An error occurred (InvalidParameterValueException) when calling the UpdateDashboard operation: LayoutElement doesn't exist

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Hi,

I have two sets of Quick Sight resources(DataSet/Analysis/Dashboard) for dashboard a and b. They are exactly the same. Now, inside dashboard a, I created a new sheet with a text box inside. Now I want to update dashboard b with that using the update-dashboard api but got error.

I have the following definition for the new sheet from dashboard a(updated the dashboard id with b’s):

            {
                "SheetId": "dashboard-b-guid_sheet-guid",
                "Name": "Sheet 2",
                "Visuals": [],
                "TextBoxes": [
                    {
                        "SheetTextBoxId": "f49902c1-706c-43ba-a684-82a7a6be3308",
                        "Content": "<text-box>Test</text-box>"
                    }
                ],
                "Layouts": [
                    {
                        "Configuration": {
                            "GridLayout": {
                                "Elements": [
                                    {
                                        "ElementId": "f49902c1-706c-43ba-a684-82a7a6be3308",
                                        "ElementType": "VISUAL",
                                        "ColumnSpan": 9,
                                        "RowSpan": 6
                                    }
                                ],
                                "CanvasSizeOptions": {
                                    "ScreenCanvasSizeOptions": {
                                        "ResizeOption": "FIXED",
                                        "OptimizedViewPortWidth": "1600px"
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                ],
                "ContentType": "INTERACTIVE"
            }

when I tried to update-dashboard with above to dashboard b. I got error:

“An error occurred (InvalidParameterValueException) when calling the UpdateDashboard operation: LayoutElement doesn’t exist.
at LayoutElement: f49902c1-706c-43ba-a684-82a7a6be3308 of type: VISUAL,
at Sheet afd63f2b-0f0c-4665-a127-d7bb98617937_3d1b7caa-c8f4-40a5-bf45-7fcf1bbc8932.”

I couldn’t figure out the reason why the error as the text box resource is there.

Thanks,

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Hello @Leon !

Have you tried the guidelines listed for the common causes of the InvalidParameterValueException error?

I’m also curious if you would run into this issue if you tried UpdateAnalysis.

Publishing the quicksight analysis from Cloud formation
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Strange, when I created a new visual other than Text in an existing sheet and then update the other dashboard, it works.

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@Leon that’s something to note! Did you try to recreate the issue on other visual types or just saw that it worked when you weren’t using a Text visualization?

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Hi @Leon !

I encountered the same error with ‘create-template.’ In my environment, I have retained a JSON obtained in the past through ‘describe-template.’ When I look at the JSON from the past, the ElementType was TEXT_BOX instead of VISUAL . After modifying the JSON with the error to use TEXT_BOX , it worked successfully. This is probably a bug in Quick Sight. I believe it should be fixed to avoid any discrepancies with the ElementType . I have raised a support case from my AWS account to address this issue.

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I have the same issue when running an asset-bundle-import/export-job.

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AWS Support has responded and the issue has been fixed. The problem was also fixed in my environment.