diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/lib/grid/js/Grid.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/lib/grid/js/Grid.js
index 2a1835aa1d17fd918c91f58a3fc8acd018e9c0b5..dce7323edfb3384b909176adf1d298081c748e23 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/lib/grid/js/Grid.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/lib/grid/js/Grid.js
@@ -310,6 +310,16 @@ $.extend(Grid.prototype, {
 	},
 	
 	exportTSV : function(isAllRowsOrVisible, isAllColumnsOrVisible, plainText) {
+		var _this = this;
+		if(plainText) {
+			Util.showWarning("<b>Don't use this file for imports</b><br>Do understand that you are importing the data removing the rich text format. If you use this file to import data back, you will be removing the rich text format on the database!", function() {
+				_this.exportTSVB(isAllRowsOrVisible, isAllColumnsOrVisible, plainText);
+			});
+		} else {
+			_this.exportTSVB(isAllRowsOrVisible, isAllColumnsOrVisible, plainText);
+		}
+	},
+	exportTSVB : function(isAllRowsOrVisible, isAllColumnsOrVisible, plainText) {
 		var thisGrid = this;
 		
 		var exportColumnsFromData = function(namePrefix, data, headings) {