Export Group Target

The export group target runs an export group whenever an automation fires, so that the data in the group is exported as soon as it changes.

Id	Name	Template	Icon
odsl.export_group	Export a group of data	run export task for [group]	folder-symlink text-stream

The target works with any service and any action. It supports property-change filtering but not @transformer.

Inputs

Input	Description
group	The name of the export group to run

How it works

The export group named in group is run for the ondate of the triggering data, when there is one. See Curve Exports for how export groups are set up.

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Example: run an export group when a dataset is complete

ODSL

a = AutomationBuilder("dataset", "private", "MY.PROVIDER.FEED").build()

c = SimpleObject()
c.source = "private"
c.service = "dataset"
c.id = "MY.PROVIDER.FEED"
c.action = "complete"
conds = []
conds.add(c)
a.conditions = conds

a.target = "odsl.export_group"
a.template = "When 'MY.PROVIDER.FEED' is complete, run export task for [group]"
a.icon = "folder-symlink text-stream"
a.properties.group = "DAILY_SETTLEMENT_EXPORT"
a.enabled = true
save ${automation:a}

REST API

POST https://api.opendatadsl.com/api/automation/v1

{
  "target": "odsl.export_group",
  "template": "When 'MY.PROVIDER.FEED' is complete, run export task for [group]",
  "icon": "folder-symlink text-stream",
  "enabled": true,
  "conditions": [
    {
      "source": "private",
      "service": "dataset",
      "id": "MY.PROVIDER.FEED",
      "action": "complete"
    }
  ],
  "properties": {
    "group": "DAILY_SETTLEMENT_EXPORT"
  }
}

Example: run an export group when a curve is updated

ODSL

a = AutomationBuilder("data", "private", "MY_OBJECT:CURVE").build()

c = SimpleObject()
c.source = "private"
c.service = "data"
c.id = "MY_OBJECT:CURVE"
c.action = "update"
conds = []
conds.add(c)
a.conditions = conds

a.target = "odsl.export_group"
a.template = "When 'MY_OBJECT:CURVE' is updated, run export task for [group]"
a.icon = "folder-symlink text-stream"
a.properties.group = "DAILY_SETTLEMENT_EXPORT"
a.enabled = true
save ${automation:a}

REST API

POST https://api.opendatadsl.com/api/automation/v1

{
  "target": "odsl.export_group",
  "template": "When 'MY_OBJECT:CURVE' is updated, run export task for [group]",
  "icon": "folder-symlink text-stream",
  "enabled": true,
  "conditions": [
    {
      "source": "private",
      "service": "data",
      "id": "MY_OBJECT:CURVE",
      "action": "update"
    }
  ],
  "properties": {
    "group": "DAILY_SETTLEMENT_EXPORT"
  }
}

Several triggers, several exports

If you create an export group automation on several items that are updated at the same time, the whole group is exported once for each of them. Where possible, trigger the export from a single upstream event, such as the dataset that drives all the data in the group.

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Related pages

• Curve Build Targets: how Smart and Event Curves are built
• TimeSeries Build Targets: how Smart and Event TimeSeries are built
• Azure Storage Targets: another way to deliver data to storage
• Automation Basics: how automations work, conditions and templates
• Creating Automations: step-by-step guide to setting up automations
• Automation Targets: overview of all available targets