Fix regression on creating new sections and subsections. They were being set…

Fix regression on creating new sections and subsections. They were being set into 'draft' when we are not currently supporting draft modes for those areas of the hierarchy

cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py

@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ def unpublish_unit(request):
     return HttpResponse()
 
 
+
 @login_required
 @expect_json
 def clone_item(request):
@@ -581,10 +582,13 @@ def clone_item(request):
     if not has_access(request.user, parent_location):
         raise PermissionDenied()
 
-    parent = modulestore().get_item(parent_location)
+    # if we are creating a new section or subsection, then we don't want draft awareness
+    _modulestore = modulestore() if template.category not in ('sequential','chapter') else modulestore('direct')
+
+    parent = _modulestore.get_item(parent_location)
     dest_location = parent_location._replace(category=template.category, name=uuid4().hex)
 
-    new_item = modulestore().clone_item(template, dest_location)
+    new_item = _modulestore.clone_item(template, dest_location)
 
     # TODO: This needs to be deleted when we have proper storage for static content
     new_item.metadata['data_dir'] = parent.metadata['data_dir']
@@ -593,7 +597,7 @@ def clone_item(request):
     if display_name is not None:
         new_item.metadata['display_name'] = display_name
 
-    modulestore().update_metadata(new_item.location.url(), new_item.own_metadata)
+    _modulestore.update_metadata(new_item.location.url(), new_item.own_metadata)
 
     if parent_location.category not in ('vertical',):
         parent_update_modulestore = modulestore('direct')