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title: "Export to CSV or PDF"
slug: "export-to-csv"
updated: 2025-06-20T00:07:12Z
published: 2025-06-20T00:07:12Z
canonical: "support.controlup.com/export-to-csv"
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# Export to CSV or PDF

You can export the grid on the Discovery page to a CSV file, and export historical reports to a CSV or a PDF file if you need to perform analysis outside of the VDI App or share information.

## Export Discovery Real-Time Grid

The export feature on the Discovery page takes a snapshot of the real-time grid for the selected topology layer. You can export a maximum of **30 columns** and **1,000 records** (rows).

**To export the real-time grid from the Discovery page**:

1. Click the download icon to open the **Export grid** window after sorting and filtering the columns, if necessary. If you want to export only specific records, you should select them before starting the export process. See step 3 for more details.

![The download icon at the top-right of the real-time grid is highlighted.](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/ExportGridIcon.png)
2. In the **Columns to export** dropdown menu, add and remove columns to the export list, and rearrange the order of the columns in the CSV file. By default, all columns currently appearing in the real-time grid are selected (presets are a greay way to manage these columns). You can search for and add any column to export—not just the ones currently displayed in the real-time grid. The first column (in this case, **Name**), along with any sorted or filtered columns, are locked and can't be removed from the export list.
3. Choose the records to export. You can either select a range, so the records currently appear in the real-time grid, or make a custom selection with **Selected records only**.

To export a custom selection of records, you must first select the records with checkboxes in the real-time grid before starting the export process.

1. Click **Download**, and your browser downloads the CSV file. The actual snapshot of the real-time grid happens when you click **Download**, and not when you open the **Export grid** window. The export feature always gets the current data, even if the real-time grid is paused.   
  

The file name indicates the topology level, and the date and time of the snapshot. For example, CU VDI App - User Sessions -  06_13_2024_17_58_22. The date and time format is mm_dd_yyyy_hh_mm_ss.

## Export Historical Report

Export Historical Reports to a CSV or PDF file. A CSV export contains only the rows and columns in the report grid. A PDF export contains only the graph widgets in a report.

**To export a report**:

1. Click the download icon to open the **Export Report** window after sorting and filtering the columns, if necessary.

![The download icon at the top-right corner of the table is highlighted.](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/ExportHistoricalReportIcon.png)
2. Select the **Format** for the export. The available file formats depend on the report. If the report has both a grid and graph widgets, then you can select CSV to export the grid or you can select PDF to export the graph widgets.
3. Enter a **Report Name** and an email address. ControlUp sends the exported file to the entered email address if the download takes too long in your browser.
4. Click **Download**, and your browser downloads the CSV file. The file name contains the **Report Name**, and the time range of the report. For example, CU VDI App - Session Activity - 24H.