Data Transformation Engine Map Designer Reference Guide
Chapter 2 - Map Designer Basics  Configuring the Map Designer Environment 
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4  Click OK. 
Options > General 
In the General options dialog box, you can specify values concerning the backing 
up and saving of your map files, map rule compare preferences, and the font for 
the Select Type window. 
The fields in this dialog box are as follows: 
♦  Auto-save files every n minutes (where n represents a number) 
This number n is the time interval (in minutes) for automatically saving open 
map files. 
♦  Override maps on merge 
Use this check box to specify whether you want to overwrite maps in the 
destination map source file when merging maps. The Override maps on merge 
check box is disabled by default. 
♦  Backup on save 
Use this check box to specify whether you want a backup copy of each map 
source file to be created when the file is saved. The Backup on save check box 
is enabled by default. 










