=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$_.'.name');
-# We may only want certain parameters listed
-                          if ($filter) {
-                             unless ($filter=~/\Q$parmname\E/) { next; }
-                          }
-                          $name{$_}=$parmname;
-                          $part{$_}=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$_.'.part');
-
-                          my $parmdis=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$_.'.display');
-                          if ($allparms{$name{$_}} ne '') {
-                              my $identifier;
-                              if ($parmdis =~ /(\s*\[Part.*)$/) {
-                                  $identifier = $1;
-                              }
-                              $display{$_} = $allparms{$name{$_}}.$identifier;
-                          } else {
-                              $display{$_} = $parmdis;
-                          }
-                          unless ($display{$_}) { $display{$_}=''; }
-                          $display{$_}.=' ('.$name{$_}.')';
-                          $default{$_}=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$_);
-                          $type{$_}=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$_.'.type');
-                          $thistitle=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$_.'.title');
+                            my $parmname=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$tempkeyp.'.name');
+    # We may only want certain parameters listed
+                            if ($filter) {
+                                unless ($filter=~/\Q$parmname\E/) { next; }
+                            }
+                            $name{$tempkeyp}=$parmname;
+                            $part{$tempkeyp}=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$tempkeyp.'.part');
+
+                            my $parmdis=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$tempkeyp.'.display');
+                            if ($allparms{$name{$tempkeyp}} ne '') {
+                                my $identifier;
+                                if ($parmdis =~ /(\s*\[Part.*)$/) {
+                                    $identifier = $1;
+                                }
+                                $display{$tempkeyp} = $allparms{$name{$tempkeyp}}.$identifier;
+                            } else {
+                                $display{$tempkeyp} = $parmdis;
+                            }
+                            unless ($display{$tempkeyp}) { $display{$tempkeyp}=''; }
+                            $display{$tempkeyp}.=' ('.$name{$tempkeyp}.')';
+                            $default{$tempkeyp}=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$tempkeyp);
+                            $type{$tempkeyp}=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$tempkeyp.'.type');
+                            $thistitle=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$tempkeyp.'.title');
                         }
                     }
-                    my $totalparms=scalar keys %name;
+                    my $totalparms=scalar(keys(%name));
                     if ($totalparms>0) {
-                           my $firstrow=1;
+                        my $firstrow=1;
                         my $title=&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($symbp{$rid});
                         $r->print('<tr><td style="background-color:'.$defbgone.';"'.
                              ' rowspan='.$totalparms.
@@ -2533,17 +2917,16 @@ ENDTABLEHEADFOUR
                         $r->print('<td style="background-color:'.$defbgone.';"'.
                                       ' rowspan='.$totalparms.
                                       '>'.$maptitles{$mapp{$rid}}.'</td>');
-                        foreach (&keysinorder_bytype(\%name,\%keyorder)) {
-
+                        foreach my $item (&keysinorder_bytype(\%name,\%keyorder)) {
                             unless ($firstrow) {
                                 $r->print('<tr>');
                             } else {
                                 undef $firstrow;
                             }
-                            &print_row($r,$_,\%part,\%name,\%symbp,$rid,\%default,
+                            &print_row($r,$item,\%part,\%name,\%symbp,$rid,\%default,
                                        \%type,\%display,$defbgone,$defbgtwo,
                                        $defbgthree,$parmlev,$uname,$udom,$csec,
-                                                            $cgroup,\@usersgroups);
+                                       $cgroup,\@usersgroups,$noeditgrp);
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -2567,7 +2950,7 @@ ENDTABLEHEADFOUR
 
 #-------------------------------------------- for each map, gather information
             my $mapid;
-               foreach $mapid (sort {$maplist{$a} cmp $maplist{$b}} keys %maplist) {
+            foreach $mapid (sort {$maplist{$a} cmp $maplist{$b}} keys(%maplist)) {
                 my $maptitle = $maplist{$mapid};
 
 #-----------------------  loop through ids and get all parameter types for map
@@ -2581,13 +2964,13 @@ ENDTABLEHEADFOUR
 
 #        $r->print("Catmarker: @catmarker<br />\n");
 
-                foreach (@ids) {
-                    ($map)=(/([\d]*?)\./);
-                      my $rid = $_;
+                foreach my $id (@ids) {
+                    ($map)=($id =~ /([\d]*?)\./);
+                    my $rid = $id;
 
 #                  $r->print("$mapid:$map:   $rid <br /> \n");
 
-                     if ($map eq $mapid) {
+                    if ($map eq $mapid) {
                         my $uri=&Apache::lonnet::declutter($uris{$rid});
 #                    $r->print("Keys: $keyp{$rid} <br />\n");
 
@@ -2598,12 +2981,11 @@ ENDTABLEHEADFOUR
 # When storing information, store as part 0
 # When requesting information, request from full part
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
-                        foreach (&keysplit($keyp{$rid})) {
-                             my $tempkeyp = $_;
-                              my $fullkeyp = $tempkeyp;
-                              $tempkeyp =~ s/_\w+_/_0_/;
+                        foreach my $fullkeyp (&keysplit($keyp{$rid})) {
+                            my $tempkeyp = $fullkeyp;
+                            $tempkeyp =~ s/_\w+_/_0_/;
 
-                              if ((grep $_ eq $fullkeyp, @catmarker) &&(!$name{$tempkeyp})) {
+                            if ((grep $_ eq $fullkeyp, @catmarker) &&(!$name{$tempkeyp})) {
                                 $part{$tempkeyp}="0";
                                 $name{$tempkeyp}=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$fullkeyp.'.name');
                                 my $parmdis=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$fullkeyp.'.display');
@@ -2623,7 +3005,7 @@ ENDTABLEHEADFOUR
                                 $type{$tempkeyp}=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$fullkeyp.'.type');
                               }
                         } # end loop through keys
-                      }
+                    }
                 } # end loop through ids
 
 #---------------------------------------------------- print header information
@@ -2657,16 +3039,17 @@ ENDTABLEHEADFOUR
                 $r->print('<p>'.&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table()
                          .&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_header_row()
                          .'<th>'.&mt('Parameter Name').'</th>'
-                         .'<th>'.&mt('Default Value').'</th>'
+                         .'<th>'.&mt('Recursive Value').'</th>'
+                         .'<th>'.&mt('Non-Recursive Value').'</th>'
                          .'<th>'.&mt('Parameter in Effect').'</th>'
                          .&Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_header_row()
                 );
 
-                foreach (&keysinorder(\%name,\%keyorder)) {
+                foreach my $item (&keysinorder(\%name,\%keyorder)) {
                     $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row());
-                    &print_row($r,$_,\%part,\%name,\%symbp,$mapid,\%default,
+                    &print_row($r,$item,\%part,\%name,\%symbp,$mapid,\%default,
                            \%type,\%display,$defbgone,$defbgtwo,$defbgthree,
-                           $parmlev,$uname,$udom,$csec,$cgroup);
+                           $parmlev,$uname,$udom,$csec,$cgroup,'',$noeditgrp);
                 }
                 $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::end_data_table().'</p>'
                          .'</div>'
@@ -2689,8 +3072,8 @@ ENDTABLEHEADFOUR
             my %type = ();
             my %default = ();
 
-            foreach (@ids) {
-                my $rid = $_;
+            foreach $id (@ids) {
+                my $rid = $id;
 
                 my $uri=&Apache::lonnet::declutter($uris{$rid});
 
@@ -2701,11 +3084,10 @@ ENDTABLEHEADFOUR
 # When storing information, store as part 0
 # When requesting information, request from full part
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
-                foreach (&keysplit($keyp{$rid})) {
-                    my $tempkeyp = $_;
-                      my $fullkeyp = $tempkeyp;
-                      $tempkeyp =~ s/_\w+_/_0_/;
-                      if ((grep $_ eq $fullkeyp, @catmarker) &&(!$name{$tempkeyp})) {
+                foreach my $fullkeyp (&keysplit($keyp{$rid})) {
+                    my $tempkeyp = $fullkeyp;
+                    $tempkeyp =~ s/_\w+_/_0_/;
+                    if ((grep $_ eq $fullkeyp, @catmarker) &&(!$name{$tempkeyp})) {
                         $part{$tempkeyp}="0";
                         $name{$tempkeyp}=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$fullkeyp.'.name');
                         my $parmdis=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$fullkeyp.'.display');
@@ -2723,7 +3105,7 @@ ENDTABLEHEADFOUR
                         $display{$tempkeyp} =~ s/_\w+_/_0_/;
                         $default{$tempkeyp}=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$fullkeyp);
                         $type{$tempkeyp}=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($uri,$fullkeyp.'.type');
-                      }
+                    }
                 } # end loop through keys
             } # end loop through ids
 
@@ -2753,11 +3135,11 @@ ENDMAPONE
                      .&Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_header_row()
             );
 
-            foreach (&keysinorder(\%name,\%keyorder)) {
+            foreach my $item (&keysinorder(\%name,\%keyorder)) {
                 $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row());
-                &print_row($r,$_,\%part,\%name,\%symbp,$mapid,\%default,
+                &print_row($r,$item,\%part,\%name,\%symbp,$mapid,\%default,
                        \%type,\%display,$defbgone,$defbgtwo,$defbgthree,
-                                   $parmlev,$uname,$udom,$csec,$cgroup);
+                                   $parmlev,$uname,$udom,$csec,$cgroup,'',$noeditgrp);
             }
             $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::end_data_table()
                      .'</p>'
@@ -2770,27 +3152,36 @@ ENDMAPONE
     $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::end_page());
 } # end sub assessparms
 
+
+
 ##################################################
-# Overview mode
+# OVERVIEW MODE
 ##################################################
 my $tableopen;
 
 sub tablestart {
+    my ($readonly) = @_;
     if ($tableopen) {
-    return '';
+        return '';
     } else {
-    $tableopen=1;
-    return &Apache::loncommon::start_data_table().'<tr><th>'.&mt('Parameter').'</th><th>'.
-        &mt('Delete').'</th><th>'.&mt('Set to ...').'</th></tr>';
+        $tableopen=1;
+        my $output = &Apache::loncommon::start_data_table().'<tr><th>'.&mt('Parameter').'</th>';
+        if ($readonly) {
+            $output .= '<th>'.&mt('Current value').'</th>';
+        } else {
+            $output .= '<th>'.&mt('Delete').'</th><th>'.&mt('Set to ...').'</th>';
+        }
+        $output .= '</tr>';
+        return $output;
     }
 }
 
 sub tableend {
     if ($tableopen) {
-    $tableopen=0;
-    return &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table();
+        $tableopen=0;
+        return &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table();
     } else {
-    return'';
+        return'';
     }
 }
 
@@ -2801,20 +3192,24 @@ sub readdata {
 # Read userdata
 
     my $classlist=&Apache::loncoursedata::get_classlist();
-    foreach (keys %$classlist) {
-        if ($_=~/^($match_username)\:($match_domain)$/) {
-        my ($tuname,$tudom)=($1,$2);
-        my $useropt=&Apache::lonnet::get_userresdata($tuname,$tudom);
-            foreach my $userkey (keys %{$useropt}) {
-        if ($userkey=~/^$env{'request.course.id'}/) {
+    foreach my $user (keys(%$classlist)) {
+        if ($user=~/^($match_username)\:($match_domain)$/) {
+            my ($tuname,$tudom)=($1,$2);
+            my $useropt=&Apache::lonnet::get_userresdata($tuname,$tudom);
+            foreach my $userkey (keys(%{$useropt})) {
+                if ($userkey=~/^\Q$env{'request.course.id'}\E/) {
                     my $newkey=$userkey;
-            $newkey=~s/^($env{'request.course.id'}\.)/$1\[useropt\:$tuname\:$tudom\]\./;
-            $$resourcedata{$newkey}=$$useropt{$userkey};
-        }
+                    $newkey=~s/^($env{'request.course.id'}\.)/$1\[useropt\:$tuname\:$tudom\]\./;
+                    $$resourcedata{$newkey}=$$useropt{$userkey};
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
+    if (wantarray) {
+        return ($resourcedata,$classlist);
+    } else {
+        return $resourcedata;
     }
-    return $resourcedata;
 }
 
