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Exports↑

AQtive Guard Exports enables you to save and export custom Inventory views, IT Asset views, or the results of an Impact Assessment, allowing you to analyze and report on specific data sets.

Exports allow you to:

  • Save custom data views: Preserve the exact configuration of your data view, including applied filters and sorting.
  • Export data in standard formats: Export the displayed data as a CSV for further analysis and reporting.
  • Re-run past queries: Quickly refresh a previously saved data view with up-to-date results.

Use↑

The following sections explain how to use exports.

Create an export↑

You can create an export for IT Asset or Inventory views, or the results of an Impact Assessment.

Create an IT Asset or Inventory export↑

To create an IT Asset or Inventory export:

  1. Select Inventory or IT Assets from the main menu, then select the appropriate tab for the data type you’d like to export.
  2. Apply local or global filters until you’ve narrowed down to the specific information you want to export.
  3. Select Export and enter:
    • A name for the export.
    • An optional description.
  4. Select Create.

You’ll be taken to the Exports page in a new tab where you can view the details.

Note

You can also access this page by selecting Exports in the main menu.

Create an Impact Assessment export↑

Refer to Impact Assessment for details on creating an Impact Assessment.

Once you’re on the results screen, follow the steps below to create an export.

  1. Select Export and enter:
    • A name for the export.
    • An optional description.
  2. Select Create.

You’ll be taken to the Exports page in a new tab where you can view the details.

Note

You can also access this page by selecting Exports in the main menu.

View export details↑

Use the export details view to manage and re-run previous exports.

  1. Select Exports from the main menu.
  2. Select Details in the row of the export you want to see.

The Exports page shows the following information about a previously created export:

  • Name - The name you entered when you created the export.
  • Description - The description you entered when you created the export.
  • Content to export - The category of data you exported (keys, certificates, etc.)
  • Last exported - the most recent date and time the export was run (MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS AM/PM), based on the time zone set in your browser, with system time in UTC.
  • Global filters - Any global filters that were applied during creation of the export (IT Assets or Inventory exports only).
  • Local filters - Any local filters that were applied during creation of the export (IT Assets or Inventory exports only).

Tip

You can also re-open an export to review and modify its saved filters by selecting Restore filters and open.

This screen also contains the Export history table, which shows:

  • Created at - the date and time the export was created (MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS AM/PM), based on the time zone set in your browser, with system time in UTC.
  • Status - the status of the export.

You can also download or delete an export on the Exports screen.

Download an export↑

To download an export:

  1. Select Exports from the main menu.
  2. Select Details in the row of the export you’re interested in.
  3. In the Export history table, select Download

Delete an export↑

You can delete an individual export record, or delete the entire export including all its settings and history.

Delete a single export record↑

To delete the export record for an individual export:

  1. Select Exports from the main menu.
  2. Select Details in the row of the export you’re interested in.
  3. In the Export history table, select Delete in the row of the export you want to remove.

Delete an entire export↑

You may delete an entire export, including all its settings and history.

Caution

Deleting an entire export is a permanent action that removes all associated filter settings and export history. To re-run the same export in the future, you’ll need to re-create a new export using the same settings as the original.

If you’re sure you want to delete the export settings and history:

  1. Select Exports from the main menu.
  2. In the row of the export you want to delete, select Details.
  3. Select Delete export, then select Yes, delete export to confirm.