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Case 2: Parent nodes not included in the branched document
For the input document in the following image, the filter criteria System Requirements is applied and the noincludeHierarchicalContent option is used. In the branched document that is created, child nodes that are system requirements are included only if parent nodes up in the hierarchy match the filter criteria System Requirements.