After building and linking your dashboard, if the original files or folders are moved, what happens?

After building and linking your dashboard, if the original files or folders are moved, what happens?

• A. The file links may no longer work
• B. The links adjust automatically
• C. The dashboard becomes read-only
• D. The links move with files

Answer: (A)

When you build and link a dashboard, the links reference the exact file paths of the original documents. If those files or folders are moved after the dashboard is created, the saved paths no longer point to where the documents actually live, so the links can break or fail to find the targets. To avoid this, keep the source files in their original location or use a stable, centralized location (and update the links if you must move them). Relative paths or a shared network location can help, but otherwise you’ll need to re-link to the new locations. The dashboard becoming read-only or the links moving with files aren’t automatic results of moving the sources.

When you build and link a dashboard, the links reference the exact file paths of the original documents. If those files or folders are moved after the dashboard is created, the saved paths no longer point to where the documents actually live, so the links can break or fail to find the targets. To avoid this, keep the source files in their original location or use a stable, centralized location (and update the links if you must move them). Relative paths or a shared network location can help, but otherwise you’ll need to re-link to the new locations. The dashboard becoming read-only or the links moving with files aren’t automatic results of moving the sources.