Repeatable Sections - Specify Workbook(s) Name Before Exporting
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Tyler Dunlap
When exporting xlsx or csv files from apps with repeatable sections, each repeatable section is separated into seperate workbooks/files. The default naming convention is "App Name + Repeatable Section Name". Naming convetion can often be too long cutting off the full name due to Excel maximum characters allowed, and also unlcear and messy to users viewing the export.
It would be great to avoid renaming the workbooks directly in Excel, and specify the naming convention in the app build. This will save time in scenarios where we are frequently exporting data.
In my mind, using something like a semicolon, similar to how it is used in a choice list to transform the stored data would be intuitive. For example, in a choice list “Straight Time;ST”, giving the user a visual of Straight Time, and masking the output of ST.
Maybe this could work similarly in the field label or data name for repeatable sections, “Employee Timesheet;Time” or “employee_timesheet;Time”.