diff --git a/icartt/dataset.py b/icartt/dataset.py
index b032812ff1d54aac27c351702a67d3f6d7123ba2..428fc57b639c111020159c17fd7a31853fad9e37 100644
--- a/icartt/dataset.py
+++ b/icartt/dataset.py
@@ -88,9 +88,16 @@ class Dataset:
         # data!
         nul = [ prnt(",".join( [ str(y) for y in x ] )) for x in self.data ]
 
+    def make_filename(self):
+        return self.dataID + "_" +self.locationID + "_" +datetime.datetime.strftime(self.dateValid, '%Y%m%d') + "_" +"R" + self.revision + ".ict"
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.format       = 1001
+
+        self.revision     = '0'
+        self.dataID       = 'dataID'
+        self.locationID   = 'locationID'
+
         self.PI           = 'Mustermann, Martin'
         self.organization = 'Musterinstitut'
         self.dataSource   = 'Musterdatenprodukt'