R12 Publication-2025July16

Import a Map

To enhance map collaboration in the use of NetBrain Next-Gen and provide the compatibility with map files in Enterprise Edition, importing maps with a certain degree of data integrity is supported, including site maps in Enterprise Edition. Only the users with the Domain Management privilege can import maps into a domain.

  • Import a Map — If the included devices already exist in your domain, the device data in your domain will be overwritten with the imported one.
    Information Note: The customized properties will not be included unless the same attributes are also defined in the Global Data Repository of your tenant.
  • Import a Map from Enterprise Edition — You can migrate map objects (such as displayed device icons, links and data units) to your domain, but other map data or device data is not included. By importing maps, site maps from Enterprise Edition can be migrated to the system.
    Information Note: The file types of Map in NetBrain Next-Gen and Enterprise Edition are different. To migrate a site map from Enterprise Edition, the map name must be the same as a site in NetBrain Next-Gen. If the corresponding site map in NetBrain Next-Gen has already been open, or more than one sites have the same name with the site map from Enterprise Edition, the migration will not work.

Import a Map

Follow the instructions below to import maps into the system.

  1. Click Files on the taskbar.
  2. Expand the folder tree, right-click the target folder and select Import Maps.

    Information Note: You cannot import maps to the Shared with me folder.
  1. Click Select maps from your computer to select your local maps and click Open.
  • Auto-rename duplicated map files — Auto-rename map files if they have the same name with existing map files in the current directory. If you want to skip duplicate Maps, uncheck this option.
  1. Click Import.
  1. Click Finish. If you want to rebuild topology instantly with the imported map data, click Domain Management in the notification box to execute a benchmark task. See Benchmark Task Settings for more details.
    Graphical user interface, text, application Description automatically generated
    Information Tip: Successfully migrated EE site Maps are not listed in the Files pane.
    Information Tip: If the map is an EE site Map, the editing rights will be unclaimed; otherwise, the user who imports a Map has its editing rights by default.


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Export a Map Save a Configuration as a Map Note with Design Reader