TOC not updating page numbers FrameMaker 2017

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I am editing an existing user manual.I updating information on several pages which will throw off the actual pages versus the TOCI added two new header sections (Heading 3, not a chapter) that should show in the TOCI performed the steps to update the pages, chapters, and footnote for page numbers in the footer - all of that was successful.However, when I save to PDF, the TOC is not updating.I manually add the (2) new headers where they should go by copying and pasting a similar. So they are there and formatted, but not linking.I have tried several times to "Update the Book" with just the book open and not documents open, and the TOC does not update. The Update Book has nothing in the "Generate:" field. (see capture)The "Setup Table of Contents" does not display on the "Edit" menu. I see the following. How do I update the TOC to reflect the new page numbers and the new headers? Thanks!

She_Tried_It · Accepted Answer

SOLVEDISSUE: Existing table of contents was not updating and had the icon of a regular document and was not the "orange" icon of a TOC. Newly created TOC was correct with page numbers and links and displayed the "orange" TOC icon. But was not properly styled and would not accept any pre-existing style.SITUATION: The previous person working these files named the Paragraph Designer style for the table of contents as: Title TOC, Header 1 TOC, Glossary TOC, etc.PROBLEM: You cannot have a style that matches the suffix of the table of contents file. In my case, the suffix by default was TOC.FIX: I renamed the styles in the Paragraph Designer to remove the TOC. Now... I suppose, when you create the TOC, you can specify your own suffix. But I'm not willing to delete the current TOC and start over. At any rate, the Suffix and the style cannot have the same element.NOTE: Since there are "Chapter Titles" on the actual document pages and "Chapter Titles" you map to in the TOC, I assume the person named the TOC styles with the "TOC", and also named the TOC document with the "TOC" suffix, creating the problem. I now see why they, nor I could ever update the TOC to match.So when helping troubleshoot "Table of Contents not using existing Paragraph Designer style" or "Table of Contents not formatting", also view the naming convention of the TOC and styles.As usual, thanks a million for all of your help!!!!

__AG__ · Answer

From what can be seen of the screen capture of the book file, the TOC, Index and Glossary files are not generated files from the book. By default FM creates these generated files with the bookname and appends _TOC, IX, etc. to the bookname. One quick way to make them available as generated files, is to remove them from the book and then use the FM book menu to add these. FM will generate new default ones. Then import the formats from the respective old TableOfCintents, Index, etc. files into the new default ones. Then regenerate the book again and they should be all up to date.

However, if those files were created by some manual means, then you're going to have to back to square one and re-do them properly.

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