Copying non-data objects between dashboards

#1

Dundas have removed the option to copy and paste objects between different dashboards. This is because when copying data objects, there is the possibility of things getting mixed up behind the scenes and not working.

I often have the situation where I want to copy non-data objects (labels, shapes etc) between dashboards. At present, I need to have one dashboard open on each screen and manually copy each property which is time-consuming and frustrating.

If we can’t get this functionality back (please let them know if you want it), does anyone have any hacks to allow me to do this?
I was thinking to serialise the object as JSON and then add it to the other dashboard but haven’t yet had time to work this out properly.

Thanks

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#2

Hello,

Yes copying / pasting across Dashboards was never supposed to work. There was a lot of problems coming in due to identical IDs, scripting etc. which is why we fixed it.

However as of the latest v6 public release, I believe we do also list these components underneath the dashboard when you expand it in ‘EXPLORE’. The only things we do not list are parameter and container controls.

So you should be able to edit your target dashboard, then in ‘EXPLORE’ expand the source and drag in the components you want to copy to your target.

Aside from that, if the properties you are referring to are visual properties, you may be able to create a style of your component and then re-apply it (or use a theme) to get the same properties set on different dashboards.

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#3

Thanks Terrence.

We are still using v5 for our production dashboards - more of an incentive to get on to the v6 migration!

#4

Yes, please upgrade :slight_smile:.

We have a minor version on the way very soon as well (6.0.1) with even more enhancements.

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#5

Hello @terrence,

I am using currently the 6.0.0.1003 version and I am able to copy components and visualizations (with auto-generated metric sets from another dashboard). From my knowledge, in Dundas 4 this was a problem(CTRL+C, CTRL+V). It is safe now to copy visualization between dashboards from the explorer panel?

#6

Hi Costin,

Just to confirm, it is safe to copy visualizations between dashboards using the explorer panel.

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