Reflecting changes in map to server

[John Choi]

I am confused in reflecting any changes in map to biztalk
server.
I had an well-running channel with valid map and doc specs.
Then I had to make some changes in my map. When I finished
altering my map, I uploaded the map to WebDev repository
and expected that the changes were reflected to the
channel automatically, the channel reading the updated map
file. However it did not work for me.
I had to go to channel settings and select the updated map
again eventhough my updated map file still has same name
as the old one(I replaced it).
Is this a bug or what it is meant to be?
It's a pain in the ass for me to go through all these
steps as a single change occurs.
If someone has an answer for this, please advise me.
Thank you very much.

[Jeff Wierer [MS]]

Expected behavior. There is a tool in the SDK that refreshes all the
artificates so you don't have to manually. From the help file:
Refresh Messaging Manager
This sample allows you to refresh objects in BizTalk Messaging Manager. You
must refresh the objects in the Messaging Manager when a document
definition, envelope, or channel is modified. This sample lets you choose
whether to refresh all objects or individual objects.

Path
To locate the sample files, browse to the following folder on the BizTalk
Server installation drive:

\Program Files\Microsoft BizTalk Server\SDK\Messaging Samples\Refresh
Messaging Manager

User's Guide
To prepare and run the sample, follow these steps:

1.. Copy the BTM_RefreshV2.exe file to the BizTalk Server on which you are
working.
The BTM_RefreshV2.exe file can be copied to any BizTalk Server. The
Refresh Messaging Manager application will only affect the BizTalk Server
that it is currently running on.

2.. Open Windows Explorer and browse to the BTM_RefreshV2.exe file.

3.. Double-click the BTM_RefreshV2.exe file to start the application.
Within the application are three windows that display the document
definitions, envelopes, and channels that are available on the BizTalk
Server.

4.. To refresh individual objects, highlight the objects and then click
the corresponding button to refresh only the highlighted objects. To refresh
all the listed objects (whether highlighted or not), click Update All.

5.. To exit, click Exit.

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