I have a draw.io diagram on a Confluence page. I want to copy that diagram to another page and then edit it there. The "Duplicate" button works, but only when copying the diagram to the same page. If I select an existing diagram after pressing "Insert - Draw.io Diagram", I cannot edit it. There are 2 variations of this: * If I select "Link to diagram", it is just plain not editable. * If I click "Select" instead, the "Save" button in draw.io seems at first to let me save the diagram with a new name, but it also clears all content from the diagram. So what I am stuck with is the complete inability to create an editable copy of a diagram. And actually I can't move a diagram from one Confluence page to another. image2016-3-17 22:18:18.png image2016-3-17 22:7:1.png image2016-3-17 22:20:14.png image2016-3-17 22:14:50.png image2016-3-17 22:16:59.png

But you need to insert a new macro onto the Confluence page, there needs to be a workflow (and a macro editor invoked). I don't understand how this straightforward process would work.

I'm not in your source code, I was just exposing a basic need - duplication must be more straightforward as it is now. The draw.io proposes "make a copy" or "save as" directly from "file" menu. This is far more straightforward and convenient for the final user.

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How can I copy a complete draw.io diagram and then edit the copy only?

Mikkel Christen3

I have a draw.io diagram on a Confluence page. I want to copy that diagram to another page and then edit it there.

The "Duplicate" button works, but only when copying the diagram to the same page.

If I select an existing diagram after pressing "Insert - Draw.io Diagram", I cannot edit it. There are 2 variations of this:

If I select "Link to diagram", it is just plain not editable.
If I click "Select" instead, the "Save" button in draw.io seems at first to let me save the diagram with a new name, but it also clears all content from the diagram.

So what I am stuck with is the complete inability to create an editable copy of a diagram. And actually I can't move a diagram from one Confluence page to another.

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unknown

Go to the page you want to insert the new diagram and insert a draw.io diagram from the insert menu. In the dialog that appears select "search" on the left:

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search for the original diagram by name and then select it from the results. This will insert a clone of that original in that page.

The reason we do it this way only is to enforce a page revision to be created of that page, so it happens within the edit flow of that specific page.

It would also appear in the recent diagrams list if you changed it recently.

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Mikkel Christen3

Hi David,

Thank you for your answer. I have tried the method you describe several times, and just to make sure I tried it again now and recorded the exact steps I followed. Here is my result.

Steps taken:

Click "Edit" on a confluence page
In page editor, select "Insert"->"Draw.io diagram"
In Draw.io popup, choose a diagram from "Recent diagrams" and click "Select".
Diagram editor opens.
Try to change something in the diagram - not possible, the diagram is not editable. I cannot insert shapes or move or edit shapes.
Click "Save". A filename popup appears with default file name. Enter the new name "newtestDrawing1.xml" and click "Save"
Diagram turns completely blank. All content is gone. In the top bar to the right of the "Help" menu, a text says "Error loading file"

So this procedure does not work for me. I hope you have a solution for this.

unknown

Yes, there seems to be a bug there, we've assigned an engineer to look at it. As a workaround for now, you can copy and paste a diagram within from the original to a new blank diagram to make a copy.

Mikkel Christen3

Thank you for fixing this. I am looking forward to an updated version without the bug. I don't think your workaround works. This is what I have done: 1. Open a blank diagram in a Draw.io editor in one browser tab 2. Open an existing diagram in a Draw.io editor in another browser tab. 3. In the existing diagram: "Edit->Select All" and "Edit->Copy" 4. In the new diagram: "Edit->Paste" <-- This menu item is greyed out and not working. I am using Firefox on Linux if that matters.

unknown

Use ctrl-C and ctrl-V instead of the edit menu for copy and paste. It's not technically possible to access the system clipboard from a browser using the menus.

Taci7

I understand the purist aspects in versioning of not offering a "Save as" function. But its not a reasonable reason for not including a basic function virtually universal in all other similar applications, it's not productive.

Taci7

Arthur Nardy

Fully agreed - it is as unproductive as pain in the neck to find basic functionality in circumventions !

David Benson _draw_io_

What is your proposed flow of steps for implementing this?

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