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The default generation name setting automatically names each generation using variables like tool, prompt and date, so your team's assets stay organized without manual renaming. You can set a template across your Enterprise organization, customize it per workspace, or apply one to a single project or session.

Example default generation name convention combining the User, Tool, Date and Prompt variables, with a list of generation names the template produces

Setting a default generation name

Admins and billing admins can manage naming templates for every workspace from the Organization space.

Default Generation Name section in Runway Organization settings, with a naming template field, a Clear button and a list of workspaces showing which follow the organization default and which use their own template
  1. Select your workspace name in the top left corner of your Dashboard, then select Organization settings
  2. Navigate to the Settings tab
  3. Select the template field under Default Generation Name
  4. Select any Variables and type any static text to include
  5. Review the Preview, then select Confirm

To remove it, select Clear beneath the field, or select Reset to default within the template window to restore standard naming.

Customizing naming for individual workspaces

If your organization has multiple workspaces, you can set a separate naming template for each one. Below the template field, every workspace is listed with its current naming behavior:

  • Default — the workspace follows the organization-wide template
  • A custom template — the workspace uses its own generation naming instead of the organization default. Select the × to remove it and return the workspace to the default

Select a workspace from the list, then choose its variables and static text, and select Confirm.

Setting a default name for a project or session

You can also set a naming template for a single project, or just for the session you're working in. Each is set from its own menu:

Setting a template for a project

A project template is useful when one client or campaign needs its own naming, separate from the rest of the workspace.

  1. Select the menu on the project
  2. Select Default Generation Name
  3. Select your variables, type any static text, then select Confirm

Setting a template for a session

A session template applies to your current session only, so you can name a batch of related generations without changing anything for the rest of your team.

  1. Select the menu in the session switcher
  2. Select Default Generation Name
  3. Select your variables, type any static text, then select Confirm

Available variables

Variables fill in automatically for each generation. The following variables are available:

Default generation name window with a template combining the Workspace, User, Tool and Prompt variables, selectable variable buttons and a live preview of the resulting generation name
  • Prompt — the text prompt used in the generation
  • Seed — the generation's seed number
  • Date — the date the generation was created
  • Project — the project the generation was created in
  • Style — the style applied to the generation
  • User — the name of the member who created the generation
  • Workspace — the workspace the generation was created in
  • Tool — the tool or model used to generate

Variables can be combined with plain text to match your team's naming conventions.

FAQ

Which template applies if more than one is set?

When naming templates are set at multiple levels, the most specific one is applied — session is the most specific level, and organization is the broadest:

  1. Session — most specific
  2. Project
  3. Workspace
  4. Organization — broadest
Does Runway automatically rename existing generations when I change the template?

Once you apply a default naming template, it will be applied to new generations only. Existing assets keep their current names and can be renamed individually in the asset browser.

Can members change the file name of an individual generation?

Yes. The template sets each generation's initial name, and members can still rename any individual asset from the asset browser.