# Configuring Handle Remove

Configure handle-remove.map to remove handles from data processing.

Apply the configurations shown in the Open iT server.

Open handle-remove.map in the Configuration directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\Configuration.

Notice that it contains instructions on how to edit the file.
Specify handle name(s) with the following syntax:
```
MAP: handle_remove  
HandleName1
HandleName2
HandleNameN
```
The handle_remove must not be changed.

Empty lines are allowed — any line beginning with # as the first non-white character is considered a comment. Globbing is also supported.
Example
```
MAP: handle_remove   
Firefox
Notepad
Calculator
```
This example removes Firefox, Notepad and Calculator from the data processing.
Save the changes.

Open handle-remove.map in the etc directory, which is by default in /var/opt/openit/etc.

Notice that it contains instructions on how to edit the file.
Specify handle name(s) with the following syntax:
```
MAP: handle_remove  
HandleName1
HandleName2
HandleNameN
```
The handle_remove must not be changed.

Empty lines are allowed — any line beginning with # as the first non-white character is considered a comment. Globbing is also supported.
Example
```
MAP: handle_remove
OpenWorks
RationalPurify
```
This example removes OpenWorks and RationalPurify from the data processing.
Save the changes.

Freeze

# Next Steps?

Proceed with data regeneration after configuring all the necessary mapping files to apply the changes in the historical reports.