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6-62 Managing Maps and Folders
Saving Maps
When NetSight Element Manager saves a map file, it actually saves it in two distinct
formats: a .MAP format, which is the format in which you open and edit maps within the
primary window; and a .MRM format — a text-based format which allows you to recover
corrupted or accidentally-deleted .MAP files, or allows you to move a map from one
folder to another (see Importing an MRM Map, page 6-20, for more information.) Both
versions of each map file are stored by default in the directory you defined via the
Tools—>Options—>Directories settings; however, the .MRM files will not be listed
when you select an Open Map option, as the .MAP files are the ones viewed in NetSight
Element Manager.
To save a map file:
1. Click on the Save Map button on the toolbar.
or
Select File —>Save Map or File —>Save Map As from the primary window
menu bar.
Note that, with either of these procedures, only the current active map will be saved! To
ensure that all changes to all maps are saved, you must activate each map in turn and save
it via one of the options above, or use the Save All Maps function:
1. Click on the Save All Maps button on the toolbar.
or
Select File —>Save All Maps from the primary window menu bar.
As a safety precaution, you will always be prompted if you attempt to close a map or exit
NetSight Element Manager without saving your changes.
Deleting Maps and Folders
You can delete both maps and folders via the Map View workspace, with three
restrictions: you cannot delete a locked map; you cannot delete any map which is serving
as the root map for one or more submaps; and you cannot delete a folder which contains
one or more maps.
1. In the Map View workspace, click the right mouse button on the map or folder
you wish to delete.
2. Select Delete from the resulting menu.
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If you attempt to save a locked map, you will be offered the option of saving a copy of the
locked map. You must assign this copy a unique name, or the save will not take place.