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title: "Exporting Data from the Certifications Dashboard"
slug: "exporting-data-from-the-certifications-dashboard"
updated: 2022-02-22T19:13:10Z
published: 2022-02-22T19:13:10Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/exporting-data-from-the-certifications-dashboard"
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# Exporting Data from the Certifications Dashboard

If you'd like to perform additional analysis on the contents of a grid in the Certifications Management workscreen, you can export the grid to a comma-separated file (CSV). The CSV file may be opened and manipulated in Microsoft Excel and saved as an XLS or XLSX file.

Any column filters that you've applied to the grid will be ignored by the export.

To export the table contents to a CSV file:

1. Select one of the following:

- **Export to CSV** - exports the columns visible in the grid.
- **Export to CSV (full)** - exports the columns visible in the grid, plus [all user-related information](/v1/docs/exporting-users#user-columns).

![Export Options](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/exporting-data-from-the-certifications-dashboard-image-xu8qmrzw.png)

1. In the **Send Email To** field, enter the email addresses of the users who should receive the link to the file.
2. **Click Confirm**.

When the export file is ready to be downloaded, an [email is sent to the specified email addresses](/v1/docs/system-email-templates-report-emails).

## **Understanding the Export File**

The Certification Management page uses a nested grid to display the details of a user's certification. In the example below, the actions for a user is shown in a nested grid.

![Nested Grid](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/exporting-data-from-the-certifications-dashboard-image-fiu3u5gc.png)

How SmarterU exports nested grids to CSV depends on the number of actions displayed in the nested grid. When a [requirement block](/v1/docs/requirement-blocks) contains a single action, the column to which the action is exported depends on its status. In the example below, the Driver's License action has a Pending status.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/exporting-data-from-the-certifications-dashboard-image-9cnmh44o.png)

When this nested grid is exported, the action (i.e., *Driver's License*) appears in the Pending Actions column and the Status column displays *Pending* for the row.

![Export Single Action](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/exporting-data-from-the-certifications-dashboard-image-5177ykre.png)

If a certification's [requirement block](/v1/docs/requirement-blocks) allows the user to choose from multiple credentials or tasks, the nested grid will contain multiple rows. In the example below, the user may choose from either the Physical Exam, Signed Waiver, or the Vision & Hearing Exam. Because the Physical Exam's status is *Accepted*, the entire requirement block is accepted since only one of the three need to be completed.

![User Options](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/exporting-data-from-the-certifications-dashboard-image-7valwzjx.png)

When this nested grid is exported to a file the two pending actions display in the Pending Actions column. The accepted action displays in the Accepted Actions column. Because only one of the three actions needs to be completed to satisfy the requirement block, the Status column displays *Accepted*.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/exporting-data-from-the-certifications-dashboard-image-hzntw36o.png)

## Related

- [Adding an Action](/adding-an-action.md)
- [Adding a Requirement](/adding-a-requirement.md)
- [Reviewing, Confirming, and Rejecting Actions](/reviewing-confirming-and-rejecting-actions.md)
- [Viewing a User's Certification Details](/viewing-a-users-certification-details.md)
- [Viewing Users by Certification](/viewing-users-by-certification.md)
- [Viewing Users by Learning Plan](/viewing-users-by-learning-plan.md)