# ImportElideNonUtf8Output

A Boolean that specifies whether to ignore invalid UTF8 characters.

- When CFS imports a document that contains invalid UTF8 characters and this parameter is set to `false`, CFS escapes the characters.
- When CFS imports a document that contains invalid UTF8 characters and this parameter is set to `true`, the invalid characters are ignored (CFS does not print the characters in the document).

Type: | Boolean
Default: | False
Required | No
Configuration Section: | ImportService
Example: | `ImportElideNonUtf8Output=true`
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