Add Column Description to Update Request

Samuel Mueller · 10/19/22

Include the column description when an update request goes out to provide some context to the column if it has a generic name.

Adrian @ Chess · 09/02/22

It would be useful in the Update Request Form for the system to make available to display the Column Descriptions that have been entered in the Sheet, as sometimes the users don't know what the field/column is about before they update it.

This could be achieved by providing a small grey (i) icon next to the Column Name, that users could hover over.

While we are at it, perhaps we could have/save Column (display) 'Labels' as well as Column Names - like we can edit in the new record Forms.

We could also have a similar option in the new record Form to display the column description also.

kjones3 · 02/17/23

I second this - update requests are fantastic except for the inability to give guidance for each of the fields. A column description would be a great first step. Changing the column name would be an added plus.

Matt Morrison · 03/02/23

This is an ideal update to report functionality. My team uses reports to customize data sets for our leadership team and the ability to provide a brief description for each column would align perfectly with the concept or developing focused reports from larger sheets.

-Matt

jwilson970216 · 03/14/23

This is an obvious improvement. I'd like to know what the purpose of a column description was expected to be when you can't even see it on reports.

Jay York · 03/16/23

Please add column descriptions that are available inreportsso my team can see the expectations of the columns without having to refer back to the original sheet. Some sheets can have a lot of columns and it can be very time consuming for someone to search out a column in the original to see the description.

Randall Alberts CBRE · 04/21/23

I like using the Request Updated so that a form is sent to the person where I am requesting an update. I would like to add some help test to the fields when it is sent. This is the same text that I might put in the column description. My update request is to include the Column Description under the name field. This way when the user gets the Update Request form, I can also provide a little bit of help as they fill out the auto-generated form.

ker9 · 05/09/23

I agree this would be a nice feature, but I want control over it. Sometimes I have column descriptions that should not necessarily be seen by the end user or would not be understood by the end user.

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Add Column Description to Update Request

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