# Exporting reports

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exporting-reports/11097>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 22, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exporting-reports/11097 "2016-01-22T12:59:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Oleksii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9de053/32.png) [@Oleksii](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oleksii)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exporting-reports/11097/1 "2016-01-22T12:59:58Z")

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Hello.  
Is there a way to export reports to excel files(not csv)?  
I know that there is functions that allow to export datasets to excel files. But there is a need to make a report with possibility to save it in excel table with united columns and united header columns. Is there a way to realise such functionality?

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**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exporting-reports/11097/2 "2016-01-22T18:17:08Z")

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It’s not currently possible (except maybe through a series of steps in scripting involving csv as an intermediate form?).

However, it could be added to 7.8 if there’s enough demand. I’d suggest adding this to [ideas.inductiveautomation.com](http://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/forums/255378-ignition-features-and-ideas) and voting it up if you think it’s useful.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/exporting-reports/11097/3 "2016-01-22T19:41:57Z")

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You should also take a look at the tools in the [Kymera Office Document Module](http://marketplace.inductiveautomation.com/moduledetail?moduleId=73) and the [PA Office Document Module](http://marketplace.inductiveautomation.com/moduledetail?moduleId=89).