Unreal Engine Issues

UE-70165

Soft references appearing as hard references in reference viewer

Soft references appearing as hard references in reference viewer

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Description

When creating a variable that is a soft reference of another asset the reference viewer appears to show this connection as a hard reference.

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Download the attached project
  2. Open the project
  3. Right click BP_A
  4. Select Reference viewer

Result: The soft reference of the type BP_B inside of BP_A shows up as a hard reference
Expected: The reference would show up as a soft reference

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By Design
ComponentUE - Gameplay - Blueprint
Affects Versions4.22, 4.21.2
CreatedFeb 15, 2019
ResolvedFeb 18, 2019
UpdatedFeb 20, 2019