siyuan-note/siyuan · error

new attribute view item document in an encrypted notebook mu

Error message

new attribute view item document in an encrypted notebook must be saved in the current notebook

What it means

Error "new attribute view item document in an encrypted notebook must be saved in the current notebook" thrown in siyuan-note/siyuan.

Source

Thrown at kernel/model/attribute_view_new_item.go:488

		}
		if nil == Conf.Box(boxID) {
			return "", "", false, ErrBoxNotFound
		}
		if err = validateNewItemSaveBox(currentBoxID, boxID); nil != err {
			return "", "", false, err
		}
		return boxID, location.PathTemplate, false, nil
	}

	inherited = true
	boxID, pathTemplate = ResolveDocCreateSaveLocation(currentBoxID)
	err = validateNewItemSaveBox(currentBoxID, boxID)
	return
}

func validateNewItemSaveBox(currentBoxID, targetBoxID string) error {
	if IsEncryptedBox(currentBoxID) && currentBoxID != targetBoxID {
		return errors.New("new attribute view item document in an encrypted notebook must be saved in the current notebook")
	}
	return nil
}

func newItemParentPathTemplate(renderedPath string) string {
	if "" == renderedPath || strings.HasSuffix(renderedPath, "/") {
		return renderedPath
	}
	isAbsolute := strings.HasPrefix(renderedPath, "/")
	segments := strings.FieldsFunc(renderedPath, func(r rune) bool { return '/' == r })
	if 1 >= len(segments) {
		if isAbsolute {
			return "/"
		}
		return ""
	}
	parent := strings.Join(segments[:len(segments)-1], "/")
	if isAbsolute {

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Solutions

1. Save the new row's document inside the same (encrypted) notebook; cross-notebook documents are not supported for encrypted notebooks.
2. Choose a save path under the current notebook in the database settings.

Example fix

In the database's new-item document settings, select 'Current notebook' or a path within this notebook.

When it happens

Trigger: Creating a database row document in an encrypted notebook while configured to store the document in a different notebook.

Common situations: Occurs when adding a row to a table inside an encrypted notebook while choosing to save the new document in a different notebook, which would cross the encryption boundary.

AI-assisted analysis of siyuan-note/siyuan@251596fc0d (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/d224d66be1adf20a. Report an issue: GitHub.