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title: "Exporting"
canonical: https://trickest.com/docs/using-the-app/database-management/exporting
description: "Export a Live Table’s current filter and visible columns to CSV."
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# Exporting

## Overview

Use **Export** in a Live Table's header to request a CSV of the current view. The export uses its filter and visible columns. It can include all matching records, beyond the page currently shown in the grid.

Open a table you can access in the workflow's **Database** view. You do not need to save a named query before using Export.

## Exporting to CSV

1. Select the table in **Tables** and check its name in the header.
2. Apply the filter you want, or clear it to export unfiltered rows. Wait for the displayed request to finish and inspect the result.
3. Open **Columns** and choose the fields to include. Keep at least one column selected. Hidden fields are omitted from this current-view export.
4. Select **Export** in the table header. The **Export to CSV** dialog opens and starts preparing the file.
5. Wait for **Export ready**, then select **Download**. Open the downloaded CSV and check its headings and a few expected records.
6. Select **Close** when finished.

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Exporting reads the table's current stored data. It does not execute the source workflow or switch to an earlier run's records. If the table is still indexing, check its state before treating the CSV as complete.

## If the export does not finish

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| **Failed to prepare export** | Check access and the current table, filter and column selection before trying again. |
| A failure in the export dialog | Inspect its message, address the cause, then select **Try again** when ready. |
| The export is still preparing | Leave the dialog open to follow its progress. Larger selections can take longer. |
| The CSV has unexpected fields or records | Compare its headers with Columns and its records with the applied filter. Check indexing state as well as workflow status. |

**Cancel** or closing the dialog stops this view from waiting. It does not send a cancellation request for the server-side export job. Confirm the state before requesting the same export again.

## Next Steps

[Save the filter and column selection](./creating-views) if you will reuse them, or return to [Querying](./querying) to refine the view.

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_Markdown source of https://trickest.com/docs/using-the-app/database-management/exporting._