feat(dashboard): Edit dashboard description from ui (and api) and show tooltip on dashboard list view

[greggailly]

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feat(dashboard): Edit dashboard description from ui (and api) and show tooltip on dashboard list view

SUMMARY

Similar to the description field on charts, this PR adds a text area field in the dashboard properties modal to update the description. Works from the list and from the dashboard header edit mode as well.

BEFORE/AFTER SCREENSHOTS OR ANIMATED GIF

Before

Edit modal

List view

After

Edit modal

List view with tooltip

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• [x] Has associated issue: Fixes #27410
• [x] Changes UI
• [x] Introduces new feature or API

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CodeAnt-AI Description

Add editable dashboard description and show it as tooltip in list

What Changed

• A Description field is added to the dashboard properties modal and header edit flow so users can add or update a dashboard description when saving.
• Dashboard list view shows an info tooltip next to a dashboard title when a description exists, letting users read the description on hover.
• The backend API and listing now include the description field so descriptions are persisted and returned; integration tests and frontend save/list logic were updated accordingly.

Impact

✅ Edit and save dashboard descriptions ✅ See dashboard descriptions from list via hover tooltip ✅ API returns dashboard descriptions for list and detail

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[greggailly]

@sadpandajoe done thanks for the heads up ! I still get two errors when running with --all-files but they seem to be coming from other recently merged commits. Rebased on master on the same occasion.

[greggailly]

@sadpandajoe @rusackas the two failing tests in tests/integration_tests/dashboards/api_tests.py have been fixed.

[rusackas]

LGTM other than a duplicate field being added here. I think you can just delete that?

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[greggailly]

LGTM other than a duplicate field being added here. I think you can just delete that?

Done ! Thanks 👍

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[rusackas]

Replied to the two threads... I think the CSS one does need a tweak (with a little scope creep into the existing file you copied from) where the other seems like a "good idea" though not really necessary, per se.

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[greggailly]

Replied to the two threads... I think the CSS one does need a tweak (with a little scope creep into the existing file you copied from) where the other seems like a "good idea" though not really necessary, per se.

@rusackas Pushed the two small changes !