saving dashboards is unclear

[kevinburke]

If I refresh an unsaved dashboard I lose it. But if I make changes to a search on a previously saved dashboard, are they... saved automagically? I tried clicking "Save Dashboard" after modifying a widget and it complained I already had a dashboard with that name, so not sure about the widget status.

[adamsteffes]

Nope, changes to a dashboard are not saved automatically. Did you not get the option to over-write the original dashboard when you attempted to re-save it?

Adam Steffes
Sr. Manager, Engineering
Jive Software

From: Kevin Burke <notifications@github.commailto:notifications@github.com>
Reply-To: box/StatusWolf <reply@reply.github.commailto:reply@reply.github.com>
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 5:21 PM
To: box/StatusWolf <StatusWolf@noreply.github.commailto:StatusWolf@noreply.github.com>
Subject: [StatusWolf] saving dashboards is unclear (#45)

If I refresh an unsaved dashboard I lose it. But if I make changes to a search on a previously saved dashboard, are they... saved automagically? I tried clicking "Save Dashboard" after modifying a widget and it complained I already had a dashboard with that name, so not sure about the widget status.

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[kevinburke]

Yeah I figured that out; the wording there seemed a little unnecessary,
given that the user is currently viewing the dashboard they'd like to save.
wouldn't "Are you sure" suffice there, instead of prompting with a "name
dashboard" and an overwrite dialog? surely the 95% use case is editing an
existing dashboard, not branching an existing one and saving it with a new
name?

Kevin Burke | Twilio
phone: 925.271.7005 | kev.inburke.com

On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 5:43 PM, Adam Steffes notifications@github.comwrote:

Nope, changes to a dashboard are not saved automatically. Did you not get
the option to over-write the original dashboard when you attempted to
re-save it?

Adam Steffes
Sr. Manager, Engineering
Jive Software

From: Kevin Burke <notifications@github.com<mailto:
notifications@github.com>>
Reply-To: box/StatusWolf <reply@reply.github.com<mailto:
reply@reply.github.com>>
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 5:21 PM
To: box/StatusWolf <StatusWolf@noreply.github.com<mailto:
StatusWolf@noreply.github.com>>
Subject: [StatusWolf] saving dashboards is unclear (#45)

If I refresh an unsaved dashboard I lose it. But if I make changes to a
search on a previously saved dashboard, are they... saved automagically? I
tried clicking "Save Dashboard" after modifying a widget and it complained
I already had a dashboard with that name, so not sure about the widget
status.

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub<
https://github.com/box/StatusWolf/issues/45>.

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/45#issuecomment-34284016
.

[adamsteffes]

You never know. I personally prefer the current presentation and the option to branch.

From: Kevin Burke <notifications@github.commailto:notifications@github.com>
Reply-To: box/StatusWolf <reply@reply.github.commailto:reply@reply.github.com>
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 5:49 PM
To: box/StatusWolf <StatusWolf@noreply.github.commailto:StatusWolf@noreply.github.com>
Cc: Adam Steffes <adam.steffes@jivesoftware.commailto:adam.steffes@jivesoftware.com>
Subject: Re: [StatusWolf] saving dashboards is unclear (#45)

Yeah I figured that out; the wording there seemed a little unnecessary,
given that the user is currently viewing the dashboard they'd like to save.
wouldn't "Are you sure" suffice there, instead of prompting with a "name
dashboard" and an overwrite dialog? surely the 95% use case is editing an
existing dashboard, not branching an existing one and saving it with a new
name?

Kevin Burke | Twilio
phone: 925.271.7005 | kev.inburke.com

On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 5:43 PM, Adam Steffes <notifications@github.commailto:notifications@github.com>wrote:

Nope, changes to a dashboard are not saved automatically. Did you not get
the option to over-write the original dashboard when you attempted to
re-save it?

Adam Steffes
Sr. Manager, Engineering
Jive Software

From: Kevin Burke <notifications@github.commailto:notifications@github.com<mailto:
notifications@github.commailto:notifications@github.com>>
Reply-To: box/StatusWolf <reply@reply.github.commailto:reply@reply.github.com<mailto:
reply@reply.github.commailto:reply@reply.github.com>>
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 5:21 PM
To: box/StatusWolf <StatusWolf@noreply.github.commailto:StatusWolf@noreply.github.com<mailto:
StatusWolf@noreply.github.commailto:StatusWolf@noreply.github.com>>
Subject: [StatusWolf] saving dashboards is unclear (#45)

If I refresh an unsaved dashboard I lose it. But if I make changes to a
search on a previously saved dashboard, are they... saved automagically? I
tried clicking "Save Dashboard" after modifying a widget and it complained
I already had a dashboard with that name, so not sure about the widget
status.

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub<
https://github.com/box/StatusWolf/issues/45>.

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/45#issuecomment-34284016
.

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[discogestalt]

Actually, in our environment here the predominant use case when editing a saved dashboard is to save it with a different name. Users will create a dashboard and use that as the base for tweaking and saving variations of it (dev vs. prod, front end vs. back end, etc.).