Media Server 26.2
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# Type

The type of output engine to use to output information. Set this parameter to one of the following values:

`CFS` | Output information to Connector Framework Server
`GenetecOutput` | Output information to Genetec Security Center
`HTTPpost` | Send information to a server using HTTP POST
`IDOL` | Output information to a Knowledge Discovery Content component
`Lua` | Output Lua representations of records to files, for troubleshooting purposes.
`MilestoneOutput` | Output information to Milestone XProtect
`ODBC` | Output information to a database, through ODBC
`Post` | Send records to another Media Server for further processing
`Response` | Output information to the `process` action response
`Vertica` | Output information to a Vertica database
`XML` | Output information to a file

Type: | String
Default: |
Required: | Yes
Configuration Section: | TaskName
Example: | `Type=IDOL`
See Also: |

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Media Server 26.2

Topic Title: Type