Hi,

I am really struggling with these dataviews. On one hand, they seem like a very good idea... a great way to save all the calculations, hierarchies and formatting changes to be able to apply them to a fresh project (w/ the same dataset). However, the problem arises when a new project is started w/ an existing dataset and when the dataview is not specifically applied. In this case, even though the dataset is still somehow associated w/ this existing dataset (from previous project), because it has not been explicitly applied, the variables in the new project somehow take on a life of their own and no longer merge w/ the variables from the existing dataset when the dataview is eventually applied. Even for variables that are shared between the 2 projects and for variables to which nothing has been done in either project. Creates a very confusing mess. Would be much better if dataviews would at least try to merge same variables (even if we'd be given 1 at at time choices to choose from), instead of creating separate "(1)" versions. To try and do this manually (deleting and replacing variables w/ Dataview version) is time consuming and a real headache.