# Action Items Export

Source: https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/exports/action-items-export

> Bulk export action items raised across your registers as one CSV file.

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You can bulk export every action item raised across your registers as a single CSV file, with the register each one came from, its assignee, due date, status and completion date.

## Finding the Action Items Export

Open [**Exports**](https://app.astalty.com.au/exports), select **Create Export**, then select **Action Items** under **Forms**.

![The Forms group of the Create Export list, with the Action Items row, Export the action items raised across your registers, highlighted and an arrow pointing to it.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/action-items-export-find.png)

## Creating the Export

Use **Export Filters** to narrow what's included. All filters are optional, so leave them blank to export every action item.

- **Registers** limits the export to one or more registers. The choices depend on which registers your account has turned on: **Participant Incident**, **Staff Incident**, **Feedback**, **Referral** and **Custom Register**.
- **Statuses** limits the export to one or more of **Open**, **In Progress**, **Completed** and **Closed - Not Actioned**.
- **Due from** and **Due to** limit the export to action items due in a date range. Use the presets next to **Due from** - **This month**, **Next month**, **Last month** or **Last quarter** - to set both dates at once.
- **Overdue only** includes only open or in-progress action items already past their due date.
- **Assigned to** limits the export to one or more assignees, including deactivated users.

Under **Export Options**:

- **Exclude archived** is on by default, so archived action items are left out.
- **Exclude staff surnames** is off by default. When selected, staff names are abbreviated to a first name and last initial.

If your organisation requires an export reason, complete **Reason**, then select **Create Export**.

![The Action Items Export page with the optional Registers, Statuses, Due from, Due to and Assigned to filters and the Overdue only switch under Export Filters, and Exclude archived on and Exclude staff surnames off under Export Options, above Create Export.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/action-items-export-create-guide.png)

## Downloading the Export

When the export is ready it will appear on the [Exports](https://app.astalty.com.au/exports) page where you can click **Download** to save it to your device.

> **Export taking longer than expected?**
>
> All exports run in the background. If the export takes at least 20 seconds to become ready, Astalty also emails you. Download it from the Exports page.

## Understanding the CSV

The CSV has one row per action item, across every register it covers:

- **Register** - the register the action item came from, for example **Participant Incident** or the name of the custom register form.
- **Record** - the reference number of the record the action item belongs to.
- **Action** - the action item's title.
- **Description**
- **Assigned To**
- **Due Date**
- **Status**
- **Overdue** - **Yes** or **No**, based on the due date and status at the time of export.
- **Completed** - the date and time the action item was marked complete, if it has been.
- **Outcome** - the outcome recorded when the action item was closed.
- **Created** - the date and time the action item was added.

Dates and times use your provider timezone.