Trouble applying data set to other shapes

Hello,

I have put together a data set for one of the objects in my Visio 2007 
Professional drawing.  For simplicity, let's say that the shape is a circle.

I then want to apply the same data fields to another shape that's 
already on my drawing.  Let's say that this other shape, that does not 
yet have a data set attached to it, is a square.

So here is what I am doing, but apparently I am making a mistake somewhere:

I click on the circle and look in the Shape Data Sets window, and I see 
the name of my shape data set.  (Let's pretend that I named this data 
set 'xyz'.)  I click on 'xyz'; I click on the radio button that says 
'Apply checked shape data sets to: "Shapes selected in drawing"'; I 
uncheck 'Remove existing data sets'.

Then I go to the square, to which I want to apply data set 'xyz', and I 
click on 'Apply'.

So I go to the Shape Data window, expecting to see 'xyz' and all of its 
data fields.  Instead, however, the window is empty.  Data set 'xyz' has 
not been applied.  I have the opportunity to establish a new data set, 
but I don't want to do that.  I already have a data set called 'xyz', 
but I can't seem to get 'xyz' attached to additional shapes.

I would appreciate any help.

Thank you.

Stanley

Hello,

I posted this earlier, but it may not have been sent.  So I am sending 
it again.

I have put together a data set for one of the objects in my Visio 2007 
Professional drawing.  For simplicity, let's say that the shape is a circle.

I then want to apply the same data fields to another shape that's 
already on my drawing.  Let's say that this other shape, that does not 
yet have a data set attached to it, is a square.

So here is what I am doing, but apparently I am making a mistake somewhere:

I click on the circle and look in the Shape Data Sets window, and I see 
the name of my shape data set.  (Let's pretend that I named this data 
set 'xyz'.)  I click on 'xyz'; I click on the radio button that says 
'Apply checked shape data sets to: "Shapes selected in drawing"'; I 
uncheck 'Remove existing data sets'.

Then I go to the square, to which I want to apply data set 'xyz', and I 
click on 'Apply'.

So I go to the Shape Data window, expecting to see 'xyz' and all of its 
data fields.  Instead, however, the window is empty.  Data set 'xyz' has 
not been applied.  I have the opportunity to establish a new data set, 
but I don't want to do that.  I already have a data set called 'xyz', 
but I can't seem to get 'xyz' attached to additional shapes.

I would appreciate any help.

Thank you.

Stanley

Works for me.
1. drop circle on page
2. drop square on page
3. add shape data to circle
4. In shape data window right-click select Shape Data Sets
5. ensure Shapes selected in drawing is selected
6. click Add, enter name "xyz", select Create a new set from the shape selected
7. select Square
8. In shape data sets window select xyz and Apply.


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Hi Paul,

Thank you for your reply.

Here is what happens for me.

1. Drop circle on page -- OK
2. Drop square on page -- OK
3. Add shape data to circle.  Now, I already have created the name "xyz" 
as the name of my data set.  Is that a problem?
4. In the window called "Shape Data", when I right-click I get the 
option for "Shape Data Sets ...", but when I choose it there is nothing. 
  I can only get something to show in the window entitled "Data Sets". 
In that window I have two options to click -- "xyz" and "Sample" 
(although I never created something called "Sample").
5. So I check "xyz" and then I go to the "Shape Data" window, but I 
still don't have any data.

Sorry to be dense.  I am doing something wrong obviously, but I don't 
see it yet.

Stanley

Hi Paul,

Let me modify my response that I sent to you a short while ago.

Here is what happens:

I click Add, and then my options are to give it the same name that I had 
already used (that is, 'xyz') or to give it an entirely different name.

Now if I use 'xyz', then I get the message that "The name you have 
entered already exists in the current document.  Please enter a 
different name".

So if I give it a different name, then I just have to start all over 
again and reenter the shape data labels right from the start.

The problem is that in the "Add Shape Data Set" dialog box, the first 
item is "Name:", where I could enter a "xyz" (but that doesn't work) or 
some new name (which also doesn't do me any good); then I have three 
radio buttons: "Create a new set", "Create a new set from the shape 
selected in Visio" (but that is always grayed out); "Create a new set 
from an existing set", which is followed by "Shape Data Set" and a drop 
down box, which indeed contains the name "xyz".

I am really confused.

Stanley