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Dashboard is not versioned and cannot be cloned

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
api

Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure with target.content.clone_items in the Python API 2.4 against the reported Dashboard item. Check the clone_items behavior and available documentation for dashboard versioning, then determine whether cloning succeeds or the API clearly explains the requirement and limitation.

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Description

bug

Describe the bug
Trying to clone a dashboard. Returns an error message: Dashboard is not versioned and cannot be cloned. What does this mean? How can a dashboard be versioned?

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

for item in items_to_clone:
    if item.type == 'Web Scene' or item.type == 'Web Experience' or item.type == 'Dashboard':
        print(f'Cloning {item.id}: {item.type}: {item.title}')
        try:
            new_items = target.content.clone_items(items=[item], copy_data=True)
        except Exception as e:
            print(e)
        for new_item in new_items:
            print(f'{new_item.id}: {new_item.type}: {new_item.title}')
    else:
        pass

error:

Dashboard is not versioned and cannot be cloned

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Expected behavior
Dashboards should clone

Platform (please complete the following information):

  • OS: Windows
  • Browser: Chrome
  • Python API Version: 2.4 (ArcGIS Online)

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