File Location Sink
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The **File Location Sink** is MAP Client plugin for saving a file to a location outside the workflow.

.. _fig-mcp-file-location-sink-un-configured-step:

.. figure:: _images/un-configured-step.png
   :alt: Un-configured step icon

   An un-configured *File Location Sink* step icon.

Configure
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This step is used for saving a file or multiple files to the local disk outside the workflow directory.
This step uses a *http://physiomeproject.org/workflow/1.0/rdf-schema#file_location* or
*http://physiomeproject.org/workflow/1.0/rdf-schema#uses-list-of* to define the location where the file is saved.
To set the location to save the file to use the *...* button to open a file chooser dialog.
The *Output directory* input is used to hold the relative path from the workflow to the output file(s) location.
The optional *Prefix* input is added to the front of the file name.

.. _fig-mcp-file-location-sink-configure-dialog:

.. figure:: _images/step-configuration-dialog.png
   :alt: Step configure dialog

   *File Location Sink* step configuration dialog.

If multiple files with the same name are to be saved at the location, the files will get overwritten.

Ports
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This plugin:

* **uses**:

  * *http://physiomeproject.org/workflow/1.0/rdf-schema#file_location*
  * *http://physiomeproject.org/workflow/1.0/rdf-schema#uses-list-of*