Download User Guide: Map Translator Control

Chapter 5. Maintenance & Production
Now that your Map Viewer is set up, managing the changes will be your challenge. We recommend the
following process.
Daily Routine
Every time you update your map set or change your map viewing configuration, you need to translate
the maps, view them, and post them to the network. Go to the first option on the Partner Map Translator
Control Panel and follow these steps.
Step 1: Translate Maps
On your Map Translator Control Panel, click Translate Maps. The Map Translator software now reads
the GIS and other information and creates the Partner map files.
Step 2: View Maps
On your Map Translator Control Panel, click View Maps to open a Map Viewer. Always check the maps
to make sure your changes were made before posting them to the network.
Step 3: Post Maps to the Network
On your Map Translator Control Panel, click Post Maps to Network to calculate all checksums and upload the maps to the network so that all Map Viewers can be updated. A log screen will appear to
provide necessary information.
Reconfiguration
Now that you have looked closer at your maps, you would like to make some changes. Read Chapter 4.
Each time you make changes to your configuration or maps, follow the Daily Routine described above.
Installing and Updating Map Viewers
Installing the Map Viewer from a CD
Your installation package for the Partner Map Viewer should include a disk and user guide. Assumptions: The CD includes all the maps and necessary program files for the Map Viewer.
1.
Copy the Partner subdirectory from the Map Viewer disk onto your local or hard (e.g., C or D
drive; whichever drive has the most space) of the individual computers where the Map Viewer will
be installed.
2.
Double-click on the RemoveReadOnly.bat file located in the Partner subdirectory.
3.
Create icons for the Update.bat and the MapViewer.bat files. To create an icon, highlight the file
name, right click your mouse, select "Create Shortcut", and drag this new file to your desktop.
4.
For Windows 98 users only: Right click on the Update icon and select "Properties". Under the "Program" tab, click in the box next to "Close on exit" to insert a checkmark.
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