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is it possible to show only direct subheadings (children) of a subtree, that have any todo state?

I tried the function org-show-todo-tree which shows a list of all subheadings with a todo state no matter how deep they are nested.

And I tried the function org-show-children, which displays all the children, but also those with a DONE keyword.

But if I runt both functions in sequence one overrides the other. This means I either get only todos or only direct children, not only direct children that are todos.

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Assuming you are talking about searching in a file, not in the agenda, try this function at the top of the subtree you want to search:

(defun my-sparse-subtree-todo-search ()
  (interactive)
  (org-narrow-to-subtree)
  (let ((level (org-current-level)))
    (org-match-sparse-tree  t (format "+LEVEL=%d" (1+ level)))))

Doing M-x my-sparse-subtree-todo-search RET should find all the TODO entries one level down in the current subtree. Very (ahem!) sparsely tested.

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  • This is a big step towards the solution! Only my-sparse-subtree-todo-search expands headings with todos, while org-show-childrenneatly folds everything but the heading. This would be the desired result of this focussing operation. Btw: If you consider sharing your config, I would be very interested :-)
    – breathe_in_breathe_out
    Commented Jun 16, 2020 at 20:19
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    Additional to what Nick wrote, I am using configuration which is doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html also stuck-project part shows what you want.
    – itirazimvar
    Commented Jun 22, 2020 at 20:44

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