[Qgis-user] Change the datasource of a layer

[Andreas Neumann]

Hi Harrissou, 

Interesting. I didn't discover this new feature in QGIS core. Every day
something new to discover ;-) 

It wasn't there in 3.4 - I just checked. So I don't know when it was
introduced. Like you, I also can't find it in our visual changelogs. 

However, one thing that the plugin does better, is to offer a "free
form" change of the data source. E.g. when you want to change one
parameter in the PostgreSQL connection string. This is possible in the
plugin, but I couldn't find a way to do it with the built-in "change
data source". 

Also - is there a builtin way for bulk changes of data sources? 

Thanks, 

Andreas 

On 2019-11-13 10:47, DelazJ wrote:

> Hi Andreas 
> 
> Le mer. 13 nov. 2019 à 10:44, Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net> a écrit : 
> 
>> Hi Bruno, 
>> 
>> There is a Python Plugin available called "changeDataSource" from Enrico Ferreguti that allows you, after installation, to right-click on a layer and change it's source - or globally for all layers in a project by clicking on the plugin icon. 
>> 
>> Maybe you can try this. 
>> 
>> But I agree, it would be nice, if such functionality would be in QGIS core. If there is no feature request yet, it would be useful to open one.
> 
> The feature seems to be there already though I fail to find who implements it, browsing all the recent changelogs. 
> 
> Thanks,
> Andreas 
> 
> On 2019-11-13 10:30, brunos at mailbox.org wrote: 
> 
> Hi there! 
> In QGIS 3.10 it is nice and easy to change a broken the data source of a layer by clicking on the warning sign in the layers list. 
> How can I change a non broken datasource? There is no button in the Source tab of Layer Properties... 
> 
> Should I open a feature request on github? 
> Thank you 
> Bruno 
> 
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