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9. To remove one or more columns to export, select the column(s) from the Columns to

Export list, then click Remove. The column(s) will be moved to the Available Columns list.

10. To change the order in which exported columns are listed in the output .csv file, select one

or more columns in the Columns to Export list and use the up and down arrows to move

the selected columns up or down in the listing.

11. Click Finish.

Task: Exporting an Asset Report to a .csv file

This task exports Asset Report data from the Rack Power Manager software system to a .csv

file. The exported file may be stored on a local or network drive. The exported report is named

assetreport.csv by default, but you may also append the date and time to the end of the file. The

output .csv file may be viewed in a text editor or spreadsheet application, such as Microsoft

Excel.

Once this task is added, you may run it on demand at any time; see Running tasks manually on

page 274.

To add the task:

1. Click the System tab.

2. Click Tasks in the top navigation bar. The Tasks window will open.

3. Click Add. The Add Task Wizard will appear.

4. Select Export Asset Report to a comma separated values (.CSV) file from the drop-down

menu. Type a 1-64 character name for the task.

5. Select a time to run the task (see Specifying when to run tasks on page 262), then click

Next.

6. The Specify Export Asset Report Properties window opens.

a. Type the directory in which to create the file, which may be a physical local drive on

the Rack Power Manager server or at a shared network location specified by a UNC

path. The location cannot be set to a mapped network drive.The directory name must

be entered in case sensitive text if your operating system supports case sensitive

filenames.

b. If the specified directory location is a network drive that requires a log in, enable the

password and confirm the password of a user account that has read/write access to the

network share location.

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