When a change structure contains both a dynamic hierarchy (created via the New | Related Change function) and a hierarchy template structure, actions of the changes in the dynamic hierarchy do not affect the changes in the hierarchy template structure above it. In the example below, the Conduct Interview change was is not part of the hierarchy template, and it was added via New | Related Change:
If you close the Conduct Interview change, the structure is as follows. Note that the changes in the hierarchy template structure are not affected by the closure.
