This is driving me bat crap crazy.I have a project that no matter WHAT I do, will not add changed topics to the Output folder for a Responsive HTML Generate step. This project is about ten years old, and had been working fine up until maybe two weeks ago. Can't pin it for sure to the .5 update, but that might be part of it. Have made no changes to build tags or build expressions. Have tried using Republish All selected and not selected (not that that usually makes any difference at all, which is fun when working with large systems... but that's another issue to address at another time).Have tried renaming topics, folders, subfolders that contain the topics I need to see hit the Output folder. What am I missing? Is there a cache file somewhere in my project (on my laptop, not on the server) that controls what the Generate step recognizes as changed topics? I want to blow that sucker out of the water if there is one. Or what else could be interfering? And if you have any info on why Republish All happens regardless of my selection (or not) of it in the Preset, that would be cool.- Laurin, Tyler Technologies

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RH2022Build 5 - Generate step does not detect changed topics

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This is driving me bat crap crazy.

I have a project that no matter WHAT I do, will not add changed topics to the Output folder for a Responsive HTML Generate step. This project is about ten years old, and had been working fine up until maybe two weeks ago. Can't pin it for sure to the .5 update, but that might be part of it.

Have made no changes to build tags or build expressions.
Have tried using Republish All selected and not selected (not that that usually makes any difference at all, which is fun when working with large systems... but that's another issue to address at another time).
Have tried renaming topics, folders, subfolders that contain the topics I need to see hit the Output folder.

What am I missing? Is there a cache file somewhere in my project (on my laptop, not on the server) that controls what the Generate step recognizes as changed topics? I want to blow that sucker out of the water if there is one. Or what else could be interfering?

And if you have any info on why Republish All happens regardless of my selection (or not) of it in the Preset, that would be cool.

- Laurin, Tyler Technologies

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Correct answer Peter Grainge

Hi Laurin

I know you are no rookie, you've been on the forums longer than I have and that's all this century and a bit more! What I wasn't sure of is whether you knew your way around the new UI or had stayed on Classic.

One more thing you can try is to delete the .rh folder and then reopen the project. It's not like the old CPD file that Clears Project Disorganisation but it can fix some issues. I have told that by Adobe. If in doubt, create a copy of your project and delete it there. Close the project before both steps.

Also

Sorry this one is rookie but it has to be asked. Is there only one TOC?
Open the TOC. Any red crosses there?
Create a new TOC and use the auto-create icon. Select that TOC in the preset and generate again. The order will be rubbish but it will see if the new topics then get generated.

I would add that it's not worth publishing until the generation is good.

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should also add that I made a backup and brought it to my other office laptop and tried there - it's where I am now. same disappointing results.

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