Course materials: search results should not display a blank "Section"

[Beth Willis]

EG 3.6

In course materials is is possible, but not required, to associate a "section" with a course. The course "section" displays in the catalog. However, the course search results should not display a blank "section" if no section has been associated with the course. (Please see attached screenshot.)

[Jane Sandberg (sandbergja)]

Here's a branch that gets rid of these blank sections: user/sandbergja/lp1913221_opac_no_blank_section_number

Here's a link: https://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=working/Evergreen.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/user/sandbergja/lp1913221_opac_no_blank_section_number

Here are testing notes from the commit message:

1) Use the Library Settings Editor to turn on the Course Materials Module.
2) In Local administration, go to the course reserves list.
3) Add several courses, some with section numbers, others without.
4) In the OPAC, use the Course Search function to search for the courses you just added.
5) Notice that the search results page has a place for section numbers, whether or not the course has one.
6) Click into some of the courses. Notice that the course page also includes a place for section numbers, whether or not the course has one.
7) Apply this patch.
8) Repeat steps 4-6. Notice that the blank "section number" areas no longer appear.

[Beth Willis (willis-a)]

I tested this fix on the Equinox Test Server 2.

In Course Materials I added some courses with and without section numbers.

In the OPAC, use the Course Search function to search for the courses I had added.

On the search results page, section numbers displayed only for courses for which I had assigned a section.

I clicked into the courses and found that section numbers only displayed for courses for which sections were assigned.

I am signing off with my name, Beth Willis, and my email address, <email address hidden>

[Galen Charlton (gmc)]

Pushed to master, rel_3_7, and rel_3_6. Thanks, Jane and Beth!