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# Output activity

> Export recognized document text and extracted data to external systems in various formats, and optionally redact sensitive fields before export.

The **Output** activity exports processing results to external systems — recognized document text and extracted data — in various formats. See [Data export formats](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/process/output-activity/export-formats) for the supported formats.

To set up an **Output** activity, add it to your document processing workflow and choose the required data export formats by clicking **Settings** in the **Exported Data** section of the **Actions** pane.

<Note>
  At least one export format must be enabled in the **Exported Data** section.
</Note>

<Warning>
  You cannot place an **Output** activity inside a **For Each Document** activity.
</Warning>

By default, processing results are available via the [Vantage API](/vantage/developer/api-introduction). To also save results elsewhere, use the **Select additional destination** option in the **Actions** pane:

* **Shared folder** — see [Export results to a shared folder](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/process/output-activity/export-shared-folder).
* **External system** — see [Export results to an external system](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/process/output-activity/export-external-system).

## Redact fields before export

You can select fields to redact before exporting processed images, so sensitive and confidential data is permanently removed. Redacted fields appear as blacked-out areas on exported images, letting you store or archive the images while protecting the underlying data.

<Frame caption="Selecting fields to redact before export">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/abbyy/hVcX1G4uYung9LOg/images/vantage/skill-designer/procskill-redact-fields.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=hVcX1G4uYung9LOg&q=85&s=9759cf650e9a268c0b17c4f3f02c2c39" alt="Output activity settings with redaction fields selected" style={{ width: "64%" }} width="1206" height="1350" data-path="images/vantage/skill-designer/procskill-redact-fields.png" />
</Frame>

<Warning>
  Redacted data cannot be recovered or copied from the text layer of a PDF. Once a file is exported with redactions applied, the original values are gone from the exported copy.
</Warning>

## Related topics

* [Data export formats](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/process/output-activity/export-formats)
* [Export results to a shared folder](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/process/output-activity/export-shared-folder)
* [Export results to an external system](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/process/output-activity/export-external-system)
* [Set up a Process skill](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/process/set-up)
* [API Introduction](/vantage/developer/api-introduction)