Export Filenames

Name

A user can optionally define a name for the export. If not specified, the name will be determined based on the export location, see Filename Expressions. When the expression yields a runtime error during evaluation, the original filename of the record is used.

Additional rules are

Illegal characters are replaced by a -
If the name exceeds the limit of 255 characters, the name is truncated

Extensions

The extension of the exported files is determined by the system as follows

Combination	Case	Effect

Combination	Case	Effect
Combine into a ZIP file		Force the extension to `zip`.
Exported item is the sidecar metadata file		Force the extension to `xml`.
The record is transformed	For example, the video is transcoded to MKV	Use the extension specified by the transformation.
Joined into a single file	For example, join videos into a single video.	Use the metadata field `Technical.OriginalExtension` of the file.
Export source = Original	The filename is not provided	Use the extension as the first non-empty extension specified by The metadata field `Technical.OriginalExtension` The metadata field `Descriptive.OriginalFilename` Derive from the PRONOM format, see Formats \| Extensions
Export source = Original	The filename is provided in the request	Use the extension specified by the requested filename even if it does not contain an extension.
Export source = Access	The filename is provided	Use the extension of the access representation, regardless of the requested filename.
Export source = Access	The filename is not provided	Use the extension of the access representation.