--- loncom/html/adm/helper/parameter.helper	2010/03/16 15:12:36	1.19
+++ loncom/html/adm/helper/parameter.helper	2015/08/15 20:12:04	1.20
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<helper title="Course Parameter Helper" requiredpriv='opa'>
+<helper title="Course Parameter Helper" requiredpriv='opa&S'>
 
   <exec>
     # 'dateTypeHash' should really be renamed now that we have tries...
@@ -144,8 +144,11 @@
         ' for ...');
       </eval>
     <choices variable="TARGETS">
-      <choice computer="course" nextstate="FINISH">
-         . . . for <b>all students</b> in the course</choice>
+      <condition>
+        <clause>return 1 if ($env{'request.course.sec'} eq '')</clause>
+        <choice computer="course" nextstate="FINISH">
+           . . . for <b>all students</b> in the course</choice>
+      </condition>
       <choice computer="section" nextstate="CHOOSE_SECTION">
          . . . for a particular <b>section</b></choice>
       <condition>
@@ -163,7 +166,7 @@
       return &mt('Please select the section you wish to set the ' .
        &{$helper->{DATA}->{'dateType'}}() .
          ' for:').'<br />';</eval>
-    <section variable="SECTION_NAME" nextstate="FINISH" />
+    <section variable="SECTION_NAME" nextstate="FINISH" onlysections="1" />
     </state>
 
   <state name="CHOOSE_GROUP" title="Select Group">