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  1. excel online previewer for Box Platform

    We want to user the Excel online previewer for Box Platform as well.
    We are able to open excel files with Excel online previewer when we access from Box.com.
    However when we open the file from platform, we cannot.

    10 votes

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  2. Users who have permission to output reports should be able to select "target folders and files" within the scope of their access rights

    Under the current specification, only administrators or authorized co-administrators can select the "target folders and files" when outputting the User Activity Report.
    For the sake of business efficiency, I would like to see users who have permission to output reports be able to select "target folders and files" within the scope of their access rights.

    現在の仕様では、ユーザーアクティビティレポートを出力の際管理者または、権限の付与された共同管理者のみ「対象のフォルダとファイル」が選択可能です。
    これをレポート出力権限を持っているユーザーは、業務効率上、自分のアクセス権がある範囲の中で「対象のフォルダとファイル」を選択できるようにしてほしい。

    11 votes

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  3. Prevent users from adding content to the root level in Box Drive

    Our enterprise is set to prevent users from being able to create folders at the root level. This functionality works great in Box cloud app. However the user is able to add content at the root level in Box Drive. This causes sync errors as Box Drive cannot sync to a root level folder in the app.

    Can you consider preventing users from doing this in Box Drive so it matches how it works in Box browser view.

    5 votes

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    0 comments  ·  Box Drive  ·  Admin →
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  4. Keep workflows active even after users are deactivated

    I was reading through FAQs for Box Relay and I see that if a user is deleted their workflows are deactivated....

    With no way to transfer workflows from one user to another don't you see this as a HUGE problem with the product?

    If we are expected to use this in production to manage enterprise documents, what are we supposed to do when someone who created the workflows is removed? This would be a huge impact to any org. Especially if someone on a team is the creator of all the workflows. This would require someone to recreate them, and…

    5 votes

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  5. Rename 'include subfolders' switch in User Activity report to 'include activity within subfolders'

    There has been some confusion, as not enabling this switch still includes activity directly impacting the subfolders that sit in the parent level.

    3 votes

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  6. Ability to set folder notifications for external and internal collaborators within a folder.

    Companies with many external collaborators have to walk each user through changing their folder notification settings so the external collaborator will be notified whenever a document is uploaded to a folder. This is extremely manual for us and their external collaborators. It would be easier if folder owners could set folder notifications for everyone within the folder so external collaborators receive the sames notifications as internal collaborators.

    14 votes

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    not planned  ·  3 comments  ·  Web App  ·  Admin →
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  7. Remove the option to enable Box Sync for an App User

    Keeping this option displayed on the user page is misleading and confusing.

    0 votes

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  8. Inactive users are not listed when managing groups

    When in the Admin Console and viewing groups, if I go to edit the membership list of a group, the list does not appear to display inactive users, but if I search for a user in the group it will display the user. However, if viewing the members of a group through the normal interface, it will display all members, even inactive ones.

    This is potentially confusing as it means that the list of members a group admin would see will be different, and if they want to remove someone, they will not be able to just browse…

    4 votes

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    not planned  ·  amartinson responded

    Thank you for the feedback! IMO, we should not display inactive users in the groups as the group should keep a membership of all the active users. Thanks!

  9. Tags

    I'd like to see Box further realize and exploit the power of tags. From what I have seen, Box has only utilized the tip of the iceberg when it comes to tags. Below is a list of capabilities that would be amazing to use!

    • Tag Viewer: a place to manage, rename, delete tags, and more.
    • Tags appear and clickable in search results
    • Ability to tag document in editor

    I’ve been a devout Evernote user for years and they have a strong tag game. Evernote has been the backbone of my business for 10 years, and tags are the backbone of…

    20 votes

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  10. Change a specification of the PST time given when conflicting item's name on Box Relay.

    Currently, no matter what timezone users/enterprise set in its settings, the PST timestamp will be added to the item's name when conflicting name on Relay.

    The specification will be changed to add the date and time depending on the user/enterprise settings.

    10 votes

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    1 comment  ·  Workflow  ·  Admin →
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  11. Usage Logs - Better Reporting when Shared Link Permissions are Changed

    Right now you can see WHEN a user changed the value of a shared link (closed to open for example) but not to what, so if a link was changed, we have to guess as to what level of access. This seems like a gap security wise and may lead to us shutting down shared links.

    14 votes

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  12. Allow admins to report on activity of external collaborators.

    We want to report on external collaborator usage of our specific content for a number of reasons:

    1) to be able to access if their external collaborators are no longer using our data and should be removed

    2) to help us understand how their internal users are working with people outside of the enterprise.

    Right now, the reporting is limited to showing when people have accepted folders, or users can go to access stats - neither of these options is sufficient.

