> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.occtoo.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Track imports and exports
> The notification centre reports background import and export tasks and hands you the finished files.
Imports and exports do not block the page you started them from — they run in the background and report into the **Notifications** panel. This is also where you collect an export once it is ready.
## Where to find it
The bell sits in the top bar of every page, between the environment switcher and your avatar.
A red dot on the bell means at least one export is still running. Click it to open the panel.
## What a task looks like
Each entry names the file and the stage it has reached. Which controls appear depends on that stage:
| Stage | What you see | Controls |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| Queued | *Waiting to start*, and a note that another task of the same kind is still running | **Cancel** |
| Importing / Exporting | A progress bar and a percentage | **Cancel** |
| Completed | When it finished | **Download** (exports only) |
| Cancelled | Who cancelled it and when | **Retry** |
| Failed | That the file could not be generated | **Retry** |
Only one import and one export run at a time. A second task queues behind the first rather than running alongside it, so a large export delays the next one.
## Collect an export
Click **Download** on a completed export. The panel shows the download's own progress while the file transfers, which is separate from the progress of generating it.
Exports are started from the Catalog, either from a selection of entries or from the toolbar's actions menu. See [Export entries](/guides/studio/catalog/export-entries).
## Clear the list
Each entry has its own **×** to remove it, and **Clear** in the panel header removes every entry at once.
Removing a notification also removes its download link. Download the file before you clear it — the export itself is not re-runnable from here, you would have to export again.