# Offline resource
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Use an *Offline resource* to make data available in an offline workflow. When an offline resource is used, the button *Offline data* will be available in the clients. Under *Offline data* the end user can download data to the local device to be used when executing offline workflows. For every *Offline resource* used in workflows available to the end user, one row will show up under *My offline data*.
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Use an *Offline resource* to get data in offline workflows.
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Create a machine workflow that fetches the data needed and connect the *Machine workflow* to the *Offline resource*. The *Machine workflow* must be created as an *Offline resource*.
Use the output variable from the *Offline resource* to use the data from the *Machine workflow*.
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