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title: "How Do I Set Up and Use OutFile in the Default Configuration?"
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description: "This article describes how the OutFile module is used within the Lasernet 9 Default Configuration for the Lasernet FO Connector. "
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# How Do I Set Up and Use OutFile in the Default Configuration?

This article describes how the **OutFile** module is used within the Lasernet 9 Default Configuration for Lasernet FO Connector.

The **OutFile** output module in the default configuration is used as a type of storage for FO. This type of storage may be used for on-premises solutions that do not use Azure Storage and, instead, use a file system to print reports.

## Setup in Lasernet FO Connector

Follow these steps within FO to set up the module:

1. Navigate to **Lasernet** > **Setup** > **Administration** > **Connections**.
2. Create a new connection with **Connection Type**: **Storage**, **Type**: **File System**, and specify a **Directory path**.

This connection will be Lasernet FO Connector’s output location and the Lasernet input location.

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1. Create another new connection with **Connection Type**: **Storage**, **Type**: **File System**, and specify a **Directory path**.

This connection will be Lasernet’s output location and Lasernet FO Connector’s archive location.

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1. Navigate to **Lasernet** > **Setup** > **Administration > Lasernet servers**.
2. Create a new Lasernet server. Give it a **Server name**, **Description**, **Default for**, and make it **Active**.
3. Set your **Outgoing connection** to the file input created in step 2.
4. Set your **D365FO connection to reports storage** to the file output created in step 3.

The **D365FO connection to reports storage**’s connection type determines the **OutStorageType** jobInfo in the XML. In this case, the **OutStorageType** will be **FileSystem**.

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1. Navigate to **Lasernet Server** > **Lasernet Developer** > **Modules**, ensure **ListeningOnFiles** is **Active**, and the **Directory path** matches the **Outgoing connection** on your Lasernet server in step 3. If this is completed and deployed, the Lasernet server in Lasernet FO Connector will validate successfully.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1638180979239.png)

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1. Try printing a report to this server from Dynamics 365 FO. As a test, print to **Lasernet Screen**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1638180979538.png)

1. Review the XML file generated by Lasernet FO Connector. **OutputFilePath** is populated with the path you determined in the connection. **OutFileStorage** is populated, and **OutputStorageType** is **FileSystem**.

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## Process in the Lasernet Server

Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to **Lasernet Server** > **Lasernet Developer** > **Modules**.
2. Select the **Destination selection Pass-Through** and open the **Destinations** tab.

The **OutFile** output module in the Default Configuration depends on the JobInfo **runOutFile = true**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/image-433COF90.png)

This JobInfo is set in the script `setCriteriaVariables()`.

1. Close the **Destination selection Pass-through**, and select **Scripts**.
2. Scroll down to **LAC Functions** and double-click **setCriteriaVariables()**.

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1. Scroll to the line where **var** **runOutFile** is set. Variable **runOutFile** will only be true if the JobInfo **OutStorageType** is **FileSystem**, the job is not a **printOut**, the file is a PDF, and both **OutFileStorage** and **OutFilePath** are not empty. All these conditions are met with the setups carried out in Lasernet FO Connector.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1638181052827.png)

1. You can verify the value for **runOutFile** in Lasernet Monitor.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1638181052925.png)

If **runOutFile** is true, the job is sent to the **OutFile** module, and the JobInfo **OutFilePath** is used as the **Directory path**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1638181053018.png)

1. To verify files are being sent to the proper **Directory path**, navigate to the directory path. The file is saved.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1638181053108.png)

## How to Stop XML from Being Saved in the File Output Folder with a PDF

There are two ways to avoid having an XML file saved in the File Output folder with a PDF.

The first way is to disable **Archiving**. Follow these steps:

1. Open FO and navigate to **Lasernet** > **Reports** > **Archive**.
2. In the **Archive** field, select **No**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1658825706795.png)

The second way is to enable **Archiving** with **Save XML** disabled. Follow these steps to do so:

1. Select **Default** under the **Archive** field.
2. Toggle the **Save XML** button to **No**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1658825767175.png)