OK I see how it works now.
It's a great add-on to be able to do the bulk of the work of promotions of a Post to a Database.
Seeing a few things
1. Can this be configured in some way to pick a database for a specific post? I may want to promote one post to Database ABC and another post to Database DEF. Is that possible or is it strictly a global single database?
2. Seeing an issue where a post gets promoted and the attached images do not appear after the initial save to create. The appear in the template being filled but not in the initial saved record. I had create/submit it to create the database record, then reopen the record via the UI, edit it (which shows everything still there), and re-save it.
Steps:
Click Promote to Article on a Topic post that contains attached images
Complete Pages Database record form and save it
Review result page of newly created record which shows no images in the record view
Edit the record, which will show the images are still there
Save the record again (no need to make any changes) and see the images now appear in the record view.
3. Validation errors with the record form will not maintain the values entered. The title defaults to the title of the original Topic, but will often be changed. Have to go and recreate it again and fill out other fields if there is a validation error.
4. Record Image Required plugin you have doesn't honor the Post conversions. It won't require the image when you are converting/creating the record, but it will show required when editing it after it's been created.