Folder vs. Topic Condition Tags

[whsnow]

I'm trying to figure out the relationship between folder level and topic level condition tags. Does a folder level tag override any topic level conditionals? Or is it possible to override folder level conditional tags at the topic level?
Thanks.

[ajturnersurrey]

My experience has been that folder conditionals override topic ones, equally in a TOC conditions applying to a book override those applying to topics within the book. These things have caused me to revisit the structuring of my topics in recent weeks!

[i-tietz]

The rule is: INclude always overrules EXclude. Means:

Folder F has condition X. Topic T is in folder F and has condition Y. Then topic T actually has both conditions:
- If in the target you include condition X and exclude condition Y, topic T is part of the build, because it has the condition X via the folder.
- If in the target you include condition Y and exclude condition X, topic T is also part of the build, because it has the condition Y.

But for conditional text that logic does not apply - if a topic is excluded via folder condition or topic condition, the condition of the text inside the topic is completely irrelevant.

To understand that logic was difficult for me too ...