diff --git a/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/ExportTimelineAsCSVAction.js b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/ExportTimelineAsCSVAction.js
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+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT Web, Copyright (c) 2009-2015, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*global define*/
+
+define(["./ExportTimelineAsCSVTask"], function (ExportTimelineAsCSVTask) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    function ExportTimelineAsCSVAction(taskService, context) {
+        this.task = new ExportTimelineAsCSVTask(context.domainObject);
+        this.taskService = taskService;
+    }
+
+    ExportTimelineAsCSVAction.prototype.perform = function () {
+        return this.taskService.run(this.task);
+    };
+
+    ExportTimelineAsCSVAction.appliesTo = function (context) {
+        return context.domainObject &&
+            context.domainObject.hasCapability('type') &&
+                context.domainObject.getCapability('type')
+                    .instanceOf('timeline');
+    };
+
+    return ExportTimelineAsCSVAction;
+});
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diff --git a/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/ExportTimelineAsCSVTask.js b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/ExportTimelineAsCSVTask.js
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+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT Web, Copyright (c) 2009-2015, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*global define,Promise*/
+
+/**
+ * Module defining ExportTimelineAsCSVTask. Created by vwoeltje on 2/8/16.
+ */
+define([], function () {
+    "use strict";
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @constructor
+     * @memberof {platform/features/timeline}
+     */
+    function ExportTimelineAsCSVTask(domainObject) {
+        this.domainObject = domainObject;
+    }
+
+
+
+    return ExportTimelineAsCSVTask;
+});