Feature Requests

Hi there, it would be useful to import file attachments during the import process. I envisage the same process as importing photos, so that if there are specific non-photo documents required per record we can bulk upload these.

It would be great if the Status of a record was able to be automatically changed based on a preset time delay from the last change. We are a serviced based company and have commitments to customers to complete service on a scheduled frequency. The ability to bulk update has made it easier, but an automatic status update without manually interacting with the system would be ideal.

It would be great if we could automatically attach a custom report to a record without having to download it and then manually attaching it via the File Attachment. We have individuals that are not "tech savy" having a difficult understanding the process and it creates extra work on the back end.

It would be helpful to have a notification that the data name is not unique before you hit save app. Especially when working with apps that have many fields that have the same label but need unique data names.

We are making use of EXIF metadata stored with photos collected in Fulcrum for two purposes: (1) to check the 'north' view is (approximately) north; and (2) to record the bearings of photos that can be taken in any direction. We've noticed that even when geotagging is turned on, our Android devices don't store the direction, whereas iOS devices do. It's clear from (say) Google Maps that the Android device has access to the direction, but it doesn't get saved in EXIF metadata. Is there a simple trick I'm missing to turn on this functionality on Android? If not, can Fulcrum get the direction and add it to the metadata (maybe controlled by a setting) when geotagging is on? Alternatively, I'm wondering if this is down to the default Android camera app. Could Fulcrum be configurable to use a different photo app? When I tried OpenPhoto, it did indeed (when I switched it on) store direction in the EXIF data. But Fulcrum doesn't use this app by default, so I had to take the pictures first and then attach them. It may be that this does work on some Android devices, but unless there's a way to turn it on on all Android devices (1), features (2) or (3) would be very useful.

We would like the option to remove the "Edit Location" button when viewing objects on the map as we don't allow users to move objects so it is confusing for them to see that option.

Add the ability to fetch data from repeatable fields to include emails triggered by workflow events

The file attachment feature is brilliant. I would like ot be able to add files e.g. pdf emails, that are printed with the pdf report output

Would be nice to be able to edit directly within data table/spreadsheet view of records without having to open and edit an individual record. Additionally being able to make mass edits such as "find and replace" or copying in data in a field for a bunch of records all at once (as you would be able to in say an Excel spreadsheet)

It would be great if I could create a TEST app and then when the bugs are worked out of new fields or features update an existing app with record information from ongoing projects instead of having to create a whole new app/fields then go and redo all the work in the original app that I wanted to update. The reason to not just update the intended app experimentally from the beginning is the possibility of disrupting operations or worse loosing already collected data. The test app allows for data importing and then testing to see if the changes would in fact cause data loss.