# Missing repeat questions when bulk download the data

**URL:** <https://forum.dimagi.com/t/missing-repeat-questions-when-bulk-download-the-data/1837>\
**Category:** Users\
**Created:** [July 23, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/missing-repeat-questions-when-bulk-download-the-data/1837 "2014-07-23T05:29:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jessica\_Hall1](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Jessica\_Hall1](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Jessica_Hall1)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/missing-repeat-questions-when-bulk-download-the-data/1837/1 "2014-07-23T05:29:20Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to bulk download all the data from my Survey which was  
collected on different forms.

However when i bulk download by creating custom form export, the repeating  
question data which was collected in my questionnaire does not show up in  
the spreadhseets, despite selecting all the variables in the Repeat hl0  
section.

However when i do the exact same process but using only one form instead of  
downloading in bulk they appear.

Can you please explain why this might be occurring and how I can make sure  
they included in the bulk download?

Cheers,  
Jess

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**Author:** ![czue](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.dimagi.com/czue/32/493_2.png) [@czue](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/czue)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/missing-repeat-questions-when-bulk-download-the-data/1837/2 "2014-07-23T11:49:07Z")

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Hi Jess,

Sorry about that. This is actually a known limitation of the bulk export  
functionality. As of now you need to use single downloads or saved exports  
in order to get access to the repeat sections.

Cory

> **···**
>
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 1:29 AM, Jessica Hall wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I am trying to bulk download all the data from my Survey which was  
> > collected on different forms.
> > 
> > However when i bulk download by creating custom form export, the repeating  
> > question data which was collected in my questionnaire does not show up in  
> > the spreadhseets, despite selecting all the variables in the Repeat hl0  
> > section.
> > 
> > However when i do the exact same process but using only one form instead  
> > of downloading in bulk they appear.
> > 
> > Can you please explain why this might be occurring and how I can make sure  
> > they included in the bulk download?
> > 
> > Cheers,  
> > Jess
> > 
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