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Copying components revert them to master state

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May 7, 2020
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Hi Adobe,

Attaching the video file for reference will be a lot easier to understand but I'm trying to explain the whole scenario.

While working on a project I usually create a design system and the XD file is used as a library by other members of my team. Since the Co-Editing feature is still in beta and not reliable (might be because of network issues) my team divides parts of a project.

Recently, we've been using components and nested components extensively. When we want to combine the project let's say 5 screens from member A 5 from member B, the copying doesn't work properly.

Any edits made to the components lets say the change in a text is reverted to master state when the file is artboard is pasted in the original file.

please find the next points to clearly follow my process.

Create a New File A
Create a master Component X (rectangle+text+icon) in File A
Create a New File B
Use File A as a library for File B.
Use Component X in the File B and change the text.
Copy the Component X from File B to File A.

You'll notice any changes you've done to the Component X in file B will be lost in File A.

I'm attaching the video, for the sake of forum I've reduced the quality because the video was long so that it just gets understood but if you cannot see because of the quality please reply I'll post the higher quality version.

Adobe XD version - 28.8.12.1
Creative Cloud Sync - 4.3.42.4

XD_Component_Bug.zip

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Correct answer Randy Edmunds 2

I just tried this in v44.1 and it seems to work as expected. Note that there is a new step in recipe:

2b. Publish Library

With that said, what's the goal of copying a linked component in a consuming document and pasting it back in the source ("master") document: Update original component? Add a new component? Create an overridden instance? Something else?

Hope this helps,

Randy

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IDzign4u

Participant

This issue has been causing a lot of rework and frustration for my team for quite a while now. I've attempted to remove all linked asset files, rename duplicate components before merging 2 files, and still the components revert to the default state. Aside from ungrouping, which eseentially breaks the component, does anyone have any other suggestions?

HARSHIKA_VERMA

Community Manager

Hi there,

We understand it could be frustrating for all you. As we informed that the bug is already logged for the issue and the team is working on it with a high priority. You will definitely see the improvements in the future releases of XD.

We really appreciate your patience.

Thanks,

Harshika

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IDzign4u

Participant

Thank you for your work on this!

Vivesh Ingle

Participating Frequently

i updated XD 31.1.12.13 but not solve the problem. it's very annoying.

Rishabh_Tiwari

Community Manager

Hi there,

We're so sorry to hear about the trouble. We have logged a bug and the Team is working on it. We'll update the discussion as soon as we have an update, meanwhile, we'll really appreciate your patience with us.

Regards

Rishabh

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Sushant Sawal

Participating Frequently

Hi Rishabh,

The Component issue is really creating a problem in website development.

We as a team are working on multiple pages of a website with all the master Components set in a main file.

Since the main file is heavy we are working on local computers and when we Paste the files in the main file the Components are getting reset. Its really hampering the progress of our Website UI design.

Please help.

Tomal Alen

Participating Frequently

Well explained. This is a super annoying bug. I am to update all the things manually for this bug which kills a looooooooooooot of time. Looking for fix asap.

HARSHIKA_VERMA

Community Manager

Hi All.

We apologize for the delay in response. We have a current version of XD available 31. Would you mind updating and let us know if you are experiencing the issue?

We will try our best to help.

Thanks,

Harshika

marias25498642

Participating Frequently

Hi Harshika

This didn't fix the bug.. It's very difficult to work with this because you literally have to redo your work every time you need to change things from one document to another.

Are you looking into this bug? When can we expect news on it?

Thanks

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Yucatan

Participant

I might have found the problem and solution.

Currently I am working on a Dashboard Design. I have a left menu that contains a component called Dashbord Tab that applies to all menu items. When I tried to copy the left menu from one file to another, I had the same issue — all menu items reset to the master state of Dashbord Tab. Then I realised that each file I tried to copy the left menu to, had a local component called Dashbord Tab (I probably unlinked it at some point).

The solution for me was to remove the duplicate local component from the target file before copy/paste from the source file. Here is an example of copy/paste before and after removing the local (duplicate) component:

I hope it helps.

Tomal Alen

Participating Frequently

We don't wanna loose the master component, don't we?

allisons59616563

Participant

I have not previously seen this issue before but in some XD file I noticed that componets have reverted back to thier master state in a linked document without resetting them.

For example if I have created a file and populated it with compoents and then made another file where I copied componets from the first file and then altered the compoents in the second file (eg changed the text) I have noticed that some compoents in the second file have reverted back to the master state without reseting to master state or editing anything in the file. Please let me know if anyone else has been having this issue or know what I might have done to make this happen.

Ares Hovhannesyan

Community Expert

Did you try to unlink component from master components? That can be solution for you?

allisons59616563

Participant

We have a bunch of libaries/files that are linked together so that soultion would not be ideal for our workflow. If we update something in one file we would like those changes to carry over into other files aswell.

Rishabh_Tiwari

Community Manager

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out. This can be reproduced on our end as well. I tried one more thing, if I copy the component from file B to a new file, then it's not happening. I am checking this with a team and will get in touch with you if we need any further details.

Regards

Rishabh