Export wizard

The export wizard provides a possibility to export the data selected in the main form. The data are exported as tab separated text file. The export may include transformations of the data as well as information provided by linked modules and webservices. Choose Data - Export - Export wizard from the menu and then select one of the export targets (Event, Specimen, ...). For a short introduction see the tutorial.

Adding tables

There are the following ways to add tables:

• One parallel table
• Several parallel tables according to selected data
• Dependent table

All options will include the depending tables as defined for the default table. The option for several tables will add as many tables as there are found in the data.

If you added parallel tables, you should set the sequence of the datasets within these tables: For the columns that should be used for sorting the data, set the ordering sequence to a value > 0 and choose if the ordering sequence should be ascending or descending .

Adding related values

Certain columns in the database may provide information linked to another table or a module resp. webservice . Click on the button to add a linked value.

Adding and editing file columns

To add columns to the exported file, use the buttons. In the textbox at the top of the file column, you can change the header for the column. To change the position of a file column use the resp. button. To fuse a column with the previous column, click in the gray bar on the left side of the column that will change to for fused columns. To remove a file column, use the button. Pre- and postfixes for the columns can directly be entered in the corresponding fields. To apply transformations on the data click on the button.

Filter

To filter the exported data, use the filter function. Click on the button and enter the text for the filter. Only data matching the filter string will be exported. If a filter is set, the button will have a red background to remind you of the filter. The filter may be set for any number of columns you need for the restriction of the exported data.

Rowfilter

This filter in contrast to the filter above strictly applies to the row according to the sequence of the data. For an explanation see a short tutorial .

Test

To test the export choose the Test tab, set the number of lines that should be included in the test and click on the Test export button. To inspect the result in a separate window, click on the button.

Export

To export your data to a file, choose the Export tab. If you want to store the file in different place use the button to choose the directory and edit the name of the file if necessary. Check the include a schema option if you want to save a schema together with your export. To start the export, click on the Export data   button. To open the exported file, use the button.

Export to SQLite

To export your data into a SQLite database, choose the Export to SQLite tab. You may change the preset name of the database in order to keep previous exports. Otherwise you overwrite previous exports with the same filename. To start the export, click on the Export data   button. To view the exported data, use the button.

Schema

To handle the settings of your export, choose the Schema tab. To load a predefined schema, click on the button. To reset the settings to the default, click on the button. To save the current schema click on the button. With the button you can inspect the schema in a separate window.