Writing subqueries in orientDB - orientdb

Question

This is the query i'm using right now :
INSERT INTO details SET name = "INITIALIZE",actionMap ={"1":12:1,"2":12:2};
Here 12:1,12:2 are rid's from another table.I'm facing a lot of problem's hardcoding these rid values.In order to avoid this i'd like to add the query like this
INSERT INTO details SET name = "INITIALIZE",actionMap ={"1":(select #rid from action where start is not null),"2":(select #rid from action where stop is not null)};
I'm getting this exception:
com.orientechnologies.orient.core.exception.OValidationException: The
field 'details.actionMap' has been declared as LINKMAP but the
value is not a record or a record-id
So how can i change my query to help my case.

Answer 1

This indeed can be done in a more gracefull way using batches.
This is just to create the object you want
INSERT INTO details SET name = "INITIALIZE"
We will turn this into
let $inserted = INSERT INTO details SET name = "INITIALIZE"
And add the edges you would like to add:
CREATE EDGE actionMap FROM $inserted TO (SELECT FROM action WHERE start is not null )
CREATE EDGE actionMap FROM $inserted TO (SELECT FROM action WHERE stop is not null )
So the entire batch you would have to run is
let $inserted = INSERT INTO details SET name = "INITIALIZE"
CREATE EDGE actionMap FROM $inserted TO (SELECT FROM action WHERE start is not null )
CREATE EDGE actionMap FROM $inserted TO (SELECT FROM action WHERE stop is not null )
If you have any more questions about this feel free to ask.

Answer 2

Adapted from this question
let $a1 = SELECT FROM action WHERE start IS NOT null
let $a2 = SELECT FROM action WHERE stop IS NOT null
INSERT INTO details SET name = "INITIALIZE", actionMap = {"1": $a1[0], "2": $a2[0]}
This is original answer and is for LINKLIST
Your error states:
The field 'details.actionMap' has been declared as LINKMAP but the value is not a record or a record-id
You are trying to store a value into a field that is supposed to store references
According to orientDB docs
You store references like this:
INSERT INTO Profiles SET name = 'Luca', friends = [#10:3, #10:4]
or with SELECT sub-querie:
INSERT INTO Diver SET name = 'Luca', buddy = (SELECT FROM Diver
WHERE name = 'Marko')
That will make your code to be:
INSERT INTO details SET name = "INITIALIZE", actionMap =[(SELECT FROM action WHERE start IS NOT null),(SELECT FROM action WHERE stop IS NOT null)];
Extra tip:
If you crate your actions in the same time, then you can add details and those 2 action with one query:
INSERT INTO details SET name = "INITIALIZE", actionMap = [(INSERT INTO yourActionTable SET yourActionField = 'yourFirstAction'), (INSERT INTO yourActionTable SET yourActionField = 'YourSecondAction')]