It contains two different exports that answer two different questions:
- Export bookings: “What bookings took place in this period?” (operational activity)
- Export transactions: “What payments were completed in this period?” (financial reconciliation)
Because they use different date logic, they will not always match day-by-day—and that’s expected.
Where to find it
- Exports are always scoped to the selected location
- All dates are interpreted in the location’s timezone
1) First step: select a period
2) Export bookings (activity-based)
What it’s for
Use Export bookings when you want to analyze:
- bookings volume and cancellations
- who booked, when they played, what they paid
- bay usage (including multi-bay bookings)
- operational reporting (“what happened during this week/month?”)
What’s included (how filtering works)
- Filtered by startTime (in the location timezone)
- Includes bookings with status CONFIRMED and CANCELLED
- Excludes incomplete/aborted/pending flows
What a row represents
- 1 row = 1 booking
- Slot/bay data is combined into the row, including:
- Number of bays
- Bay names (comma-separated)
Choose your columns (field selection)
Before downloading, you pick exactly which columns to include using checkboxes. You can also use shortcuts:
- Select all
- Select none
- Reset to defaults
Common fields include:
- Timing: date, start/end time, created at
- Customer: name, email, phone
- Booking details: status, booking type (drop-in / pre-order), duration
- Capacity: number of bays, bay names
- Money: total amount, discount amount, member booking flag, payment status
3) Export transactions (payment-based)
What it’s for
Use Export transactions when you want to:
- reconcile revenue for a period
- cross-check totals against settlements/payout reports
- understand fees and net amounts
- export to your accountant or bookkeeping system
What’s included (how filtering works)
- Filtered by callBackTime (in the location timezone)
- Includes only payments where isCompleted = true
- Can include refunds (see below)
What a row represents
- 1 row = 1 payment
- Transactions can be tied to different types of purchases, such as:
- bookings
- membership purchases/renewals
- value cards
- gift cards
- event participation
Fees: how to read them
- Alba fee: combined fees (processing + service fees)
Net to venue:
Amount−Alba fee
Amount−Alba fee
Refunds
Refunds may appear in the export. A refund can show up as:
- a negative amount, and/or
- a row marked as a refund
Choose your columns (field selection)
Common fields include:
- Identifiers: payment ID, reference
- Classification: category + description
- Amounts: amount, currency, Alba fee, net to venue
- Customer: name, email
- Status + refund flag
- Payment method: derived from the payment reference (e.g. Card/Vipps/Other)
4) The most important concept: these exports are not the same dataset
Bookings export ≠ Transactions export
- Bookings export: filtered by booking start time → best for operational reporting
- Transactions export: filtered by payment callback time → best for accounting/reconciliation
Example (why dates won’t line up)
- The payment can appear in transactions today
- The booking appears in bookings next week (because that’s when the visit happens)
A simple “which export should I use?” rule
- Use Export bookings when your question is about playtime and activity
- Use Export transactions when your question is about money and reconciliation
Quick checklist before you download
- Selected the correct location
- Selected the correct period
- Remembered timezone behavior (venue timezone)
- Picked the columns you actually need
- Included refunds (for reconciliation)