Pain point · UI & usability · Blocks work
Models and questions look identical and models silently revert to questions
1 source thread · first seen 2024-02
Summary
The model versus question distinction is confusing because users see no real difference, and a model can be accidentally converted back into a question when publishing, which is only noticed when drilling in fails.
- Affects
- Analysts building charts
- Switched to or considered
- Superset
Evidence
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“The "model" vs "question" thing is really annoying as there's no real difference from the user's perspective”
“every time I wanted to change a question Metabase insisted on creating a new one instead”