--- loncom/automation/batchcreatecourse.pm	2020/07/20 01:02:00	1.40.2.3.2.1
+++ loncom/automation/batchcreatecourse.pm	2020/07/01 20:09:03	1.45
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: batchcreatecourse.pm,v 1.40.2.3.2.1 2020/07/20 01:02:00 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: batchcreatecourse.pm,v 1.45 2020/07/01 20:09:03 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ use strict;
 # firstres can be nav, syl, or blank for "Navigate Contents", Syllabus, or
 # no entry respectively.
 # 
-# crstype can be Course or Community
+# crstype can be Course, Community or Placement
 #
 # crsquota is the total disk space permitted for course group portfolio files
 # in all course groups.
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ sub create_courses {
     if (@{$requests} > 0) {
         foreach my $request (@{$requests}) {
             my %details = ();
-            my $clonemsg = []; 
+            my $clonemsg = [];
             if (-e $newcoursedir.'/'.$request) {
                 &parse_coursereqs($newcoursedir.'/'.$request, \%details);
                 foreach my $num (sort(keys(%details))) {
@@ -468,7 +468,11 @@ sub build_course {
             $rolenames = $longroles->{'Community'};
         }
     } else {
-        $crstype = 'Course';
+        if ($details->{'crstype'} eq 'Placement') {
+            $crstype = $details->{'crstype'};
+        } else {
+            $crstype = 'Course';
+        }
         $ccrole = 'cc';
         if (ref($longroles) eq 'HASH') {
             $rolenames = $longroles->{'Course'};
@@ -491,6 +495,8 @@ sub build_course {
     if ($firstres eq '') {
         if ($crstype eq 'Community') {
             $firstres = 'nav';
+        } elsif ($crstype eq 'Placement') {
+            $firstres = 'blank'; 
         } else {
             $firstres = 'syl';
         }
@@ -596,7 +602,7 @@ sub build_course {
             $$logmsg .= &mt('Invalid home server for course').': '.$details->{'coursehome'};
             return;
         }
-        my ($success,$msg,$cloneinfo) =
+        my ($success,$msg,$cloneinfo) = 
             &Apache::loncommon::construct_course($courseargs,$logmsg,\$courseid,\$crsudom,\$crsunum,
                                                  $udom,$uname,$context,$cnum,$category,$coderef,
                                                  $callercontext,$user_lh);
@@ -610,7 +616,7 @@ sub build_course {
     } else {
         return;
     }
-    
+
 #
 # Make owner a coordinator
 #