# Templates ## Initializing a template 1. Click on **Add New** in the top right corner to create new template 2. In the **Entity** field select entity that you would like to export with this template. Export Manager offers a variety of entities, including Products, Categories, Attributes, Manufacturers, etc. 3. Input a **Name** for your template. Name serves only informational purpose for you and other administrators of the website. 4. Click on **Save and Continue Edit** to initialize your template. 5. Select file **Format** that will be used for this template. Import Manager supports a variety of file formats: CSV (Comma Separated Value Files), XML, XLSX (Excel Spreadsheets), TXT 6. Input an **export file name**. Exported data will be saved to the file with this name. You do not need to input file extension, only the name. \ You can use the following tokens in the file name for current date and time: %yyyy% - year, %mm% - month, %dd% - day, %hh% - hour, %mi% - minute. 7. If you want the file to be compressed into an archive, check **Compress File** option. 8. In the **Save the feed file** option select appropriate saving method.\ None - file will be downloaded in your browser when you click Export Now.\ Folder - file will be saved to a folder on the server. Input folder path after you select this option.\ FTP/FTPS/SFTP - file will be saved to an FTP/FTPS/SFTP server. Input server details and credentials after you select this option. 9. **Admin Coment** serves only informational purpose to other website administrators about this template and can be left emply. {% hint style="info" %} You can't change entity after initialization of a template {% endhint %}