> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#ecmThank you. I found that
> skip-empty-rows works correctly only if ITEM is in the COLUMNS property. Here
> is an ECM :). As you can see, when ITEM is not included in COLUMNS property,
> it generates an empty line for the parent heading.* Columnview with ITEM in
> columns:PROPERTIES::COLUMNS: %ITEM %Variable:END:- This correctly skips the
> parent headline because ITEM is one of the columns#+BEGIN: columnview :hlines
> 1 :id local :maxlevel 2 :skip-empty-rows t| ITEM | Variable
> ||-----------------+----------|| ** Subheading 1 | 1 || ** Subheading
> 2 | 2 |#+END** Subheading 1:PROPERTIES::Name: Subheading
> 1:Variable: 1:END:** Subheading 2:PROPERTIES::Name: Subheading
> 2:Variable: 2:END:* Columnview without ITEM in columns:PROPERTIES::COLUMNS:
> %Name %Variable:END:- When ITEM is not in columns, columnview generates one
> empty line on the top:#+BEGIN: columnview :hlines 1 :id local :maxlevel 2
> :skip-empty-rows t| Name | Variable ||--------------+----------||
> | || Subheading 1 | 1 || Subheading 2 | 2
> |#+END** Subheading 1:PROPERTIES::Name: Subheading 1:Variable: 1:END:**
> Subheading 2:PROPERTIES::Name: Subheading 2:Variable: 2:END: