Datahub - Customizing Data After Selection
High Level Summary: Looking for a way to use Datahub as a basis to pull data that can be tweaked, if need. This would be permissions based.
Ask: We run dozens of projects at a time where we require inserting in the same items over and over again. This is a perfect use case for datahub, where users can quickly search and apply items from a single managed database, ensuring consistency and greatly improving efficiency. However, there are also many times where an item applies in general, but one of more of its fields needs to be tweaked for a particular project. Is there a way to unlink the data once it is added to a project so that it could be customized, if required? Since our projects can at times be time-based, unlinking would also ensure if the database was updated it did not change the data already in the project.
If this is not possible today, can it be considered as a feature request? I could see how this could be managed with role permissions to ensure only those able to make the customizations can.
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Hi Chris, thanks for your question! At the moment, the only way to ensure that your data does not change on you when you add new data to your database is to add a new record.
In future, we intend to add the functionality to track record changes that would make it possible to subscribe to a version of the record. Would you be interested in discussing your use case in more detail? That would enable us to specify the functionality in more detail.
Best,
Marco
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Hi Marco Bottaro. I'd be happy to share more if that would help!
Chris Cashon
Hi Chris,
Thanks for your willingness to share more details about your use case. This is extremely helpful for our product team.
To make the most of your input, could you provide some additional context around:
What specific type of data are you typically selecting from Datahub and then needing to modify? (Client information, specifications, project templates, etc.)
Is this modification usually minor (changing a single value) or more substantial?
How frequently do you need to make these modifications? Is it exceptional or common?
What happens in your current workflow when you need to make these modifications? What workarounds are you using?
What specific business impact would solving this problem have? (Time saved, fewer errors, etc.)
The more concrete your example is, the better we can understand the need. For instance, if you could walk through a typical scenario where this issue occurs, that would be ideal:
Just your real-world experience with the challenge. This will help us prioritize and design a solution that truly meets your needs.
Thanks again, Marco
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