Configure the text file target

Complete the procedure below to configure the text file target.

Create the text file target before you configure it. For more information, see Add a publish target.

1. On the Administration page, click the Targets tab. Then select the target in the Publish Targets list.

   Note: If you have already selected your target, skip to the next step.

2. Configure the text file target with the following parameters:

   Parameter	Description
   Directory	Directory where the text file is created.
   Append Timestamp	When selected, a time stamp of when the view is published is appended to the file name and a new file is created each time the view is published. If not selected, then the data is appended to the existing file.
   Include Header	When selected, column names are added to the beginning of the text file.
   Field Delimiter	Character(s) that separate the data values in the output file. The default is a tabbed space. To choose a tab delimiter, either leave the field blank or enter \t. Note: Do not use a character that appears in your data, for example, a period. If you use a period as the delimiter, the period in your data will be removed before being written to the file.
   File Extension	File extension of output files. The default is .txt. Note: As of PI Integrator for Business Analytics 2020 R2 SP2, the text file target extensions are limited to .csv and .txt. For targets that were configured with different extensions before upgrading to 2020 R2 SP2, the extension will continue to work for the preconfigured target. If the preconfigured target is modified and the extension is changed to .csv or .txt, going forward the previously saved extension will no longer be available.

3. Click Save Changes.

4. Give users access to the text file target. For more information, see Grant access to targets.