Bug report #13913
Embed layers and groups does not work properly with layer duplicate names
| Status: | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | High | ||
| Assignee: | - | ||
| Category: | Project Loading/Saving | ||
| Affected QGIS version: | 3.0.0 | Regression?: | Yes |
| Operating System: | Easy fix?: | No | |
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | No | Resolution: | fixed/implemented |
| Crashes QGIS or corrupts data: | No | Copied to github as #: | 21935 |
Description
On QGIS desktop, if I include layers and groups from two different projects, and the layers and groups have the same name, the second project is ignored, and the first layers are loaded twice instead.
I agree that having duplicate names is risky, but:
- there are legitimate case where this may occur (e.g. several groups with the same internal structure)
- if this is not allowed, a check should be in place, and the user should be warned not to do it; ideally an automatic renaming mechanism should be offered in the dialog.
Related issues
History
#1
Updated by Sebastian Dietrich almost 9 years ago
Additionally I encountered the following error:
If you have two or more groups with identical names QGIS always embeds the first one, no matter which one you select.
- Create a project with a layout like this:
- group
-- Layer_X
- group
-- Layer_Y - Embed the second group, containing Layer_Y.
- The first group, containing Layer_X, is embedded.
#2
Updated by Sebastian Dietrich almost 9 years ago
- Affected QGIS version changed from 2.8.3 to master
Importing layers with the same name works for me, as long as they do have different layer-IDs.
If they have the same layer-ID, e.g. because I used Save project as..., embedding does not work, even after renaming the second layer. See #9598.
#3
Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 7 years ago
- Easy fix? set to No
- Regression? set to No
#4
Updated by Paolo Cavallini over 6 years ago
- Regression? changed from No to Yes
- Affected QGIS version changed from master to 3.0.0
- Description updated (diff)
- layers with the same name from different project are not loaded
- styles are not preserved (this could warrant a separate ticket).
#5
Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 6 years ago
- Priority changed from Normal to High
#6
Updated by Paolo Cavallini almost 6 years ago
- Status changed from Open to Feedback
Better add sample projects for ease of replication.
Thanks.
#7
Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 6 years ago
Paolo Cavallini wrote:
Better add sample projects for ease of replication.
Thanks.
Note to yourself? :)
#8
Updated by Paolo Cavallini almost 6 years ago
- File ticket_13913.zip added
Apparently this is no longer the case, see attached projects and files.
#9
Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 6 years ago
- Resolution set to not reproducable
- Status changed from Feedback to Closed
#10
Updated by Paolo Cavallini almost 6 years ago
- Resolution changed from not reproducable to fixed/implemented