public function actionExport() { $model = new Dishes(); $model->unsetAttributes(); // clear any default values if (isset($_POST['Dishes'])) { $model->attributes = $_POST['Dishes']; } $exportType = $_POST['fileType']; $this->widget('ext.heart.export.EHeartExport', array('title' => 'List of Dishes', 'dataProvider' => $model->search(), 'filter' => $model, 'grid_mode' => 'export', 'exportType' => $exportType, 'columns' => array('dish_id', 'name'))); }