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SarahSarah1
Qrew Member
12 years ago

change settings for ""default in reports""?

When I add a new field to a table, the "default in reports" option is automatically checked. Is there a way to change that so that the default is *not* checked? Preferably on an app-wide basis, but at a minimum on a table basis. Is either one possible?
  • I so wish there was!  We developers leave a trail of debris in our wake unless we always remember to clean up after ourselves.
  • Even better - have the analogous options as adding new fields in forms:
    - automatically mark as "default in reports"
    - never mark as "default in reports"
    - ask if I want the new fields to be "default in reports"
  • Amazingly, Users who create fields have little knowledge of the auto-default options which are switched on every time a field gets created - this is often the only way to identify who created the fields...which ones have been "cleaned up" versus those that are still setup the same as they were when they were created.  I agree with Xavier Fan; QB should either show us the options or turn the default settings OFF, and make users/developers turn them ON.  Given QuickBase best practices which are to "limit" search fields and "limit" default reports so they are user friendly, turning them OFF would help their cause in these cases far more!
  • Actually - looks like the options for whether a field is "default in reports" will be in the May 12th release.  That will be a big help.
  • So, is the answer --- "NO, Quickbase does not give us the option of managing our own work by choosing whether to automatically add fields?"  I don't read any answer in here.  The auto-add field is a real hassle.
  • Philip, when you set the default report, you can now also set if fields are added to the default report "by default". To set the defiant report, go to the Table. Settings, Reports, and at the top right set default report.