diff --git a/www/config/SyncView.js b/www/config/SyncView.js
index 513ddd9b..562f4963 100644
--- a/www/config/SyncView.js
+++ b/www/config/SyncView.js
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ Ext.define('PBS.config.SyncJobView', {
 	'-',
 	{
 	    xtype: 'proxmoxButton',
-	    text: gettext('Log'),
+	    text: gettext('Show Log'),
 	    handler: 'openTaskLog',
 	    enableFn: (rec) => !!rec.data['last-run-upid'],
 	    disabled: true,
@@ -224,66 +224,68 @@ Ext.define('PBS.config.SyncJobView', {
     columns: [
 	{
 	    header: gettext('Sync Job'),
-	    width: 100,
-	    sortable: true,
-	    renderer: Ext.String.htmlEncode,
 	    dataIndex: 'id',
+	    renderer: Ext.String.htmlEncode,
+	    flex: 2,
+	    sortable: true,
+	    hidden: true,
 	},
 	{
 	    header: gettext('Remote'),
-	    width: 100,
-	    sortable: true,
 	    dataIndex: 'remote',
+	    flex: 2,
+	    sortable: true,
 	},
 	{
 	    header: gettext('Remote Store'),
-	    width: 100,
-	    sortable: true,
 	    dataIndex: 'remote-store',
+	    flex: 2,
+	    sortable: true,
 	},
 	{
 	    header: gettext('Local Store'),
-	    width: 100,
-	    sortable: true,
 	    dataIndex: 'store',
+	    flex: 2,
+	    sortable: true,
 	},
 	{
 	    header: gettext('Schedule'),
-	    sortable: true,
 	    dataIndex: 'schedule',
+	    flex: 2,
+	    sortable: true,
 	},
 	{
 	    header: gettext('Status'),
 	    dataIndex: 'last-run-state',
-	    flex: 1,
 	    renderer: 'render_sync_status',
+	    flex: 4,
 	},
 	{
 	    header: gettext('Last Sync'),
-	    sortable: true,
-	    minWidth: 200,
-	    renderer: 'render_optional_timestamp',
 	    dataIndex: 'last-run-endtime',
+	    renderer: 'render_optional_timestamp',
+	    flex: 3,
+	    sortable: true,
 	},
 	{
 	    text: gettext('Duration'),
 	    dataIndex: 'duration',
-	    width: 60,
 	    renderer: Proxmox.Utils.render_duration,
+	    flex: 2,
 	},
 	{
 	    header: gettext('Next Run'),
-	    sortable: true,
-	    minWidth: 200,
-	    renderer: 'render_next_run',
 	    dataIndex: 'next-run',
+	    renderer: 'render_next_run',
+	    flex: 3,
+	    sortable: true,
 	},
 	{
 	    header: gettext('Comment'),
-	    hidden: true,
-	    sortable: true,
-	    renderer: Ext.String.htmlEncode,
 	    dataIndex: 'comment',
+	    renderer: Ext.String.htmlEncode,
+	    flex: 4,
+	    sortable: true,
 	},
     ],
 });
diff --git a/www/window/SyncJobEdit.js b/www/window/SyncJobEdit.js
index 2002c2fa..e57146c1 100644
--- a/www/window/SyncJobEdit.js
+++ b/www/window/SyncJobEdit.js
@@ -28,16 +28,23 @@ Ext.define('PBS.window.SyncJobEdit', {
 
     items: {
 	xtype: 'inputpanel',
+	onGetValues: function(values) {
+	    let me = this;
+
+	    if (!values.id && me.up('pbsSyncJobEdit').isCreate) {
+		values.id = 'auto-' + Ext.data.identifier.Uuid.Global.generate().slice(0, 23);
+	    }
+	    return values;
+	},
 	column1: [
 	    {
-		fieldLabel: gettext('Sync Job ID'),
-		xtype: 'pmxDisplayEditField',
-		name: 'id',
-		renderer: Ext.htmlEncode,
+		xtype: 'displayfield',
+		name: 'store',
+		fieldLabel: gettext('Local Datastore'),
 		allowBlank: false,
-		minLength: 4,
+		submitValue: true,
 		cbind: {
-		    editable: '{isCreate}',
+		    value: '{datastore}',
 		},
 	    },
 	    {
@@ -52,12 +59,18 @@ Ext.define('PBS.window.SyncJobEdit', {
 		allowBlank: false,
 		name: 'remote-store',
 	    },
+	],
+	advancedColumn1: [
 	    {
-		xtype: 'hiddenfield',
-		allowBlank: false,
-		name: 'store',
+		xtype: 'pmxDisplayEditField',
+		name: 'id',
+		fieldLabel: gettext('Sync Job ID'),
+		emptyText: gettext('Automatic'),
+		renderer: Ext.htmlEncode,
+		allowBlank: true,
+		minLength: 4,
 		cbind: {
-		    value: '{datastore}',
+		    editable: '{isCreate}',
 		},
 	    },
 	],
@@ -74,7 +87,8 @@ Ext.define('PBS.window.SyncJobEdit', {
 		fieldLabel: gettext('Schedule'),
 		xtype: 'pbsCalendarEvent',
 		name: 'schedule',
-		emptyText: gettext('none'),
+		value: 'hourly',
+		emptyText: gettext('none (disabled)'),
 		cbind: {
 		    deleteEmpty: '{!isCreate}',
 		},