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Groups not visible in the vertical left bar even if correctly visibile in the groups field in each record #13684

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Details at https://discourse.jabref.org/t/issue-groups-not-visible-in-the-vertical-left-bar-even-if-correctly-visibile-in-the-groups-field-in-each-record/5659/2

Task:

  1. Create A.bib with one entry belonging to group "A". Save. Close.
  2. Create B.bib with one entry belonging to group "B". Save.
  3. Import "A.bib" into "B.bib"
  4. Expect: Groups "A" and "B" exist

Fix JabRef to fulfill expectiation.

Documentation:

Fix https://docs.jabref.org/advanced/main-window

  1. Link back to https://docs.jabref.org/getting-started for an overview
  2. Explain File -> Open vs. File -> Import

After the task is done

  • Ask at the forum that the user should test by following https://blog.jabref.org/2025/05/31/run-pr/
  • Reply to the user that import is import into current library (meaning adding) while "open" means opning a new file. JabRef can handle multiple libraries

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