> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.spherecast.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Export a plan

> Export the supply plan as a background job that matches your current filtered view.

## What this page is for

Sometimes you need the supply plan outside the app — to share with a colleague, review offline, or work the numbers in a spreadsheet. The **Export supply plan** button in the top bar (the download icon) does exactly that. This page explains how the export works and what ends up in the file.

## How it works

Export is a **background job**, not an instant download. When you click it, Spherecast starts building the file and shows a confirmation that the **export has started**. The finished file arrives shortly, and you are **notified** when it is ready — so you can keep planning while it runs.

The export **honors your current view**. What you see on screen is what you get in the file, including:

| Setting respected   | Effect on the file                                                                                    |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Active filters      | Assignee, search, category, ABC, replenishable, groups, supplier — only the products currently shown. |
| Granularity         | Daily, weekly, or monthly buckets, as displayed.                                                      |
| Time horizon        | The same span of future periods.                                                                      |
| Visible metrics     | Only the metric rows you have turned on.                                                              |
| Warehouse breakdown | Per-warehouse rows, if that toggle is on.                                                             |

Because of this, the cleanest way to control an export is to **set up the grid first**, then export.

## Step by step: export a focused plan

1. Use **Filter** to narrow to the products you want (for example, one supplier, ABC = A).
2. Use **Display** to set the **granularity**, **time horizon**, and the **metrics** you need as rows.
3. Turn **Warehouse breakdown** on or off depending on the detail you want.
4. Click the **download icon** (**Export supply plan**) in the top bar.
5. Read the confirmation that the export has started, and keep working.
6. When you are notified the file is ready, open it — it matches the view you set up.

## Example

You filter to **Supplier = Northland Foods**, set **Weekly** granularity over a **6-month horizon**, and show the **Available**, **Demand**, and **Supply** rows. You click the download icon, see "Export started," and a minute later get a file with exactly those products, buckets, and rows — ready to email to your buyer.

## Where to go next

* [Filter & display](/guide/supply-planning/filter-and-display) — shape the view before you export.

> **Note:** Point-in-time **snapshots** are a **demand-plan** feature — they are not part of the supply plan. Here what you get is this **filtered export** of your current view, not a saved snapshot.