GitHub user harshagarwalnyu added a comment to the discussion: Chart
descriptions not displaying on Dashboard in v6.1.0 (expanded_slices is true)
This is a confirmed regression in v6.1.0. The `expanded_slices` key in
dashboard JSON metadata is being written correctly but the frontend's chart
header expansion logic changed in the v6.x refactor.
**What changed:** The dashboard state management was significantly refactored
between v5.x and v6.x to use a different slice of Redux state. The code that
previously read `expanded_slices` from metadata on initial render was not fully
migrated — it reads the key but doesn't properly initialize the local component
state from it.
**Workaround 1 (manual, no config change):**
After the dashboard loads, expand each chart's description manually. Superset
saves this state per-user per-session in local storage. The data isn't lost —
it's just not being restored on page load.
**Workaround 2 (direct metadata edit):**
In Edit mode → "..." menu → "Edit dashboard" → scroll to "Advanced" → "JSON
Metadata". Change:
```json
"expanded_slices": {"123": true}
```
to explicitly set the chart IDs you want expanded. Then after saving, do a hard
refresh (`Ctrl+Shift+R`). Sometimes the initial render picks it up on a
cache-clear.
**Workaround 3 (downgrade):**
v6.0.x does not have this regression. If descriptions are critical to your
dashboards and you can't wait for a patch, pinning to `6.0.3` is the safest
option.
**Tracking:** Search the Apache Superset GitHub issues for `expanded_slices
6.1` — there are open issues tracking this. Adding a comment with your
environment details would help the maintainers prioritize the fix.
GitHub link:
https://github.com/apache/superset/discussions/40246#discussioncomment-16997968
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