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# Run, pin and manage export steps in a pipeline

> Keep Mammoth export and action steps at the end of the pipeline, run one now, manage managed database credentials, and set Auto-sync for Dependent Views.
>
> Applies to: Where: View › Pipeline panel › export or action step › More options

Export and action steps, such as Send to Dataset or a database export, send the View's data out when the pipeline runs. They stay pinned at the end of the pipeline by default, and their **More options** menu has **Run now** and **Delete** instead of the usual task actions, plus an **Auto-sync** toggle at the top where the step supports it.

## Keep export steps at the end of the pipeline

By default, export and action steps stay below a divider labelled **Tasks pinned to the end**. A new transformation goes above that divider, so the export still sends the fully transformed data.

To change this for one step:

1. Edit the step.
2. In its panel, **Task Position** shows **End of Pipeline** or **Not at end of Pipeline**.
3. Clear **Keep at the end of the Pipeline** to let the step stay where it is as you add tasks after it.

## Run an export or action step now

To run a step on demand, open its **More options** (three-dot) menu and select **Run now**. A "Running action" message appears, then "Action ran successfully" when it finishes.

**Run now** is disabled when:

- the pipeline has an error;
- the step is suspended;
- Draft mode has changes that aren't applied yet;
- the step's destination dataset has been deleted;
- a Live Link step has no link yet;
- the workspace is View-only.

For Auto-sync on one destination step, see [Views: create, rename and delete](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/organise/views/).

### Show or regenerate managed database credentials

A step that publishes the View to a Mammoth-managed database has two more items in its **More options** menu:

- **Show credentials** shows the connection details for the database, to use in a BI tool or other application.
- **Regenerate credentials** creates new credentials after a confirmation. The dialog warns: "All views are published to the same database. You will need to update the credentials on any third party applications that use this data." On success you see "New credentials generated".

## See which Views read from this one

When other Views read this View's data through a Join or Lookup task, a **Dependent Views (n)** link appears at the bottom of the Pipeline panel, next to **Display Changes**. The number is how many such links there are, for example **Dependent Views (2)**.

1. Click the link. The **Dependent Views** dialog opens: "This View is sending data via JOIN or LOOKUP to the following destinations:".
2. Each row shows the destination View and its Auto-sync state. Tick the rows you want.
3. Select **Enable auto-sync** or **Disable auto-sync**.
4. Select **Apply changes**.

This controls whether those Views update automatically when this View changes. In a View-only workspace the link shows but doesn't open.

If the View feeds dashboards or exports with Auto-sync on, Mammoth asks before a change sends new data to them. You can pause them while you edit. See [Pause sends while you edit](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/clean-and-shape/pause-sends/).

## Troubleshooting export steps

| Symptom | Cause | Fix |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Run now** is greyed out | One of the conditions listed under Run an export or action step now | Clear that condition, for example apply pending Draft mode changes. |

## Related

- [Edit, reorder and copy pipeline tasks](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/clean-and-shape/manage-tasks/): the other task actions.
- [Send pipeline output to another dataset](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/clean-and-shape/send-to-dataset/): the tasks behind Dependent Views.
- [Pause sends while you edit](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/clean-and-shape/pause-sends/): hold destinations while you change tasks.

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Source: https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/clean-and-shape/export-steps.md · Updated: 2026-11-08