Ask [[Citation reference::+]] no results

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Ask [[Citation reference::+]] no results

[kghbln]

You do not get any results in your ask-query since your are 1. searching in the reference though the key is sorted in the resource and 2. You are sorting by a property not set and not asked for output. This query should get you results:

{{#ask:
 [[-Citation resource::+]]
 |?Citation key
 |format=broadtable
 |limit=50
 |offset=0
 |link=subject
 |sort=Citation key
 |order=asc
 |headers=show
 |searchlabel=... further results
 |class=sortable wikitable smwtable
}}

Note that the citation resource is a container property acting like a subobject. Thus the - in front.

Indeed, I think some query examples should be added to the docs to make things easier for starters.

[andrecastro0o]

Thank you @kghbln .
The sorting property, was plain distraction from my side.
I think the new/foreign element in this case is the citation resource being a "container property", that acts like a subobject. This is something I did not come across before in SMW (don't know it is even mentioned in the user documentation). But it explains why the factsbox of a Citation resource does not showing the properties of the resurce. (ie. http://oooooooooo.io/index.php/Byrne_2008).

Examples are always helpful. And I think it would be useful to explain somewhere what is a "container property" and the role of [[-Property::+]] in an ask query.

Thanks