The Export block allows you to export the selected target group data to a file. Here, you can configure the file format, the distribution method, and, optionally, contact registration.

Terms and Conditions
Before you can create an export, at least one target group must be available. You can select this target group via a Target audience, Leads, Website clicks, or Webhook block on the flowchart.

Please note: To select the export output, you must choose the option Create Contacts Enable it in the Contacts tab.

Add Export Block

Drag the Export block from the category Select channel In the menu, go to the worksheet. Connect the Export block to one or more target audience blocks.

Double-click the block or use the context menu (three dots > Settings) to open the editor.

Overview of the Editor

The Export Editor consists of several components.

Icons	Component	Position
	Title	In the upper-left corner of your screen, you'll see the block's title (default: Export). Click the pencil icon next to the name to edit the title.
	Advanced Mode	In the upper-right corner of your screen, you'll find the "Advanced Mode" toggle for additional menu items and features.
	Menu	On the right side of your screen, you'll find the drop-down menu with additional options.

Menu items

The menu contains various options that allow you to configure and manage the export. Which menu items are visible depends on whether the Advanced Mode is enabled.

Icons	Component	Position
	File Settings	Select the desired file format for the export.
	Export	Configure how the export is delivered. (Visible only in Advanced Mode).
	Contacts	Specify whether and when a contact is recorded after the export. (Visible only in Advanced Mode.)

By default, only icons are displayed. Clicking the expand icon displays the detailed view.

When you select a menu item, the icon turns green. This lets you see at a glance which tab you're on.

Advanced Mode

Wanneer Advanced mode is disabled, are available only:

Settings

Wanneer Advanced mode is enabled, these additional options will appear:

Contacts
Export

Daarnaast kun je het blok Save as a block template. In the button Save verschijnen drie puntjes waarmee je een extra optie kunt openen om het blok op te slaan als template.

Export

Settings

In the tab Settings specify, among other things, the file format for the export file.

Select the desired file format for export from the drop-down menu.

If you've enabled "Advanced Mode," additional options will appear.

Option	Description
Encrypt a file	Protects the export file with a password (enter it in the field Password), so that only recipients with this password can open the file
Add a header	Places the column names on the first line of the export file
File name	The name under which the export file is saved; the extension is carmatically added by the system
Add Date	Automatically adds a date stamp to the file name, so that each export has a unique name

Export

On the Export tab, you can configure how the export is delivered.

The export is available for download via the run in Ternair Campaign. (Enabled by default).

Optionally, you can add additional options for receiving the export:

Send an email with a download link

Create an FTP export. Configure the export to be sent carmatically to a FTP location.

First, select the desired type of security and then fill in the host and gate in. Then add a username and, if applicable, the domain. Link a password and finally, enter a test to check the connection.

Please note: This menu is only visible when the Advanced Mode is activated.

Contacts

In the Contacts tab, you can specify whether and when a contact event is recorded after the export. Turn on the toggle to record contact events. Select a channel for recording your contacts. Choose a contact date.

Use the options below to Date of contact to determine which date format is used in the export.

execution date (the date on which the block is executed)
run date + (a number of days after the run)
fixed date (on a specific date that you can set yourself).

Please note: This menu is only visible when the Advanced Mode is activated.

Apply/ Save/ Cancel

Use the options below to save your changes.

Option	Description
Apply	Save the settings without closing the editor
Save	Save the settings and close the editor. If "Advanced Mode" is enabled, you can also save the block as a template by clicking the three dots.
Cancel	Close the editor without saving any changes

Execute Export Block

Once you've saved the export block, you can start it in two ways:

Go to the export block, right-click, and select Execute. The export will then be activated. A one-minute countdown timer will appear, after which the export will be generated.

Connect the Export block by drawing a line to a Schedule-block.

Through the download icon The export file is available for immediate download.

Open the export block

To open an existing Export block, double-click the block or click the three dots in the upper-right corner of the block.

A context menu appears with the following options:

Option	Description
Execute	Export the data
Delete	Remove the block from the flowchart
Cutting	Cut out the block to paste it somewhere else
Copy	Make a copy of the block
Settings	Open the block's settings

Export

Add Export Block

Overview of the Editor

Menu items

Advanced Mode

Export

Settings

Export

Contacts

Apply/ Save/ Cancel

Execute Export Block

Open the export block

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