Skip to main content

How do I export the results of an Inventory query?

ProblemDescription

The resultsResults of yourInventory inventoryQueries queryare willviewable appear inthough the adminFileWave console,Central butApp.  youHowever, needif toother bemembers ableof tostaff sharerequire these details, then those results may need exporting.

Requirements

  • Mainly, just the FileWave Central App
  • Optionally (for Scheduled Reports), Email configured in FileWave Central > Preferences
  • Optionally (for API method), API token

Steps

Export View

With any Inventory Query actively being viewed in FileWave Central, use the Drop Down menu option 'Export Current View':

image.png

On export, a Text file should be generated, consisting of a header line, including all included columns and preceding lines with othersthe thatrespective doresults:

not

image.png

have

Scheduled accessReports

From the Assistants drop down menu, is an option Show Scheduled Reports:

image.png

This method should periodically send emails to thechosen adminrecipients, console.

for

Environment

any

FileWaveincluded Adminquery Console

set

Resolution

There are 3 ways to exportwithin the resultsschedule definition.

Details of yourbuilding inventoryout query:

  1. Select "File -> Export current View" from the menu bar. This will give yousuch a tab delimited file that you can use to share with others. 
  2. Create a scheduled report via "Assistants> Scheduled Reports...". This will allow you to automate the export of the tab delimited file. The filething can be deliveredfound viain emailour KB: Generating Scheduled Reports

    API Queries

    As demonstrated in our KB pages for FileWave API, it is possible to abuild userout definedqueries email address.

  3. Leverageusing the RESTful API toas extractwell as reporting on them.  Please view the inventoryKB query results. Please see our API documentationpages for moreextensive information.
  4. details.