Index: patches.txt
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--- patches.txt	(revision 325265)
+++ patches.txt	(working copy)
@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@
 SAK-29859	Cannot create site from admin workspace
 UMICH-1186      Add text to CTools Worksite Setup / New site page
 UMICH-1194      Add additional messaging in CTools My Workspace: Worksite Setup Page 
+UMICH-1197	Disable site creation - add message to that effect
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Index: site-manage-tool/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/site/tool/SiteAction.java
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--- site-manage-tool/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/site/tool/SiteAction.java	(revision 325265)
+++ site-manage-tool/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/site/tool/SiteAction.java	(working copy)
@@ -1920,11 +1920,11 @@
 									"doMenu_edit_site_access"));
 							
 							// hide site duplicate and import
-							if (SiteService.allowAddSite(null) && ServerConfigurationService.getBoolean("site.setup.allowDuplicateSite", true))
-							{
-								b.add(new MenuEntry(rb.getString("java.duplicate"),
-										"doMenu_siteInfo_duplicate"));
-							}
+							//if (SiteService.allowAddSite(null) && ServerConfigurationService.getBoolean("site.setup.allowDuplicateSite", true))
+							//{
+							//	b.add(new MenuEntry(rb.getString("java.duplicate"),
+							//			"doMenu_siteInfo_duplicate"));
+							//}
 
 							List updatableSites = SiteService
 									.getSites(
Index: site-manage-tool/tool/src/webapp/css/site-manage.css
===================================================================
--- site-manage-tool/tool/src/webapp/css/site-manage.css	(revision 325265)
+++ site-manage-tool/tool/src/webapp/css/site-manage.css	(working copy)
@@ -823,3 +823,12 @@
     top:5px;
     right:5px;
 }
+.siteAlert {
+  background-color: #f2dede;
+  border-color: #ebcccc;
+  color: #a94442;
+  padding: 1rem;
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
+  border-radius: .25rem;
+}
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Index: site-manage-tool/tool/src/webapp/js/site-manage.js
===================================================================
--- site-manage-tool/tool/src/webapp/js/site-manage.js	(revision 325265)
+++ site-manage-tool/tool/src/webapp/js/site-manage.js	(working copy)
@@ -7,6 +7,20 @@
   cache: false
 });
 
+var importExternalMessage = function() {
+    $.ajax({
+      url: "/access/content/public/no_new_sites_message.txt",
+      cache: true,
+      success: function(html){
+        $("#importExternalAlert").html( html );
+      },
+      error: function(){
+        $("#importExternalAlert").remove() 
+      }
+    });
+};
+
+
 /*
  calling template has dom placeholder for dialog,
  args:class of trigger, id of dialog, message strings
Index: site-manage-tool/tool/src/webapp/vm/sitesetup/chef_site-list.vm
===================================================================
--- site-manage-tool/tool/src/webapp/vm/sitesetup/chef_site-list.vm	(revision 325265)
+++ site-manage-tool/tool/src/webapp/vm/sitesetup/chef_site-list.vm	(working copy)
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 <div id="dialog"></div>
 <script type="text/javascript">
     $(document).ready(function(){
+    	importExternalMessage();
 		sakai.getSiteInfo('getSiteDesc','dialog','$tlang.getString("sitegen.siteinfolist.nosd")','$tlang.getString("sitegen.siteinfolist.nold")');
 		sakai.setupSelectList('siteList','toggleAllSelected','selectedSelected');
                 setupRecentSite();
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
 <div class ="portletBody">
 	<ul id="actionToolBar" class="navIntraTool actionToolBar">
 		#if($allowAddSite)
-			<li class="firstToolBarItem"><span><a href="#toolLink("$action" "doNew_site")" title="$tlang.getString('java.new')">$tlang.getString("java.new")</a></span></li>
+			##<li class="firstToolBarItem"><span><a href="#toolLink("$action" "doNew_site")" title="$tlang.getString('java.new')">$tlang.getString("java.new")</a></span></li>
 		#end
 		<li class="dummyToolBarLink"><span class="current">$tlang.getString("java.revise")</span></li>
 		<li class="dummyToolBarLink"><span class="current">$tlang.getString("java.delete")</span></li>
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@
 	#end
 	<form id="sitesForm" name="sitesForm" action="#toolForm("SiteAction")" method="post">
 		<input type="hidden" name="sakai_action" id="sakai_action" value="" />
+		<div class="siteAlert" id="importExternalAlert"></div>
 		#if ($sites.size() > 0)
 			<table class ="listHier lines nolines" summary ="$tlang.getString('list.summary')" border ="0" id ="siteList" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
 				<tr>