# Exporting & Importing Inventory Reports

## Description

FileWave can export and import Reports (formerly Queries) definitions, which makes it easier to share reporting work between FileWave Servers.

<p class="callout success">If a Report uses Custom Fields, export and share those Custom Fields with the Report definition.</p>

[Importing &amp; Exporting Custom Fields](https://kb.filewave.com/books/custom-fields/page/importing-and-exporting-custom-field-files)

<p class="callout warning">Each Custom Field has a unique name: 'Internal Name'. When uploading a Custom Field, if another Custom Field already exists with the same Internal Name, the newly imported Custom Field Internal Name will be altered to prevent conflict.</p>

<p class="callout danger">Imported Reports reference Custom Fields by Internal Name. If FileWave changes an imported Custom Field Internal Name to avoid a conflict, update the Report to reference the new Internal Name.</p>

## Information

Earlier workflows used API commands to copy Inventory Query definitions between FileWave Servers. Current FileWave versions provide export and import actions in the right-click contextual menu in FileWave Central.

## Directions

From FileWave Central &gt; Reports:

### Export Report

- Select a Report from the main window.
- Right click
- Choose Export.

[![image.png](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/scaled-1680-/yynPRnD9AcyIoQ86-image.png)](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/yynPRnD9AcyIoQ86-image.png)

### Import Report

- Select the category where the imported Report should be added.
- Right click
- Choose Import Report.

[![image.png](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/scaled-1680-/EwlJlT0qmXQmzMVS-inventory-report-import-report-menu-2026-06-11.jpg)](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/EwlJlT0qmXQmzMVS-inventory-report-import-report-menu-2026-06-11.jpg)