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title: "Export survey structure as SQL statement from Arena"
url: "https://openforis.support/questions/4416/export-survey-structure-as-sql-statement-from-arena"
tags: ["arena"]
status: "answered"
score: 0
answer_count: 1
asked: "2026-02-04T09:02:18"
last_activity: "2026-02-05T23:47:07"
source: "Open Foris Support - Q&A Forum"
license: "Copyright Open Foris, 2026. Some rights reserved under creative commons license."
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# Export survey structure as SQL statement from Arena

Asked by Fehrmann on 2026-02-04

Dear support,
As a former Collect user I very much appreciated the option to export the survey structure as SQL statement. It was very helpful to build the database externally, just by executing (e.g. in postgres), since it included the build statement for all tables, relations, all categories and variable types (only the species list and samplepoint list was missing). I searched for this option in Arena, but obviously it is not available anymore (only .csv and .xlsx exports). Am I the only one who was using it or is there a plan to have this also in Arena? 
Thank you,
Lutz


## Answer (score 1, by Stefano (OF) on 2026-02-05)

Link: https://openforis.support/questions/4416/export-survey-structure-as-sql-statement-from-arena/4417

Dear Lutz,  
That feature isn't in our immediate plans, but we're happy to take a look. If it’s a quick fix, we’ll definitely add it to our TODO list! We'll let you know what we decide soon.  
Thanks for the great feedback,  
Open Foris Team