Title: Export Issues – Issues with Columns Exported
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Export Issues – Issues with Columns Exported

 *  Resolved [dunedon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dunedon/)
 * (@dunedon)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-issues-issues-with-columns-exported/)
 * I’m having issues with the CSV export.
 * #1) It doesn’t use the field headings specified, but puts the label of the control
   in the top column.
 * #2) Columns that do not contain data may not show up in the export.
 * #3) Columns may not show up in the same order.
 * This is causing no ends of problems trying to automate an import into an Access
   database for further processing. Are these known issues, working as intended?
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 *  [flightmares](https://wordpress.org/support/users/flightmares/)
 * (@flightmares)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-issues-issues-with-columns-exported/#post-7282936)
 * Having this same problem as well.
 * In addition to that, if a field is replaced in the visual editor, that column
   retains it’s initial fieldname value in a CSV export and is not overwritten with
   an update field name or short name.
 * Please advise.
 *  Plugin Author [codepeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codepeople/)
 * (@codepeople)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-issues-issues-with-columns-exported/#post-7282997)
 * Hi,
 * Please note that the values are internally stored using the field ID. If the 
   field is deleted then the only reference to the data will be the field ID instead
   the field label.
 * If you have to change the form structure in a sensitive way the best option is
   to clone the form and get the new submissions under the new form, so you can 
   keep both the previous submissions and new submissions each one with their respective
   form structure.
 * Thank you for using the plugin!
 *  Thread Starter [dunedon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dunedon/)
 * (@dunedon)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-issues-issues-with-columns-exported/#post-7282998)
 * the columns not using the field label, and not always coming out in the same 
   order in the export happens even with forms that are never changed.
 * I’ve had data columns switch positions two days in a row (the only difference
   is that a new submission has been received).
 *  Plugin Author [codepeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codepeople/)
 * (@codepeople)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-issues-issues-with-columns-exported/#post-7283046)
 * Hi,
 * Please open a ticket at [http://wordpress.dwbooster.com/support](http://wordpress.dwbooster.com/support)
   and provide two of those different CSV files and a link to the related form to
   check that in detail.
 * Thanks you!

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