Alexander Adolf <alexander.ad...@condition-alpha.com> writes: >> Not sure here. %EFFORT should not count. I tried the following: >> >> #+COLUMNS: %EFFORT{mean} %EFFORT{+} > ... > Consider this example: > ... > The EFFORT and TIME_ESTIMATE properties for "Task 1" will never get > updated for as long as the column specification without summary comes > first. Swap the order of columns for EFFORT, or TIME_ESTIMATE, and the > respective property of "Task 1" will get updated. > > Thus, the computation of the parent values is done as expected. The only > thing that seems determined by the first column specification for a > property, is the updating of the parent property's value.
I confirm. This is because the underlying code that limits the updates to "first occurrence", suppress updates even if the first occurrence does not have any summary. I'd call it a bug. Although, I am not a big fan of this idea with modifying the headings by side effect. -- Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, Org mode contributor, Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>. Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>, or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>