Copy Widget to new Widget under different Data Source

[roedea]

I want to make a new app that is very similar to an existing app. So rather than creating everything from scratch, I want to copy the existing data source and grid widget to a new data source and grid widget under that new data source. This will save me a bunch of formatting, etc. Then I'll just make a new app using that grid widget.

So I copied the data source to a new data source with a new name and made a couple small changes to the selection criteria in the SQL statement. But when I copy my grid widget to a new name, the new grid widget is still under the original data source. How do I change the new widget to be under the newly created data source?

[robert.swanson]

At least for now, the best option I can suggest is a bit of a "hack" to get what you need:

• Export the grid widget (which will include its data source) to another Valence instance
• Log into the destination instance, go into NAB and find the newly imported grid widget and data source. Make note of their IDs, which should be different from the original.
• Go into Nitro File Editor on the destination instance and adjust the creation timestamps for the data source and widgets (e.g., set them to today's date). You want the records with the IDs you found on the prior step:
  • Data source: VVDTA100.VVCTS
  • Widget: VVWDG100.VVCTS
• Now, in NAB on the destination instance, export them back to the original instance. Because of the adjusted creation timestamp (which is their unique identifier), they should show up in your origination instance as a new data source + grid widget combo

[roedea]

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Hmmm... please consider this my official request to make this easier!