Fix local table creation failing

link/infrastructure/config.py

@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ def create_table_definition_provider(table: Callable[[], dj.Table]) -> Callable[
     """Create an object that provides the definition of the table produced by the given factory when called."""
 
     def provide_definition() -> str:
-        return table().describe(printout=False)
+        return str(table().heading)
 
     return provide_definition

tests/functional/test_creation.py

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import datajoint as dj
+
+from link import link
+
+
+def test_local_table_creation_from_source_table_that_has_parent_raises_no_error(
+    prepare_link, create_table, prepare_table, databases, configured_environment, connection_config
+):
+    schema_names, user_specs = prepare_link()
+    source_table_parent = create_table("Foo", dj.Manual, "foo: int")
+    prepare_table(databases["source"], user_specs["source"], schema_names["source"], source_table_parent)
+    source_table_name = "Bar"
+    source_table = create_table(source_table_name, dj.Manual, "-> source_table_parent")
+    prepare_table(
+        databases["source"],
+        user_specs["source"],
+        schema_names["source"],
+        source_table,
+        context={"source_table_parent": source_table_parent},
+    )
+    with connection_config(databases["local"], user_specs["local"]), configured_environment(
+        user_specs["link"], schema_names["outbound"]
+    ):
+        link(
+            databases["source"].container.name,
+            schema_names["source"],
+            schema_names["outbound"],
+            "Outbound",
+            schema_names["local"],
+        )(type(source_table_name, (dj.Manual,), {}))