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How to Open, Save, Close, and Rename Maps

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In Microsoft BizTalk Server, maps exist as files in the file system with .btm extensions. Nevertheless, it is much more common to work with maps as items in a BizTalk project, from which you perform operations such as opening, saving, and closing maps.

To open a map

  1. In Solution Explorer, select the map you want to open.

  2. On the View menu, click Open.

    The map opens in BizTalk Mapper.

    Note

    You can also right-click the map in Solution Explorer, and then click Open, or simply double-click the map in Solution Explorer.

To save a map

  1. In Solution Explorer, select the map you want to save.

  2. On the File menu, click Save <Name of Map>.

To save a map to a new location

  1. In Solution Explorer, select the map you want to save to a new location.

  2. On the File menu, click Save <Name of Map> As.

  3. In the Save File As dialog box, browse to the folder location where you want to save the map.

  4. In the File name box, type a name for the file, and then click Save.

    Important

    Do not use the following names for maps: "XmlContent", "SourceSchemas", "TargetSchemas", or "XsltArgumentListContent"; doing so will cause compilation problems in the generated C# code in the corresponding .NET assembly. For information about issues and their resolution, see Troubleshooting Maps.

To rename a map

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the map that you want to rename, and then click Rename.

  2. In the editing box that appears in the location of the map in Solution Explorer, type the new name for the map, or alter its existing name, and then press ENTER.

Note

You may also want to change the Type Name of the map when you rename it. You change the Type Name by selecting the map in the solution explorer and entering the new name in the Type Name in the Properties window.

To close a map

  1. In Solution Explorer, select the map you want to close.

  2. On the File menu, click Close.

    Note

    You can also click the close icon ([x]) in the upper-right corner of the Microsoft Visual Studio editing window.

See Also

Managing Maps Within Projects