Choose directory and file name for scanned documents

[meichthys]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Currently after scanning a document, the scanned document is placed in the root nextcloud directory with a timestamp of the filename. This is fine for a quick one-off scan, but for any kind of regular scanning it becomes tedious to find the file after scanning, rename it, and then move it to the proper directory.

Describe the solution you'd like

It would be nice to be be able to choose a name and default directory to contain scans.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Currently i scan the document, save it, then look in the root nextcloud directory for the file, then rename it, then move it to the proper destination.

Additional context

I came from the iOS app which has a nice implementation:

[Ramblurr]

Currently after scanning a document, the scanned document is placed in the root nextcloud directory with a timestamp of the filename.

This is not the case. The scanned document is placed in the directory you were in when you pressed + to start the scan action.

This behavior makes sense to me.

However I would like to see the option to name the file before saving it to the directory.

Why? Because I use Nextcloud in conjunction with paperless-ngx to auto OCR and organize scanned documents. I use the scan feature in the nextcloud app to scan documents and place them directly into the folder that paperless watches and consumes documents from.

With the current workflow, by the the nextcloud app has finished saving the document and I am ready to rename it, paperless has already ingested the document with the useless filename. :(

[martingwb]

Choosing a name before storing would be great! Further I would like to suggest to implement a "Default name format" where one can select e.g. something like current date/time (yyymmdd or yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm, etc.) or any default filename.

[GovSat1]

+1 (iOS). Using the scan toolbar to make a quick scan, then having to change the settings every time is a hassle. Default scan settings would be the obvious solution. (And bonus if it is possible to skip the image selection page).