Defining Feature Hierarchy

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Top-level features are the highest level in the feature hierarchy. Top-level features might include the application you want to install, a help library feature, and a sample projects feature.

Beneath the top-level features are subfeatures or child features. This is a feature that is dependent upon another feature for installation purposes. If the parent (or top-level) feature is not installed to the target system, the child feature is not installed.

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