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title: "Viewing Custom Data Files"
slug: "viewing-custom-data-files"
updated: 2025-07-16T18:52:01Z
published: 2025-07-16T18:52:01Z
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# Viewing Custom Data Files

Before viewing custom data files, read [Custom Data Files](/v1/docs/custom-data-files-overview).

The main components of custom data file importing are:

1. [Creating and Managing Custom Import Test Types](/v1/docs/creating-and-managing-custom-import-test-types)
2. [Custom Data File Management](/v1/docs/custom-data-file-management)
3. [Importing Custom Data Files](/v1/docs/importing-custom-data-files)
4. [Viewing Custom Data Files](/v1/docs/viewing-custom-data-files) (You are here!)

Viewing data for Custom Imports is much the same as viewing data for other assessments in Aware.

- All custom imports appear in **Quick Views** under **Custom Import Tests**.
  - They are organized under the custom test type.
  - You can also search using the search bar.
- Choosing a test for viewing always starts with the first Aware Default view: Student Scores.

## Extensions and Default Fields

- Any of the fields from the default view that were included in the custom import show data; the rest show blank data.
- If the QuickviewExt option was included, the default view includes the fields created in the custom import. You can edit the view to eliminate columns in which no data is needed.
- If the QuickviewExt option was not included, a user with Edit rights will need to find the special Extension folder in the Columns tab of the Edit menu to view custom Extension fields.
- A saved Quick View can be made so that teachers can also see Extension data.

## Analytic Limitations of Custom Data Imports

There are some analytic limitations associated with Custom Test Types and Custom Data Imports. The following features are not compatible with Custom Data Imports: Single Test Analysis, Multi Test Analysis, Mastery Tracker, and Student Portfolios.

Custom Data Imports also do not have the same inherent analytic capabilities as built-in Test-Types and importers, including, but not limited to: item-level analysis, standards analysis, and performance-level analysis.

As Custom Data Imports are custom, you can design the fields set within the test type according to your analytic needs. For example, it is possible to import a field that shows standard percent correct by student by standard; however, that data would not automatically connect with, and be directly comparable to, local or state assessment data imported via a built-in Test-Types and importers.