aws-amplify / aws-amplify/amplify-studio

Visual Data editor loses unsaved work when creating new model with similar name as existing model

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Description

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### App Id

dntco4q28bj1y

### Region

ap-southeast-2

### Environment name

dev

### Figma File Version (if applicable)

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### Amplify CLI Version

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### If applicable, what version of Node.js are you using?

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### What operating system are you using?

Windows 10

### Browser type?

Google Chrome

### Describe the bug

When creating a group of related models in the visual data editor a bug occurs when starting to name a new model with the same beginning word as an existing model, the editor corrupts the models and unsaved work is lost. When starting to name the new model it somehow picks a data relationship from the existing model with the similar name and applies it. The existing model relationships now point to the new model. The delete button on the relationships is then unresponsive and the screen refreshes and loses all unsaved work.

### Expected behavior

When creating a new model it does not automatically pick up data or relationships from existing models.

### Reproduction steps

1. Create a new model named Ingredient and give it a name string field.
2. Create a new model named Product and give it a name string field.
3. Add a many-to-many relationship on Product to Ingredient
4. Create a new model named MenuItem and give it a name string field.
5. Create a many-to-many relationship on MenuItem to Product.
6. Create a many-to-many relationship on MenuItem to Ingredient.
7. Create a new model and start to name it Menu - notice that at "Men" it automatically adds two many-to-many relationships to the new model pointing to MenuItem, and the two relationships on MenuItem start to point to this new "Men" model.
8. Try deleting the relationships on MenuItem and re-adding them - note that Product now has two MenuItem relationships, one of which can't be deleted
9. The first time I tried this and was trying to correct the problems the screen refreshed and I lost all unsaved work

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Research direction

Start in the Visual Data editor and reproduce the issue by creating Ingredient, Product, and MenuItem models with the listed relationships, then naming another model "Men". Done means the new model does not inherit relationships from MenuItem, existing relationships remain correct and deletable, and the editor does not refresh or lose unsaved work.

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Assessment

Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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