How to generate a user friendly asset name for downloads https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=&threadId=516048 2026-08-14T17:59:02Z 2026-08-14T17:59:02Z Navdeep Dhillon https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&messageId=616862 2024-06-17T18:20:49Z 2024-06-17T18:20:49Z

Hi Leon,<br />I was not aware of this attribute. I&#039;ve added this to our enhancement backlog. We&#039;ll have to see exactly how it&#039;s implemented since there are a bunch of different ways the asset and hyperlinks are used (and they mostly default to opening in a new window).

Navdeep Dhillon 2024-06-17T18:20:49Z Leon R https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&messageId=616769 2024-06-17T13:58:14Z 2024-06-17T13:58:14Z

Hi,<br /><br />Has there been any action on this?<br /><br />FYI, native HTML has the ability to set the filename on the client-side. Is there some way you could add a property to the relevant logic block in SmartBuilder which allows us to set a filename regardless of the name it is given when complied to a SCORM package?<br /><br />The syntax is &lt;a download=&#034;filename&#034;&gt;<br /><br />More info: https://www.w3schools.com/TAGS/att_a_download.asp<br /><br />Thanks in advance.

Leon R 2024-06-17T13:58:14Z Kyle Jamieson https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&messageId=516160 2022-02-23T05:46:46Z 2022-02-23T05:46:46Z

Hi Nav,<br /><br />Both these solutions sound like they will work for my needs since I am launching it as a web-page, and not from an LMS.  <br /><br />In thinking about when I would launch the course from an LMS, the second option you describe would be somewhat prone to human error as I might forget to do that post-production step (especially if I were updating a prior course I hadn&#039;t worked on in a while.)  Thus, the enhancement might be worth considering... you could always just append a number to the filename like a microsoft download (eg. &#034;Some_file_name(1).pdf&#034;.)<br /><br />Again, your work arounds will suffice for me for now, so no worries.  If no-one else has had that need or issue, then the enhancement may not be worth the effort.<br /><br />Thanks for the quick answer today!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Leif

Kyle Jamieson 2022-02-23T05:46:46Z Navdeep Dhillon https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&messageId=516083 2022-02-22T22:53:20Z 2022-02-22T22:48:34Z

Hi Leif,<br />I&#039;ll check with the dev team to see if this is something they can update - it&#039;s tricky because the asset file might have special characters, or not be unique when added to SmartBuilder.<br /><br />A quick workaround would be to point to the asset you want. Either hosted elsewhere (point directly to a URL - see image1), or toss the file into the directory after publishing (see image2). Just make sure your filename is websafe.<br /><br />If option 2 is better, and you are publishing frequently, or need this file as part of many packages, there&#039;s a way to bundle things with ALL lessons you publish, but that method might be overkill for this situation.<br /><br />Hope that helps! Let us know how it goes!<br /><br />- Nav

Navdeep Dhillon 2022-02-22T22:48:34Z Kyle Jamieson https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&messageId=516047 2022-02-22T22:13:10Z 2022-02-22T22:12:14Z

Hello SB Team!<br /><br />I have a pdf job-aid file that I am linking to in a SB lesson so that users can download a &#039;cheat-sheet&#039; when they get to that section of the course.<br /><br />The issue is that when the file generates, and a user goes to &#039;download&#039; the PDF from their browser, a non user-friendly asset name is used instead of the actual file name.  <br /><br />Is there a way to change this?  I&#039;d prefer to create a user experience where the user downloads a file and it has the title I specify rather than making them have to catch that step and rename the file.<br /><br />Any help is appreciated. <br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />L<br /><br /><img src="" />

Kyle Jamieson 2022-02-22T22:12:14Z