Integration › Clients

CSV Export

Add the CSV export as a client interface to XPhone Connect Directory and export all of the XPhone Connect Directory data into a CSV file.

Configuration

• Open the configuration interface of the XPhone Connect Directory.

• Click on Add client interface.

• Select the client interface type CSV Export.

• Click on the Next button.

• Carry out the steps in the dialog:

1. Configure the Basic settings

2. CSV File

   In this step, you can determine the basic settings for the client interface. You can allocate a name and a description and specify whether the client interface is connected automatically upon starting of the XPhone Connect Directory.

   • Export CSV file path and name

     Enter the name and options for creating the CSV file, including a full path for the CSV file to be created. Please consider that the computer and/or Windows account on which XPhone Connect Directory is running must have write authorisation for the directory and not the administration interface.

   • Spacers

     If desired, you can also insert placeholders so that the time and date can be integrated into the file name. E.G.

     \\server\vdirexport {y}-{M}-{d}.csv
     

     • For example, this creates a file with the name:

       vdirexport 2025-08-21.

     • An attempt is made to create folders that do not exist. Files that already exist are overwritten.

     Placeholder:

     • {y} year (4 spacers)

     • {M} month (2 spacers)

     • {d} day (2 spacers)

     • {h} hour (2 spacers)

     • {m} minute (2 spacers)

     • {s} second (2 spacers)

   • Export settings

     • Separator:

       Comma Semicolon Tabulator

     • Coding:

       Unicode
       US-ASCII
       Unicode (UTF-7)
       Unicode (UTF-8)
       Unicode (UTF-32)
       Unicode (Big-Endian)
       

     • Insert column headings in the first row

       If column headers are inserted, please activate this checkbox .

   • Order of columns

     The order of columns can also be changed using the Order of columns… button - either by Drag & Drop or the arrow buttons. If the columns are shifted across several fields, the arrow buttons can also be held.

3. Configure the Phone number conversion

4. Export schedule

   This step enables you to specify the weekdays and times the XPhone Connect Directory data base index is to be exported.

   • If you wish, you can activate a time-controlled export which creates a CSV file from all active data sources at regular intervals and for which the CSV client interface has read authorisation.

   • Times in the schedule at which the client interface was not active are not carried out later

   • Activate scheduled export

     Activate the checkbox in order to activate time-controlled export and other options.

   • Weekdays

     Check the boxes for those weekdays for exports.

   • Start time

     In the Start time field, select the time the XPhone Connect Directory starts the export.

   • End time

     In the field End time, select the time the XPhone Connect Directory stops the export.

   • Interval

     In the field Interval, select how often the XPhone Connect Directory exports the data (format: HH:MM).

5. Configure the Overview

   A CSV export can be started independent of the time-controlled export via Starting export now and creating CSV file….