diff --git a/config/logging.properties b/config/logging.properties
index 16e6ae0..b637f7a 100644
--- a/config/logging.properties
+++ b/config/logging.properties
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # can be overriden by a facility specific level
 # Note that the ConsoleHandler also has a separate level
 # setting to limit messages printed to the console.
-.level= SEVERE
+.level= WARNING
 
 ############################################################
 # Handler specific properties.
diff --git a/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/cc/web/WebServer.java b/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/cc/web/WebServer.java
index 1b204ad..c32cb97 100644
--- a/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/cc/web/WebServer.java
+++ b/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/cc/web/WebServer.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         filter.setInitParameter(ContextParamWebApplicationFactory.APP_CLASS_PARAM,
                 HyracksAdminConsoleApplication.class.getName());
         filter.setInitParameter(WicketFilter.FILTER_MAPPING_PARAM, "/*");
-        filter.setInitParameter(Application.CONFIGURATION, RuntimeConfigurationType.DEVELOPMENT.toString());
+        filter.setInitParameter(Application.CONFIGURATION, RuntimeConfigurationType.DEPLOYMENT.toString());
 
         ServletContextHandler handler = new ServletContextHandler(ServletContextHandler.SESSIONS);
         handler.setContextPath("/adminconsole");
diff --git a/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/test/util/SelectionTreeTest.java b/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/test/util/SelectionTreeTest.java
index dc5b599..8f467a0 100644
--- a/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/test/util/SelectionTreeTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-dataflow-std/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/dataflow/std/test/util/SelectionTreeTest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
         int last = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
         while ((e = tree.peek()) != null) {
             MergeEntry me = (MergeEntry) e;
-            System.err.print(me.i + " ");
             if (me.i < last) {
                 Assert.fail();
             }
@@ -67,4 +66,4 @@
             return true;
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreePrimaryIndexScanOperatorTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreePrimaryIndexScanOperatorTest.java
index f320a48..5ac4af2 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreePrimaryIndexScanOperatorTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreePrimaryIndexScanOperatorTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.constraints.PartitionConstraintHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITypeTrait;
@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.IFileSplitProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.ConstantTupleSourceOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.sort.ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.btree.dataflow.BTreeOpHelperFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.btree.dataflow.BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor;
@@ -218,7 +219,9 @@
 		PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec,
 				primaryBtreeSearchOp, NC1_ID);
 
-		PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
 		PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer,
 				NC1_ID);
 
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreePrimaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreePrimaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java
index ae5c04e..d2ee5e4 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreePrimaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreePrimaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.constraints.PartitionConstraintHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITypeTrait;
@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.IFileSplitProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.ConstantTupleSourceOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.sort.ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.btree.dataflow.BTreeOpHelperFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.btree.dataflow.BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor;
@@ -224,7 +225,9 @@
 		PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec,
 				primaryBtreeSearchOp, NC1_ID);
 
-		PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
 		PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer,
 				NC1_ID);
 
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreeSecondaryIndexInsertOperatorTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreeSecondaryIndexInsertOperatorTest.java
index 9d21dd5..c2a7201 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreeSecondaryIndexInsertOperatorTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreeSecondaryIndexInsertOperatorTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.constraints.PartitionConstraintHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITypeTrait;
@@ -43,9 +44,9 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.IFileSplitProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.ConstantTupleSourceOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.NullSinkOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.sort.ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.btree.dataflow.BTreeOpHelperFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.btree.dataflow.BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor;
@@ -422,7 +423,9 @@
 		PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec,
 				primaryBtreeSearchOp, NC1_ID);
 
-		PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
 		PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer,
 				NC1_ID);
 
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreeSecondaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreeSecondaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java
index 89595d6..818dcd3 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreeSecondaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/btree/BTreeSecondaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.constraints.PartitionConstraintHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITypeTrait;
@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.IFileSplitProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.ConstantTupleSourceOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.sort.ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.btree.dataflow.BTreeOpHelperFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.btree.dataflow.BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor;
@@ -342,7 +343,9 @@
 		PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec,
 				primaryBtreeSearchOp, NC1_ID);
 
