Course sections outside the "Number of sections" setting are not able to use the "Hidden & Make Available" options.

[Syxton]

Describe the bug "Make Available" is not possible in course sections of a higher number than the course sections that are actually in the course.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behaviour:

1. Create a course with 10 sections.
2. Make an activity in the 10th section.
3. Change the course format "Number of sections" to less than 10.
4. Hide the activity in section 10.
5. Attempt to make the activity "Available"

Expected behaviour All course options are still available for all activities in the course.

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Versions (please complete the following information):

• Moodle: 402.2.1b

Additional context The expected behavior of changing the "Number of sections" is to add more sections or "remove empty / orphan" sections.

[gjb2048]

@Syxton

When was it ever possible to do so in an orphaned section?

"The expected behavior of changing the "Number of sections" is to add more sections or "remove empty / orphan" sections." = no, it works that way already, only removing sections if they don't contain content. If there is content in a section that is greater than the number of sections then that section needs to be an orphan.

[gjb2048]

Note: M4.3 seems to have removed the "Hidden & Make Available" option.

[Syxton]

@gjb2048 We are running Moodle 4.2.3+ and the latest grid release. If I have 10 sections with content, and I change the grid Number of Sections to 8. There is nothing telling the teacher or the student that these sections are now orphaned. In fact the students can still access the content in these sections. The only difference I can see is that you lose the Availability options in those sections.

4.3 still has the options, just prettier menus.

[gjb2048]

@Syxton Course formats have no control / ability to change module code. They can only change the sections, add functionality to the course and control the layout of the sections.

[gjb2048]

Can't alter the menu options for the modules, so apply neural net solution initiated by warning message.