Exporting Data from Web Data Entry Forms

About exporting data from Web data entry forms

You can export dimension labels and data values from a data entry form to a file format that can be used in a spreadsheet.

Note: If the form contains many pages of data, you might have difficulty opening the exported file in certain applications. To avoid this situation, modify the data selections to reduce the number of values before exporting the document.

Procedure: Exporting data from a Web data entry form

Follow these steps to export data from a Web data entry form.

1. With the data entry form open in the workspace, click the Export button on the Document toolbar.

   
   

   Result: The Export dialog box appears.

2. Specify the pages to export: Current or All n pages.

3. Select an export format:
   • Comma delimited (*.csv) -- Exports the data in Comma Separated Value format, in which labels and data values are separated by commas

   • Tab delimited (*.txt) -- Exports the data in text file format, in which labels and data values are separated by tabs

4. Choose OK to export the data.

   Result: Depending on your browser configuration, the labels and data from the worksheet may be displayed in a spreadsheet, or you may be prompted to perform additional tasks, such as saving the file to disk or choosing the application in which to display the data.