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Monitoring a Bulk Export

There are two ways to monitor an export, either:

  1. Via a Web Browser, or
  2. Via the New (BETA) CLI

Via a Web Browser

Once an export has been started, it can be monitored on the Exports tab of the destination Project.

  1. Open the Flywheel Core Web App
  2. Navigate to the destination Project from which the data should be exported

  3. Navigate to the "Exports" tab of the destination Project (in the overflow menu)

    Project -> Exports Tab

  4. On the Exports tab, locate the export job in the list

A brief summary of the export job can be viewed in-line on project exports list page, including the following information:

  • Export Job Name: Short name used to identify the export job
  • Destination: Storage location to where the data is exported
  • Creator: User or Device who started the export job
  • Created On: Date and time when the export job was started
  • Timepoint: Date and time of the project snapshot from which the data is exported
  • Status: Current status of the export job
  • Exceptions: Indicator of if anything went wrong during the export (e.g., error count)
  • Overflow menu with more actions

Project -> Exports List -> Job Summary

More details about the progress of the export job are available in the "Details" dialog, which can be found from the overflow menu on the export job line. The job details can also be opened by selecting the job status.

Project -> Exports List -> Job Overflow Menu

Project -> Exports List -> Job Details Dialog

Via the New (BETA) CLI

When an export job is started from the new (BETA) CLI, the CLI will automatically follow and continuously display the progress of the export job until it is completed. This automatic following behavior can be disabled by adding the --no-wait flag to the export run command when starting the export job.

You can resume following the progress of an existing export job from the CLI (even if it was started from the Web App) using the following command:

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fw-beta export get <id> --wait

Where <id> is replaced with the ID of the export job to be monitored. If you do not know the export job ID, see the article locating the export job ID.

You can exit out of this progress display by pressing Ctrl+c or by simply closing the terminal window altogether. This has no effect on the export job itself -- the export will still continue to run.

Tip

If the --wait flag is not used with the export get command, then the current status of the export will be displayed, but the CLI will then immediately exit and not continue to follow the export job for further progress.

For more information, see the new CLI documentation for export get.