-		PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
 		PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer,
 				NC1_ID);
 
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/comm/SerializationDeserializationTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/comm/SerializationDeserializationTest.java
index 8a78e49..0b4631d 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/comm/SerializationDeserializationTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/comm/SerializationDeserializationTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.test.support.TestUtils;
 
 public class SerializationDeserializationTest {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(SerializationDeserializationTest.class.getName());
     private static final String DBLP_FILE = "data/dblp.txt";
 
     private static class SerDeserRunner {
@@ -125,7 +128,9 @@
         reader.open();
         Object[] arr;
         while ((arr = reader.readData()) != null) {
-            System.err.println(arr[0] + " " + arr[1]);
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                LOGGER.info(arr[0] + " " + arr[1]);
+            }
         }
         reader.close();
     }
@@ -145,4 +150,4 @@
         };
         run(rDes, processor);
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/AbstractIntegrationTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/AbstractIntegrationTest.java
index 237ab52..71c781d 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/AbstractIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/AbstractIntegrationTest.java
@@ -14,10 +14,16 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.tests.integration;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.client.HyracksLocalConnection;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.client.IHyracksClientConnection;
@@ -30,6 +36,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.nc.NodeControllerService;
 
 public abstract class AbstractIntegrationTest {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(AbstractIntegrationTest.class.getName());
+
     public static final String NC1_ID = "nc1";
     public static final String NC2_ID = "nc2";
 
@@ -38,6 +46,9 @@
     private static NodeControllerService nc2;
     private static IHyracksClientConnection hcc;
 
+    @Rule
+    public TemporaryFolder outputFolder = new TemporaryFolder();
+
     @BeforeClass
     public static void init() throws Exception {
         CCConfig ccConfig = new CCConfig();
@@ -75,9 +86,17 @@
 
     protected void runTest(JobSpecification spec) throws Exception {
         JobId jobId = hcc.createJob("test", spec, EnumSet.of(JobFlag.PROFILE_RUNTIME));
-        System.err.println(spec.toJSON().toString(2));
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+            LOGGER.info(spec.toJSON().toString(2));
+        }
         hcc.start(jobId);
-        System.err.print(jobId);
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+            LOGGER.info(jobId.toString());
+        }
         cc.waitForCompletion(jobId);
     }
+    
+    protected File createTempFile() throws IOException {
+        return File.createTempFile(getClass().getName(), ".tmp", outputFolder.getRoot());
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/CountOfCountsTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/CountOfCountsTest.java
index 0a0df60..c0a1d10 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/CountOfCountsTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/CountOfCountsTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.constraints.PartitionConstraintHelper;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IConnectorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.IFileSplitProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.group.PreclusteredGroupOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.sort.ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.sort.InMemorySortOperatorDescriptor;
 
@@ -92,7 +93,9 @@
                         new IFieldValueResultingAggregatorFactory[] { new CountAggregatorFactory() }), desc3);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, group2, NC1_ID);
 
-        PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor conn1 = new MToNPartitioningConnectorDescriptor(spec,
@@ -159,7 +162,9 @@
                         new IFieldValueResultingAggregatorFactory[] { new CountAggregatorFactory() }), desc3);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, group2, NC1_ID, NC2_ID);
 
-        PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor conn1 = new MToNPartitioningConnectorDescriptor(spec,
@@ -226,7 +231,9 @@
                         new IFieldValueResultingAggregatorFactory[] { new CountAggregatorFactory() }), desc3);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, group2, NC1_ID, NC2_ID);
 
-        PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor conn1 = new MToNPartitioningConnectorDescriptor(spec,
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/ScanPrintTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/ScanPrintTest.java
index d343232..55a0c1c 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/ScanPrintTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/ScanPrintTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.constraints.PartitionConstraintHelper;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IConnectorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.IFileSplitProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor;
 
 public class ScanPrintTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
     @Test
@@ -61,7 +62,10 @@
                 desc);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, csvScanner, NC2_ID, NC1_ID);
 
