Create a new version of a map
To create a new version of a map, you add the map to that version using the Create New Instance DRM option.
The IXIA CCMS then automatically branches the map by creating a new version of the map with the same content as the source map. The new version of the map references the version of the container to which it was added. All of the map's child objects are also added to the version, as shown in the following diagram:
The new version automatically reuses all the content objects from its source version. At this point, changes made in Version 1 are automatically propagated to Version 2.
When you add a map to a version, you also have the option of cloning its child objects, instead of reusing the same objects in both maps.
For example, consider a map (MapA v1) with three topics. By default, when you add a map to another version, the system creates a new version of the map (MapA v2) that references the exact same three topics as MapA v1 (through a container). You can also select the option to clone the child objects that the map contains. In this case, the new version of the map (MapA v2) will reference copies (clones) of the MapA v1 child objects.
If the map is also associated to a Build Manifest, you can choose to clone it along with the map so it is also added to the version. If you do not clone the Build Manifest when you add the map to a new version, you can create a new Build Manifest for the map later.
To create a new version of a map: