Use the WriteText component

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read use-file-writetext.md

Append or overwrite existing text to an existing file or create a file and write text to it with the WriteText component in the RPA Desktop Design Studio.

Before you begin

Role required: none

About this task

You can configure the properties for the WriteText component. For more information about these properties, see Properties of the File components.

Procedure

In the Toolbox pane, navigate to Utilities > File.
Drag the WriteText component to the Design surface.
To configure the input fields, see Configure port properties.

Connect the data and control ports of the WriteText component to the corresponding ports of the other components as described in the following table.

Port type	Purpose of connection	Mandatory?
Data In (filePath)	Takes the path to an existing or a new file and the file name from a previously executed component.	Yes
Data In (text)	Takes the text to be written to the exiting file or new file from a previously executed component.	Yes
Data Out	Returns True if the text is written to the file. Otherwise, it returns False and passes the Boolean output to the next component.	Yes
Control In	Connects to the Control Out port of one or more components.	Yes
Control Out	Connects to the Control In port of another component or the default end component.	No. Connecting the port is optional.

To test the component, under the DESIGN tab, click Run.

Parent Topic:File

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---
title: Use the WriteText component
description: Append or overwrite existing text to an existing file or create a file and write text to it with the WriteText component in the RPA Desktop Design Studio.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/integrate-applications/use-file-writetext.html
release: brazil
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [File, Utilities, Automation components, RPA Desktop Design Studio, Robotic Process Automation \(RPA\) Hub, Workflow Data Fabric]
---

# Use the WriteText component

Append or overwrite existing text to an existing file or create a file and write text to it with the WriteText component in the RPA Desktop Design Studio.

## Before you begin

Role required: none

## About this task

You can configure the properties for the WriteText component. For more information about these properties, see [Properties of the File components](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/integrate-applications/util-file-prop.md).

## Procedure

1.  In the Toolbox pane, navigate to **Utilities** &gt; **File**.

2.  Drag the WriteText component to the Design surface.

3.  To configure the input fields, see [Configure port properties](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/integrate-applications/configure-input-port-properties.md).

4.  Connect the data and control ports of the WriteText component to the corresponding ports of the other components as described in the following table.

    |Port type|Purpose of connection|Mandatory?|
    |---------|---------------------|----------|
    |Data In \(filePath\)|Takes the path to an existing or a new file and the file name from a previously executed component.|Yes|
    |Data In \(text\)|Takes the text to be written to the exiting file or new file from a previously executed component.|Yes|
    |Data Out|Returns **True** if the text is written to the file. Otherwise, it returns **False** and passes the Boolean output to the next component.|Yes|
    |Control In|Connects to the Control Out port of one or more components.|Yes|
    |Control Out|Connects to the Control In port of another component or the default end component.|No. Connecting the port is optional.|

5.  To test the component, under the **DESIGN** tab, click **Run**.


**Parent Topic:**[File](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/integrate-applications/file.md)