-        PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] {
+                new FileSplit(NC2_ID, createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()),
+                new FileSplit(NC1_ID, createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC2_ID, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor conn = new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec);
@@ -93,7 +97,9 @@
                         UTF8StringParserFactory.INSTANCE, UTF8StringParserFactory.INSTANCE }, '|'), ordersDesc);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, ordScanner, NC1_ID);
 
-        PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor conn1 = new MToNPartitioningConnectorDescriptor(spec,
@@ -127,7 +133,9 @@
                         UTF8StringParserFactory.INSTANCE, UTF8StringParserFactory.INSTANCE }, '|'), ordersDesc);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, ordScanner, NC1_ID);
 
-        PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor conn1 = new MToNPartitioningConnectorDescriptor(spec,
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/SortMergeTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/SortMergeTest.java
index 1b6ff14..57888c8 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/SortMergeTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/SortMergeTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.constraints.PartitionConstraintHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.IFileSplitProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.sort.ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.sort.InMemorySortOperatorDescriptor;
 
@@ -70,7 +71,9 @@
                 new IBinaryComparatorFactory[] { UTF8StringBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE }, ordersDesc);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, sorter, NC1_ID, NC2_ID);
 
-        PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         spec.connect(new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec), ordScanner, 0, sorter, 0);
@@ -111,7 +114,9 @@
                         UTF8StringBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE }, ordersDesc);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, sorter, NC1_ID, NC2_ID);
 
-        PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         spec.connect(new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec), ordScanner, 0, sorter, 0);
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/TPCHCustomerOrderHashJoinTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/TPCHCustomerOrderHashJoinTest.java
index d417fda..2fbf6d2 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/TPCHCustomerOrderHashJoinTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/TPCHCustomerOrderHashJoinTest.java
@@ -46,17 +46,14 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.IFileSplitProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.join.GraceHashJoinOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.join.HybridHashJoinOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.join.InMemoryHashJoinOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.MaterializingOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.NullSinkOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
 
 public class TPCHCustomerOrderHashJoinTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
-    private static final boolean DEBUG = true;
-
-    static private class NoopNullWriterFactory implements INullWriterFactory {
+    private static class NoopNullWriterFactory implements INullWriterFactory {
 
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
         public static final NoopNullWriterFactory INSTANCE = new NoopNullWriterFactory();
@@ -146,8 +143,9 @@
                 new IBinaryComparatorFactory[] { UTF8StringBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE }, custOrderJoinDesc, 128);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, join, NC1_ID);
 
-        IOperatorDescriptor printer = DEBUG ? new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec)
-                : new NullSinkOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor ordJoinConn = new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec);
@@ -219,8 +217,9 @@
                 new IBinaryComparatorFactory[] { UTF8StringBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE }, custOrderJoinDesc);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, join, NC1_ID);
 
-        IOperatorDescriptor printer = DEBUG ? new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec)
-                : new NullSinkOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor ordJoinConn = new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec);
@@ -292,8 +291,9 @@
                 new IBinaryComparatorFactory[] { UTF8StringBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE }, custOrderJoinDesc);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, join, NC1_ID);
 
-        IOperatorDescriptor printer = DEBUG ? new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec)
-                : new NullSinkOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor ordJoinConn = new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec);
@@ -370,13 +370,9 @@
                 nullWriterFactories, 128);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, join, NC1_ID);
 
-        IOperatorDescriptor printer = DEBUG ? new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec)
-                : new NullSinkOperatorDescriptor(spec);
-        // FileSplit[] custOrdersJoinSplits = new FileSplit[] { new
-        // FileSplit(NC1_ID, new FileReference(new File(
-        // "data/tpch0.001/custOrdersLeftOuterJoin.csv"))) };
-        // LineFileWriteOperatorDescriptor printer = new
-        // LineFileWriteOperatorDescriptor(spec, custOrdersJoinSplits);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor ordJoinConn = new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec);
@@ -454,13 +450,9 @@
                 nullWriterFactories);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, join, NC1_ID);
 
