Exporting Your Data

Boating Suite allows you to export your data either as comma separated value files (.csv), or as individual entries so you that you can view or print the data on a computer.

Exporting to a .csv file will allow you to open your data in a spreadsheet such Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets. This will allow you to view, sort and print the data in ways that are not provided in our app.

Please note, exporting your data is not the same as backing up your data. See the instructions for backing and restoring data here. Please note that exported data cannot be re-imported into the app. We provide exporting as a way to view and manipulate readable versions of your data on a computer.

Although you can't re-import the exported data into the app, we do encourage you to export your data on a regular basis and retain a recent copy as a failsafe in case something catastrophic were to happen. In this case you would still have your data in a readable format.

To export all data from a module:

*Note: You must export the data from each module separately.

  1. Open the module that you wish to export data from, such as the Log Book
  2. Click on the export link at the bottom of the screen while viewing the list of entries.
  3. Boating Suite will create an email with the .csv file attached.
  4. Simply address the email to whomever you choose and send the email from Boating Suite.
  5. Once the email is received, you can save the attachment to your computer.
  6. Repeat the above procedure for each module that you wish to export data from.

*The above process also applies to the old version of Boating Suite (v2.1.3) although a bug prevents the send icon from being visible. Click in the general area of the send icon on the right and the email will send.

To export an individual entry:

Exporting an individual entry will populate the body of the email rather creating an attachment. Exporting an individual entry allows you to share information with friends and family about a specific trip or you can print the entry to store a hard copy in a paper log book.

  1. Click on an existing entry from any module.
  2. With the individual entry being viewed, on the export link at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Boating Suite will create an email with the contents of the entry in the body of the message.
  4. Simply address the email to whomever you choose and send the email from Boating Suite.
  5. Once the email is received, you can archive the email to folder in your email app, you can print a hard copy to keep in a paper log book or you can copy/paste the body of the email into a desktop program such as Microsoft Word and format it to your choosing.