Importer: distinguish imports by more than ID number

RickMohr commented 9 years ago

On the importer page you see only e.g. "Tree Import #25". If you have multiple imports it's hard to know which is which. Possible solutions:

Show date/time imported
Show name of file imported
Allow naming an import

steventlamb commented 9 years ago

I think these are good solutions. The date/time is a win-win. Filename and naming could have limited usefulness though - choosing names is hard for all users of all technical levels, whether they be on the filesystem or in a web dialog. At least the former doesn't require us to put a new UI control in.

andrewbt commented 9 years ago

If showing the name of the file imported is easier from a technical standpoint than naming an import (just a DB column, no UI needed for naming/editing) I'd say that's good and also do date/time. The user has to pick a name for the file on their own filesystem anyway - picking yet another name might be a bit unnecessary. And if they import the same file twice the date/time can help de-confuse later on.

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I think these are good solutions. The date/time is a win-win. Filename and naming could have limited usefulness though - choosing names is hard for all users of all technical levels, whether they be on the filesystem or in a web dialog. At least the former doesn't require us to put a new UI control in.

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steventlamb commented 9 years ago

+1 @andrewbt's comment

dboyer commented 9 years ago

My vote is also Date/Time and the name of the file imported. Adding the ability to rename the import might be a future enhancement, but it's not necessary now. I also don't think this is an issue blocking shipping the feature, but it would be good to address some time in January.

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Importer: distinguish imports by more than ID number #1851