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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-31563

When changing a course section number to lower values, conten in the rest of the sections remains but is hidden

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    • Improvement
    • Status: Closed
    • Major
    • Resolution: Deferred
    • 2.0.2, 2.1.4, 2.2.1
    • None
    • Course
    • MOODLE_20_STABLE, MOODLE_21_STABLE, MOODLE_22_STABLE
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      1. Create a new empty course with 20 sections
      2. Enter the course and now change the number of sections to 16
      3. Look into course_sections table and you will see that sections are still there
      4. Export the course and notice the orphaned sections are present there

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      1. Create a new empty course with 20 sections 2. Enter the course and now change the number of sections to 16 3. Look into course_sections table and you will see that sections are still there 4. Export the course and notice the orphaned sections are present there

    Description

      If you ever try to change number of sections of an existing course to a lower value than initial Moodle will NOT remove the extra sections and associated activities etc. They will be present there forever until you actually delete the course. They will be preserved even during export/import.

      To me this looks like a bug.

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          Discovered while testing

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-31562 Labels are not being exported in common cartridge format even though their import is supported.

          • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
          • Closed
          has been marked as being related by

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-35699 Visible content in a hidden section is accessible

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-43616 Hidden activities can still be made "visible" through their settings page

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-35663 Option to disable unhidden activities in sections hidden from students

          • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
          • Closed
          will be (partly) resolved by

          Sub-task - Issues are sometimes broken into multiple sub-tasks. MDL-32771 Add ability to reduce number of sections as well as increase

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed
          will help resolve

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-43616 Hidden activities can still be made "visible" through their settings page

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

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              moodle.com Moodle HQ
              darko.miletic Darko Miletic
              Amaia Anabitarte, Carlos Escobedo, Laurent David, Mikel Martín Corrales, Sabina Abellan, Sara Arjona (@sarjona)
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