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CSV Text Reports

CSV Text Reports

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CSV Text Reports

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Occasionally users will want to output reports in a plain text format for import into another application, such as a spreadsheet.  This can be done by using the "Generate Report CSV Output" option on the report run menu:

 

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Your browser will show the progress in report generation.  It may also display a message at the top of the browser to give you a choice to download the file.  Click on the message to get the mini-menu shown below, and select "Download File..".

 

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Check "Do not show this message again" if prompted as follows, to avoid this extra step in the future.

 

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When the download is ready, you will be prompted to either open it or save it as follows:

 

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Upon opening the file you will see a screen similar to the following, showing the one or more CSV files contained in the zip file that was downloaded from the Captools/net server.

 

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The resulting CSV file contents appears similar to the following, but differing depending upon the type of report.

 

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