# Reporting feature for read-only users

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-feature-for-read-only-users/126374>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 2, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-feature-for-read-only-users/126374 "2018-04-02T05:38:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nikhil\_Utane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nikhil_utane/32/27547_2.png) [@Nikhil\_Utane](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nikhil_Utane)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-feature-for-read-only-users/126374/1 "2018-04-02T05:38:16Z")

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Hi,

With reference to my question on github [here](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/1992).  
I want users who have read-only access to Kibana be able to export the Discover results to CSV.  
Currently it mandates the user to save the query, which a read-only access user won't be able to do.  
What is the reason to necessitate the saving of the query? Can't it be done on the fly? How can read-only users export the search results?  
Thank You.  
Nikhil

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reporting-feature-for-read-only-users/126374/2 "2018-04-30T05:38:20Z")

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Closed on April 30, 2018, 5:38am UTC

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