Allow users to rename auto filters
Auto Filters are a great idea, however, the default name limits their usage.
I know that the Auto Filter is unique on the same level of the hierarchy, yet, I want to let my Test Managers decide how to name them.
Plus, there might be a confusing situation in which someone creates an Auto Filter and makes it private - then another user cannot create such Auto Filter at all and gets a "name is already taken" message, which is confusing.
Pascal Martin
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Phil Snyder
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Not being able to control the naming of auto-filters severely limits their usability. The automatic insertion of "Auto filter by" in the parent level and "By <fieldName>" in front of every filter at the child level within an auto-filter structure takes too much space and forces a visual uniformity that confuses a user wishing to scan through and pinpoint what they want to see. It's simply bad design and prevents users from adopting and enforcing clear naming conventions. This, plus the issues mentioned in the original suggestion, I think makes providing the ability to re-name auto-filters a necessary feature.