Make a proper GUI for adding Reference to standard fields

[flyinbutrs]

I'm not sure if this is already supported or if this is a feature request, but is there a way to create / utilize references like described here for Windows keepass2?

[TheZ3ro]

Currently there isn't a nice GUI for inserting references beside when duplicating/cloning an entry. (Like https://superuser.com/a/434046) But if you manually insert the reference code and KeePassXC will interpret the reference correctly

[flyinbutrs]

Could you elaborate on how to do that exactly? What would I put as the password in entry A to reference the password for entry B?

[TheZ3ro]

@flyinbutrs Yes, the complete reference format is described on KeePass website.

Currently you will need to build KeePassXC form source from the develop branch and the only way to link references is by using entry UUID.

So if you want to do this right now you have to:

• Go in the entry you want to reference and from the Property section copy the UUID
• Create a new entry
• Set the attribute you want to reference to {REF:<WantedField>@I:<UUID>} and pasting the UUID.

WantedField can only be a standard field:

T	Title
U	User name
P	Password
A	URL
N	Notes

Later I will add this to the wiki maybe

[flyinbutrs]

Not discounting user error, but I don't think this is working. I put this into a password field (twice):

{REF:P@I:77d14b5fb035281bc4d2781e006cf386}

And have double checked that the UUID is correctly pointing to another entry, but when I go to the page, both keepasshttp, autotype, and command+c put that exact string into the password field / clipboard rather than the referenced password.

I'm using keepassxc 2.1.3 on OSX, if it matters.

[phoerious]

2.1.3 doesn't support references yet. You need to compile the develop branch for that.
Relevant PR: #370

[flyinbutrs]

Oops... reading comprehension failure. Is that coming in the next release? I'd prefer not to compile from source if it's only going to be a few weeks.

[phoerious]

We don't have a release date yet and some major features are yet to be completed.

[Felixoid]

Hi, any progress here?

What about to add submenu Copy reference to clipboard here?

[lagagain]

@Felixoid
I like the function in keepass2, and add to submenu is a good idea, but in my use cases, frequently, are that need add a account which use OAuth login(like login with google, facebook or github). Because that, I don't think the way(just add to submenu) is very sense to me.

[zioalex]

Hi Guys, any update here. This feature is very convinient and I miss it coming from KeePass.

[ftorto]

Isn't it a duplicate of #2030 ?

[Felixoid]

Looks like otherwise, @ftorto