VERSIONED_EXPORT overwrite all elements during import

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AS IS

When using versioned export, you can specify whether you want to overwrite the imported element. (e.g. dashboard,chart,dataset,database) However this option is only applied at the level of import (e.g. only the dashboard is overwritten but an updated chart is not overwrittten). When updating a dashboard often a combination of datasets, charts and dashboards is touched (e.g. new field, field in chart, more space in dashboard for additional field), so maybe an overwrite option per level would be useful.
Currently you have to make 3 exports of only the modified elements (thus filter charts/dataset before export) and reimport them again one by one.
understand the reasoning behind not wanting to impact charts in other dashboard. However, you could argue that you only re-use charts over multiple dashboards if you really want to make sure the visualize the same data. If you then would choose the change the layout in one dashboard, I assume you know that it will impact the other dashboard as well.

Solution

• Allow to select which level to overwrite when importing (e.g. during dashboard import, overwrite charts as well). Can be combined with notification when chart is linked to a non-imported dashboard.
• Allow the metdata.yaml to specify multiple levels e.g. dashboard,slice,dataset