KB-Obsidian

[!abstract] Purpose Guides and references for managing this Obsidian knowledge base — plugins, templates, folder notes, and deployment.

💡 Lessons

Dataview plugin

Ensure code snippet is fenced with ```dataview [code] ```.

Obsidian Bases plugin (core plugin — Settings → Core plugins → Bases)

Issue	Wrong	Correct
Code fence name	```bases (plural)	```base (singular)
Filter format	`property/condition/value` YAML (Dataview style)	Expression syntax
Equality filter	`status = "ready"`	`status == "ready"` (double `==`)
Not-equal filter	—	`status != "complete"`
Grouping	`groupBy: risk` (not supported)	Sort by field — no native groupBy
Folder scope	`from: "_WorkingOn/Tasks"`	`file.inFolder("_WorkingOn/Tasks")` in filters
Column selection	`properties: [...]` in code block (ignored)	Click Properties (≡) in table toolbar — Obsidian writes `order:`

Minimal working Bases block:

filters:
  and:
    - file.inFolder("_WorkingOn/Tasks")
    - status != "complete"
views:
  - type: table
    name: All Active Tasks
    sort:
      - property: risk
        direction: DESC

Deviating from this structure causes silent failure — the block renders as raw text with no error message.

🌟 Key Notes & Concepts

Link to heading in other note

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