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  • Navigating the Ushahidi Platform User Manual
  • Downloading the User Manual
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  • About Ushahidi
  • Overview of Ushahidi Platform [Mzima]
    • Technical Specifications
  • 1. Installing Ushahidi Platform
  • 2. Setting up a deployment
  • 3. Configuring your deployment
    • 3.1 Accessing your deployment
    • 3.2 General Settings
    • 3.3 Surveys
    • 3.4 Data Sources
      • 3.4.1 Email
      • 3.4.2 Gmail
      • 3.4.3 Vonage(formerly NextMo)
      • 3.4.4 SMSSync
      • 3.4.5 Twilio
      • 3.4.6 Twitter
      • 3.4.7 Africa's Talking
    • 3.5 Categories
  • 4. Managing People on your deployment
    • 4.1 Roles
    • 4.2 Users
  • 5. Modes for visualizing and managing data on your deployment
    • 5.1 Map View
    • 5.2 Data view
    • 5.3 Activity view
    • 5.4 Data managing functionalities shared among views
  • 6. Managing Data in your deployment
    • 6.1 Viewing Posts
    • 6.2 Filtering and Sorting Posts
    • 6.3 Adding Posts
    • 6.4 Editing Posts
    • 6.5 Translating Posts
    • 6.6 Publishing Posts
    • 6.7 Deleting Posts
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    • 6.8 Importing Data
    • 6.9 Exporting and Tagging Data
      • 6.9.1 Exporting Data
      • 6.9.2 Tagging Data - HDX integration
  • 7. Analysing Data on your deployment
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    • 7.1 Saved Searches
    • 7.2 Collections
  • 8. Additional Links
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  1. 6. Managing Data in your deployment
  2. 6.9 Exporting and Tagging Data

6.9.1 Exporting Data

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Last updated 6 months ago

The platform now allows for data export, enabling you to download posts from the platform in CSV format. You can download posts via the export and tag data feature.

The setup in this guide is demonstrated in the video below as well. You can watch and follow the guide at the same time!

Video setup guide

Steps to exporting a CSV file

To export a CSV file,

  • Click on settings and select Export and tag data

  • Once there, click on the Export all data button within the same section.

  • You can also select the specific fields from each survey you want to export if you don't want to export all data at once. Once you have selected your fields, select Export Selected Fields

  • A small confirmation box will appear seeking confirmation on whether you would like to proceed with exporting your data.

    • Click on Got it to export your CSV file

    • Click on Cancel export if you would like to terminate the export process.

  • You should get a CSV file named after your deployment name in your downloads folder

Export and tag data page -Click on Export all data button highlighted.
Export and tag data - Select Fields button highlighted.
Select fields for export Page - All fields under counting and results highlighted and Export selected fields highlighted to export all selected fields
Confirmation box to seek confirmation to proceed with data exporting.
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Export and tag data page -Click on Export all data button highlighted.
Export and tag data - Select Fields button highlighted.
Select fields for export Page - All fields under counting and results highlighted and  Export selected fields highlighted to export all selected fields
Confirmation box to seek confirmation to proceed with data exporting.
Upload complete notification