-        IOperatorDescriptor printer = DEBUG ? new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec)
-                : new NullSinkOperatorDescriptor(spec);
-        // FileSplit[] custOrdersJoinSplits = new FileSplit[] { new
-        // FileSplit(NC1_ID, new FileReference(new File(
-        // "data/tpch0.001/custOrdersLeftOuterJoin.csv"))) };
-        // LineFileWriteOperatorDescriptor printer = new
-        // LineFileWriteOperatorDescriptor(spec, custOrdersJoinSplits);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor ordJoinConn = new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec);
@@ -538,13 +530,9 @@
                 nullWriterFactories);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, join, NC1_ID);
 
-        IOperatorDescriptor printer = DEBUG ? new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec)
-                : new NullSinkOperatorDescriptor(spec);
-        // FileSplit[] custOrdersJoinSplits = new FileSplit[] { new
-        // FileSplit(NC1_ID, new FileReference(new File(
-        // "data/tpch0.001/custOrdersLeftOuterJoin.csv"))) };
-        // LineFileWriteOperatorDescriptor printer = new
-        // LineFileWriteOperatorDescriptor(spec, custOrdersJoinSplits);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor ordJoinConn = new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec);
@@ -617,8 +605,9 @@
                 new IBinaryComparatorFactory[] { UTF8StringBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE }, custOrderJoinDesc, 128);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, join, NC1_ID, NC2_ID);
 
-        IOperatorDescriptor printer = DEBUG ? new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec)
-                : new NullSinkOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor ordJoinConn = new MToNPartitioningConnectorDescriptor(spec,
@@ -696,8 +685,9 @@
                 new IBinaryComparatorFactory[] { UTF8StringBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE }, custOrderJoinDesc);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, join, NC1_ID, NC2_ID);
 
-        IOperatorDescriptor printer = DEBUG ? new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec)
-                : new NullSinkOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor ordJoinConn = new MToNPartitioningConnectorDescriptor(spec,
@@ -775,8 +765,9 @@
                 new IBinaryComparatorFactory[] { UTF8StringBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE }, custOrderJoinDesc);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, join, NC1_ID, NC2_ID);
 
-        IOperatorDescriptor printer = DEBUG ? new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec)
-                : new NullSinkOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor ordJoinConn = new MToNPartitioningConnectorDescriptor(spec,
@@ -853,8 +844,9 @@
                 new IBinaryComparatorFactory[] { UTF8StringBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE }, custOrderJoinDesc, 128);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addPartitionCountConstraint(spec, join, 2);
 
-        IOperatorDescriptor printer = DEBUG ? new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec)
-                : new NullSinkOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor ordJoinConn = new MToNPartitioningConnectorDescriptor(spec,
@@ -937,8 +929,9 @@
                 new IBinaryComparatorFactory[] { UTF8StringBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE }, custOrderJoinDesc, 128);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, join, NC1_ID, NC2_ID);
 
-        IOperatorDescriptor printer = DEBUG ? new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec)
-                : new NullSinkOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor ordPartConn = new MToNPartitioningConnectorDescriptor(spec,
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/TPCHCustomerOrderNestedLoopJoinTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/TPCHCustomerOrderNestedLoopJoinTest.java
index cab54f4..135f1fe 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/TPCHCustomerOrderNestedLoopJoinTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/TPCHCustomerOrderNestedLoopJoinTest.java
@@ -41,14 +41,11 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.IFileSplitProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.join.NestedLoopJoinOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.NullSinkOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
 
 public class TPCHCustomerOrderNestedLoopJoinTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
-    private static final boolean DEBUG = true;
-
-    static class JoinComparatorFactory implements ITuplePairComparatorFactory {
+    private static class JoinComparatorFactory implements ITuplePairComparatorFactory {
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
         private final IBinaryComparatorFactory bFactory;
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    static class JoinComparator implements ITuplePairComparator {
+    private static class JoinComparator implements ITuplePairComparator {
 
         private final IBinaryComparator bComparator;
         private final int field0;
@@ -169,8 +166,9 @@
                 UTF8StringBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE, 1, 0), custOrderJoinDesc, 4);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, join, NC1_ID);
 
