# Subdocument not properly reflecting

**URL:** https://community.fibery.io/t/subdocument-not-properly-reflecting/9192
**Category:** Bugs & Issues
**Created:** [July 13, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/subdocument-not-properly-reflecting/9192 "2025-07-13T21:44:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Sppam\_Kontrol](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/sppam_kontrol/32/12112_2.png) [@Sppam\_Kontrol](https://community.fibery.io/u/Sppam_Kontrol)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/subdocument-not-properly-reflecting/9192/1 "2025-07-13T21:44:08Z")

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Facts:

- clone the the.fibery repo/space.
- Added a new value under [Section] field.
- Created new smart folder using the same configs as from the other existing smart folders under the the.fibery space.
- Can create a [New Guide], see first image. That is properly related using the existing smart folder from the.fibery space.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/a/ad40469387d85f534769737f3a368cbab8dab951.png)
- Draft smart folder is just a renamed from the pre-existing smart folder from the.fibery space.

Issue:

- When added new values in the [Guide.Section] field and recreated the same configs as from the smart folder from the.fibery space, I cannot see the [New Guide] see second image.

Goal:  
\*able to create a sub-guide and related to the intended guide. Similar to the [Managing Social Media] guide with subguides

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/b/b30a9e4f0edc3105bed7aaa36adb9d57411fd35f.png)

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### Author: ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/subdocument-not-properly-reflecting/9192/2 "2025-07-13T22:36:45Z")

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> [@Sppam\_Kontrol](#):
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> When added new values in the [Guide.Section] field and recreated the same configs as from the smart folder from the.fibery space, I cannot see the [New Guide] see second image.

Can you share a screenshot of the config of the one that’s working and a screenshot of the config of the one that isn’t?

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### Author: ![Sppam\_Kontrol](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/sppam_kontrol/32/12112_2.png) [@Sppam\_Kontrol](https://community.fibery.io/u/Sppam_Kontrol)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/subdocument-not-properly-reflecting/9192/3 "2025-07-13T23:05:01Z")

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This is the working smart folder (Team People):

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/9/9a232e02fb6b59f96aa5b9c63482506cfd167771.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/f/ffc1b481af102d960fc67de769ad4706b2ccec35.png)

This is for the non-working smart folder config (New Smart Folder) the same folder sample from the original thread:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/1/1076d16f4298de2fa3d06b94d529c1190297b277.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/7/71db420dac7eb9f3a5136547fc479f98471c3833.png)

- Take note that there are no differences.
- They are using the same DB (Guide).
- The no changes where done to the original DB.guide aside from adding entries and additional values in existing fields.

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### Author: ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/subdocument-not-properly-reflecting/9192/4 "2025-07-13T23:53:00Z")

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There’s a subtle difference between them!  
See the little circle arrow? Next the the database selector? It needs to be turned on. This turns it into a recursive relationship showing children.

Indeed can be missed!

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### Author: ![Sppam\_Kontrol](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/sppam_kontrol/32/12112_2.png) [@Sppam\_Kontrol](https://community.fibery.io/u/Sppam_Kontrol)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/subdocument-not-properly-reflecting/9192/5 "2025-07-14T00:02:14Z")

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arrrggghhh…got it thanks. really cant say more at the moment if is it something that should be given with the ? icon or, i didnt read the documentation well enough.

thanks for the support!