Revert to last published state - "unpublished changes in editor"
As with most people, testing layouts in Dashboard is very much trial and error, but the current version doesn't allow you "revert to last published state" and the unpublished changes in editor message is permanently pinned to the top.
There doesn't appear to be a way of reverting to last published state, and hiting edit takes you back to the edited test version.
This needs to be a feature that's possible for the Explore app to be useful.
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Official comment
Hi all, I am a Product Manager at Explore working on the dashboard builder.
We understand your concerns and frustration with version control / undo-redo changes.
This is something that is on our roadmap and we are actively researching different approaches to solving the problem.
This thread is going to prove invaluable to our research.
If anyone is interested in contributing more please let me know in this thread. -
Especially since the "undo" button doesn't seem to work properly on all changes, this feature would be highly appreciated.
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I second that! I run the automatic re-organizing and now I can't go back.
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+1. I re-organized my widgets without first cloning my tab and doing so completely wrecked my dashboard. Lots of time and effort required now to undo what was done. A simple undo or revert changes would be extremely beneficial to have in situations like this.
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I found this very frustrating as well. IMO this should be prioritized as a bug fix rather than a new feature request. Not being able to edit the current version of a dashboard can be pretty crippling if someone has been testing things.
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Agree to the above, I almost could not resolve the issue caused by undo function.
Disregarding and/or reverting changes pending in the editor is needed.
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This must be addressed ASAP. Lots of time and effort to undo changes. Copying dashboard doesn't work, as it keeps the unpublished dashboard changes.
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I've also had to redo dashboards due to this issue and find it strange such wasn't envisioned or considered problematic before launching Explore. The undo feature doesn't fully work and, even if it did, doesn't seem like good UX to be undoing multiple changes just to get to the last published state.
Without this, I think I'll just stick with Insights until it's absolutely necessary to switch or until Explore is ready for production.
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我想进一步支持这一需要. After using Explore for a while, although I appreciate the auto-saving aspects, the need to revert back to what is currently in production is sorely needed. It is not productive or useful to have to make a copy each time you want to make changes and re-invite everyone who previously had access to the original report/dashboard just so you can revert back. Frequently the need to experiment with a change to see how it will respond or intent to make a fix that might not be what is intended, but if a copy isn't made then you are basically screwed and you have to figure out how to undo what you just did. This is poor functionality that needs versioning. Think of any versioning system where you can select a version to revert back to. That is what is needed....
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@...would this be possible? It seems like we are all experiencing the same pain point.
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Thank you all for your feedback on this topic. We do intend to enable you to view recent changes & revert to an earlier version, however I do not yet have an ETA.
Many thanks for your continued patience
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同意这是东西是必要的。甲型肝炎病毒ing unpublished changes stuck in the editor makes it extremely difficult especially with the training being as limited as it is starting out. If you want users to come up with innovative new views and train ourselves, we need the ability to edit without fear that we will make the dashboard not editable later without creating a clone.
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Hi@...
Are there any updates or timeline that you can share about this most urgent bug fix? I have just been nabbed hard by this...Many many hours down the drain. We'd very much like an update to this issue.
Many thanks!
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+1
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yeah we need this asap. It would be nice to have some sort of version control for the dashboards so that you can go back to older versions. That automatically organize widgets completely skull fudged my dashboard :(
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+100!!
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I've spent pretty much the whole day working on a dashboard, was almost perfect. I was happy with it, but the alignment of some of the widgets were slightly out. So, I used the 'Automatically Re-Organize Widgets' option and it immediately and completely wrecked the report. I mean car crashed it. Literally everything has gone out of line and all of the widgets have been squished together, overlapping, things floating about. It's now utterly unusable. I've basically lost a day's work because there is no undo option.
There needs to be a warning to tell you that the change isirreversibleor, ideally you'd get rid of the button altogether. Pressing that button is the equivalent of asking your cleaner to tidy your room and they come in with a wrecking ball and smash the place up.
I generally really like Zendesk and Explore, but this was a seriously poor experience.
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Greg - I did something similar and freaked out. Surprisingly using the standard Ctl-Z to revert changes actually worked. Not sure if it would continue to work again for more changes but it did work for that one situation immediately after I made such a mistake.
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Thanks Terry, I appreciate your suggestion - I did try that but sadly it didn't work for me. I tried lots of different things in fact but sadly the damage was done. I'm slowly putting the pieces of my broken dashboard back together and I will ensure I don't touch the disguised auto-destruct button ever again :)
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Hi All,
Can we (End Users) unite and upvote@...'spostabove?
This will ensure ZD weighs this feature as something to add to their product roadmap for Explore. The more upvotes the sooner we'll have this feature released.
Thanks,
Quinton
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可以please be implemented soon? It is getting increasingly frustrating not being able to "undo" or "redo" dashboard edits? For example, if i adjusted the dashboard width to test out the view, its impossible to go back without remembering what the previous dimensions are.
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+1
@...do you have an estimation now?Not only that the revert is missing.
Also the "Undo" (Strg-Z) destroys working configurations (e. g. pressing it one time too much -> Voila, a well configured "Filter" widget turns to a dead white box)
PLEASE!
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@...if you intentionally want to "try out" things... My suggestion is to clone the dashboard and delete (or decide to use) the clone afterwards.
Just a workaround but better than nothing. ;)
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@...Please let me know how I can help!
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+1 to this, and I agree with the sentiments of other commenters where this seems like a basic feature.
It's time-consuming when you make a mistake, or an edit that you do not want published, and that error remains in the editor unless you remember the steps to undo the mistake. The edits are also persistent so you can't quit and come back to it as it was originally, and it makes collaborating on dashboards difficult too.It would be helpful to have the options to:
- undo or cancel all changes
- highlight the changes in the editor, for example if I've opened a dashboard that says there are unpublished changes, it's not always clear what those changes are.
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Hi guys,
I'm just chiming in to emphasize how important I think this subject is. I do not regard this as a feature request. To not be able to undo is more like a bug, in my opinion.
Best regards from another victim of the horrendous automatic re-organizing button. :-)
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Just +1'ing here, ruined hours of work after giving the "automatic re-organizing" button a try.
And +1, that being reminded that my edits areunpublishedjust throws salt in the wound. I would argue they are very published.
Would love to hear there's been an update and I just don't know where to find it.
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Totally onboard with this proposal!!
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Undo is a Must especially when you give an option of Automatic Re-Organize, which screws the widgets. All the 30+ widgets are now screwed when I click Edit on one of the dashboards.
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Please add this feature ASAP! Not my area of expertise, so sorry if this is a stupid question. But since you already have a copy of the previously 'Published' version why can't you load that version into the editor when someone clicks a 'Discard' or 'Revert' button?
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