When users export an Excel document in Strategy Developer 9.x and higher, the export engine first creates a temporary file and then saves it to the destination specified in the export option:

Temporary files are created under the system temp folder on the machine where Excel documents are exported in Strategy Developer. To find the exact location of the temp folder:

The user can modify the default location of the TMP variable. However, other third party applications may also use this variable. It is the user's responsibility, if any problems occur outside Strategy's products after the user changes the TMP variable.