The Data Dump function allows users to extract data for FAST assistance requests/forms out of the FAST UI and into a spreadsheet format. These extracts can be configured to select data within a date range or use content filters as well.
To extract Assistance requests data, follow the steps below:
- Log in to your FAST account.
- Go to Admin > Data Dumps.
- Click the Assistance tab.
- Select the Year and the Month. You can select specific date range within that month by choosing the Start Date and End Date.
Note: The user can only select up to a maximum of 1 month worth of data per extract. This is implemented to reduce the impact to FAST's performance.
A user can now extract the file. - You can break down the specific fields by clicking Include Content Filters. This will enable you to select filters to break down the selection further.
Note: These drop-downs will only contain values based on the assistance requests that were requested within the specified date range. - Click Download Excel file to download the data.
A confirmation box will appear confirming the file has been downloaded. The file will be extracted as an Excel sheet.
- Open the extracted file to see the data.
Note: Extracts will only include requests that have the value that meet the criteria selected in the content filters. If a user selects a date range that has no assistance requests in that date range, the user will not be able to download a file.
To extract FAST forms data, follow the steps below:
- Log in to your FAST account.
- Go to Admin > Data Dumps.
- Click the relevant form, in this example Dynamic Intel Collection.
- Select Year and Month. You can select specific date range within that month by choosing the Start Date and End Date.
- Select the form from the drop-down then click Download Excel file.
A confirmation box will appear confirming the file has been downloaded. The file will be extracted as an Excel sheet. - Open the extracted file to see the data.
