Why can't I combine several items with the entry type "article from encyclopedia"?

tony-grr
edited July 28, 2021
Why can't I merge 2 entries that have the type "article from encyclopedia"? I get the message "only top-level items can be merged". But these are the top-level items. At the same time, if I change the record type to anything other than "article from encyclopedia", the application lets me merge them.

Photo 1 - type of entry "article from encyclopedia" - https://photos.app.goo.gl/jG5oD67k5necMiR67

Photo 2 - type of entry "newspaper article" - https://photos.app.goo.gl/CD6QCE6mcVoN2kST6
  • dstillman
    Can you take a screenshot that shows what you're seeing, upload it somewhere (e.g., Dropbox or Google Drive), and provide a link here?
  • tony-grr
    dstillman, i added links to the pictures.
  • dstillman
    edited July 29, 2021
    I can't reproduce this.

    Can you provide a Debug ID for trying to do this?

    Does this happen if you disable all third-party plugins?

    If you check your database integrity from the Advanced → Files and Folders pane of the Zotero preferences, does it pass? (If this is a new database, it's almost certainly not this.)
  • tony-grr
    1. Debug ID: D717714725
    2. Yes
    3. No errors were found in the database
  • AbeJellinek
    I'm able to reproduce this.
  • dstillman
    @tony-grr: We've fixed this for the next beta, which should be out in the next few days. This would've only happened with recent installs, which is why I couldn't reproduce it. Thanks for reporting.
  • dstillman
    @tony-grr: This is now fixed in the latest beta.
  • dstillman
    Fixed now in Zotero 5.0.96.3
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