Deski Prompt for Source universe

Hi,
When I move one deski report attached to beach.unv from one CMS to another (save for all users and login in CMS 2) the report prompt me for the source universe of the report.
The list of universes proposed includes beach.unv and copies of beach.unv universes I did (even if they have different names and long names).
The beach.unv is present only on time in the destination CMS so why deski does not reattach to that universe without prompting?
Any Idea on how to avoid this as we have a report with 40 dataproviders and neet to answer the question for each on them.
Thanks for quick replies, JP

Hello JP,
I recommend to post this query to the [BusinessObjects Enterprise Administration|BI Platform; forum.
This forum is dedicated to topics related to administration and configuration of BusinessObjects Enterprise, BusinessObjects Edge, and Crystal Reports Server.
It is monitored by qualified technicians and you will get a faster response there.
Also, all BOE Administration queries remain in one place and thus can be easily searched in one place.
Best regards,
Falk

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