The ability to set the report name when the Export Report option on any report
Exported reports currently write with a standard name of the report type with date and time but it is challenging when I have reports with almost similar names and the only difference is the date and time. It is confusing to ID a report when I run the same report multiple times.
If users can specify the report name when exporting it, it would make it easier to jump to the report. I know users can rename the report but it would be a lot easier and more efficient if the report is named right from the start.
AdminApurva Parikh
(Admin, Box)
shared this idea
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Anonymous
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Definitely agreed. Also, there is an option to use the "filter" to specify the target folder of the report, so I think that there should be an option for at least maybe a "target folder yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss" or something. This would be helpful to at least identify and link the report and the target folder.
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mike.westley@avisonyoung.com
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The alternative to this, is that EVERY Report run is SAVED to give it a name :( and change the parameters when a new report of the same type is required
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mike.westley@avisonyoung.com
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I totally agree - to assist with resolving our own customers queries, it is sometimes necessary to run several User Activity or Collaborations reports in the same day.
The folder is created prior to report being completed, but if we amend the folder name to include, say, our customer's name and, say, an IT Support reference, Box does NOT use the folder, and creates a new one.
Having to open similarly named folders and the csv file to remember why the report was run/requested ... is annoying....
Why can't the option to give SAVED reports a name not be extended to, say, add 20 characters free text to both the report folder name and the csv filename ???