# Create the Connection contract in output

In output, the **Connection Contract** defines how the data consumer connects to Data Mover to collect the files.

The following entities **must already exist** in Data Mover:

* **Actor** → **VFS and virtual path**: the path where files are stored in Data Mover. This is the path where the data consumer will collect the files.
* **Actor** → **User**: the user of the data consumer having permissions to access Data Mover and collect the files.

To create the Connection Contract, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the **Actors** section and select the Actor.
2. Access the **Connection Contracts** tab and click the **New** button.
3. Enter a name and description for easy reference.
4. Click the **Select** button and in the window that appears assign the Connection Contract to a specific **server**. 

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Once a server is assigned to a Connection contract - and therefore linked to an Actor - it is removed from the **Select server** window. This is because each server can be associated with **only one** Connection Contract.&#x20;
{% endhint %}

5. Click **Confirm** to close the **Select server** window.&#x20;
6. In the **VFS and Users/Groups** section, click the **Add** button.&#x20;
7. In the **New User/Group Association** window, select **direct assignment**, select the VFS and the VFS path - which must already exist - where the data consumer will collect the files.&#x20;
8. Select the external **User** - which must already exist - that will access Data Mover to collect the files and click the **ADD** button.
9. Click **Confirm** and then **Save** to close the page.

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