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# BI Dashboard - Non-Visual Custom Export
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This example shows how to use the [DashboardExporter](https://docs.devexpress.com/Dashboard/DevExpress.DashboardCommon.DashboardExporter) component in a console application to export a dashboard with a [custom](https://docs.devexpress.com/Dashboard/403031/winforms-dashboard/winforms-designer/create-a-custom-item) Funnel item.
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## Files to look at
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## How to Use the Application
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* [FunnelItemExportControlProvider.cs](./CS/DashboardExporterApp/ExportControlProviders/FunnelItemExportControlProvider.cs) (VB: [FunnelItemExportControlProvider.vb](./VB/DashboardExporterApp/ExportControlProviders/FunnelItemExportControlProvider.vb))
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* [Program.cs](./CS/DashboardExporterApp/Program.cs) (VB: [Program.vb](./VB/DashboardExporterApp/Program.vb))
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In the console, run the `DashboardExporterApp.exe` application and specify the path where you want to export the document:
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D:\work\test\app>DashboardExporterApp.exe D:/work/test
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The application generates a PDF file from the `Dashboard.xml` dashboard and places it in the _Dashboards_ folder next to the application.
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## Overview
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![](web-dashboard-non-visual-export.png)
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## Example Overview
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The following files are used in this example:
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The [DashboardExporter.ExportToPdf](https://docs.devexpress.com/Dashboard/DevExpress.DashboardCommon.DashboardExporter.ExportDashboardItemToPdf(Dashboard--String--String--Nullable-Size---DashboardState--DashboardPdfExportOptions)) method exports a dashboard as a PDF file.
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## Files to Review
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* [FunnelItemExportControlProvider.cs](./CS/DashboardExporterApp/ExportControlProviders/FunnelItemExportControlProvider.cs) (VB: [FunnelItemExportControlProvider.vb](./VB/DashboardExporterApp/ExportControlProviders/FunnelItemExportControlProvider.vb))
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* [Program.cs](./CS/DashboardExporterApp/Program.cs) (VB: [Program.vb](./VB/DashboardExporterApp/Program.vb))
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## Documentation
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- [Create an Interactive Data-Aware Item for the WinForms Dashboard](https://docs.devexpress.com/Dashboard/403032/winforms-dashboard/winforms-designer/ui-elements-and-customization/create-a-custom-item/create-an-interactive-data-aware-item)
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- [BI Dashboard - Non-Visual Export Component](https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/bi-dashboard-non-visual-exporter)
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- [BI Dashboard - How to Email a Dashboard that Displays Different Data Depending on the Addressee](https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/bi-dashboard-mailkit-export-console-app)
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- [BI Dashboard - How to Use MailKit to Send a Dashboard as a Document in PDF](https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/bi-dashboard-mailkit-export)
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