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Helper VError when using the Duplicate Dashboard function
I am consistently receving errors when duplicating a dashboard.
I've tried this is several workspaces (the new kind) with several dashboards, simple to complex.
None are duplicated.
The error message is short & sweet: "Error duplicating dashboard".
100% true, 0% diagnostic value.
I'm a bit late with a status report, but there is good news. The dashboard copy function is working reliably in 2020.
One pragmatic note: my workaround was to simply pin each tile from the source dashboard to the "backup" dashboard, one at a time. Realistically, there are rarely more than a dozen tiles on a dashboard.
I do find it annoying there is no native backup capability, nor a versioning function. As a developer, a great deal of my time involves making mistakes, I just don't know when or where until they happen <g>
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v-yuta-msftCommunity Support
Hi tommy_g,
Are the dashboard be shared by others? Or the dashboard in an app workspace or new app workspace that you doesn't have the permission of duplicate operation?
Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-dashboard-copy
Regards,
Jimmy Tao
- tommy_gI am the creator of the dashboard. The command to duplicate is available, and when activated prompts for the name of the copy. Nothing happens for about 15 seconds, then error message appears. I am unaware of any permissions which might affect my ability to copy the dashboard. Please clarify your previous reply. Note: this is a newly created dashboard in the "new" workspace format.
I am having the same problem as of yesterday 11/19/18.
I have always been able to duplicate with no problem.
i am an admin in my workspace...running Windows 10 on a MS Surface
I cleared my cache, logged off and no luck
- tommy_g
It's my opinion the "duplicate" function runs completely on the PBI "service" and should not have any dependency on the user's environment. However, I did verify it also fails with Chrome. In each instance, Win 10 Pro 64-bit, Edge and Chrome, all the very latest updates applied.
