Server-side mapping files have the extension .svm.
Server mapping files with extension .svm are no longer supported at design time by the Designer. You can still use them at runtime in a server-side mapping container. All special COBOL syntax and features supported by server mapping files with extension .svm are also covered by server mapping files with extension .cvm. See When is a Server Mapping File Required? We recommend migrating .svm files to .cvm files. See Migrating Server Mapping Files under Server Mapping Files for COBOL in the Designer documentation. This document covers the following topics:
See also Source Control of Server Mapping Files | Comparing Server Mapping Files | When is a Server Mapping File Required? | Migrating Server Mapping Files in the Designer documentation.
Server-side mapping files (.svm) are stored as ordinary files in the server-side mapping container folder.
If no server requires server-side mapping (.svm) or you are using server mapping files with extension .cvm only, you can omit the
property cics.mapping.folder.
If one server requires a server-side mapping file (.svm), provide the property cics.mapping.folder.
See Configuring the CICS ECI Side.
Undeploy a server mapping file (Designer file with extension .svm) from the RPC server manually. See Server Mapping Files for COBOL.
To undeploy a server-side mapping file manually
Delete the server-side mapping file from the server-side mapping container (directory or folder). See Server Mapping Files for COBOL.
Under UNIX and Windows, change management for a directory or folder (server-side mapping container, see Server-side Mapping Files in the RPC Server) is similar to change management within ordinary operating system directories (folders). All updates to the directory or folder done after a backup must be kept.
All Designer server-side mapping files (.svm) added since the last backup should be available. See Server Mapping Files for COBOL in the Designer documentation.
Use the Windows Explorer or the UNIX ls command to list the contents of the server-side mapping container (directory or folder). See Server-side Mapping Files in the RPC Server.
Server-side mapping files in the server-side mapping container correspond to Designer file with extension .svm (same format). See Server Mapping Files for COBOL in the Designer documentation. Each line relates to an IDL program and contains a creation timestamp at offset 276 (decimal) in the format YYYYMMDDHHIISST. Precision is 1/10 of a second. The creation timestamp can be checked.
The timestamp can be found on the same offset in the server-side mapping files stored in the server-side mapping container (directory or folder). See Server-side Mapping Files in the RPC Server.