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Exporting Document and Matters lists for reporting purposes
Exporting Document and Matters lists for reporting purposes

If you're looking to build your own reports outside of Plexus, exporting your data to Excel is a great place to start.

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Written by Khris Malatumbaga
Updated over 2 months ago

In addition to our Contract management and Matter management insights, you'll be able to export information from your Document and Matters lists for further reporting with the click of a button.

You might recall that your Document list and Matters list are both similar to a spreadsheet, allowing the visualisation of data in columns so that you can search, sort and filter your files.

This guide will highlight the steps to export the Document and Matters lists into a CSV format for further analysis.

Top tip! The data on your Document and Matters lists are determined by your account's role and company structure. Consider whether you have the correct level of access required to conduct accurate analysis in Microsoft Excel.


Exporting data to Microsoft Excel


Step 1. To export data to Microsoft Excel, head to the main menu and select Documents or Matters respectively.


โ€‹Step 2. Refine your data by using the search, sort and filter buttons to create your desired view.

Step 3. Select the table tools icon from the top right hand corner of the table and click Export to CSV.

The resulting export will contain all data associated with the searching and filtering parameters you selected.

You might like to further use this information to conduct your own analysis of files in Microsoft Excel.

Top tip! If your dates are not in the right format when you Export to CSV, double check that your device's regional settings are set to the correct country.

Note! You can export up to 10,000 document rows at a time. Should you need to export more documents, use filters to export your Document list in batches.

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