An uploaded zip file - when the user downloads it, how can we control what the filename will be?

A user can upload a zip file to Board. When they do that, the original filename is lost. The new file name is generated how? Can this be controlled? For example, could the zip file have a reference number derived from where it was uploaded in Board?

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Michael Gerrard
UNHCR
http://www.unhcr.org
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Davide Corbetta

Hi Michael, at the moment (summer 21 release) there is non way to manage the name of files you store in a blob cube (all extensions).
I can suggest this way I usually use:

create a TXT cube whith the same dimension of blob cube
put in the same layout you use for upload/download the file in dataentry mode
simply write the name or other informantion about the file

Obvioulsy you can rename the file only manually, so this is non a solution but a way to retrive original name.

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Davide Corbetta
Senior Product Manager
ADVISON SRL
Italy
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Michael Gerrard

Thanks Davide. I don't want the original name. I want to give the file a reference as its name so when the user downloads it, they know what they are looking at. It is a shame if this cannot be done :-(

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Michael Gerrard
UNHCR
http://www.unhcr.org
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Christoph Goldner

I have the same Problem: I want the user to dowload a file form a BLOB cube but with a current timestamp in the filename. For example "Filename_@datetime" would be nice.

Michael Gerrard

I agree Christoph. Users download the file, it has a generic name, if they share it, then it is easily mixed with other files. Being able to create the filename from the data Board knows at the time the user downloads it, that makes a lot of sense. My original post was from two years ago! But we should never give up hope, perhaps a Board colleague is hanging out here and will push this idea forward. Sometimes it's these small changes that make the difference.

Holly Rieke

@Michael Gerrard @Christoph Goldner Thank you for posting to Community! If you haven't already, please consider adding your idea to the Idea Exchange to get more visibility. The Product Team is actively monitoring and engaged in that space.

Leone Scaburri

Hi @Michael Gerrard,

files are named using member code/description of the most nested entity by row defined in the layout where you are downloading the file.

In the case of a .zip file you have the advantage that the content of the zipped folder keeps its name, so once extracted you could retrive the original name.

Zachary Turner

For anyone else interested on voting for this as an idea:

https://community.board.com/discussion/17075/allow-for-the-naming-of-files-downloaded-from-board