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Short Summary

ExactTarget Reader reads data from ExactTarget and sends it to the output port.

Component	Data source	Input ports	Output ports	Each to all outputs [ 1)]	Different to different outputs [ 2)]	Transformation	Transf. req.	Java	CTL
ExactTarget Reader	ExactTarget	0	1
[ 1)] Sending each data record to every connected output port [ 2)] Sending data records to output ports according to Return Values of Transformations

ExactTarget Reader retrieves records from the ExactTarget. The component requires an ExactTarget connection to connect to a target ExactTarget account. Please see the Chapter 31, ExactTarget Connections for more details about creating a ExactTarget connection.

ExactTarget Reader retrieves records from the ExactTarget.

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Ports

Port type	Number	Required	Description	Metadata
Output	0			any

ExactTarget Reader Attributes

Attribute	Req	Description	Possible values
Basic
ExactTarget connection		ExactTarget connection
Advanced
Max. retry attempts		Maximum number of retries that will be attempted if the previous attempts failed.	Default value is 3.