# Export extension

![export extension](img/ay-ex-export.png)

The Export [extension](ay-extensions.md) can be used to export selected records from AyaNova.

## Authorization Roles required

This extension is available to User's with full read rights to the business object:

## How to access

The Export extension is accessed from the [extensions](ay-extensions.md) menu item in business object data tables.

## How the Export extension works

Data is exported exactly as it's stored at the sever in JSON format, there are no locale conversions made.

You can [select individual records](ay-start-form-data-tables.md#selecting-records) for export or make no selections to export all records.

### Time zone is in UTC

Dates and times are exported exactly as they are stored in the database as UTC / GMT time zone values.

### Timeouts during export

Exporting data shares the same data gathering code as report rendering and the same [AYANOVA_REPORT_RENDERING_TIMEOUT](ops-config-report-rendering-timeout.md) timeout setting applies to exporting data.