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Custom Columns (with sort) in Files List (Kind, Metadata, Access Stats, etc.)

The webapp defaults to showing the user 3 columns - Name, Modified, and Size.

This request is to allow the user to customize which columns are shown -- i.e., show me the Name, Size, and Metadata field X columns, but nothing else. Or show me the Name, Modified, and Access Stats (Previews) columns.

Example columns to choose from:
-Name
-Size
-Kind (File Type)
-Access Stats (Preview, Download, etc.)
-Metadata (specific template/field)
-Created Date
-Updated/Modified Date
-Description
etc.

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  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please prioritize this, this is a basic piece of functionality needed this day and age.

  • John Cook commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is a basic feature missing from Box. Sorting files by file creation date is fundamental.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    This would be incredibly helpful. Sorting and filtering are such a fundamental part of the user experience when handling folders and files, and people have different needs - for some, sorting by date updated is enough, but others may need date created, type, size by file size (and not number of files), access type (owner, editor, etc).

  • AdminAnonymous (Admin, Box) commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please give us:
    (1) more options for sorting (e.g. Created Date, Description, Metadata, Classification, Content Owner, File Type)

    (2) the ability to configure which sorting options we see (e.g. I only want to see Name, Modified Date, Created Date, Size, File Type, Metadata, Classification)

    (3) the ability to save my preferences for sorting as an end-user

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    We urgently need this. Even Sharepoint has this functionality.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    It should be great to add a column Classification label too ! It would be easier to see those labels in the files list, because today we have to search them through the advanced search (in metadata), which is not very easy...

  • Stanislav Nikolaev commented  ·   ·  Report

    Would be very helpful to customize the list view. The idea is to show the attributes of the metadata template added to the folder or file (as you can do in SharePoint...)

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Would be nice to add Created By and Updated By to that list of columns.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Before signing up I assumed this would already be a feature.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is essential. I'm somewhat surprised it isn't there already. When we view lists of files, we need to be able to categorise, sort and filter them in a way that is meaningful for that folder/use case. The filename and size are irrelevant when I'm looking for my customer quotes. I want to see the metadata tags that identify the customer, the type of document and the issue date.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    This would be incredibly useful. It would allow us to organise and use data the way we want to, rather than the way Box wants to.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    It will be invaluable if the meta data can be displayed as the columns. This will allow user to sort files by meta data fields.

  • Venkata Sowmya Alluri commented  ·   ·  Report

    Also add timestamp (not just the date) to the updated column. It's useful to see "when" (at what time) exactly a file/folder was updated instead of seeing "Today by <user>".

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    I think this would be very useful and it's a shame it's not planned. For people who use Box like a network drive, sifting through large quantities of files would be a lot easier if they could be sorted by more categories, especially file type.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    This would be invaluable as a project tool.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    I also want this for iOS, because the columns I don't need to see take up screen space and abbreviates the file names.

  • AdminAnonymous (Why is this required?, Box) commented  ·   ·  Report

    We would like to customize the info displayed from the All Files page. Example: Currently you see File Name, Uploaded Date, and Size. We want to change Uploaded Date to Last Modified.

  • AdminApurva Parikh (Admin, Box) commented  ·   ·  Report

    Add functionality to visualize similar columns as seen in File Explorer into Box Web (for what Box has available)

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