---
alias: user-guide-material-history-from-xml
tags:
- reports
description: "This report allows you to export material history to XML files for long-term archival access"
---

# Material History (from XML)

For long term retention purposes Critical Manufacturing allows that the Material history is exported to an XML file to a configured directory. The Material History (from XML) report provides access to the Material Detailed History reports for Materials which have been previously archived and for which the XML files exist in the configured directory (defined in the application configuration entry `/Cmf/System/Configuration/Reporting/HistoryArchiving/XMLImportBaseFolder`)

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## Data Source(s)

* XML file in the configured XMLImportBaseFolder

## Assumptions

* None

## Filters

* **Material Name**

## Fields

Several Fields depending on the Material transaction type