 
@@ -2830,121 +3225,203 @@ sub storedata {
     my @deldata=();
     undef @deldata;
     my ($got_chostname,$chostname,$cmajor,$cminor);
-    foreach my $key (keys(%env)) { 
-    if ($key =~ /^form\.([a-z]+)\_(.+)$/) {
-        my $cmd=$1;
-        my $thiskey=$2;
-        my ($tuname,$tudom)=&extractuser($thiskey);
-        my $tkey=$thiskey;
+    my $now = time;
+    foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
+        if ($key =~ /^form\.([a-z]+)\_(.+)$/) {
+            my $cmd=$1;
+            my $thiskey=$2;
+            next if ($cmd eq 'settext' || $cmd eq 'setipallow' || $cmd eq 'setipdeny');
+            my ($tuname,$tudom)=&extractuser($thiskey);
+            my $tkey=$thiskey;
             if ($tuname) {
-        $tkey=~s/\.\[useropt\:$tuname\:$tudom\]\./\./;
-        }
-        if ($cmd eq 'set' || $cmd eq 'datepointer' || $cmd eq 'dateinterval') {
-        my ($data, $typeof, $text, $name);
-        if ($cmd eq 'set') {
-            $data=$env{$key};
-            $typeof=$env{'form.typeof_'.$thiskey};
-            $text = &mt('Saved modified parameter for');
-            if ($typeof eq 'string_questiontype') {
-                $name = 'type';
-            } elsif ($typeof eq 'string_lenient') {
-                $name = 'lenient';
-            } elsif ($typeof eq 'string_discussvote') {
-                $name = 'discussvote';
-            } elsif ($typeof eq 'string_examcode') {
-                $name = 'examcode'; 
-            } elsif ($typeof eq 'string_yesno') {
-                if ($thiskey =~ /\.retrypartial$/) {
-                    $name = 'retrypartial';
+                $tkey=~s/\.\[useropt\:$tuname\:$tudom\]\./\./;
+            }
+            if ($cmd eq 'set' || $cmd eq 'datepointer' || $cmd eq 'dateinterval') {
+            my ($data, $typeof, $text, $name, $valchk, $valmatch, $namematch);
+            if ($cmd eq 'set') {
+                $data=$env{$key};
+                $valmatch = '';
+                $valchk = $data;
+                $typeof=$env{'form.typeof_'.$thiskey};
+                $text = &mt('Saved modified parameter for');
+                if ($typeof eq 'string_questiontype') {
+                    $name = 'type';
+                } elsif ($typeof eq 'string_lenient') {
+                    $name = 'lenient';
+                    my $stringmatch = &standard_string_matches($typeof);
+                    if (ref($stringmatch) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        foreach my $item (@{$stringmatch}) {
+                            if (ref($item) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                my ($regexpname,$pattern) = @{$item};
+                                if ($pattern ne '') {
+                                    if ($data =~ /$pattern/) {
+                                        $valmatch = $regexpname;
+                                        $valchk = '';
+                                        last;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                } elsif ($typeof eq 'string_discussvote') {
+                    $name = 'discussvote';
+                } elsif ($typeof eq 'string_examcode') {
+                    $name = 'examcode';
+                    if (&Apache::lonnet::validCODE($data)) {
+                        $valchk = 'valid';
+                    }
+                } elsif ($typeof eq 'string_yesno') {
+                    if ($thiskey =~ /\.retrypartial$/) {
+                        $name = 'retrypartial';
+                    }
+                }
+            } elsif ($cmd eq 'datepointer') {
+                $data=&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::get_date_from_form($env{$key});
+                $typeof=$env{'form.typeof_'.$thiskey};
+                $text = &mt('Saved modified date for');
+                if ($typeof eq 'date_start') {
+                    if ($thiskey =~ /\.printstartdate$/) {
+                        $name = 'printstartdate';
+                        if (($data) && ($data > $now)) {
+                            $valchk = 'future';
+                        }
+                    }
+                } elsif ($typeof eq 'date_end') {
+                    if ($thiskey =~ /\.printenddate$/) {
+                        $name = 'printenddate';
+                        if (($data) && ($data < $now)) {
+                            $valchk = 'past';
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
+            } elsif ($cmd eq 'dateinterval') {
+                $data=&get_date_interval_from_form($thiskey);
+                if ($thiskey =~ /\.interval$/) {
+                    $name = 'interval';
+                    my $intervaltype = &get_intervaltype($name);
+                    my $intervalmatch = &standard_interval_matches($intervaltype);
+                    if (ref($intervalmatch) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        foreach my $item (@{$intervalmatch}) {
+                            if (ref($item) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                my ($regexpname,$pattern) = @{$item};
+                                if ($pattern ne '') {
+                                    if ($data =~ /$pattern/) {
+                                        $valmatch = $regexpname;
+                                        $valchk = '';
+                                        last;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                $typeof=$env{'form.typeof_'.$thiskey};
+                $text = &mt('Saved modified date for');
+            }
+            if ($thiskey =~ m{\.(?:sequence|page)___\(rec\)}) {
+                $namematch = 'maplevelrecurse';
             }
-            if ($name ne '') {
+            if (($name ne '') || ($namematch ne '')) {
                 my ($needsrelease,$needsnewer);
-                $needsrelease = $Apache::lonnet::needsrelease{"parameter:$name:$data"};
-                if ($needsrelease) {
-                    unless ($got_chostname) {
-                        ($chostname,$cmajor,$cminor)=&parameter_release_vars();
-                        $got_chostname = 1;
+                if ($name ne '') {
+                    $needsrelease = $Apache::lonnet::needsrelease{"parameter:$name:$valchk:$valmatch:"};
+                    if ($needsrelease) {
+                        unless ($got_chostname) {
+                            ($chostname,$cmajor,$cminor)=&parameter_release_vars();
+                            $got_chostname = 1;
+                        }
+                        $needsnewer = &parameter_releasecheck($name,$valchk,$valmatch,undef,
+                                                            $needsrelease,
+                                                            $cmajor,$cminor);
+                    }
+                }
+                if ($namematch ne '') {
+                    if ($needsnewer) {
+                        undef($namematch);
+                    } else {
+                        my $currneeded;
+                        if ($needsrelease) {
+                            $currneeded = $needsrelease;
+                        }
+                        $needsrelease =
+                            $Apache::lonnet::needsrelease{"parameter::::$namematch"};
+                        if (($needsrelease) && (($currneeded eq '') || ($needsrelease < $currneeded))) {
+                            unless ($got_chostname) {
+                                ($chostname,$cmajor,$cminor) = &parameter_release_vars();
+                                $got_chostname = 1;
+                            }
+                            $needsnewer = &parameter_releasecheck(undef,$valchk,$valmatch,$namematch,
+                                                                $needsrelease,$cmajor,$cminor);
+                        } else {
+                            undef($namematch);
+                        }
                     }
-                    $needsnewer = &parameter_releasecheck($name,$data,
-                                                          $needsrelease,
-                                                          $chostname,$cmajor,
-                                                          $cminor);
                 }
                 if ($needsnewer) {
-                    $r->print('<br />'.&oldversion_warning($name,$data,
-                                                           $chostname,$cmajor,
-                                                           $cminor,$needsrelease));
+                    $r->print('<br />'.&oldversion_warning($name,$namematch,$data,
+                                                        $chostname,$cmajor,
+                                                        $cminor,$needsrelease));
                     next;
                 }
             }
-        } elsif ($cmd eq 'datepointer') {
-            $data=&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::get_date_from_form($env{$key});
-            $typeof=$env{'form.typeof_'.$thiskey};
-            $text = &mt('Saved modified date for');
-        } elsif ($cmd eq 'dateinterval') {
-            $data=&get_date_interval_from_form($thiskey);
-            $typeof=$env{'form.typeof_'.$thiskey};
-            $text = &mt('Saved modified date for');
-        }
-        if (defined($data) and $$olddata{$thiskey} ne $data) {
-            if ($tuname) {
-            if (&Apache::lonnet::put('resourcedata',{$tkey=>$data,
-                                 $tkey.'.type' => $typeof},
-                         $tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
-                &log_parmset({$tkey=>$data,$tkey.'.type' => $typeof},0,$tuname,$tudom);
-                $r->print('<br />'.$text.' '.
-                      &Apache::loncommon::plainname($tuname,$tudom));
-            } else {
-                $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'.
-                      &mt('Error saving parameters').'</div>');
+            if (defined($data) and $$olddata{$thiskey} ne $data) {
+                if ($tuname) {
+                    if (&Apache::lonnet::put('resourcedata',{$tkey=>$data,
+                                        $tkey.'.type' => $typeof},
+                                $tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
+                        &log_parmset({$tkey=>$data,$tkey.'.type' => $typeof},0,$tuname,$tudom);
+                        $r->print('<br />'.$text.' '.
+                            &Apache::loncommon::plainname($tuname,$tudom));
+                    } else {
+                        $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'.
+                            &mt('Error saving parameters').'</div>');
+                    }
+                    &Apache::lonnet::devalidateuserresdata($tuname,$tudom);
+                } else {
+                    $newdata{$thiskey}=$data;
+                    $newdata{$thiskey.'.type'}=$typeof;
+                }
             }
-            &Apache::lonnet::devalidateuserresdata($tuname,$tudom);
-            } else {
-            $newdata{$thiskey}=$data;
-             $newdata{$thiskey.'.type'}=$typeof;
-                   }
-        }
-        } elsif ($cmd eq 'del') {
-        if ($tuname) {
-            if (&Apache::lonnet::del('resourcedata',[$tkey],$tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
-                &log_parmset({$tkey=>''},1,$tuname,$tudom);
-            $r->print('<br />'.&mt('Deleted parameter for').' '.&Apache::loncommon::plainname($tuname,$tudom));
-            } else {
-            $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'.
-                  &mt('Error deleting parameters').'</div>');
+            } elsif ($cmd eq 'del') {
+                if ($tuname) {
+                    if (&Apache::lonnet::del('resourcedata',[$tkey],$tudom,$tuname) eq 'ok') {
+                            &log_parmset({$tkey=>''},1,$tuname,$tudom);
+                        $r->print('<br />'.&mt('Deleted parameter for').' '.&Apache::loncommon::plainname($tuname,$tudom));
+                    } else {
+                        $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'.
+                            &mt('Error deleting parameters').'</div>');
+                    }
+                    &Apache::lonnet::devalidateuserresdata($tuname,$tudom);
+                } else {
+                    push (@deldata,$thiskey,$thiskey.'.type');
+                }
             }
-            &Apache::lonnet::devalidateuserresdata($tuname,$tudom);
-        } else {
-            push (@deldata,$thiskey,$thiskey.'.type');
         }
-        }
-    }
     }
 # Store all course level
     my $delentries=$#deldata+1;
-    my @newdatakeys=keys %newdata;
+    my @newdatakeys=keys(%newdata);
     my $putentries=$#newdatakeys+1;
     if ($delentries) {
-    if (&Apache::lonnet::del('resourcedata',\@deldata,$dom,$crs) eq 'ok') {
-        my %loghash=map { $_ => '' } @deldata;
-        &log_parmset(\%loghash,1);
-        $r->print('<h2>'.&mt('Deleted [_1] parameter(s)',$delentries).'</h2>');
-    } else {
-        $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'.
-              &mt('Error deleting parameters').'</div>');
-    }
-    &Apache::lonnet::devalidatecourseresdata($crs,$dom);
+        if (&Apache::lonnet::del('resourcedata',\@deldata,$dom,$crs) eq 'ok') {
+            my %loghash=map { $_ => '' } @deldata;
+            &log_parmset(\%loghash,1);
+            $r->print('<h2>'.&mt('Deleted [quant,_1,parameter]',$delentries/2).'</h2>');
+        } else {
+            $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'.
+                &mt('Error deleting parameters').'</div>');
+        }
+        &Apache::lonnet::devalidatecourseresdata($crs,$dom);
     }
     if ($putentries) {
-    if (&Apache::lonnet::put('resourcedata',\%newdata,$dom,$crs) eq 'ok') {
-                &log_parmset(\%newdata,0);
-        $r->print('<h3>'.&mt('Saved [_1] parameter(s)',$putentries/2).'</h3>');
-    } else {
-        $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'.
-              &mt('Error saving parameters').'</div>');
-    }
-    &Apache::lonnet::devalidatecourseresdata($crs,$dom);
+        if (&Apache::lonnet::put('resourcedata',\%newdata,$dom,$crs) eq 'ok') {
+                    &log_parmset(\%newdata,0);
+            $r->print('<h3>'.&mt('Saved [quant,_1,parameter]',$putentries/2).'</h3>');
+        } else {
+            $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'.
+                &mt('Error saving parameters').'</div>');
+        }
+        &Apache::lonnet::devalidatecourseresdata($crs,$dom);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2961,11 +3438,11 @@ sub parse_listdata_key {
     ($key=~/^\Q$env{'request.course.id'}\E\.\[([^\.]+)\]\.(.+)$/);
     # if course wide student would be undefined
     if (!defined($student)) {
-    ($realm)=($key=~/^\Q$env{'request.course.id'}\E\.(.+)$/);
+        ($realm)=($key=~/^\Q$env{'request.course.id'}\E\.(.+)$/);
     }
     # strip off the .type if it's not the Question type parameter
     if ($realm=~/\.type$/ && !exists($listdata->{$key.'.type'})) {
-    $realm=~s/\.type//;
+        $realm=~s/\.type//;
     }
     # split into resource+part and parameter name
     my ($res,    $parm) = ($realm=~/^(.*)\.(.*)$/);
@@ -2973,8 +3450,10 @@ sub parse_listdata_key {
     return ($student,$res,$part,$parm);
 }
 
+# Displays forms for the given data in overview mode (newoverview or overview).
 sub listdata {
-    my ($r,$resourcedata,$listdata,$sortorder)=@_;
+    my ($r,$resourcedata,$listdata,$sortorder,$caller,$classlist)=@_;
+    
 # Start list output
 
     my $oldsection='';
@@ -2985,163 +3464,195 @@ sub listdata {
     my $foundkeys=0;
     my %keyorder=&standardkeyorder();
 
+    my ($secidx,%grouphash);
+    if (($env{'request.course.sec'} ne '') && ($caller eq 'overview')) {
+        $secidx = &Apache::loncoursedata::CL_SECTION();
+        if (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('mdg',$env{'request.course.id'})) {
+            %grouphash = &Apache::longroup::coursegroups();
+        } elsif ($env{'request.course.groups'} ne '') {
+            map { $grouphash{$_} = 1; } split(/,/,$env{'request.course.groups'});
+        }
+    }
+
     foreach my $thiskey (sort {
-    my ($astudent,$ares,$apart,$aparm) = &parse_listdata_key($a,$listdata);
-    my ($bstudent,$bres,$bpart,$bparm) = &parse_listdata_key($b,$listdata);
+        my ($astudent,$ares,$apart,$aparm) = &parse_listdata_key($a,$listdata);
+        my ($bstudent,$bres,$bpart,$bparm) = &parse_listdata_key($b,$listdata);
 
-    # get the numerical order for the param
-    $aparm=$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$aparm};
-    $bparm=$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$bparm};
+        # get the numerical order for the param
+        $aparm=$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$aparm};
+        $bparm=$keyorder{'parameter_0_'.$bparm};
 
-    my $result=0;
+        my $result=0;
 
-    if ($sortorder eq 'realmstudent') {
+        if ($sortorder eq 'realmstudent') {
             if ($ares     ne $bres    ) {
-        $result = ($ares     cmp $bres);
+                $result = ($ares     cmp $bres);
             } elsif ($astudent ne $bstudent) {
-        $result = ($astudent cmp $bstudent);
-        } elsif ($apart    ne $bpart   ) {
-        $result = ($apart    cmp $bpart);
-        }
-    } else {
-        if      ($astudent ne $bstudent) {
-        $result = ($astudent cmp $bstudent);
-        } elsif ($ares     ne $bres    ) {
-        $result = ($ares     cmp $bres);
-        } elsif ($apart    ne $bpart   ) {
-        $result = ($apart    cmp $bpart);
+                $result = ($astudent cmp $bstudent);
+            } elsif ($apart    ne $bpart   ) {
+                $result = ($apart    cmp $bpart);
+            }
+        } else {
+            if      ($astudent ne $bstudent) {
+                $result = ($astudent cmp $bstudent);
+            } elsif ($ares     ne $bres    ) {
+                $result = ($ares     cmp $bres);
+            } elsif ($apart    ne $bpart   ) {
+                $result = ($apart    cmp $bpart);
+            }
         }
-    }
 
-    if (!$result) {
+        if (!$result) {
             if (defined($aparm) && defined($bparm)) {
-        $result = ($aparm <=> $bparm);
+                $result = ($aparm <=> $bparm);
             } elsif (defined($aparm)) {
-        $result = -1;
+                $result = -1;
             } elsif (defined($bparm)) {
-        $result = 1;
+                $result = 1;
+            }
         }
-    }
 
-    $result;
-    } keys %{$listdata}) {
+        $result;
+        
+    } keys(%{$listdata})) { # foreach my $thiskey
 
-    if ($$listdata{$thiskey.'.type'}) {
+        my $readonly;
+        if ($$listdata{$thiskey.'.type'}) {
             my $thistype=$$listdata{$thiskey.'.type'};
             if ($$resourcedata{$thiskey.'.type'}) {
-        $thistype=$$resourcedata{$thiskey.'.type'};
-        }
-        my ($middle,$part,$name)=
-        ($thiskey=~/^$env{'request.course.id'}\.(?:(.+)\.)*([\w\s]+)\.(\w+)$/);
-        my $section=&mt('All Students');
-        if ($middle=~/^\[(.*)\]/) {
-        my $issection=$1;
-        if ($issection=~/^useropt\:($match_username)\:($match_domain)/) {
-            $section=&mt('User').": ".&Apache::loncommon::plainname($1,$2);
-        } else {
-            $section=&mt('Group/Section').': '.$issection;
-        }
-        $middle=~s/^\[(.*)\]//;
-        }
-        $middle=~s/\.+$//;
-        $middle=~s/^\.+//;
-        my $realm='<span class="LC_parm_scope_all">'.&mt('All Resources').'</span>';
-        if ($middle=~/^(.+)\_\_\_\(all\)$/) {
-        $realm='<span class="LC_parm_scope_folder">'.&mt('Folder/Map').': '.&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($1).' <br /><span class="LC_parm_folder">('.$1.')</span></span>';
-        } elsif ($middle) {
-        my ($map,$id,$url)=&Apache::lonnet::decode_symb($middle);
-        $realm='<span class="LC_parm_scope_resource">'.&mt('Resource').': '.&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($middle).' <br /><span class="LC_parm_symb">('.$url.' in '.$map.' id: '.$id.')</span></span>';
-        }
-        if ($sortorder eq 'realmstudent') {
-        if ($realm ne $oldrealm) {
-            $r->print(&tableend()."\n<hr /><h1>$realm</h1>");
-            $oldrealm=$realm;
-            $oldsection='';
-        }
-        if ($section ne $oldsection) {
-            $r->print(&tableend()."\n<h2>$section</h2>");
-            $oldsection=$section;
-            $oldpart='';
-        }
-        } else {
-        if ($section ne $oldsection) {
-            $r->print(&tableend()."\n<hr /><h1>$section</h1>");
-            $oldsection=$section;
-            $oldrealm='';
-        }
-        if ($realm ne $oldrealm) {
-            $r->print(&tableend()."\n<h2>$realm</h2>");
-            $oldrealm=$realm;
-            $oldpart='';
-        }
-        }
-        if ($part ne $oldpart) {
-        $r->print(&tableend().
-              "\n".'<span class="LC_parm_part">'.&mt('Part').": $part</span>");
-        $oldpart=$part;
-        }
-#
-# Ready to print
-#
+                $thistype=$$resourcedata{$thiskey.'.type'};
+            }
+            my ($middle,$part,$name)=
+                ($thiskey=~/^$env{'request.course.id'}\.(?:(.+)\.)*([\w\s]+)\.(\w+)$/);
+            my $section=&mt('All Students');
+            if ($middle=~/^\[(.*)\]/) {
+                my $issection=$1;
+                if ($issection=~/^useropt\:($match_username)\:($match_domain)/) {
+                    my ($stuname,$studom) = ($1,$2);
+                    if (($env{'request.course.sec'} ne '') && ($caller eq 'overview')) {
+                        if (ref($classlist) eq 'HASH') {
+                            if (ref($classlist->{$stuname.':'.$studom}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                                next unless ($classlist->{$stuname.':'.$studom}->[$secidx] eq $env{'request.course.sec'}); 
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    $section=&mt('User').": ".&Apache::loncommon::plainname($stuname,$studom);
+                } else {
+                    if (($env{'request.course.sec'} ne '') && ($caller eq 'overview')) {
+                        if (exists($grouphash{$issection})) {
+                            $section=&mt('Group').': '.$issection;
+                        } elsif ($issection eq $env{'request.course.sec'}) {
+                            $section = &mt('Section').': '.$issection;
+                        } else {
+                            next; 
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        $section=&mt('Group/Section').': '.$issection;
+                    }
+                }
+                $middle=~s/^\[(.*)\]//;
+            } elsif (($env{'request.course.sec'} ne '') && ($caller eq 'overview')) {
+                $readonly = 1;
+            }
+            $middle=~s/\.+$//;
+            $middle=~s/^\.+//;
+            my $realm='<span class="LC_parm_scope_all">'.&mt('All Resources').'</span>';
+            if ($middle=~/^(.+)\_\_\_\((all|rec)\)$/) {
+                my $mapurl = $1;
+                my $maplevel = $2;
+                my $leveltitle = &mt('Folder/Map');
+                if ($maplevel eq 'rec') {
+                    $leveltitle = &mt('Recursive');
+                }
+                $realm='<span class="LC_parm_scope_folder">'.$leveltitle.': '.&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($mapurl).' <br /><span class="LC_parm_folder">('.$mapurl.')</span></span>';
+            } elsif ($middle) {
+                my ($map,$id,$url)=&Apache::lonnet::decode_symb($middle);
+                $realm='<span class="LC_parm_scope_resource">'.&mt('Resource').
+                    ': '.&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($middle).
+                    ' <br /><span class="LC_parm_symb">('.$url.' in '.$map.' id: '.
+                    $id.')</span></span>';
+            }
+            if ($sortorder eq 'realmstudent') {
+                if ($realm ne $oldrealm) {
+                    $r->print(&tableend()."\n<hr /><h1>$realm</h1>");
+                    $oldrealm=$realm;
+                    $oldsection='';
+                }
+                if ($section ne $oldsection) {
+                    $r->print(&tableend()."\n<h2>$section</h2>");
+                    $oldsection=$section;
+                    $oldpart='';
+                }
+            } else {
+                if ($section ne $oldsection) {
+                    $r->print(&tableend()."\n<hr /><h1>$section</h1>");
+                    $oldsection=$section;
+                    $oldrealm='';
+                }
+                if ($realm ne $oldrealm) {
+                    $r->print(&tableend()."\n<h2>$realm</h2>");
+                    $oldrealm=$realm;
+                    $oldpart='';
+                }
+            }
+            if ($part ne $oldpart) {
+                $r->print(&tableend().
+                    "\n".'<span class="LC_parm_part">'.&mt('Part').": $part</span>");
+                $oldpart=$part;
+            }
+    #
+    # Ready to print
+    #
             my $parmitem = &standard_parameter_names($name);
-        $r->print(&tablestart().
-              &Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row().
-              '<td><b>'.&mt($parmitem).
-              '</b></td><td><input type="checkbox" name="del_'.
-              $thiskey.'" /></td><td>');
-        $foundkeys++;
-        if (&isdateparm($thistype)) {
-        my $jskey='key_'.$pointer;
-        $pointer++;
-        $r->print(
-              &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::date_setter('parmform',
-                                  $jskey,
-                              $$resourcedata{$thiskey},
-                                  '',1,'','').
-'<input type="hidden" name="datepointer_'.$thiskey.'" value="'.$jskey.'" />'.
-(($$resourcedata{$thiskey}!=0)?'<span class="LC_nobreak"><a href="/adm/parmset?&action=dateshift1&timebase='.$$resourcedata{$thiskey}.'">'.
-&mt('Shift all dates based on this date').'</a></span>':'').
-&date_sanity_info($$resourcedata{$thiskey})
-              );
-        } elsif ($thistype eq 'date_interval') {
-        $r->print(&date_interval_selector($thiskey,
-                          $$resourcedata{$thiskey}));
-        } elsif ($thistype =~ m/^string/) {
-        $r->print(&string_selector($thistype,$thiskey,
-                       $$resourcedata{$thiskey},$name));
-        } else {
-        $r->print(&default_selector($thiskey,$$resourcedata{$thiskey}));
+            $r->print(&tablestart($readonly).
+                &Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row().
+                '<td><b>'.&mt($parmitem).
+                '</b></td>');
+            unless ($readonly) {
+                $r->print('<td><input type="checkbox" name="del_'.
+                        $thiskey.'" /></td>');
+            }
+            $r->print('<td>');
+            $foundkeys++;
+            if (&isdateparm($thistype)) {
+                my $jskey='key_'.$pointer;
+                my $state;
+                $pointer++;
+                if ($readonly) {
+                    $state = 'disabled';
+                }
+                $r->print(
+                    &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::date_setter('parmform',
+                                                        $jskey,
+                                                        $$resourcedata{$thiskey},
+                                                        '',1,$state));
+                unless  ($readonly) {
+                    $r->print(
+    '<input type="hidden" name="datepointer_'.$thiskey.'" value="'.$jskey.'" />'.
+    (($$resourcedata{$thiskey}!=0)?'<span class="LC_nobreak"><a href="/adm/parmset?&action=dateshift1&timebase='.$$resourcedata{$thiskey}.'">'.
+    &mt('Shift all dates based on this date').'</a></span>':'').
+    &date_sanity_info($$resourcedata{$thiskey})
+                    );
+                }
+            } elsif ($thistype eq 'date_interval') {
+                $r->print(&date_interval_selector($thiskey,$name,
+                        $$resourcedata{$thiskey},$readonly));
+            } elsif ($thistype =~ m/^string/) {
+                $r->print(&string_selector($thistype,$thiskey,
+                        $$resourcedata{$thiskey},$name,$readonly));
+            } else {
+                $r->print(&default_selector($thiskey,$$resourcedata{$thiskey},$readonly));
+            }
+            unless ($readonly) {
+                $r->print('<input type="hidden" name="typeof_'.$thiskey.'" value="'.
+                        $thistype.'" />');
+            }
+            $r->print('</td>'.&Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row());
         }
-        $r->print('<input type="hidden" name="typeof_'.$thiskey.'" value="'.
-              $thistype.'" />');
-        $r->print('</td>'.&Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row());
-    }
     }
     return $foundkeys;
 }
 
-
-sub date_interval_selector {
-    my ($thiskey, $showval) = @_;
-    my $result;
-    foreach my $which (['days', 86400, 31],
-               ['hours', 3600, 23],
-               ['minutes', 60, 59],
-               ['seconds',  1, 59]) {
-    my ($name, $factor, $max) = @{ $which };
-    my $amount = int($showval/$factor);
-    $showval  %= $factor;
-    my %select = ((map {$_ => $_} (0..$max)),
-              'select_form_order' => [0..$max]);
-    $result .= &Apache::loncommon::select_form($amount,$name.'_'.$thiskey,
-                           \%select);
-    $result .= ' '.&mt($name);
-    }
-    $result .= '<input type="hidden" name="dateinterval_'.$thiskey.'" />';
-    return $result;
-
-}
-
 sub get_date_interval_from_form {
     my ($key) = @_;
     my $seconds = 0;
@@ -3149,25 +3660,108 @@ sub get_date_interval_from_form {
                ['hours', 3600],
                ['minutes', 60],
                ['seconds',  1]) {
-    my ($name, $factor) = @{ $which };
-    if (defined($env{'form.'.$name.'_'.$key})) {
-        $seconds += $env{'form.'.$name.'_'.$key} * $factor;
+        my ($name, $factor) = @{ $which };
+        if (defined($env{'form.'.$name.'_'.$key})) {
+            $seconds += $env{'form.'.$name.'_'.$key} * $factor;
+        }
     }
+    if (($key =~ /\.interval$/) &&
+            (($env{'form.done_'.$key} eq '_done') || ($env{'form.done_'.$key} eq '_done_proctor'))) {
+        if ($env{'form.done_'.$key.'_buttontext'}) {
+            $env{'form.done_'.$key.'_buttontext'} =~ s/\://g;
+            $seconds .= '_done:'.$env{'form.done_'.$key.'_buttontext'}.':';
+            if ($env{'form.done_'.$key} eq '_done_proctor') {
+                $seconds .= '_proctor';
+            }
+        } else {
+            $seconds .= $env{'form.done_'.$key}; 
+        }
+        if (($env{'form.done_'.$key} eq '_done_proctor') && 
+                ($env{'form.done_'.$key.'_proctorkey'})) {
+            $seconds .= '_'.$env{'form.done_'.$key.'_proctorkey'};
+        }
     }
     return $seconds;
 }
 
 
 sub default_selector {
-    my ($thiskey, $showval) = @_;
-    return '<input type="text" name="set_'.$thiskey.'" value="'.$showval.'" />';
+    my ($thiskey, $showval, $readonly) = @_;
+    my $disabled;
+    if ($readonly) {
+        $disabled = ' disabled="disabled"';
+    }
+    return '<input type="text" name="set_'.$thiskey.'" value="'.$showval.'"'.$disabled.' />';
+}
+
+sub string_ip_selector {
+    my ($thiskey, $showval, $readonly) = @_;
+    my %access = (
+                   allow => [],
+                   deny  => [],
+                 );
+    if ($showval ne '') {
+        my @current;
+        if ($showval =~ /,/) {
+            @current = split(/,/,$showval);
+        } else {
+            @current = ($showval);
+        }
+        foreach my $item (@current) {
+            if ($item =~ /^\!([\[\]a-zA-Z\.\d\*\-]+)$/) {
+                push(@{$access{'deny'}},$1);
+            } elsif ($item =~ /^([\[\]a-zA-Z\.\d\*\-]+)$/) {
+                push(@{$access{'allow'}},$item);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (!@{$access{'allow'}}) {
+        @{$access{'allow'}} = ('');
+    }
+    if (!@{$access{'deny'}}) {
+        @{$access{'deny'}} = ('');
+    }
+    my ($disabled,$addmore);
+    if ($disabled) {
+        $disabled=' disabled="disabled"';
+    } else {
+        $addmore = "\n".'<button class="LC_add_ipacc_button">'.&mt('Add more').'</button>';
+    }
+    my $output = '<input type="hidden" name="set_'.$thiskey.'" />
+<table><tr><th>'.&mt('Allow from').'</th><th>'.&mt('Deny from').'</th></tr><tr>';
+    foreach my $acctype ('allow','deny') {
+        $output .= '
+<td valign="top">
+<div class="LC_string_ipacc_wrap" id="LC_string_ipacc_'.$acctype.'_'.$thiskey.'">
+  <div class="LC_string_ipacc_inner">'."\n";
+        my $num = 0;
+        foreach my $curr (@{$access{$acctype}}) {
+            $output .= '<div><input type="text" name="setip'.$acctype.'_'.$thiskey.'" value="'.$curr.'"'.$disabled.' />';
+            if ($num > 0) {
+                $output .= '<a href="#" class="LC_remove_ipacc">'.&mt('Remove').'</a>'; 
+            }
+            $output .= '</div>'."\n";
+            $num ++;
+        }
+        $output .= '
+  </div>'.$addmore.'
+</div>
+</td>';
+   }
+   $output .= '
+</tr>
+</table>'."\n";
+    return $output;
 }
 
+
+{ # block using some constants related to parameter types (overview mode)
+
 my %strings =
     (
      'string_yesno'
              => [[ 'yes', 'Yes' ],
-         [ 'no', 'No' ]],
+                 [ 'no', 'No' ]],
      'string_problemstatus'
              => [[ 'yes', 'Yes' ],
          [ 'answer', 'Yes, and show correct answer if they exceed the maximum number of tries.' ],
@@ -3185,13 +3779,34 @@ my %strings =
      'string_lenient'
              => [['yes', 'Yes' ],
                  [ 'no', 'No' ],
-                 [ 'default', 'Default - only bubblesheet grading is lenient' ]],
+                 [ 'default', 'Default - only bubblesheet grading is lenient' ],
+                 [ 'weighted', 'Yes, weighted (optionresponse in checkbox mode)' ]],
      'string_discussvote'
              => [['yes','Yes'],
                  ['notended','Yes, unless discussion ended'],
                  ['no','No']],
+     'string_ip'
+             => [['_allowfrom_','Hostname(s), or IP(s) from which access is allowed'],
+                 ['_denyfrom_',], 'Hostname(s) or IP(s) from which access is disallowed'], 
      );
 
+my %stringmatches = (
+         'string_lenient'
+              => [['weighted','^\-?[.\d]+,\-?[.\d]+,\-?[.\d]+,\-?[.\d]+$'],],
+         'string_ip'
+              => [['_allowfrom_','[^\!]+'],
+                  ['_denyfrom_','\!']],
+    );
+
+my %stringtypes = (
+                    type         => 'string_questiontype',
+                    lenient      => 'string_lenient',
+                    retrypartial => 'string_yesno',
+                    discussvote  => 'string_discussvote',
+                    examcode     => 'string_examcode',
+                    acc          => 'string_ip',
+                  );
+
 sub standard_string_options {
     my ($string_type) = @_;
     if (ref($strings{$string_type}) eq 'ARRAY') {
@@ -3200,40 +3815,79 @@ sub standard_string_options {
     return;
 }
 
+sub standard_string_matches {
+    my ($string_type) = @_;
+    if (ref($stringmatches{$string_type}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        return $stringmatches{$string_type};
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub get_stringtype {
+    my ($name) = @_;
+    if (exists($stringtypes{$name})) {
+        return $stringtypes{$name};
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 sub string_selector {
-    my ($thistype, $thiskey, $showval, $name) = @_;
+    my ($thistype, $thiskey, $showval, $name, $readonly) = @_;
 
     if (!exists($strings{$thistype})) {
-    return &default_selector($thiskey,$showval);
+        return &default_selector($thiskey,$showval,$readonly);
     }
 
     my %skiptype;
     if (($thistype eq 'string_questiontype') || 
-        ($thistype eq 'string_lenient') ||
-        ($thistype eq 'string_discussvote') ||
-        ($name eq 'retrypartial')) {
+            ($thistype eq 'string_lenient') ||
+            ($thistype eq 'string_discussvote') ||
+            ($thistype eq 'string_ip') ||
+            ($name eq 'retrypartial')) {
         my ($got_chostname,$chostname,$cmajor,$cminor); 
         foreach my $possibilities (@{ $strings{$thistype} }) {
             next unless (ref($possibilities) eq 'ARRAY');
             my ($parmval, $description) = @{ $possibilities };
-            my $needsrelease=$Apache::lonnet::needsrelease{"parameter:$name:$parmval"};
+            my $parmmatch;
+            if (ref($stringmatches{$thistype}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                foreach my $item (@{$stringmatches{$thistype}}) {
+                    if (ref($item) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        if ($parmval eq $item->[0]) {
+                            $parmmatch = $parmval;
+                            $parmval = '';
+                            last;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            my $needsrelease=$Apache::lonnet::needsrelease{"parameter:$name:$parmval:$parmmatch"}; 
             if ($needsrelease) {
                 unless ($got_chostname) {
                     ($chostname,$cmajor,$cminor)=&parameter_release_vars();
                     $got_chostname = 1;
                 }
-                my $needsnewer=&parameter_releasecheck($name,$parmval,$needsrelease,
-                                                       $chostname,$cmajor,
-                                                       $cminor);
+                my $needsnewer=&parameter_releasecheck($name,$parmval,$parmmatch,undef,
+                                                       $needsrelease,$cmajor,$cminor);
                 if ($needsnewer) {
-                    $skiptype{$parmval} = 1;
+                    if ($parmmatch ne '') {
+                        $skiptype{$parmmatch} = 1;
+                    } elsif ($parmval ne '') {
+                        $skiptype{$parmval} = 1;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
     }
-    
 
-    my $result;
+    if ($thistype eq 'string_ip') {
+        return &string_ip_selector($thiskey,$showval,$readonly); 
+    }
+
+    my ($result,$disabled);
+
+    if ($readonly) {
+        $disabled = ' disabled="disabled"';
+    }
     my $numinrow = 3;
     if ($thistype eq 'string_problemstatus') {
         $numinrow = 2;
@@ -3248,7 +3902,7 @@ sub string_selector {
         foreach my $possibilities (@{ $strings{$thistype} }) {
             next unless (ref($possibilities) eq 'ARRAY');
             my ($name, $description) = @{ $possibilities };
-            next if ($skiptype{$name}); 
+            next if ($skiptype{$name});
             $rem = $i%($numinrow);
             if ($rem == 0) {
                 if ($i > 0) {
@@ -3256,24 +3910,66 @@ sub string_selector {
                 }
                 $result .= '<tr>';
             }
-            $result .= '<td class="LC_left_item">'.
+            my $colspan;
+            if ($i == @{ $strings{$thistype} }-1) {
+                $rem = @{ $strings{$thistype} }%($numinrow);
+                if ($rem) {
+                    my $colsleft = $numinrow - $rem;
+                    if ($colsleft) {
+                        $colspan = $colsleft+1;
+                        $colspan = ' colspan="'.$colspan.'"';
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            my ($add,$onchange,$css_class);
+            if ($thistype eq 'string_lenient') {
+                if ($name eq 'weighted') {
+                    my $display;
+                    my %relatives = &Apache::lonlocal::texthash(
+                                        corrchkd     => 'Correct (checked)',
+                                        corrunchkd   => 'Correct (unchecked)',
+                                        incorrchkd   => 'Incorrect (checked)',
+                                        incorrunchkd => 'Incorrect (unchecked)',
+                    );
+                    my %textval = (
+                                    corrchkd     => '1.0',
+                                    corrunchkd   => '1.0',
+                                    incorrchkd   => '0.0',
+                                    incorrunchkd => '0.0',
+                    );
+                    if ($showval =~ /^([\-\d\.]+)\,([\-\d\.]+)\,([\-\d\.]+)\,([\-\d\.]+)$/) {
+                        $textval{'corrchkd'} = $1;
+                        $textval{'corrunchkd'} = $2;
+                        $textval{'incorrchkd'} = $3;
+                        $textval{'incorrunchkd'} = $4;
+                        $display = 'inline';
+                        $showval = $name;
+                    } else {
+                        $display = 'none';
+                    }
+                    $add = ' <div id="LC_parmtext_'.$thiskey.'" style="display:'.$display.'"><table>'.
+                           '<tr><th colspan="2">'.&mt("Foil's submission status").'</th><th>'.&mt('Points').'</th></tr>';  
+                    foreach my $reltype ('corrchkd','corrunchkd','incorrchkd','incorrunchkd') {
+                        $add .= '<tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>'.$relatives{$reltype}.'</td>'."\n".
+                                '<td><input type="text" name="settext_'.$thiskey.'"'.
+                                ' value="'.$textval{$reltype}.'" size="3"'.$disabled.' />'.
+                                '</td></tr>';
+                    }
+                    $add .= '</table></div>'."\n";
+                }
+                $onchange = ' onclick="javascript:toggleParmTextbox(this.form,'."'$thiskey'".');"';
+                $css_class = ' class="LC_lenient_radio"';
+            }
+            $result .= '<td class="LC_left_item"'.$colspan.'>'.
                        '<span class="LC_nobreak"><label>'.
                        '<input type="radio" name="set_'.$thiskey.
-                       '" value="'.$name.'"';
+                       '" value="'.$name.'"'.$onchange.$css_class.$disabled;
             if ($showval eq $name) {
                 $result .= ' checked="checked"';
             }
-            $result .= ' />'.&mt($description).'</label></span></td>';
+            $result .= ' />'.&mt($description).'</label>'.$add.'</span></td>';
             $i++;
         }
-        $rem = @{ $strings{$thistype} }%($numinrow);
-        my $colsleft = $numinrow - $rem;
-        if ($colsleft > 1 ) {
-            $result .= '<td colspan="'.$colsleft.'" class="LC_left_item">'.
-                       '&nbsp;</td>';
-        } elsif ($colsleft == 1) {
-            $result .= '<td class="LC_left_item">&nbsp;</td>';
-        }
         $result .= '</tr>';
     }
     if ($result) {
@@ -3282,6 +3978,224 @@ sub string_selector {
     return $result;
 }
 
+my %intervals =
+    (
+     'date_interval'
+             => [[ 'done', 'Yes' ],
+                 [ 'done_proctor', 'Yes, with proctor key'],                  
+                 [ '', 'No' ]],
+    );
+
+my %intervalmatches = (
+         'date_interval'
+              => [['done','\d+_done(|\:[^\:]+\:)$'],
+                  ['done_proctor','\d+_done(|\:[^\:]+\:)_proctor_']],
+    );
+
+my %intervaltypes = (
+                      interval => 'date_interval',
+    );
+
+sub standard_interval_matches {
+    my ($interval_type) = @_;
+    if (ref($intervalmatches{$interval_type}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        return $intervalmatches{$interval_type};
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub get_intervaltype {
+    my ($name) = @_;
+    if (exists($intervaltypes{$name})) {
+        return $intervaltypes{$name};
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub standard_interval_options {
+    my ($interval_type) = @_;
+    if (ref($intervals{$interval_type}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        return $intervals{$interval_type};
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub date_interval_selector {
+    my ($thiskey, $name, $showval, $readonly) = @_;
+    my ($result,%skipval);
+    if ($name eq 'interval') {
+        my $intervaltype = &get_intervaltype($name);
+        my ($got_chostname,$chostname,$cmajor,$cminor);
+        foreach my $possibilities (@{ $intervals{$intervaltype} }) {
+            next unless (ref($possibilities) eq 'ARRAY');
+            my ($parmval, $description) = @{ $possibilities };
+            my $parmmatch;
+            if (ref($intervalmatches{$intervaltype}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                foreach my $item (@{$intervalmatches{$intervaltype}}) {
+                    if (ref($item) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        if ($parmval eq $item->[0]) {
+                            $parmmatch = $parmval;
+                            $parmval = '';
+                            last;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            my $needsrelease=$Apache::lonnet::needsrelease{"parameter:$name:$parmval:$parmmatch"};
+            if ($needsrelease) {
+                unless ($got_chostname) {
+                    ($chostname,$cmajor,$cminor)=&parameter_release_vars();
+                    $got_chostname = 1;
+                }
+                my $needsnewer=&parameter_releasecheck($name,$parmval,$parmmatch,undef,
+                                                       $needsrelease,$cmajor,$cminor);
+                if ($needsnewer) {
+                    if ($parmmatch ne '') {
+                        $skipval{$parmmatch} = 1;
+                    } elsif ($parmval ne '') {
+                        $skipval{$parmval} = 1;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    my $currval = $showval;
+    foreach my $which (['days', 86400, 31],
+               ['hours', 3600, 23],
+               ['minutes', 60, 59],
+               ['seconds',  1, 59]) {
+        my ($name, $factor, $max) = @{ $which };
+        my $amount = int($showval/$factor);
+        $showval  %= $factor;
+        my %select = ((map {$_ => $_} (0..$max)),
+                'select_form_order' => [0..$max]);
+        $result .= &Apache::loncommon::select_form($amount,$name.'_'.$thiskey,
+                            \%select,'',$readonly);
+        $result .= ' '.&mt($name);
+    }
+    if ($name eq 'interval') {
+        unless ($skipval{'done'}) {
+            my $checkedon = '';
+            my $checkedproc = '';
+            my $currproctorkey = '';
+            my $currprocdisplay = 'hidden';
+            my $currdonetext = &mt('Done');
+            my $checkedoff = ' checked="checked"';
+            if ($currval =~ /^(?:\d+)_done$/) {
+                $checkedon = ' checked="checked"';
+                $checkedoff = '';
+            } elsif ($currval =~ /^(?:\d+)_done\:([^\:]+)\:$/) {
+                $currdonetext = $1;
+                $checkedon = ' checked="checked"';
+                $checkedoff = '';
+            } elsif ($currval =~ /^(?:\d+)_done_proctor_(.+)$/) {
+                $currproctorkey = $1;
+                $checkedproc = ' checked="checked"';
+                $checkedoff = '';
+                $currprocdisplay = 'text';
+            } elsif ($currval =~ /^(?:\d+)_done\:([^\:]+)\:_proctor_(.+)$/) {
+                $currdonetext = $1;
+                $currproctorkey = $2;
+                $checkedproc = ' checked="checked"';
+                $checkedoff = '';
+                $currprocdisplay = 'text';
+            }
+            my $onclick = ' onclick="toggleSecret(this.form,'."'done_','$thiskey'".');"';
+            $result .= '<br /><span class="LC_nobreak">'.&mt('Include "done" button').
+                       '<label><input type="radio" value="" name="done_'.$thiskey.'"'.$checkedoff.$onclick.' />'.
+                       &mt('No').'</label>'.('&nbsp;'x2).
+                       '<label><input type="radio" value="_done" name="done_'.$thiskey.'"'.$checkedon.$onclick.' />'.
+                       &mt('Yes').'</label>'.('&nbsp;'x2).
+                       '<label><input type="radio" value="_done_proctor" name="done_'.$thiskey.'"'.$checkedproc.$onclick.' />'.
+                       &mt('Yes, with proctor key').'</label>'.
+                       '<input type="'.$currprocdisplay.'" id="done_'.$thiskey.'_proctorkey" '.
+                       'name="done_'.$thiskey.'_proctorkey" value="'.&HTML::Entities::encode($currproctorkey,'"<>&').'" /></span><br />'.
+                       '<span class="LC_nobreak">'.&mt('Button text').': '.
+                       '<input type="text" name="done_'.$thiskey.'_buttontext" value="'.&HTML::Entities::encode($currdonetext,'"<>&').'" /></span>';
+        }
+    }
+    unless ($readonly) {
+        $result .= '<input type="hidden" name="dateinterval_'.$thiskey.'" />';
+    }
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub oldversion_warning {
+    my ($name,$namematch,$value,$chostname,$cmajor,$cminor,$needsrelease) = @_;
+    my $standard_name = &standard_parameter_names($name);
+    if ($namematch) {
+        my $level = &standard_parameter_levels($namematch);
+        my $msg = '';
+        if ($level) {
+            $msg = &mt('[_1] was [_2]not[_3] set at the level of: [_4].',
+                       $standard_name,'<b>','</b>','"'.$level.'"');
+        } else {
+            $msg = &mt('[_1] was [_2]not[_3] set.',
+                      $standard_name,'<b>','</b>');
+        }
+        return '<p class="LC_warning">'.$msg.'<br />'.
+               &mt('LON-CAPA version ([_1]) installed on home server ([_2]) does not meet version requirements ([_3] or newer).',
+                   $cmajor.'.'.$cminor,$chostname,
+                   $needsrelease).
+                   '</p>';
+    }
+    my $desc;
+    my $stringtype = &get_stringtype($name);
+    if ($stringtype ne '') {
+        if ($name eq 'examcode') {
+            $desc = $value;
+        } elsif (ref($strings{$stringtypes{$name}}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            foreach my $possibilities (@{ $strings{$stringtypes{$name}} }) {
+                next unless (ref($possibilities) eq 'ARRAY');
+                my ($parmval, $description) = @{ $possibilities };
+                my $parmmatch;
+                if (ref($stringmatches{$stringtypes{$name}}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                    foreach my $item (@{$stringmatches{$stringtypes{$name}}}) {
+                        if (ref($item) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                            my ($regexpname,$pattern) = @{$item};
+                            if ($parmval eq $regexpname) {
+                                if ($value =~ /$pattern/) {
+                                    $desc = $description; 
+                                    $parmmatch = 1;
+                                    last;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    last if ($parmmatch);
+                } elsif ($parmval eq $value) {
+                    $desc = $description;
+                    last;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } elsif (($name eq 'printstartdate') || ($name eq 'printenddate')) {
+        my $now = time;
+        if ($value =~ /^\d+$/) {
+            if ($name eq 'printstartdate') {
+                if ($value > $now) {
+                    $desc = &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($value);
+                }
+            } elsif ($name eq 'printenddate') {
+                if ($value < $now) {
+                    $desc = &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return '<p class="LC_warning">'.
+       &mt('[_1] was [_2]not[_3] set to [_4].',
+           $standard_name,'<b>','</b>','"'.$desc.'"').'<br />'.
+       &mt('LON-CAPA version ([_1]) installed on home server ([_2]) does not meet version requirements ([_3] or newer).',
+       $cmajor.'.'.$cminor,$chostname,
+       $needsrelease).
+       '</p>';
+}
+
+} # end of block using some constants related to parameter types
+
+
 #
 # Shift all start and end dates by $shift
 #
@@ -3292,7 +4206,7 @@ sub dateshift {
     my $crs = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
     my %data=&Apache::lonnet::dump('resourcedata',$dom,$crs);
 # ugly retro fix for broken version of types
-    foreach my $key (keys %data) {
+    foreach my $key (keys(%data)) {
         if ($key=~/\wtype$/) {
             my $newkey=$key;
             $newkey=~s/type$/\.type/;
@@ -3302,7 +4216,7 @@ sub dateshift {
     }
     my %storecontent=();
 # go through all parameters and look for dates
-    foreach my $key (keys %data) {
+    foreach my $key (keys(%data)) {
        if ($data{$key.'.type'}=~/^date_(start|end)$/) {
           my $newdate=$data{$key}+$shift;
           $storecontent{$key}=$newdate;
@@ -3327,7 +4241,7 @@ sub newoverview {
         text=>"Overview Mode"});
 
     my %loaditems = (
-                      'onload'   => "showHide_courseContent(); resize_scrollbox('mapmenuscroll','1','1');",
+                      'onload'   => "showHide_courseContent(); resize_scrollbox('mapmenuscroll','1','1'); showHideLenient();",
                     );
     my $js = '
 <script type="text/javascript">
@@ -3335,16 +4249,21 @@ sub newoverview {
 '.
             &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::resize_scrollbox_js('params')."\n".
             &showhide_js()."\n".
+            &toggleparmtextbox_js()."\n".
+            &validateparms_js()."\n".
+            &ipacc_boxes_js()."\n".
+            &done_proctor_js()."\n".
 '// ]]>
 </script>
 ';
+
     my $start_page = &Apache::loncommon::start_page('Set Parameters',$js,
                                                     {'add_entries' => \%loaditems,});
     my $breadcrumbs = &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::breadcrumbs('Overview');
     $r->print($start_page.$breadcrumbs);
     &startSettingsScreen($r,'parmset',$crstype);
     $r->print(<<ENDOVER);
-<form method="post" action="/adm/parmset?action=newoverview" name="parmform">
+<form method="post" action="/adm/parmset?action=newoverview" name="parmform" onsubmit="return validateParms();">
 ENDOVER
     my @ids=();
     my %typep=();
@@ -3381,6 +4300,9 @@ ENDOVER
             @selected_sections = ('all');
         }
     }
+    if ($env{'request.course.sec'} ne '') {
+        @selected_sections = ($env{'request.course.sec'});
+    }
     my @selected_groups =
         &Apache::loncommon::get_env_multiple('form.Group');
 
@@ -3420,16 +4342,26 @@ ENDOVER
     &displaymenu($r,\%allparms,\@pscat,\%keyorder);
     $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::start_pick_box());
     $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_title(&mt('Select Parts to View')));
+    my $sectionselector = &sectionmenu(\@selected_sections);
+    my $groupselector = &groupmenu(\@selected_groups);
     $r->print('<table>'.
-              '<tr><th>'.&mt('Parts').'</th><th>'.&mt('Section(s)').
-              '</th><th>'.&mt('Group(s)').'</th></tr><tr><td>');
+              '<tr><th>'.&mt('Parts').'</th>');
+    if ($sectionselector) {
+        $r->print('<th>'.&mt('Section(s)').'</th>');
+    }
+    if ($groupselector) {
+        $r->print('<th>'.&mt('Group(s)').'</th>');
+    }
+    $r->print('</tr><tr><td>');
     &partmenu($r,\%allparts,\@psprt);
-    $r->print('</td><td>');
-    &sectionmenu($r,\@selected_sections);
-    $r->print('</td><td>');
-    &groupmenu($r,\@selected_groups);
-    $r->print('</td></tr></table>');
-    #$r->print('</td></tr></table>');
+    $r->print('</td>');
+    if ($sectionselector) { 
+        $r->print('<td>'.$sectionselector.'</td>');
+    }
+    if ($groupselector) {
+        $r->print('<td>'.$groupselector.'</td>');
+    }
+    $r->print('</tr></table>');
     $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_closure(1));
     $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::end_pick_box());
     $r->print('</div></div>');
@@ -3463,7 +4395,7 @@ ENDOVER
 
 # List data
 
-        &listdata($r,$resourcedata,$listdata,$sortorder);
+        &listdata($r,$resourcedata,$listdata,$sortorder,'newoverview');
     }
     $r->print(&tableend().
          ((($env{'form.store'}) || ($env{'form.dis'}))?'<p><input type="submit" name="store" value="'.&mt('Save').'" /></p>':'').
@@ -3487,11 +4419,14 @@ sub secgroup_lister {
                 $$listdata{$newparmkey.'.type'}=$$defkeytype{$cat};
             } elsif ($parmlev eq 'map') {
 # map-level parameter
-                foreach my $mapid (keys %{$allmaps}) {
+                foreach my $mapid (keys(%{$allmaps})) {
                     if (($pschp ne 'all') && ($pschp ne $mapid)) { next; }
                     my $newparmkey=$rootparmkey.'.'.$$allmaps{$mapid}.'___(all).'.$part.'.'.$cat;
                     $$listdata{$newparmkey}=1;
                     $$listdata{$newparmkey.'.type'}=$$defkeytype{$cat};
+                    $newparmkey=$rootparmkey.'.'.$$allmaps{$mapid}.'___(rec).'.$part.'.'.$cat;
+                    $$listdata{$newparmkey}=1;
+                    $$listdata{$newparmkey.'.type'}=$$defkeytype{$cat};
                 }
             } else {
 # resource-level parameter
@@ -3507,19 +4442,31 @@ sub secgroup_lister {
     }
 }
 
+# Display all existing parameter settings.
 sub overview {
     my ($r) = @_;
     my $dom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
     my $crs = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
     my $crstype = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.type'};
-
+    my $js = '<script type="text/javascript">'."\n".
+             '// <![CDATA['."\n".
+             &toggleparmtextbox_js()."\n".
+             &validateparms_js()."\n".
+             &ipacc_boxes_js()."\n".
+             &done_proctor_js()."\n".
+             '// ]]>'."\n".
+             '</script>'."\n";
     &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::add_breadcrumb({href=>'/adm/parmset?action=setoverview',
     text=>"Overview Mode"});
-    my $start_page=&Apache::loncommon::start_page('Modify Parameters');
+    my %loaditems = (
+                      'onload'   => "showHideLenient();",
+                    );
+
+    my $start_page=&Apache::loncommon::start_page('Modify Parameters',$js,{'add_entries' => \%loaditems,});
     my $breadcrumbs = &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::breadcrumbs('Overview');
     $r->print($start_page.$breadcrumbs);
     &startSettingsScreen($r,'parmset',$crstype);
-    $r->print('<form method="post" action="/adm/parmset?action=setoverview" name="parmform">');
+    $r->print('<form method="post" action="/adm/parmset?action=setoverview" name="parmform" onsubmit="return validateParms();">');
 
 # Store modified
 
@@ -3527,7 +4474,7 @@ sub overview {
 
 # Read modified data
 
-    my $resourcedata=&readdata($crs,$dom);
+    my ($resourcedata,$classlist)=&readdata($crs,$dom);
 
 
     my $sortorder=$env{'form.sortorder'};
@@ -3536,13 +4483,13 @@ sub overview {
 
 # List data
 
-    my $foundkeys=&listdata($r,$resourcedata,$resourcedata,$sortorder);
-
+    my $foundkeys=&listdata($r,$resourcedata,$resourcedata,$sortorder,'overview',$classlist);
     $r->print(&tableend().'<p>'.
     ($foundkeys?'<input type="submit" value="'.&mt('Save').'" />':'<span class="LC_info">'.&mt('There are no parameters.').'</span>').'</p></form>'.
           &Apache::loncommon::end_page());
 }
 
+# Unused sub.
 sub clean_parameters {
     my ($r) = @_;
     my $dom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
@@ -3578,51 +4525,51 @@ ENDOVER
           '<th>'.&mt('Parameter').'</th>'.
           '</tr>');
     foreach my $thiskey (sort(keys(%{$resourcedata}))) {
-    next if (!exists($resourcedata->{$thiskey.'.type'})
-         && $thiskey=~/\.type$/);
-    my %data = &parse_key($thiskey);
-    if (1) { #exists($data{'realm_exists'})
-        #&& !$data{'realm_exists'}) {
-        $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row().
-              '<tr>'.
-              '<td><input type="checkbox" name="del_'.$thiskey.'" /></td>'              );
-
-        $r->print('<td>');
-        my $display_value = $resourcedata->{$thiskey};
-        if (&isdateparm($resourcedata->{$thiskey.'.type'})) {
-        $display_value =
-            &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($display_value);
-        }
+        next if (!exists($resourcedata->{$thiskey.'.type'})
+            && $thiskey=~/\.type$/);
+        my %data = &parse_key($thiskey);
+        if (1) { #exists($data{'realm_exists'})
+            #&& !$data{'realm_exists'}) {
+            $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row().
+                '<tr>'.
+                '<td><input type="checkbox" name="del_'.$thiskey.'" /></td>'              );
+
+            $r->print('<td>');
+            my $display_value = $resourcedata->{$thiskey};
+            if (&isdateparm($resourcedata->{$thiskey.'.type'})) {
+            $display_value =
+                &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($display_value);
+            }
             my $parmitem = &standard_parameter_names($data{'parameter_name'});
             $parmitem = &mt($parmitem);
-        $r->print(&mt('Parameter: "[_1]" with value: "[_2]"',
-              $parmitem,$resourcedata->{$thiskey}));
-        $r->print('<br />');
-        if ($data{'scope_type'} eq 'all') {
-        $r->print(&mt('All users'));
-        } elsif ($data{'scope_type'} eq 'user') {
-        $r->print(&mt('User: [_1]',join(':',@{$data{'scope'}})));
-        } elsif ($data{'scope_type'} eq 'section') {
-        $r->print(&mt('Section: [_1]',$data{'scope'}));
-        } elsif ($data{'scope_type'} eq 'group') {
-        $r->print(&mt('Group: [_1]',$data{'scope'}));
-        }
-        $r->print('<br />');
-        if ($data{'realm_type'} eq 'all') {
-        $r->print(&mt('All Resources'));
-        } elsif ($data{'realm_type'} eq 'folder') {
-        $r->print(&mt('Folder: [_1]'),$data{'realm'});
-        } elsif ($data{'realm_type'} eq 'symb') {
-        my ($map,$resid,$url) =
-            &Apache::lonnet::decode_symb($data{'realm'});
-        $r->print(&mt('Resource: [_1]with ID: [_2]in folder [_3]',
-                      $url.' <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;',
-                      $resid.' <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;',$map));
-        }
-        $r->print(' <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'.&mt('Part: [_1]',$data{'parameter_part'}));
-        $r->print('</td></tr>');
+            $r->print(&mt('Parameter: "[_1]" with value: "[_2]"',
+                $parmitem,$resourcedata->{$thiskey}));
+            $r->print('<br />');
+            if ($data{'scope_type'} eq 'all') {
+                $r->print(&mt('All users'));
+            } elsif ($data{'scope_type'} eq 'user') {
+                $r->print(&mt('User: [_1]',join(':',@{$data{'scope'}})));
+            } elsif ($data{'scope_type'} eq 'section') {
+                $r->print(&mt('Section: [_1]',$data{'scope'}));
+            } elsif ($data{'scope_type'} eq 'group') {
+                $r->print(&mt('Group: [_1]',$data{'scope'}));
+            }
+            $r->print('<br />');
+            if ($data{'realm_type'} eq 'all') {
+                $r->print(&mt('All Resources'));
+            } elsif ($data{'realm_type'} eq 'folder') {
+                $r->print(&mt('Folder: [_1]'),$data{'realm'});
+            } elsif ($data{'realm_type'} eq 'symb') {
+            my ($map,$resid,$url) =
+                &Apache::lonnet::decode_symb($data{'realm'});
+            $r->print(&mt('Resource: [_1]with ID: [_2]in folder [_3]',
+                        $url.' <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;',
+                        $resid.' <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;',$map));
+            }
+            $r->print(' <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'.&mt('Part: [_1]',$data{'parameter_part'}));
+            $r->print('</td></tr>');
 
-    }
+        }
     }
     $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::end_data_table().'<p>'.
           '<input type="submit" value="'.&mt('Delete Selected').'" />'.
@@ -3631,6 +4578,7 @@ ENDOVER
     $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::end_page());
 }
 
+# Overview mode, UI to shift all dates.
 sub date_shift_one {
     my ($r) = @_;
     my $dom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
@@ -3643,12 +4591,11 @@ sub date_shift_one {
     my $breadcrumbs = &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::breadcrumbs('Shift');
     $r->print($start_page.$breadcrumbs);
     &startSettingsScreen($r,'parmset',$crstype);
-    $r->print('<form name="shiftform" method="post">'.
+    $r->print('<form name="shiftform" method="post" action="">'.
               '<table><tr><td>'.&mt('Currently set date:').'</td><td>'.
               &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($env{'form.timebase'}).'</td></tr>'.
               '<tr><td>'.&mt('Shifted date:').'</td><td>'.
-                    &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::dshowerfuck.net
-ate_setter('shiftform',
+                    &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::date_setter('shiftform',
                                                         'timeshifted',
                                                         $env{'form.timebase'},,
                                                         '').
@@ -3660,6 +4607,7 @@ ate_setter('shiftform',
     $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::end_page());
 }
 
+# Overview mode, UI to shift all dates (second form).
 sub date_shift_two {
     my ($r) = @_;
     my $dom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
@@ -3672,11 +4620,17 @@ sub date_shift_two {
     $r->print($start_page.$breadcrumbs);
     &startSettingsScreen($r,'parmset',$crstype);
     my $timeshifted=&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::get_date_from_form('timeshifted');
-    $r->print(&mt('Shifting all dates such that [_1] becomes [_2]',
+    $r->print('<h2>'.&mt('Shift Dates').'</h2>'.
+              '<p>'.&mt('Shifting all dates such that [_1] becomes [_2]',
               &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($env{'form.timebase'}),
-              &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($timeshifted)));
+              &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($timeshifted)).'</p>');
     my $delta=$timeshifted-$env{'form.timebase'};
     &dateshift($delta);
+    $r->print(
+        &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::confirm_success(&mt('Done')).
+        '<br /><br />'.
+        &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::actionbox(
+            ['<a href="/adm/parmset">'.&mt('Content and Problem Settings').'</a>']));
     &endSettingsScreen($r);
     $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::end_page());
 }
@@ -3688,30 +4642,30 @@ sub parse_key {
     ($key=~/^$env{'request.course.id'}\.(?:(.+)\.)*([\w\s]+)\.(\w+)$/);
     $data{'scope_type'} = 'all';
     if ($middle=~/^\[(.*)\]/) {
-           $data{'scope'} = $1;
-    if ($data{'scope'}=~/^useropt\:($match_username)\:($match_domain)/) {
-        $data{'scope_type'} = 'user';
-        $data{'scope'} = [$1,$2];
-    } else {
-        #FIXME check for group scope
-        $data{'scope_type'} = 'section';
-    }
-    $middle=~s/^\[(.*)\]//;
+        $data{'scope'} = $1;
+        if ($data{'scope'}=~/^useropt\:($match_username)\:($match_domain)/) {
+            $data{'scope_type'} = 'user';
+            $data{'scope'} = [$1,$2];
+        } else {
+            #FIXME check for group scope
+            $data{'scope_type'} = 'section';
+        }
+        $middle=~s/^\[(.*)\]//;
     }
     $middle=~s/\.+$//;
     $middle=~s/^\.+//;
     $data{'realm_type'}='all';
     if ($middle=~/^(.+)\_\_\_\(all\)$/) {
-    $data{'realm'} = $1;
-    $data{'realm_type'} = 'folder';
-    $data{'realm_title'} = &Apache::lonnet::gettitle($data{'realm'});
-    ($data{'realm_exists'}) = &Apache::lonnet::is_on_map($data{'realm'});
+        $data{'realm'} = $1;
+        $data{'realm_type'} = 'folder';
+        $data{'realm_title'} = &Apache::lonnet::gettitle($data{'realm'});
+        ($data{'realm_exists'}) = &Apache::lonnet::is_on_map($data{'realm'});
     } elsif ($middle) {
-    $data{'realm'} = $middle;
-    $data{'realm_type'} = 'symb';
-    $data{'realm_title'} = &Apache::lonnet::gettitle($data{'realm'});
-    my ($map,$resid,$url) = &Apache::lonnet::decode_symb($data{'realm'});
-    $data{'realm_exists'} = &Apache::lonnet::symbverify($data{'realm'},$url);
+        $data{'realm'} = $middle;
+        $data{'realm_type'} = 'symb';
+        $data{'realm_title'} = &Apache::lonnet::gettitle($data{'realm'});
+        my ($map,$resid,$url) = &Apache::lonnet::decode_symb($data{'realm'});
+        $data{'realm_exists'} = &Apache::lonnet::symbverify($data{'realm'},$url);
     }
 
     $data{'parameter_part'} = $part;
@@ -3727,6 +4681,10 @@ sub header {
 
 
 
+##################################################
+# MAIN MENU
+##################################################
+
 sub print_main_menu {
     my ($r,$parm_permission)=@_;
     #
@@ -3818,12 +4776,18 @@ ENDMAINFORMHEAD
             }]}
           );
     $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::generate_menu(@menu));
+    $r->print('</form>');
     &endSettingsScreen($r);
+    $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::end_page());
     return;
 }
 
 
 
+##################################################
+# PORTFOLIO METADATA
+##################################################
+
 sub output_row {
     my ($r, $field_name, $field_text, $added_flag) = @_;
     my $output;
@@ -3845,14 +4809,14 @@ sub output_row {
         $output .= '<td><strong>'.$field_text.':</strong></td>';
         $output .= &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row();
         foreach my $opt (@options) {
-        my $checked = ($options =~ m/$opt->[0]/) ? ' checked="checked" ' : '' ;
-        $output .= &Apache::loncommon::continue_data_table_row();
-        $output .= '<td>'.('&nbsp;' x 5).'<label>
-                   <input type="checkbox" name="'.
-                   $field_name.'_'.$opt->[0].'" value="yes"'.$checked.' />'.
-                   &mt($opt->[1]).'</label></td>';
-        $output .= &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row();
-    }
+            my $checked = ($options =~ m/$opt->[0]/) ? ' checked="checked" ' : '' ;
+            $output .= &Apache::loncommon::continue_data_table_row();
+            $output .= '<td>'.('&nbsp;' x 5).'<label>
+                    <input type="checkbox" name="'.
+                    $field_name.'_'.$opt->[0].'" value="yes"'.$checked.' />'.
+                    &mt($opt->[1]).'</label></td>';
+            $output .= &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row();
+        }
         $output .= &Apache::loncommon::continue_data_table_row();
         $output .= '<td>'.('&nbsp;' x 10).'<input name="'.$field_name.'_values" type="text" value="'.$values.'" size="80" /></td>';
         $output .= &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row();
@@ -3865,22 +4829,22 @@ sub output_row {
             $multiple_checked = ' checked="checked"';
             $single_checked = '';
         }
-    $output .= &Apache::loncommon::continue_data_table_row();
-    $output .= '<td>'.('&nbsp;' x 10).'
-                <input type="radio" name="'.$field_name.'_onlyone" value="multiple"'.$multiple_checked .' />
-                '.&mt('Student may select multiple choices from list').'</td>';
-    $output .= &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row();
-    $output .= &Apache::loncommon::continue_data_table_row();
-    $output .= '<td>'.('&nbsp;' x 10).'
-                <input type="radio" name="'.$field_name.'_onlyone"  value="single"'.$single_checked.' />
-                '.&mt('Student may select only one choice from list').'</td>';
-    $output .= &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row();
+        $output .= &Apache::loncommon::continue_data_table_row();
+        $output .= '<td>'.('&nbsp;' x 10).'
+                    <input type="radio" name="'.$field_name.'_onlyone" value="multiple"'.$multiple_checked .' />
+                    '.&mt('Student may select multiple choices from list').'</td>';
+        $output .= &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row();
+        $output .= &Apache::loncommon::continue_data_table_row();
+        $output .= '<td>'.('&nbsp;' x 10).'
+                    <input type="radio" name="'.$field_name.'_onlyone"  value="single"'.$single_checked.' />
+                    '.&mt('Student may select only one choice from list').'</td>';
+        $output .= &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row();
     }
     return ($output);
 }
 
 
-
+# UI to order portfolio metadata fields.
 sub order_meta_fields {
     my ($r)=@_;
     my $idx = 1;
@@ -3888,31 +4852,32 @@ sub order_meta_fields {
     my $crs = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
     my $crstype = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.type'};;
     $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_page('Order Metadata Fields'));
-    &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::add_breadcrumb({href=>'/adm/parmset?action=addmetadata',
+    &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::add_breadcrumb(
+        {href=>'/adm/parmset?action=addmetadata',
         text=>"Add Metadata Field"});
-    &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::add_breadcrumb
-            ({href=>"/adm/parmset?action=setrestrictmeta",
-              text=>"Restrict Metadata"},
-             {text=>"Order Metadata"});
+    &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::add_breadcrumb(
+        {href=>"/adm/parmset?action=setrestrictmeta",
+        text=>"Restrict Metadata"},
+        {text=>"Order Metadata"});
     $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::breadcrumbs('Order Metadata'));
     &startSettingsScreen($r,'parmset',$crstype);
     if ($env{'form.storeorder'}) {
         my $newpos = $env{'form.newpos'} - 1;
         my $currentpos = $env{'form.currentpos'} - 1;
         my @neworder = ();
-        my @oldorder = split /,/,$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.metadata.addedorder'};
+        my @oldorder = split(/,/,$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.metadata.addedorder'});
         my $i;
         if ($newpos > $currentpos) {
         # moving stuff up
             for ($i=0;$i<$currentpos;$i++) {
-            $neworder[$i]=$oldorder[$i];
+                $neworder[$i]=$oldorder[$i];
             }
             for ($i=$currentpos;$i<$newpos;$i++) {
-            $neworder[$i]=$oldorder[$i+1];
+                $neworder[$i]=$oldorder[$i+1];
             }
             $neworder[$newpos]=$oldorder[$currentpos];
             for ($i=$newpos+1;$i<=$#oldorder;$i++) {
-            $neworder[$i]=$oldorder[$i];
+                $neworder[$i]=$oldorder[$i];
             }
         } else {
         # moving stuff down
@@ -3927,17 +4892,17 @@ sub order_meta_fields {
                 $neworder[$i]=$oldorder[$i];
             }
         }
-    my $ordered_fields = join ",", @neworder;
+        my $ordered_fields = join ",", @neworder;
         my $put_result = &Apache::lonnet::put('environment',
-                           {'metadata.addedorder'=>$ordered_fields},$dom,$crs);
-    &Apache::lonnet::appenv({'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.metadata.addedorder' => $ordered_fields});
+                        {'metadata.addedorder'=>$ordered_fields},$dom,$crs);
+        &Apache::lonnet::appenv({'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.metadata.addedorder' => $ordered_fields});
     }
     my $fields = &get_added_meta_fieldnames($env{'request.course.id'});
     my $ordered_fields;
-    my @fields_in_order = split /,/,$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.metadata.addedorder'};
+    my @fields_in_order = split(/,/,$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.metadata.addedorder'});
     if (!@fields_in_order) {
         # no order found, pick sorted order then create metadata.addedorder key.
-        foreach my $key (sort keys %$fields) {
+        foreach my $key (sort(keys(%$fields))) {
             push @fields_in_order, $key;
             $ordered_fields = join ",", @fields_in_order;
         }
@@ -3949,7 +4914,7 @@ sub order_meta_fields {
     foreach my $key (@fields_in_order) {
         $r->print('<tr><td>');
         $r->print('<form method="post" action="">');
-        $r->print('<select name="newpos" onChange="this.form.submit()">');
+        $r->print('<select name="newpos" onchange="this.form.submit()">');
         for (my $i = 1;$i le $num_fields;$i ++) {
             if ($i eq $idx) {
                 $r->print('<option value="'.$i.'"  SELECTED>('.$i.')</option>');
@@ -4033,6 +4998,7 @@ sub addmetafield {
 
 
 
+# Display or save portfolio metadata.
 sub setrestrictmeta {
     my ($r)=@_;
     my $next_meta;
@@ -4073,10 +5039,10 @@ sub setrestrictmeta {
                         $options.='deleted,';
                     }
                     my $name = $save_field;
-                     $put_result = &Apache::lonnet::put('environment',
-                                                  {'metadata.'.$meta_field.'.options'=>$options,
-                                                   'metadata.'.$meta_field.'.values'=>$env{'form.'.$meta_field.'_values'},
-                                                   },$dom,$crs);
+                    $put_result = &Apache::lonnet::put('environment',
+                        {'metadata.'.$meta_field.'.options'=>$options,
+                        'metadata.'.$meta_field.'.values'=>$env{'form.'.$meta_field.'_values'},
+                        },$dom,$crs);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -4092,8 +5058,8 @@ sub setrestrictmeta {
     foreach my $field (sort(keys(%metadata_fields))) {
         if ($field ne 'courserestricted') {
             $row_alt = $row_alt ? 0 : 1;
-        $output.= &output_row($r, $field, $metadata_fields{$field});
-    }
+            $output.= &output_row($r, $field, $metadata_fields{$field});
+        }
     }
     my $buttons = (<<ENDButtons);
         <input type="submit" name="restrictmeta" value="Save" />
@@ -4123,7 +5089,6 @@ ENDenv
 }
 
 
-
 sub get_added_meta_fieldnames {
     my ($cid) = @_;
     my %fields;
@@ -4138,7 +5103,6 @@ sub get_added_meta_fieldnames {
 }
 
 
-
 sub get_deleted_meta_fieldnames {
     my ($cid) = @_;
     my %fields;
@@ -4153,6 +5117,13 @@ sub get_deleted_meta_fieldnames {
     }
     return \%fields;
 }
+
+
+##################################################
+# PARAMETER SETTINGS DEFAULT ACTIONS
+##################################################
+
+# UI to change parameter setting default actions
 sub defaultsetter {
     my ($r) = @_;
 
@@ -4185,45 +5156,45 @@ sub defaultsetter {
                 \%mapp, \%symbp,\%maptitles,\%uris,
                 \%keyorder,\%defkeytype);
     if ($env{'form.storerules'}) {
-    my %newrules=();
-    my @delrules=();
-    my %triggers=();
-    foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
+        my %newrules=();
+        my @delrules=();
+        my %triggers=();
+        foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
             if ($key=~/^form\.(\w+)\_action$/) {
-        my $tempkey=$1;
-        my $action=$env{$key};
+                my $tempkey=$1;
+                my $action=$env{$key};
                 if ($action) {
-            $newrules{$tempkey.'_action'}=$action;
-            if ($action ne 'default') {
-            my ($whichaction,$whichparm)=($action=~/^(.*\_)([^\_]+)$/);
-            $triggers{$whichparm}.=$tempkey.':';
-            }
-            $newrules{$tempkey.'_type'}=$defkeytype{$tempkey};
-            if (&isdateparm($defkeytype{$tempkey})) {
-            $newrules{$tempkey.'_days'}=$env{'form.'.$tempkey.'_days'};
-            $newrules{$tempkey.'_hours'}=$env{'form.'.$tempkey.'_hours'};
-            $newrules{$tempkey.'_min'}=$env{'form.'.$tempkey.'_min'};
-            $newrules{$tempkey.'_sec'}=$env{'form.'.$tempkey.'_sec'};
-            } else {
-            $newrules{$tempkey.'_value'}=$env{'form.'.$tempkey.'_value'};
-            $newrules{$tempkey.'_triggervalue'}=$env{'form.'.$tempkey.'_triggervalue'};
+                    $newrules{$tempkey.'_action'}=$action;
+                    if ($action ne 'default') {
+                        my ($whichaction,$whichparm)=($action=~/^(.*\_)([^\_]+)$/);
+                        $triggers{$whichparm}.=$tempkey.':';
+                    }
+                    $newrules{$tempkey.'_type'}=$defkeytype{$tempkey};
+                    if (&isdateparm($defkeytype{$tempkey})) {
+                        $newrules{$tempkey.'_days'}=$env{'form.'.$tempkey.'_days'};
+                        $newrules{$tempkey.'_hours'}=$env{'form.'.$tempkey.'_hours'};
+                        $newrules{$tempkey.'_min'}=$env{'form.'.$tempkey.'_min'};
+                        $newrules{$tempkey.'_sec'}=$env{'form.'.$tempkey.'_sec'};
+                    } else {
+                        $newrules{$tempkey.'_value'}=$env{'form.'.$tempkey.'_value'};
+                        $newrules{$tempkey.'_triggervalue'}=$env{'form.'.$tempkey.'_triggervalue'};
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    push(@delrules,$tempkey.'_action');
+                    push(@delrules,$tempkey.'_type');
+                    push(@delrules,$tempkey.'_hours');
+                    push(@delrules,$tempkey.'_min');
+                    push(@delrules,$tempkey.'_sec');
+                    push(@delrules,$tempkey.'_value');
+                }
             }
-        } else {
-            push(@delrules,$tempkey.'_action');
-            push(@delrules,$tempkey.'_type');
-            push(@delrules,$tempkey.'_hours');
-            push(@delrules,$tempkey.'_min');
-            push(@delrules,$tempkey.'_sec');
-            push(@delrules,$tempkey.'_value');
         }
+        foreach my $key (keys(%allparms)) {
+            $newrules{$key.'_triggers'}=$triggers{$key};
         }
-    }
-    foreach my $key (keys %allparms) {
-        $newrules{$key.'_triggers'}=$triggers{$key};
-    }
-    &Apache::lonnet::put('parmdefactions',\%newrules,$cdom,$cnum);
-    &Apache::lonnet::del('parmdefactions',\@delrules,$cdom,$cnum);
-    &resetrulescache();
+        &Apache::lonnet::put('parmdefactions',\%newrules,$cdom,$cnum);
+        &Apache::lonnet::del('parmdefactions',\@delrules,$cdom,$cnum);
+        &resetrulescache();
     }
     my %lt=&Apache::lonlocal::texthash('days' => 'Days',
                        'hours' => 'Hours',
@@ -4236,15 +5207,15 @@ sub defaultsetter {
     my @dateoptions=('','default');
     my @datedisplay=('',&mt('Default value when manually setting'));
     foreach my $tempkey (&keysindisplayorder(\%allparms,\%keyorder)) {
-    unless ($tempkey) { next; }
-    push @standardoptions,'when_setting_'.$tempkey;
-    push @standarddisplay,&mt('Automatically set when setting ').$tempkey;
-    if (&isdateparm($defkeytype{$tempkey})) {
-        push @dateoptions,'later_than_'.$tempkey;
-        push @datedisplay,&mt('Automatically set later than ').$tempkey;
-        push @dateoptions,'earlier_than_'.$tempkey;
-        push @datedisplay,&mt('Automatically set earlier than ').$tempkey;
-    }
+        unless ($tempkey) { next; }
+        push @standardoptions,'when_setting_'.$tempkey;
+        push @standarddisplay,&mt('Automatically set when setting ').$tempkey;
+        if (&isdateparm($defkeytype{$tempkey})) {
+            push @dateoptions,'later_than_'.$tempkey;
+            push @datedisplay,&mt('Automatically set later than ').$tempkey;
+            push @dateoptions,'earlier_than_'.$tempkey;
+            push @datedisplay,&mt('Automatically set earlier than ').$tempkey;
+        }
     }
 $r->print(&mt('Manual setting rules apply to all interfaces.').'<br />'.
       &mt('Automatic setting rules apply to table mode interfaces only.'));
@@ -4254,57 +5225,57 @@ $r->print(&mt('Manual setting rules appl
           &mt('Action').'</th><th>'.&mt('Value').'</th>'.
           &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_header_row());
     foreach my $tempkey (&keysindisplayorder(\%allparms,\%keyorder)) {
-    unless ($tempkey) { next; }
-    $r->print("\n".&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row().
-          "<td>".$allparms{$tempkey}."\n<br />(".$tempkey.')</td><td>');
-    my $action=&rulescache($tempkey.'_action');
-    $r->print('<select name="'.$tempkey.'_action">');
-    if (&isdateparm($defkeytype{$tempkey})) {
-        for (my $i=0;$i<=$#dateoptions;$i++) {
-        if ($dateoptions[$i]=~/\_$tempkey$/) { next; }
-        $r->print("\n<option value='$dateoptions[$i]'".
-              ($dateoptions[$i] eq $action?' selected="selected"':'').
-              ">$datedisplay[$i]</option>");
+        unless ($tempkey) { next; }
+        $r->print("\n".&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row().
+            "<td>".$allparms{$tempkey}."\n<br />(".$tempkey.')</td><td>');
+        my $action=&rulescache($tempkey.'_action');
+        $r->print('<select name="'.$tempkey.'_action">');
+        if (&isdateparm($defkeytype{$tempkey})) {
+            for (my $i=0;$i<=$#dateoptions;$i++) {
+            if ($dateoptions[$i]=~/\_$tempkey$/) { next; }
+            $r->print("\n<option value='$dateoptions[$i]'".
+                ($dateoptions[$i] eq $action?' selected="selected"':'').
+                ">$datedisplay[$i]</option>");
+            }
+        } else {
+            for (my $i=0;$i<=$#standardoptions;$i++) {
+            if ($standardoptions[$i]=~/\_$tempkey$/) { next; }
+            $r->print("\n<option value='$standardoptions[$i]'".
+                ($standardoptions[$i] eq $action?' selected="selected"':'').
+                ">$standarddisplay[$i]</option>");
+            }
         }
-    } else {
-        for (my $i=0;$i<=$#standardoptions;$i++) {
-        if ($standardoptions[$i]=~/\_$tempkey$/) { next; }
-        $r->print("\n<option value='$standardoptions[$i]'".
-              ($standardoptions[$i] eq $action?' selected="selected"':'').
-              ">$standarddisplay[$i]</option>");
+        $r->print('</select>');
+        unless (&isdateparm($defkeytype{$tempkey})) {
+            $r->print("\n<br />".&mt('Triggering value(s) of other parameter (optional, comma-separated):').
+                '<input type="text" size="20" name="'.$tempkey.'_triggervalue" value="'.&rulescache($tempkey.'_triggervalue').'" />');
         }
-    }
-    $r->print('</select>');
-    unless (&isdateparm($defkeytype{$tempkey})) {
-        $r->print("\n<br />".&mt('Triggering value(s) of other parameter (optional, comma-separated):').
-              '<input type="text" size="20" name="'.$tempkey.'_triggervalue" value="'.&rulescache($tempkey.'_triggervalue').'" />');
-    }
-    $r->print("\n</td><td>\n");
+        $r->print("\n</td><td>\n");
 
         if (&isdateparm($defkeytype{$tempkey})) {
-        my $days=&rulescache($tempkey.'_days');
-        my $hours=&rulescache($tempkey.'_hours');
-        my $min=&rulescache($tempkey.'_min');
-        my $sec=&rulescache($tempkey.'_sec');
-        $r->print(<<ENDINPUTDATE);
-<input name="$tempkey\_days" type="text" size="4" value="$days" />$lt{'days'}<br />
-<input name="$tempkey\_hours" type="text" size="4" value="$hours" />$lt{'hours'}<br />
-<input name="$tempkey\_min" type="text" size="4" value="$min" />$lt{'min'}<br />
-<input name="$tempkey\_sec" type="text" size="4" value="$sec" />$lt{'sec'}
-ENDINPUTDATE
-    } elsif ($defkeytype{$tempkey} eq 'string_yesno') {
-            my $yeschecked='';
-            my $nochecked='';
-            if (&rulescache($tempkey.'_value') eq 'yes') { $yeschecked=' checked="checked"'; }
-            if (&rulescache($tempkey.'_value') eq 'no') { $nochecked=' checked="checked"'; }
-
-        $r->print(<<ENDYESNO);
-<label><input type="radio" name="$tempkey\_value" value="yes"$yeschecked /> $lt{'yes'}</label><br />
-<label><input type="radio" name="$tempkey\_value" value="no"$nochecked /> $lt{'no'}</label>
-ENDYESNO
+            my $days=&rulescache($tempkey.'_days');
+            my $hours=&rulescache($tempkey.'_hours');
+            my $min=&rulescache($tempkey.'_min');
+            my $sec=&rulescache($tempkey.'_sec');
+            $r->print(<<ENDINPUTDATE);
+    <input name="$tempkey\_days" type="text" size="4" value="$days" />$lt{'days'}<br />
+    <input name="$tempkey\_hours" type="text" size="4" value="$hours" />$lt{'hours'}<br />
+    <input name="$tempkey\_min" type="text" size="4" value="$min" />$lt{'min'}<br />
+    <input name="$tempkey\_sec" type="text" size="4" value="$sec" />$lt{'sec'}
+    ENDINPUTDATE
+        } elsif ($defkeytype{$tempkey} eq 'string_yesno') {
+                my $yeschecked='';
+                my $nochecked='';
+                if (&rulescache($tempkey.'_value') eq 'yes') { $yeschecked=' checked="checked"'; }
+                if (&rulescache($tempkey.'_value') eq 'no') { $nochecked=' checked="checked"'; }
+
+            $r->print(<<ENDYESNO);
+    <label><input type="radio" name="$tempkey\_value" value="yes"$yeschecked /> $lt{'yes'}</label><br />
+    <label><input type="radio" name="$tempkey\_value" value="no"$nochecked /> $lt{'no'}</label>
+    ENDYESNO
         } else {
-        $r->print('<input type="text" size="20" name="'.$tempkey.'_value" value="'.&rulescache($tempkey.'_value').'" />');
-    }
+            $r->print('<input type="text" size="20" name="'.$tempkey.'_value" value="'.&rulescache($tempkey.'_value').'" />');
+        }
         $r->print('</td>'.&Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row());
     }
     $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::end_data_table().
@@ -4315,38 +5286,52 @@ ENDYESNO
     return;
 }
 
+##################################################
+# PARAMETER CHANGES LOG
+##################################################
+
 sub components {
     my ($key,$uname,$udom,$exeuser,$exedomain,$typeflag)=@_;
 
     if ($typeflag) {
-    $key=~s/\.type$//;
+        $key=~s/\.type$//;
     }
 
     my ($middle,$part,$name)=
-    ($key=~/^$env{'request.course.id'}\.(?:(.+)\.)*([\w\s]+)\.(\w+)$/);
+        ($key=~/^$env{'request.course.id'}\.(?:(.+)\.)*([\w\s]+)\.(\w+)$/);
     my $issection;
 
     my $section=&mt('All Students');
     if ($middle=~/^\[(.*)\]/) {
-    $issection=$1;
-    $section=&mt('Group/Section').': '.$issection;
-    $middle=~s/^\[(.*)\]//;
+        $issection=$1;
+        $section=&mt('Group/Section').': '.$issection;
+        $middle=~s/^\[(.*)\]//;
     }
     $middle=~s/\.+$//;
     $middle=~s/^\.+//;
     if ($uname) {
-    $section=&mt('User').": ".&Apache::loncommon::plainname($uname,$udom);
-    $issection='';
+        $section=&mt('User').": ".&Apache::loncommon::plainname($uname,$udom);
+        $issection='';
     }
     my $realm='<span class="LC_parm_scope_all">'.&mt('All Resources').'</span>';
     my $realmdescription=&mt('all resources');
-    if ($middle=~/^(.+)\_\_\_\(all\)$/) {
-    $realm='<span class="LC_parm_scope_folder">'.&mt('Folder/Map').': '.&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($1).' <span class="LC_parm_folder"><br />('.$1.')</span></span>';
-     $realmdescription=&mt('folder').' '.&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($1);
-   } elsif ($middle) {
-    my ($map,$id,$url)=&Apache::lonnet::decode_symb($middle);
-    $realm='<span class="LC_parm_scope_resource">'.&mt('Resource').': '.&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($middle).' <br /><span class="LC_parm_symb">('.$url.' in '.$map.' id: '.$id.')</span></span>';
-    $realmdescription=&mt('resource').' '.&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($middle);
+    if ($middle=~/^(.+)\_\_\_\((all|rec)\)$/) {
+        my $mapurl = $1;
+        my $maplevel = $2;
+        my $leveltitle = &mt('Folder/Map');
+        if ($maplevel eq 'rec') {
+            $leveltitle = &mt('Recursive');
+        }
+        $realm='<span class="LC_parm_scope_folder">'.$leveltitle.
+            ': '.&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($mapurl).' <span class="LC_parm_folder"><br />('.
+            $mapurl.')</span></span>';
+        $realmdescription=&mt('folder').' '.&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($mapurl);
+    } elsif ($middle) {
+        my ($map,$id,$url)=&Apache::lonnet::decode_symb($middle);
+        $realm='<span class="LC_parm_scope_resource">'.&mt('Resource').
+            ': '.&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($middle).' <br /><span class="LC_parm_symb">('.$url.
+            ' in '.$map.' id: '.$id.')</span></span>';
+        $realmdescription=&mt('resource').' '.&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($middle);
     }
     my $what=$part.'.'.$name;
     return ($realm,$section,$name,$part,
@@ -4359,14 +5344,14 @@ my %standard_parms_types;
 sub load_parameter_names {
     open(my $config,"<$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/packages.tab");
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
-    if ($configline !~ /\S/ || $configline=~/^\#/) { next; }
-    chomp($configline);
-    my ($short,$plain)=split(/:/,$configline);
-    my (undef,$name,$type)=split(/\&/,$short,3);
-    if ($type eq 'display') {
-        $standard_parms{$name} = $plain;
+        if ($configline !~ /\S/ || $configline=~/^\#/) { next; }
+        chomp($configline);
+        my ($short,$plain)=split(/:/,$configline);
+        my (undef,$name,$type)=split(/\&/,$short,3);
+        if ($type eq 'display') {
+            $standard_parms{$name} = $plain;
         } elsif ($type eq 'type') {
-            $standard_parms_types{$name} = $plain;
+                $standard_parms_types{$name} = $plain;
         }
     }
     close($config);
@@ -4377,12 +5362,12 @@ sub load_parameter_names {
 sub standard_parameter_names {
     my ($name)=@_;
     if (!%standard_parms) {
-    &load_parameter_names();
+        &load_parameter_names();
     }
     if ($standard_parms{$name}) {
-    return $standard_parms{$name};
+        return $standard_parms{$name};
     } else {
-    return $name;
+        return $name;
     }
 }
 
@@ -4397,6 +5382,21 @@ sub standard_parameter_types {
     return;
 }
 
+sub standard_parameter_levels {
+    my ($name)=@_;
+    my %levels = (
+                    'resourcelevel'   => 'a single resource',
+                    'maplevel'        => 'the enclosing map/folder', 
+                    'maplevelrecurse' => 'the enclosing map/folder (recursive into sub-folders)',
+                    'courselevel'     => 'the general (course) level',
+                 );
+    if ($levels{$name}) {
+        return $levels{$name};
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+# Display log for parameter changes, blog postings, user notification changes.
 sub parm_change_log {
     my ($r)=@_;
     my $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
@@ -4438,82 +5438,89 @@ sub parm_change_log {
     my $shown=0;
     my $folder='';
     if ($env{'form.displayfilter'} eq 'currentfolder') {
-    my $last='';
-    if (tie(my %hash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
-        &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
-        $last=$hash{'last_known'};
-        untie(%hash);
-    }
-    if ($last) { ($folder) = &Apache::lonnet::decode_symb($last); }
-    }
-    foreach my $id (sort
-            {
-            if ($parmlog{$b}{'exe_time'} ne $parmlog{$a}{'exe_time'}) {
-                return $parmlog{$b}{'exe_time'} <=>$parmlog{$a}{'exe_time'}
-            }
-            my $aid = (split('00000',$a))[-1];
-            my $bid = (split('00000',$b))[-1];
-            return $bid<=>$aid;
+        my $last='';
+        if (tie(my %hash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
+                &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
+            $last=$hash{'last_known'};
+            untie(%hash);
+        }
+        if ($last) { ($folder) = &Apache::lonnet::decode_symb($last); }
+    }
+    foreach my $id (sort {
+                if ($parmlog{$b}{'exe_time'} ne $parmlog{$a}{'exe_time'}) {
+                    return $parmlog{$b}{'exe_time'} <=>$parmlog{$a}{'exe_time'}
+                }
+                my $aid = (split('00000',$a))[-1];
+                my $bid = (split('00000',$b))[-1];
+                return $bid<=>$aid;
             } (keys(%parmlog))) {
         my @changes=keys(%{$parmlog{$id}{'logentry'}});
-    my $count = 0;
-    my $time =
-        &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($parmlog{$id}{'exe_time'});
-    my $plainname =
-        &Apache::loncommon::plainname($parmlog{$id}{'exe_uname'},
-                      $parmlog{$id}{'exe_udom'});
-    my $about_me_link =
-        &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper($plainname,
-                           $parmlog{$id}{'exe_uname'},
-                           $parmlog{$id}{'exe_udom'});
-    my $send_msg_link='';
-    if ((($parmlog{$id}{'exe_uname'} ne $env{'user.name'})
-         || ($parmlog{$id}{'exe_udom'} ne $env{'user.domain'}))) {
-        $send_msg_link ='<br />'.
-        &Apache::loncommon::messagewrapper(&mt('Send message'),
-                           $parmlog{$id}{'exe_uname'},
-                           $parmlog{$id}{'exe_udom'});
-    }
-    my $row_start=&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row();
-    my $makenewrow=0;
-    my %istype=();
-    my $output;
-    foreach my $changed (reverse(sort(@changes))) {
-            my $value=$parmlog{$id}{'logentry'}{$changed};
-        my $typeflag = ($changed =~/\.type$/ &&
-                !exists($parmlog{$id}{'logentry'}{$changed.'.type'}));
+        my $count = 0;
+        my $time =
+            &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($parmlog{$id}{'exe_time'});
+        my $plainname =
+            &Apache::loncommon::plainname($parmlog{$id}{'exe_uname'},
+                        $parmlog{$id}{'exe_udom'});
+        my $about_me_link =
+            &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper($plainname,
+                            $parmlog{$id}{'exe_uname'},
+                            $parmlog{$id}{'exe_udom'});
+        my $send_msg_link='';
+        if ((($parmlog{$id}{'exe_uname'} ne $env{'user.name'})
+            || ($parmlog{$id}{'exe_udom'} ne $env{'user.domain'}))) {
+            $send_msg_link ='<br />'.
+            &Apache::loncommon::messagewrapper(&mt('Send message'),
+                            $parmlog{$id}{'exe_uname'},
+                            $parmlog{$id}{'exe_udom'});
+        }
+        my $row_start=&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row();
+        my $makenewrow=0;
+        my %istype=();
+        my $output;
+        foreach my $changed (reverse(sort(@changes))) {
+                my $value=$parmlog{$id}{'logentry'}{$changed};
+            my $typeflag = ($changed =~/\.type$/ &&
+                    !exists($parmlog{$id}{'logentry'}{$changed.'.type'}));
             my ($realm,$section,$parmname,$part,$what,$middle,$uname,$udom,$issection,$realmdescription)=
-        &components($changed,$parmlog{$id}{'uname'},$parmlog{$id}{'udom'},undef,undef,$typeflag);
-        if ($env{'form.displayfilter'} eq 'currentfolder') {
-        if ($folder) {
-            if ($middle!~/^\Q$folder\E/) { next; }
-        }
-        }
-        if ($typeflag) {
-        $istype{$parmname}=$value;
-        if (!$env{'form.includetypes'}) { next; }
-        }
-        $count++;
-        if ($makenewrow) {
-        $output .= $row_start;
-        } else {
-        $makenewrow=1;
-        }
+                &components($changed,$parmlog{$id}{'uname'},$parmlog{$id}{'udom'},undef,undef,$typeflag);
+            if ($env{'request.course.sec'} ne '') {
+                next if (($issection ne '') && ($issection ne $env{'request.course.sec'}));
+                if ($uname ne '') {
+                    my $stusection = &Apache::lonnet::getsection($uname,$udom,$env{'request.course.id'});
+                    next if (($stusection ne '-1') && ($stusection ne $env{'request.course.sec'})); 
+                }
+            }
+            if ($env{'form.displayfilter'} eq 'currentfolder') {
+                if ($folder) {
+                    if ($middle!~/^\Q$folder\E/) { next; }
+                }
+            }
+            if ($typeflag) {
+                $istype{$parmname}=$value;
+                if (!$env{'form.includetypes'}) { next; }
+            }
+            $count++;
+            if ($makenewrow) {
+                $output .= $row_start;
+            } else {
+                $makenewrow=1;
+            }
             my $parmitem = &standard_parameter_names($parmname);
-        $output .='<td>'.$realm.'</td><td>'.$section.'</td><td>'.
-              &mt($parmitem).'</td><td>'.
-              ($part?&mt('Part: [_1]',$part):&mt('All Parts')).'</td><td>';
-        my $stillactive=0;
-        if ($parmlog{$id}{'delflag'}) {
-        $output .= &mt('Deleted');
-        } else {
-        if ($typeflag) {
+            $output .='<td>'.$realm.'</td><td>'.$section.'</td><td>'.
+                &mt($parmitem).'</td><td>'.
+                ($part?&mt('Part: [_1]',$part):&mt('All Parts')).'</td><td>';
+            my $stillactive=0;
+            if ($parmlog{$id}{'delflag'}) {
+                $output .= &mt('Deleted');
+            } else {
+                if ($typeflag) {
                     my $parmitem = &standard_parameter_names($value); 
                     $parmitem = &mt($parmitem);
-            $output .= &mt('Type: [_1]',$parmitem);
-        } else {
-            my ($level,@all)=&parmval_by_symb($what,$middle,&Apache::lonnet::metadata($middle,$what),
-                              $uname,$udom,$issection,$issection,$courseopt);
+                    $output .= &mt('Type: [_1]',$parmitem);
+                } else {
+                    my ($level,@all)=&parmval_by_symb($what,$middle,
+                        &Apache::lonnet::metadata($middle,$what),
+                        $uname,$udom,$issection,$issection,$courseopt);
                     my $showvalue = $value;
                     if ($istype{$parmname} eq '') {
                         my $type = &standard_parameter_types($parmname);
@@ -4524,63 +5531,67 @@ sub parm_change_log {
                             }
                         }
                     } else {
-                if (&isdateparm($istype{$parmname})) {
-                $showvalue = 
-                                &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($value);
-                }
+                        if (&isdateparm($istype{$parmname})) {
+                            $showvalue = &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($value);
+                        }
                     }
                     $output .= $showvalue;
-            if ($value ne $all[$level]) {
-            $output .= '<br /><span class="LC_warning">'.&mt('Not active anymore').'</span>';
-            } else {
-            $stillactive=1;
+                    if ($value ne $all[$level]) {
+                        $output .= '<br /><span class="LC_warning">'.&mt('Not active anymore').'</span>';
+                    } else {
+                        $stillactive=1;
+                    }
+                }
             }
-        }
-        }
-        $output .= '</td><td>';
-            
-        if ($stillactive) {
+            $output .= '</td><td>';
+                
+            if ($stillactive) {
                 my $parmitem = &standard_parameter_names($parmname);
                 $parmitem = &mt($parmitem);
-        my $title=&mt('Changed [_1]',$parmitem);
+                my $title=&mt('Changed [_1]',$parmitem);
                 my $description=&mt('Changed [_1] for [_2] to [_3]',
-                                    $parmitem,$realmdescription,
+                    $parmitem,$realmdescription,
                     (&isdateparm($istype{$parmname})?&Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($value):$value));
-        if (($uname) && ($udom)) {
-            $output .=
-            &Apache::loncommon::messagewrapper('Notify User',
-                               $uname,$udom,$title,
-                               $description);
-        } else {
-            $output .=
-            &Apache::lonrss::course_blog_link($id,$title,
-                              $description);
-        }
+                if (($uname) && ($udom)) {
+                    $output .=
+                    &Apache::loncommon::messagewrapper('Notify User',
+                                    $uname,$udom,$title,
+                                    $description);
+                } else {
+                    $output .=
+                    &Apache::lonrss::course_blog_link($id,$title,
+                                    $description);
+                }
+            }
+            $output .= '</td>'.&Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row();
         }
-        $output .= '</td>'.&Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row();
-    }
         if ($env{'form.displayfilter'} eq 'containing') {
-        my $wholeentry=$about_me_link.':'.
-        $parmlog{$id}{'exe_uname'}.':'.$parmlog{$id}{'exe_udom'}.':'.
-        $output;
-        if ($wholeentry!~/\Q$env{'form.containingphrase'}\E/i) { next; }
-    }
+            my $wholeentry=$about_me_link.':'.
+            $parmlog{$id}{'exe_uname'}.':'.$parmlog{$id}{'exe_udom'}.':'.
+            $output;
+            if ($wholeentry!~/\Q$env{'form.containingphrase'}\E/i) { next; }
+        }
         if ($count) {
-        $r->print($row_start.'<td rowspan="'.$count.'">'.$time.'</td>
-                       <td rowspan="'.$count.'">'.$about_me_link.
-          '<br /><tt>'.$parmlog{$id}{'exe_uname'}.
-                      ':'.$parmlog{$id}{'exe_udom'}.'</tt>'.
-          $send_msg_link.'</td>'.$output);
-        $shown++;
-    }
-    if (!($env{'form.show'} eq &mt('all')
-          || $shown<=$env{'form.show'})) { last; }
+            $r->print($row_start.'<td rowspan="'.$count.'">'.$time.'</td>
+                        <td rowspan="'.$count.'">'.$about_me_link.
+            '<br /><tt>'.$parmlog{$id}{'exe_uname'}.
+                        ':'.$parmlog{$id}{'exe_udom'}.'</tt>'.
+            $send_msg_link.'</td>'.$output);
+            $shown++;
+        }
+        if (!($env{'form.show'} eq &mt('all')
+            || $shown<=$env{'form.show'})) { last; }
     }
     $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::end_data_table());
     &endSettingsScreen($r);
     $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::end_page());
 }
 
+##################################################
+# MISC !
+##################################################
+
+# Used by table UI
 sub update_slots {
     my ($slot_name,$cdom,$cnum,$symb,$uname,$udom) = @_;
     my %slot=&Apache::lonnet::get_slot($slot_name);
@@ -4634,6 +5645,7 @@ sub update_slots {
     return $success;
 }
 
+# Used by table UI
 sub delete_slots {
     my ($slot_name,$cdom,$cnum,$uname,$udom,$symb) = @_;
     my $delresult;
@@ -4669,6 +5681,7 @@ sub delete_slots {
     return $delresult;
 }
 
+# Used by handler
 sub check_for_course_info {
     my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
     return 1 if ($navmap);
@@ -4685,52 +5698,45 @@ sub parameter_release_vars {
 }
 
 sub parameter_releasecheck {
-    my ($name,$value,$needsrelease,$chostname,$cmajor,$cminor) = @_;
+    my ($name,$value,$valmatch,$namematch,$needsrelease,$cmajor,$cminor) = @_;
     my $needsnewer;
     my ($needsmajor,$needsminor) = split(/\./,$needsrelease);
     if (($cmajor < $needsmajor) || 
         ($cmajor == $needsmajor && $cminor < $needsminor)) {
         $needsnewer = 1;
-    } else {
-        &Apache::lonnet::update_released_required($Apache::lonnet::needsrelease{'parameter:'.$name.':'.$value});
+    } elsif ($name) {
+        if ($valmatch) {
+            &Apache::lonnet::update_released_required($Apache::lonnet::needsrelease{'parameter:'.$name.'::'.$valmatch.':'});
+        } elsif ($value) { 
+            &Apache::lonnet::update_released_required($Apache::lonnet::needsrelease{'parameter:'.$name.':'.$value.'::'});
+        }
+    } elsif ($namematch) {
+        &Apache::lonnet::update_released_required($Apache::lonnet::needsrelease{'parameter::::'.$namematch});
     }
     return $needsnewer;
 }
 
-sub oldversion_warning {
-    my ($name,$value,$chostname,$cmajor,$cminor,$needsrelease) = @_;
-    my $desc;
-    my %stringtypes = (
-                        type         => 'string_questiontype',
-                        lenient      => 'string_lenient',
-                        retrypartial => 'string_yesno',
-                        discussvote  => 'string_discussvote',
-                        examcode     => 'string_examcode',
-                      );
-    if (exists($stringtypes{$name})) {
-        if ($name eq 'examcode') {
-            $desc = $value;
-        } elsif (ref($strings{$stringtypes{$name}}) eq 'ARRAY') {
-            foreach my $possibilities (@{ $strings{$stringtypes{$name}} }) {
-                next unless (ref($possibilities) eq 'ARRAY');
-                my ($parmval, $description) = @{ $possibilities };
-                if ($parmval eq $value) {
-                    $desc = $description;
-                    last;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    my $standard_name = &standard_parameter_names($name);
-    return '<p class="LC_warning">'.
-           &mt('[_1] was [_2]not[_3] set to [_4].',
-               $standard_name,'<b>','</b>','"'.$desc.'"').'<br />'.
-           &mt('LON-CAPA version ([_1]) installed on home server ([_2]) does not meet version requirements ([_3] or newer).',
-           $cmajor.'.'.$cminor,$chostname,
-           $needsrelease).
-           '</p>';
-}
+##################################################
+# HANDLER
+##################################################
 
+# Main handler for lonparmset.
+# Sub called based on request parameters action and command:
+# no command or action: print_main_menu
+# command 'set': assessparms (direct access to table mode for a resource)
+#                (this can also be accessed simply with the symb parameter)
+# action 'setoverview': overview (display all existing parameter settings)
+# action 'addmetadata': addmetafield (called to add a portfolio metadata field)
+# action 'ordermetadata': order_meta_fields (called to order portfolio metadata fields)
+# action 'setrestrictmeta': setrestrictmeta (display or save portfolio metadata)
+# action 'newoverview': newoverview (overview mode)
+# action 'setdefaults': defaultsetter (UI to change parameter setting default actions)
+# action 'settable': assessparms (table mode)
+# action 'parameterchangelog': parm_change_log (display log for parameter changes,
+#                              blog postings, user notification changes)
+# action 'cleanparameters': clean_parameters (unused)
+# action 'dateshift1': date_shift_one (overview mode, shift all dates)
+# action 'dateshift2': date_shift_two (overview mode, shift all dates)
 sub handler {
     my $r=shift;
 
@@ -4771,28 +5777,28 @@ sub handler {
         # Check first if coming from someone else headed directly for
         #  the table mode
         if ((($env{'form.command'} eq 'set') && ($env{'form.url'})
-         && (!$env{'form.dis'})) || ($env{'form.symb'})) {
-        &assessparms($r);
+                && (!$env{'form.dis'})) || ($env{'form.symb'})) {
+            &assessparms($r);
         } elsif (! exists($env{'form.action'})) {
             &print_main_menu($r,$parm_permission);
         } elsif ($env{'form.action'} eq 'setoverview') {
-        &overview($r);
-    } elsif ($env{'form.action'} eq 'addmetadata') {
-        &addmetafield($r);
-    } elsif ($env{'form.action'} eq 'ordermetadata') {
-        &order_meta_fields($r);
+            &overview($r);
+        } elsif ($env{'form.action'} eq 'addmetadata') {
+            &addmetafield($r);
+        } elsif ($env{'form.action'} eq 'ordermetadata') {
+            &order_meta_fields($r);
         } elsif ($env{'form.action'} eq 'setrestrictmeta') {
-        &setrestrictmeta($r);
+            &setrestrictmeta($r);
         } elsif ($env{'form.action'} eq 'newoverview') {
-        &newoverview($r);
+            &newoverview($r);
         } elsif ($env{'form.action'} eq 'setdefaults') {
-        &defaultsetter($r);
-    } elsif ($env{'form.action'} eq 'settable') {
-        &assessparms($r);
+            &defaultsetter($r);
+        } elsif ($env{'form.action'} eq 'settable') {
+            &assessparms($r);
         } elsif ($env{'form.action'} eq 'parameterchangelog') {
-        &parm_change_log($r);
+            &parm_change_log($r);
         } elsif ($env{'form.action'} eq 'cleanparameters') {
-        &clean_parameters($r);
+            &clean_parameters($r);
         } elsif ($env{'form.action'} eq 'dateshift1') {
             &date_shift_one($r);
         } elsif ($env{'form.action'} eq 'dateshift2') {
@@ -4800,14 +5806,14 @@ sub handler {
         }
     } else {
 # ----------------------------- Not in a course, or not allowed to modify parms
-    if ($exists) {
-        $env{'user.error.msg'}=
-        "/adm/parmset:opa:0:0:Cannot modify assessment parameters";
-    } else {
-        $env{'user.error.msg'}=
-        "/adm/parmset::0:1:Course environment gone, reinitialize the course";
-    }
-    return HTTP_NOT_ACCEPTABLE;
+        if ($exists) {
+            $env{'user.error.msg'}=
+            "/adm/parmset:opa:0:0:Cannot modify assessment parameters";
+        } else {
+            $env{'user.error.msg'}=
+            "/adm/parmset::0:1:Course environment gone, reinitialize the course";
+        }
+        return HTTP_NOT_ACCEPTABLE;
     }
     &reset_caches();