-        IOperatorDescriptor printer = DEBUG ? new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec)
-                : new NullSinkOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor ordJoinConn = new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec);
@@ -242,8 +240,9 @@
                 UTF8StringBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE, 1, 0), custOrderJoinDesc, 5);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, join, NC1_ID, NC2_ID);
 
-        IOperatorDescriptor printer = DEBUG ? new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec)
-                : new NullSinkOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor ordJoinConn = new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec);
@@ -315,8 +314,9 @@
                 UTF8StringBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE, 1, 0), custOrderJoinDesc, 6);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addPartitionCountConstraint(spec, join, 2);
 
-        IOperatorDescriptor printer = DEBUG ? new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec)
-                : new NullSinkOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         IConnectorDescriptor ordJoinConn = new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec);
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/UnionTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/UnionTest.java
index b1089fe..37b55b8 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/UnionTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/integration/UnionTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.constraints.PartitionConstraintHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.io.FileReference;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.IFileSplitProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.union.UnionAllOperatorDescriptor;
 
 public class UnionTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
@@ -64,7 +65,10 @@
         UnionAllOperatorDescriptor unionAll = new UnionAllOperatorDescriptor(spec, 2, desc);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, unionAll, NC2_ID, NC1_ID);
 
-        PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] {
+                new FileSplit(NC2_ID, createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()),
+                new FileSplit(NC1_ID, createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC2_ID, NC1_ID);
 
         spec.connect(new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec), csvScanner01, 0, unionAll, 0);
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/invertedindex/InvertedIndexOperatorsTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/invertedindex/InvertedIndexOperatorsTest.java
index c84ef74..2206a26 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/invertedindex/InvertedIndexOperatorsTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/invertedindex/InvertedIndexOperatorsTest.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.constraints.PartitionConstraintHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.io.FileReference;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.IFileSplitProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.invertedindex.dataflow.BinaryTokenizerOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.invertedindex.tokenizers.DelimitedUTF8StringBinaryTokenizerFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.invertedindex.tokenizers.IBinaryTokenizerFactory;
@@ -57,7 +58,9 @@
                 tokenizerRecDesc, tokenizerFactory, tokenFields, projFields);
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, binaryTokenizer, NC1_ID);
 
-        PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
         PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer, NC1_ID);
 
         spec.connect(new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec), dblpTitleScanner, 0, binaryTokenizer, 0);
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/rtree/RTreePrimaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/rtree/RTreePrimaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java
index ec2d5dd..4b31862 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/rtree/RTreePrimaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/rtree/RTreePrimaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.constraints.PartitionConstraintHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITypeTrait;
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.IFileSplitProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.ConstantTupleSourceOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IPrimitiveValueProviderFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ITreeIndex;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ITreeIndexFrameFactory;
@@ -217,7 +218,9 @@
 		PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec,
 				primaryRTreeSearchOp, NC1_ID);
 
-		PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
 		PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer,
 				NC1_ID);
 
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/rtree/RTreeSecondaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/rtree/RTreeSecondaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java
index 27797a6..5a24036 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/rtree/RTreeSecondaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/rtree/RTreeSecondaryIndexSearchOperatorTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.constraints.PartitionConstraintHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.IOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITypeTrait;
@@ -46,8 +47,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileScanOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.IFileSplitProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.ConstantTupleSourceOperatorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.misc.PrinterOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.sort.ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.btree.dataflow.BTreeOpHelperFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.btree.dataflow.BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor;
@@ -455,7 +456,9 @@
 		PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec,
 				secondaryRTreeSearchOp, NC1_ID);
 
-		PrinterOperatorDescriptor printer = new PrinterOperatorDescriptor(spec);
+        IFileSplitProvider outSplits = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(new FileSplit[] { new FileSplit(NC1_ID,
+                createTempFile().getAbsolutePath()) });
+        IOperatorDescriptor printer = new PlainFileWriterOperatorDescriptor(spec, outSplits, ",");
 		PartitionConstraintHelper.addAbsoluteLocationConstraint(spec, printer,
 				NC1_ID);