--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2021/09/11 15:57:33	1.1075.2.156
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2021/09/11 16:00:23	1.1075.2.157
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1075.2.156 2021/09/11 15:57:33 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1075.2.157 2021/09/11 16:00:23 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -10427,11 +10427,15 @@ sub sorted_inst_types {
 }
 
 sub get_institutional_codes {
-    my ($settings,$allcourses,$LC_code) = @_;
+    my ($cdom,$crs,$settings,$allcourses,$LC_code) = @_;
 # Get complete list of course sections to update
     my @currsections = ();
     my @currxlists = ();
+    my (%unclutteredsec,%unclutteredlcsec);
     my $coursecode = $$settings{'internal.coursecode'};
+    my $crskey = $crs.':'.$coursecode;
+    @{$unclutteredsec{$crskey}} = ();
+    @{$unclutteredlcsec{$crskey}} = ();
 
     if ($$settings{'internal.sectionnums'} ne '') {
         @currsections = split(/,/,$$settings{'internal.sectionnums'});
@@ -10442,8 +10446,8 @@ sub get_institutional_codes {
     }
 
     if (@currxlists > 0) {
-        foreach (@currxlists) {
-            if (m/^([^:]+):(\w*)$/) {
+        foreach my $xl (@currxlists) {
+            if ($xl =~ /^([^:]+):(\w*)$/) {
                 unless (grep/^$1$/,@{$allcourses}) {
                     push(@{$allcourses},$1);
                     $$LC_code{$1} = $2;
@@ -10451,15 +10455,28 @@ sub get_institutional_codes {
             }
         }
     }
- 
+
     if (@currsections > 0) {
-        foreach (@currsections) {
-            if (m/^(\w+):(\w*)$/) {
-                my $sec = $coursecode.$1;
+        foreach my $sec (@currsections) {
+            if ($sec =~ m/^(\w+):(\w*)$/ ) {
+                my $instsec = $1;
                 my $lc_sec = $2;
-                unless (grep/^$sec$/,@{$allcourses}) {
+                unless (grep/^\Q$instsec\E$/,@{$unclutteredsec{$crskey}}) {
+                    push(@{$unclutteredsec{$crskey}},$instsec);
+                    push(@{$unclutteredlcsec{$crskey}},$lc_sec);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (@{$unclutteredsec{$crskey}} > 0) {
+        my %formattedsec = &Apache::lonnet::auto_instsec_reformat($cdom,'clutter',\%unclutteredsec);
+        if ((ref($formattedsec{$crskey}) eq 'ARRAY') && (ref($unclutteredlcsec{$crskey}) eq 'ARRAY')) {
+            for (my $i=0; $i<@{$formattedsec{$crskey}}; $i++) {
+                my $sec = $coursecode.$formattedsec{$crskey}[$i];
+                unless (grep/^\Q$sec\E$/,@{$allcourses}) {
                     push(@{$allcourses},$sec);
-                    $$LC_code{$sec} = $lc_sec;
+                    $$LC_code{$sec} = $unclutteredlcsec{$crskey}[$i];
                 }
             }
         }