Section access bug - Load script doesn't update in republished apps

[BobbyJBS]

I have a few apps that I have turned section access on and published, and I've noticed that if I make changes to the load script and republish the app, the changes in the load script don't get published as well?

For example, I added in a flag to one table, and created an entire sheet based around that flag. When I republished the app, the visualizations on that sheet were all broken, because the flag field didn't exist.

Also, if I have a published app with section access on, and then turn off section access and republish the app, the load script changes do come through. But if I have section access turned off in the published app, and I try to republish it with section access turned on, the published app load script will not update.

Is this a bug or a feature of section access? Due to this, I have to delete all published versions of the app and publish them again, and I have at times 10+ published copies of a single app, so it gets quite tedious having to do that.

[PrashantSangle · Accepted solution]

Interesting!!!

If that was the case, then it is big pain for me too. I have more than 300 dashboards with section access.

I tried the same which you mention. With Section access I am getting proper output. My data is visible to me as well as the other team member who is in section access..

Only one catch which I found is during republishing the app, you might republishing it without data. If you republish dashboard without then you will not get that field in publish dashboard.

tick include data option & then try.

Regards,

Prashant Sangle

[BobbyJBS]

Looks like you're correct Prashant, ticking "Include Data" indeed updates the load script in published apps. That is not what I thought Include Data did at all 😅