This section provides instructions on managing maps by using the BizTalk Server Administration console. BizTalk Server uses maps to translate the records and fields in one schema to the records and fields in another schema. Maps may be used by orchestrations, send ports, and receive ports.

Maps are built in Visual Studio 2005 and compiled into BizTalk assemblies. You cannot add a map to an application individually; a map is added to an application as follows:

• When you add a BizTalk assembly containing a map to the application, as described in How to Add a BizTalk Assembly to an Application.
  
  
• When you import an .msi file into an application that includes a BizTalk assembly containing a map, as described in How to Import a BizTalk Application.
  
  
• When a developer deploys into an application an assembly containing a map from Visual Studio, as described in Deploying BizTalk Assemblies from Visual Studio into a BizTalk Application.
  
  

For background information about maps, see Maps. For information about creating maps, see Creating Maps Using BizTalk Mapper.

Note
You can use Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) or the BizTalk Explorer Object Model to create and run scripts that automate administrative tasks. For information about using WMI, see WMI Class Reference. For more information about the BizTalk Explorer Object Model, see Using the BizTalk Explorer Object Model from Managed Code

 In This Section

• How to View the Maps for an Application
  
  
• How to Remove a Map from an Application