# Chart settings not saved **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** cloud, dashboard\ **Created:** [July 6, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/chart-settings-not-saved/3091 "2022-07-06T19:16:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![terryw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ee59a6/32.png) [@terryw](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/terryw)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/chart-settings-not-saved/3091/1 "2022-07-06T19:16:14Z")
I created a custom dashboard on app.netdata.cloud but the chart modifications aren’t remembered (e.g. changing group by value and pressing “Save” in the top right corner). If I go back to “Overview” and back to my custom dash, the chart settings are reset. Also why must I focus the browser window to get updates? Firefox 102.0, Ubuntu 22.04 ---
**Author:** ![dimko](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/dimko/32/835_2.png) [@dimko](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/dimko)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/chart-settings-not-saved/3091/2 "2022-07-06T19:33:46Z")
Hey terryw, there is an open issue in netdata-cloud regarding chart settings not being persisted in custom dashboards. You can keep track of it here: [[Bug]: Dashboard chart type does not persist when saved · Issue #486 · netdata/netdata-cloud · GitHub](https://github.com/netdata/netdata-cloud/issues/486) . Team is working on a fix. > Also why must I focus the browser window to get updates? Do you mean getting chart updates? like ,always fetching the latest chart data even if you have switched to a different browser tab? If yes, there is an option to make the charts always “Playing”, even if you switch tabs. Just click the “ **Play** ” button inside the date/time picker at the top of the screen, while in the Single Node or Overview tabs in the Netdata Cloud and select “ **Force Play** ”. This way chart data requests will be issued in the background while you are browsing in other tabs. Hope it helps ---
**Author:** ![terryw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ee59a6/32.png) [@terryw](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/terryw)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/chart-settings-not-saved/3091/3 "2022-07-06T19:45:17Z")
Thanks a lot for a quick reply. It’s frustrating as a newbie netdata user. Yes, it’s about chart updates. Every time the window isn’t in focus, “Playing” switches to “Paused”. “Force play” solves the issue, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![hugo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/hugo/32/3714_2.png) [@hugo](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/hugo)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/chart-settings-not-saved/3091/4 "2022-07-07T17:12:03Z")
@terryw a fix for the above mentioned bug was released. do let us know if you still face any problem ---
**Author:** ![terryw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ee59a6/32.png) [@terryw](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/terryw)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/chart-settings-not-saved/3091/5 "2022-07-07T18:27:11Z")
@hugo the settings for “line”, “area”, “stacked” are indeed saved. But one chart has selected only one dimension and if I select “All dimensions” and click “Save”, that isn’t remembered. Screencast uploaded [here](https://ufile.io/0b8ky5ds) ---
**Author:** ![hugo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/hugo/32/3714_2.png) [@hugo](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/hugo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 8:45am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/chart-settings-not-saved/3091/6 "2022-07-08T08:45:53Z")
Thanks for the quick feedback @terryw , we have a different bug being used to track this [[Bug]: Dashboard - Chart settings not saved · Issue #495 · netdata/netdata-cloud · GitHub](https://github.com/netdata/netdata-cloud/issues/495) we will update as soon as we have more news on that ---
**Author:** ![hugo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/hugo/32/3714_2.png) [@hugo](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/hugo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 9:03am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/chart-settings-not-saved/3091/7 "2022-07-19T09:03:16Z")
@terryw an initial fix has been released for this and we’ve opened a follow-up bug to deal with a very specific scenario on chart type - [[Bug]: Chart type on custom dashboards not respected when opinionated defaults exists · Issue #517 · netdata/netdata-cloud · GitHub](https://github.com/netdata/netdata-cloud/issues/517) please try it and let us know if you still find any issue.