WTH, It's not possible to edit the whole YAML code in a view

Month of "What the heck?!"
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I can’t edit the yaml code of a view in a dashboard. I can edit the code of a card or the whole dashboard (raw view). I had plenty of moments i wished to be able to just edit the code of one singe view.
It’s a huge pain to spot it in the raw view if you have a lot of views in it

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You can do it.

Set edit mode, press in the pencil icon of the view, 3 dots, edit yaml.

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This opens the editor to edit the yaml for the whole dashboard not just the view.
Could you double check? I tried it now but cant find any other option than editing the entire dashboard yaml.

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just a suggestion;
if you like YAML, why not use current functionality to have both YAML and GUI dashboard?
You can separate dashboards in a file each, then !include each view-file in each dashboard, and even have cards as separate files and !include in whatever view(s) you want.

I develop in GUI to see the visual side, then copy yaml to separate files for prod, using !include to re-use cards

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That’s actuality a nice way.
Thanks for sharing.
But not sure, if its the right way at the moment for me.
I’m trying to keep it more simple in my new home. Also i want my kids to later be able to change their dashboards/view by themselves.
My WTH Moment is just, that it would be very easy to have in the 3 dots menu beside the raw editor also an option for only the view.
But thanks again for your input.

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As MiguelAngelLV mentioned earlier it is currently possible.

  1. go into edit mode on the dashboard
  2. once in edit mode a pencil icon appears next to the icon or name of the view in the view tab bar at top. Click on the pencil icon.
  3. this opens the view edit options. You will see another 3 dot menu in this popup in the upper right hand corner, click the three dots to open the menu.
  4. click on edit in YAML. This will bring up the editor with just the YAML for that view.

Hope that helps.

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@MiguelAngelLV is correct.

  1. Click the pencil icon in the top-right corner to enter edit mode
  2. Click the pencil icon next to the view you want to edit the YAML of
  3. In the dialog that appears (“ View Configuration”), click the three dots in the top-right corner of the dialog
  4. Click “Edit in YAML”

You now have just that view in YAML (not the whole dashboard).

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Damn… I’m so stupid! I haven’t found that submenue in years!
Thank you so much takeing your time to explain it!
Greatful regards,
Robin