Index: lams_admin/web/WEB-INF/tags/Rating.tag
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diff -u -radd7948dbdf9451fb5bb7839e22d2f22ca8b54f1 -r1c26c2925be758ef3f54ac2e98687f6d9db079d1
--- lams_admin/web/WEB-INF/tags/Rating.tag	(.../Rating.tag)	(revision add7948dbdf9451fb5bb7839e22d2f22ca8b54f1)
+++ lams_admin/web/WEB-INF/tags/Rating.tag	(.../Rating.tag)	(revision 1c26c2925be758ef3f54ac2e98687f6d9db079d1)
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 <%@ attribute name="averageRatingLabel" required="false" rtexprvalue="true" %>
 <%@ attribute name="minNumberWordsLabel" required="false" rtexprvalue="true" %>
 <%@ attribute name="showComments" required="false" rtexprvalue="true" %>
+<%@ attribute name="allowRetries" required="false" rtexprvalue="true" %>
 
 <%-- Default value for message key --%>
 <c:if test="${empty disabled}">
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@
 	</c:forEach>
 </c:if>
 
+<c:if test="${empty allowRetries}">
+	<c:set var="allowRetries" value="false" scope="request"/>
+</c:if>
+
 <%--Rating stars area---------------------------------------%>
 
 <div class="extra-controls-inner">
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@
 		<c:set var="isCriteriaNotRatedByUser" value='${criteriaDto.userRating == ""}'/>
 	
 		<c:choose>
-			<c:when test='${disabled || isItemAuthoredByUser || (maxRates > 0) && (countRatedItems >= maxRates)  && !hasStartedRating || !isCriteriaNotRatedByUser}'>
+			<c:when test='${disabled || isItemAuthoredByUser || ((maxRates > 0) && (countRatedItems >= maxRates)  && !hasStartedRating) || !(isCriteriaNotRatedByUser || allowRetries)}'>
 				<c:set var="ratingStarsClass" value="rating-stars-disabled"/>
 			</c:when>
 			<c:otherwise>
Index: lams_central/web/WEB-INF/tags/Rating.tag
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diff -u -r832f4665f1527659e37bbcd0c2b7b7a20d6fff10 -r1c26c2925be758ef3f54ac2e98687f6d9db079d1
--- lams_central/web/WEB-INF/tags/Rating.tag	(.../Rating.tag)	(revision 832f4665f1527659e37bbcd0c2b7b7a20d6fff10)
+++ lams_central/web/WEB-INF/tags/Rating.tag	(.../Rating.tag)	(revision 1c26c2925be758ef3f54ac2e98687f6d9db079d1)
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 <%@ attribute name="averageRatingLabel" required="false" rtexprvalue="true" %>
 <%@ attribute name="minNumberWordsLabel" required="false" rtexprvalue="true" %>
 <%@ attribute name="showComments" required="false" rtexprvalue="true" %>
+<%@ attribute name="allowRetries" required="false" rtexprvalue="true" %>
 
 <%-- Default value for message key --%>
 <c:if test="${empty disabled}">
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@
 	</c:forEach>
 </c:if>
 
+<c:if test="${empty allowRetries}">
+	<c:set var="allowRetries" value="false" scope="request"/>
+</c:if>
+
 <%--Rating stars area---------------------------------------%>
 
 <div class="extra-controls-inner">
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@
 		<c:set var="isCriteriaNotRatedByUser" value='${criteriaDto.userRating == ""}'/>
 	
 		<c:choose>
-			<c:when test='${disabled || isItemAuthoredByUser || (maxRates > 0) && (countRatedItems >= maxRates)  && !hasStartedRating || !isCriteriaNotRatedByUser}'>
+			<c:when test='${disabled || isItemAuthoredByUser || ((maxRates > 0) && (countRatedItems >= maxRates)  && !hasStartedRating) || !(isCriteriaNotRatedByUser || allowRetries)}'>
 				<c:set var="ratingStarsClass" value="rating-stars-disabled"/>
 			</c:when>
 			<c:otherwise>
Index: lams_central/web/includes/javascript/rating.js
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diff -u -r4157e74ed646af370ccc0c1937733187c4e3117c -r1c26c2925be758ef3f54ac2e98687f6d9db079d1
--- lams_central/web/includes/javascript/rating.js	(.../rating.js)	(revision 4157e74ed646af370ccc0c1937733187c4e3117c)
+++ lams_central/web/includes/javascript/rating.js	(.../rating.js)	(revision 1c26c2925be758ef3f54ac2e98687f6d9db079d1)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 //Please, set up LAMS_URL, COUNT_RATED_ITEMS, COMMENTS_MIN_WORDS_LIMIT, MAX_RATES and MIN_RATES, MAX_RATINGS_FOR_ITEM,
-//COMMENT_TEXTAREA_TIP_LABEL, WARN_COMMENTS_IS_BLANK_LABEL, WARN_MIN_NUMBER_WORDS_LABEL constants in parent document
+//COMMENT_TEXTAREA_TIP_LABEL, WARN_COMMENTS_IS_BLANK_LABEL, WARN_MIN_NUMBER_WORDS_LABEL, ALLOW_RERATE  constants in parent document
 
