Learn how to export Item Events, including instructions on choosing a file format and a location to save your file.
New to Item Events? You can read the first article in this series for an introduction to Item Events.
Which plans include this feature?
Legacy: Soho, Pro, Plus, Enterprise, Flex
New: Starter, Growth (Subscription), Growth (Per Booking), Managed
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Where can I find this feature using the top menu?
Inventory > Item Events
What more do I need to use this feature?
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Admin or restricted permissions to View events and rules and Export Data.
Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic, new or both?
- Your account must have access to items (Inventory > Items), a key feature of our classic version of Checkfront.
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New to Checkfront - Products ✨ With our newest version of Checkfront, we have added Products (Inventory > Products) as the successor to items (Inventory > Items). Are you interested in migrating to our newest version? Please reach out to our Technical Support team for more information. |
Exporting item events
Back to topYou can export a report from your Item Events list using the Export link in the top right corner, next to the Columns button.
From there, you can enter a name for the report and choose the output format.
Save As
Allows you to specify the name of the export file. By default, the file name includes the report's name plus the applicable date range. You can edit the name of the file by placing focus on the Save as field and entering a different name.
Format
Export report to MS Excel (XLSX), CSV (Comma-separated Value), PDF (Portable Document Format) or XML (eXtensible Markup Language).
Save To
The report can be saved to your Computer, Email, or Google Drive.
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Emailed exports are sent as links to the files securely hosted in Google Cloud Storage. |
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Learn more about exporting to Google Drive here: |
Columns
Choose to Export Visible columns or All columns. In the case of this report, all columns are always visible, so you get the same result with either option.
Max Rows
Limit the maximum number of rows to Export (Max Rows) or Export All Rows.
Formatting
Use ISO Dates allows you to choose the format of dates within the Export.
- When selected, you see the format YYYY-DD-MM, for example, 2020-06-09.
- When not selected, you see the format configured with the Date Format setting (Manage > Setup > Locale).
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