# Dropping and linking components

## About this task

![](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/Resources/images/Use_Case_tFileInputPos1.png)

## Procedure

1. Drop a tFileInputPositional component from the Palette to the design workspace.
2. Drop a tFileOutputXML component as well. This file is meant to receive the references in a structured way.
3. Right-click the tFileInputPositional component and select Row *>* Main. Then drag it onto the tFileOutputXML component and release when the plug symbol shows up.