# Configuring TMF Export

Using TMF Export, you can create transferable packages of TMF documents, metadata, and audit trails for individual *Study* records. These packages simplify sharing study data with Sponsors and organizations, particularly those not using Veeva eTMF.

## Configuration Overview

* Add the **Export TMF Package** action to the *Study* object.  
* Optional: Use <a href="/en/gr/47850/#Atomic_Security_Actions">atomic security</a> to ensure only authorized personnel can initiate a study-level export action.  
* Optional: <a href="/en/gr/994733/">Create or edit reusable export templates</a> with the *TMF Export Configuration* object.

## Creating TMF Export Configuration Templates

*TMF Export Configuration* records allows you to define the available *Lifecycles*, *Lifecycle States*, *Available Rendition Types,* and *Attachment Types* a user can select when <a href="/en/gr/994733/">generating a TMF Export Package</a> and select the default toggle settings for additional values. 

You do not have to create a *TMF Export Configuration* to <a href="/en/gr/994733/">use the TMF Export feature</a>. Veeva provides the *Standard TMF Export* (`standard_tmf_export__v`) records as a standard export configuration template for Vaults with the *Base Doc Lifecycle* (`clinical_doc_lifecycle__c`). Admin can edit the existing **Standard TMF Export** or create new records as needed.

To create a new **TMF Export Configuration** record:

1. Navigate to **Admin \> Configuration \> Application Configuration \> TMF Export Configurations**.  
2. Click **Create**.  
3. Enter a **Name** for the record.  
4. Select **Lifecycles** values. Only documents associated with the selected lifecycles will be included in the export.  
5. Select **Lifecycle States**. The lifecycle states values limit the documents available for TMF Export.  
6. Select **Available Rendition Types**. The rendition type values allow you to limit the documents available for TMF export.  
7. Optional: Select default toggle settings for additional fields.  
8. Click **Save**.

Once saved, users can select the new configuration record when <a href="/en/gr/994733/">running the **Export TMF Package** action</a> on a *Study* record.