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# Export Events

Export events (that is, user activities) and bring this data into other systems for further evaluation.

### Required Editions

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            <td data-label="Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22807e38 ">To view the event stream:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22807e38 ">All roles</td>

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            <td data-label="Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22807e38 ">To export event data:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22807e38 ">Roles with “Audiences &gt; Raw Event Data” permissions</td>

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1. From the dataset selector above the main navigation, select **Manage Datasets**.
2. Click the export icon for the dataset with the events that you want to export.
3. On the **Export Events** window, configure parameters for the export:
    
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                  <strong>Start</strong>
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                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22807e109 ">Enter the start and end date for the time period of the events
                  export.</td>

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                  <strong>User Filter</strong>
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                  <p>Restrict events to specific user and account IDs using
                    the sample format:
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                    <li>userId=name@example.com</li>
                    <li>company=Cumulus </li>
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                  <strong>Limit</strong>
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                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22807e109 ">The maximum number of exported rows. The default setting is
                  1000.</td>

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                  <strong>Format</strong>
                </td>

                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22807e109 ">Select the format as CSV, JSON, or JSON Array.</td>

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                  <strong>Separator</strong>
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                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22807e109 ">Choose the value separator. The default is
                  comma-separated.</td>

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                  <strong>Quote Char</strong>
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                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22807e109 ">Enter a CSV quote character to enclose all fields with
                  the specified character.</td>

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                  <strong>Fields</strong>
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                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22807e109 ">Enter field names if you want to include only those fields in
                  the export. If you leave this parameter blank, the export includes all
                  fields.</td>

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                  <strong>Include Formatted Date and Time</strong>
                </td>

                <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22807e109 ">Select whether to include the formatted date and time in addition to the epoch timestamp. If you don’t select this option, the export includes only the epoch timestamp.</td>

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4. To start the export, click **OK**. When complete, the exported file appears in **Downloads**.