 //constant indicating there is rting limits set up
 var HAS_RATING_LIMITS;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 });
 
 //initialize jRating and post comment button. Note: we need the quotes around undefined for the typeof !
-function initializeJRating(allowReRate) {
+function initializeJRating() {
 
 	var maxRatingsForItem;
 	if ( typeof MAX_RATINGS_FOR_ITEM === "undefined" || MAX_RATINGS_FOR_ITEM === undefined )
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@
 	else 
 		ratingLimitsByCriteria = LIMIT_BY_CRITERIA;
 
-	var nbRates = 0;
-	var canRateAgain = false; 
-	if ( allowReRate ) {
-		nbRates = 100;
-		canRateAgain = true;
+	var canRateAgain; 
+	if ( typeof ALLOW_RERATE === "undefined" || ALLOW_RERATE === undefined ) {
+		canRateAgain = false; 
+	} else {
+		canRateAgain = ALLOW_RERATE;
 	}
 		
 	$(".rating-stars-new").filter($(".rating-stars")).jRating({
 		phpPath : LAMS_URL + "servlet/rateItem?hasRatingLimits=" + HAS_RATING_LIMITS + "&ratingLimitsByCriteria=" + ratingLimitsByCriteria + "&maxRatingsForItem=" + maxRatingsForItem,
 		rateMax : 5,
 		decimalLength : 1,
 		canRateAgain : canRateAgain,
-        nbRates : nbRates,
+        nbRates : canRateAgain ? 100 : 0,
 		onSuccess : function(data, itemId){
 			$("#user-rating-" + itemId).html(data.userRating);
 			$("#average-rating-" + itemId).html(data.averageRating);
Index: lams_gradebook/web/WEB-INF/tags/Rating.tag
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diff -u -r6e11b20353d23ae1ef9a153af2109ec0e5c4049f -r1c26c2925be758ef3f54ac2e98687f6d9db079d1
--- lams_gradebook/web/WEB-INF/tags/Rating.tag	(.../Rating.tag)	(revision 6e11b20353d23ae1ef9a153af2109ec0e5c4049f)
+++ lams_gradebook/web/WEB-INF/tags/Rating.tag	(.../Rating.tag)	(revision 1c26c2925be758ef3f54ac2e98687f6d9db079d1)
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 <%@ attribute name="averageRatingLabel" required="false" rtexprvalue="true" %>
 <%@ attribute name="minNumberWordsLabel" required="false" rtexprvalue="true" %>
 <%@ attribute name="showComments" required="false" rtexprvalue="true" %>
+<%@ attribute name="allowRetries" required="false" rtexprvalue="true" %>
 
 <%-- Default value for message key --%>
 <c:if test="${empty disabled}">
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@
 	</c:forEach>
 </c:if>
 
+<c:if test="${empty allowRetries}">
+	<c:set var="allowRetries" value="false" scope="request"/>
+</c:if>
+
 <%--Rating stars area---------------------------------------%>
 
 <div class="extra-controls-inner">
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@
 		<c:set var="isCriteriaNotRatedByUser" value='${criteriaDto.userRating == ""}'/>
 	
 		<c:choose>
-			<c:when test='${disabled || isItemAuthoredByUser || (maxRates > 0) && (countRatedItems >= maxRates)  && !hasStartedRating || !isCriteriaNotRatedByUser}'>
+			<c:when test='${disabled || isItemAuthoredByUser || ((maxRates > 0) && (countRatedItems >= maxRates)  && !hasStartedRating) || !(isCriteriaNotRatedByUser || allowRetries)}'>
 				<c:set var="ratingStarsClass" value="rating-stars-disabled"/>
 			</c:when>
 			<c:otherwise>