Abook "state" column in abbook table

[richardh9935]

For context, I am trying to import a hundred or so editions of my club's newsletter. This means many columns of data are exactly the same.

However, the import sets the "state" column to "-2". None of my existing books have that value, so I don't know what it means. Secondly, it makes the imported items invisible to the Abook component.

Please tell me what the "state" = -2 means, and if possible how to remedy that issue.