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Duplicate chart shares changes with the original

Duplicating a chart makes a shallow copy linked to the original, so edits change both, and users want a deep-copy option.

Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.

3 public reports · first reported 13 August 2026 · last reported 17 August 2026

Idea report · $9 · No contacts · All sales final

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What's going wrong

Analysts who duplicate a saved chart find that edits to the copy also change the original, so they avoid the duplicate function and rebuild by saving as a new question and reconnecting filters.

AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.

In the idea report

  • The full summary.
  • The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
  • Related problems.

No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.