    Ability to see activity of external Collaborators.
    a. Downloads, uploads, previews, edits, etc.
    b. We can see…

    117 votes

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    delivered  ·  12 comments  ·  Admin Console  ·  Admin →
  13. Transfer Ownership Enterprise Event

    Currently, when you delete a user the only way to show that the content from one user to another user in the enterprise events are track two separate events:
    - UPLOAD (Creation of the new folder with the user's naming convention)
    - MOVE (From unknown location/user, to the new folder)

    This mean you needs to track the newly created parent.name and the move event with the item.name. I'm proposing two potential enhancements:

    1) Enhance the MOVE event to show the source user/item details AND target user/item details.
    2) Create a new TRANSFER_OWNERSHIP event so that…

    5 votes

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  14. Wrap or hover long owner's name to display whole name

    Longer file or Owner names do not display the whole name in the UI
    For example Users&Groups > Groups > "Group name" > Edit users.
    If owners name like BoxTestAccount(Bostestacconut+new@box.com),
    It shows BoxTestAccount(Boxtestaccount@box...
    if similar name exists, the user cannot distinct the name.

    4 votes

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  15. Show full filename in Box Search

    Box Search cuts off long file names. If the file name is prefaced with the date or other info, the information one actually needs from the file name may be hidden from the user.

    This can be solved by making the Box Search window larger, making it as large as the longest filename, or by showing the filename when a user mouses over the filename or file icon, or when a user uses the arrow keys to select (but not yet open) a file in the Box Search results.

    7 votes

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  16. Request for improvement of Includes Subfolders feature in User Activity Report

    ( Japanese follows English)
    The support article is as follows, but I would like to request that the Includes Subfolders feature also works and outputs the data in “View” for the following two reasons.
    The report output screen does not show the fact that the feature does not work in “View”, so there is a possibility of misunderstanding.
    It takes longer to complete [Run] than [View],


    Warning:
    When the Includes Subfolders feature is on, the View option doesn't work - it doesn't pull events in the subfolders.
    https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/4415012490387-User-Activity-Report

    ユーザーアクティビティレポートのサブフォルダを含める機能の改善依頼

    サポートの記事には下記の通りとなっているが、下記の二点から[表示]でもサブフォルダを含める機能で出力されるよう要望します。
    ・[表示]では出力されないことがレポート出力の画面からは分からないので勘違いをする可能性がある点
    ・[表示]と比較して[実行]の完了までは時間が掛かる点


    警告:
    [サブフォルダを含める] 機能が有効になっている場合、[表示] オプションは動作せず、サブフォルダ内のイベントは取得されません。
    https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/4415012490387-User

    1 vote

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  17. Proxy user ID for C-Level profiles

    For executive level users, or high public visibility folks, provide a method to suppress, or proxy their actual username. These are often tied to Single Sign On accounts, hidden at the global level, but visible in local apps, like Box. We have a workaround in creating a surrogate account, but it would be nice to simply add a proxy directly in Box to allow these individuals to log in through the normal Company Single Sign On process.

    1 vote

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  18. File Request link upload notification

    We want a feature of email notification which send to the actual user who uploaded the file.

    I understand that if "require users to provide email" option is enabled, users can confirm the uploader's email address on web app. I found that the email address was shown in “Updated” column.

    However, users cannot confirm the actual uploader from the report, and email notifications will only be sent to users who enabled notification settings of "upload" in their folder settings or account settings.

    Enabling the above feature makes it much easier to confirm if the user successfully…

    8 votes

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  19. Please fix it button for overlay icons in Box drive's setting menu. Sometime, Windows Explorer is missing overlay icons. One of reason is or

    Please fix it button for overlay icons in Box drive's setting menu.

    Sometime, Windows Explorer is missing overlay icons.
    One of reason is order of registry key.

    How to fix steps for overlay icons is in this community page.
    Administrator can re-order registory key, but end user can not use regedit.exe.

    Missing Box Drive Icons in Windows Explorer
    https://community.box.com/t5/Box-Drive-Troubleshooting/Missing-Box-Drive-Icons-in-Windows-Explorer/ta-p/53877

    Please put fix it button on Box Drive setting menu.
    End user can fix by themselves for missing overlay icons

    10 votes

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  20. I would like to see a lock feature implemented so that tenants with the "Box for Microsoft Office" feature enabled can occupy and edit files

    Tenants with the "Box for Microsoft Office" feature enabled will not be able to update locked files.
    As an alternative, the following procedure may be applicable, but has the following disadvantages

    ■procedure
     ①Lock the target file
     ②Download the file and update it locally
     ③Upload updated files
     ④Unlock

    ■demerit
     Many steps and cumbersome
     If another user downloads > edits > uploads a file that is locked, the file will be updated.

    Therefore, I would like to see a lock function implemented so that files can be occupied and edited like Box tools.

    16 votes

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