SOLVED: Missing Report Builder button

Bill Heiser

In the Reporting module in the Smartsheet e-Academy, it indicates there should be a Report Builder button in a report to enable one to modify the report. In my instance I do not see such a button. Is this a known issue?

I've attached screenshots of what it's supposed to look like, and what it actually looks like. I could swear I've seen the Report Builder button before, as I've actually created a report, and recall using it.

Also the Help page confirms the button should be there: 

https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/522214-creating-reports

Andrée Starå

Hi Bill,

It's still there but the design has changed a little bit so now it's just the notebook and not any text. 

Hope that helps!

Have a fantastic day!

Best,

Andrée Starå

Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

Bill Heiser

Oh, my eyes must be tired ... I thought I checked all the icons. Label-less icons seem to be in vogue these days.

Thanks for the quick response!

Andrée Starå

Easy to miss!

Happy to help!

Tate Forgey

This is going to date me, but that looks a lot like the floppy disk icon that Smartsheet still uses for the "Save."  I saw this notebook icon but thought it was the save icon.  (I wonder how many Smartsheet users have actually handled a floppy disk!)

I think an icon relating to the "builder" part (maybe some kind of tool) instead of the "report" part would be better.  Better yet, just use the universally understood gear icon to indicate this is how to modify the settings of the report.  You may even want to put it over on the right sidebar, which is a little sparsely populated.

Andrée Starå

Haha! Now that you mention it, it does a little bit.