# View Hidden value calculation in data export

**URL:** <https://forum.dimagi.com/t/view-hidden-value-calculation-in-data-export/5809>\
**Category:** Users\
**Created:** [October 5, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/view-hidden-value-calculation-in-data-export/5809 "2018-10-05T13:17:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![lmuchai](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@lmuchai](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/lmuchai)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/view-hidden-value-calculation-in-data-export/5809/1 "2018-10-05T13:17:52Z")

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Hi, I would like to see the results of hidden value calculations on my data export form. How do I go about this? Currently my data export doesn't include hidden values. Thanks, Lilian

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**Author:** ![Dev](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.dimagi.com/dev/32/499_2.png) [@Dev](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Dev)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/view-hidden-value-calculation-in-data-export/5809/2 "2018-10-05T13:50:39Z")

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Hi Lilia,

Are you trying to do a Form Export or Case Export?

If you are doing a Case Export, you need to save that Hidden Values as Case Properties. A case structure [and hence the case export] only consists of Case Properties.

You should be able to see Hidden Values in Form Export. If you are not seeing hidden values, I would take the following steps:

1. Make sure the hidden values are included in the export configuration.
2. If they are, make sure the calculation is working properly. One way to check/validate hidden value calculation is to add a question of type Label, and have it display the hidden value. This way you can validate the calculation on the app preview itself. [You can remove this label when you are sure calculations are working as expected]

Hope this helps. Please let me know how this goes.

Cheers,  
Dev

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**Author:** ![Amfumu](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@Amfumu](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Amfumu)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/view-hidden-value-calculation-in-data-export/5809/3 "2018-10-09T06:26:48Z")

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hi  
how do you make a case searchable at mobile user level? i.e. i have incomplete record saved in a incomplete folder on the mobile app and i want to search a particular record complete the case.

please help