Adobe remove the named layer Generator (again)

[jerryw48492253]

Looks like y'all did it again. A couple versions ago Adobe moved the "Generate…" option from the File menu. After much outcry, it made its way back. But I see this crutial feature is missing again. I use this scores of times every day. Sure one can get there but it is 3 submenues deep, hidden under File>Automate>Generator Tools>Generate. I use this menu tem WAY more than "Save As." Please restore it!

Also note the old method is documented at https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/generate-assets-layers.html and now doesn't work in the 2025 version (26.0.0) of Photoshop.

PS -- If the concern is about confusing users abouth generating named layes and the ai image generator, you can name it anything you want. But it 1000% should be at the root level of the file menu.

[Stephen Marsh]

At least you can set your own custom keyboard shortcut mapping to File > Automate > Generator Plugins > Image Assets

Or this can be scripted, which can also have a custom keyboard shortcut applied, or be recorded into an action.

var idAdobeScriptAutomationspScripts = stringIDToTypeID("AdobeScriptAutomation Scripts");
var desc326 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idjavaScriptName = stringIDToTypeID("javaScriptName");
desc326.putString(idjavaScriptName, """Image Assets""");
executeAction(idAdobeScriptAutomationspScripts, desc326, DialogModes.NO);
app.beep();

// or

AdobeScriptAutomationScripts("Image Assets");
app.beep();

function AdobeScriptAutomationScripts(javaScriptName) {
    var s2t = function (s) {
        return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
    };
    var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor();
    descriptor.putString(s2t("javaScriptName"), javaScriptName);
    executeAction(s2t("AdobeScriptAutomation Scripts"), descriptor, DialogModes.NO);
}

// or

$.evalFile(File(app.path + '/Presets/Scripts/generate.jsx'));
app.beep();

[jerryw48492253]

Thank you. But that feature would disappear when I am on another computer or possibly with the next upgrade. 

Organizing all my Adobe layers for PNG output is a basic part of my day-to-day workflow and I don't get why Adobe keeps wanting to remove (or obfuscate) this valuabe menu item.