Maintain Frontend Data Set state in URL

When a user visits a page that contains a Data Set, there is a certain amount of data that can be altered in some ways:

  • By filtering the data
  • By ordering the data
  • By changing the columns to show on the Table Visualization
  • By changing the visualization mode

When users navigate away from the Data Set and then return, these unsaved changes are lost, leading to a frustrating user experience.

This feature automatically saves the current view state of a Data Set in the URL. This saved state will ensure the Data Set configuration is consistently recoverable when users navigate back (via browser history or links) and, crucially, that a shared URL provides colleagues with the exact same view.

Key Benefits:

  • Avoid user frustration: When the user returns to the Data Set they face the same state they had when they left.
  • Sharing what you see with other users: Users can share the link of a page with a Data Set and the user acessing that very page will face the same Data Set state.

Status: Beta

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