# Export: SodaCL

> Export a data contract to SodaCL checks.

#  Export: SodaCL

Converts the contract's schema and [quality rules](../quality-rules/index.md) into [SodaCL](https://docs.soda.io/soda-cl/soda-cl-overview.html) checks.

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```bash
datacontract export sodacl orders.odcs.yaml --output sodacl.yaml
```

Running this against the [example `orders` contract](https://github.com/datacontract/datacontract-cli/blob/main/examples/orders/orders.odcs.yaml) produces (excerpt):

```yaml
checks for line_items:
- schema:
    fail:
      when required column missing:
      - line_item_id
    name: line_items__line_item_id__field_is_present
- schema:
    fail:
      when wrong column type:
        line_item_id: VARCHAR
    name: line_items__line_item_id__field_type
- missing_count(line_item_id) = 0:
    name: line_items__line_item_id__field_required
- duplicate_count(line_item_id) = 0:
    name: line_items__line_item_id__field_unique
- schema:
    fail:
      when required column missing:
      - order_id
    name: line_items__order_id__field_is_present
- schema:
    fail:
      when wrong column type:
        order_id: VARCHAR
    name: line_items__order_id__field_type
- missing_count(order_id) = 0:
    name: line_items__order_id__field_required
- schema:
    fail:
      when required column missing:
      - sku
    name: line_items__sku__field_is_present
# …
```

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All options: **[`datacontract export sodacl`](../commands/export/sodacl.md)**.