Managing Mappings of SharePoint Files

If you copy SharePoint files to your project, you can create mappings (connections) between the copies of those files that you bring into your project and the source files on the SharePoint server. You can do this at the point that you copy those files into your project (see Copying and Mapping SharePoint Files). You can also manage these mappings whenever necessary through the Map Files and Folders dialog. This involves the ability to create, change, or remove mappings.

How to Manage Mappings of SharePoint Files

1. Select Project > Manage Mappings.

2. Use the Map Files and Folders dialog to do any of the following.

   To Create or Change a Mapping

   1. If you are creating a new mapping, in the blank row click in the Project Path cell. If you are changing an existing mapping, in the appropriate populated row click in the Project Path cell.
   2. In that cell click .
   3. In the dialog that opens, find and double-click the copy of the file located in your project.
   4. Click in the External Path cell.
   5. In that cell click .
   6. In the dialog that opens, find and double-click the source file located outside of your project.

   To Remove a Mapping

   1. Click on the icon on the far left side of the row you want to delete. This highlights the entire row.
   2. At the bottom of the dialog click Remove.
3. Click OK.

What’s Next?

After you map project files to source files located on the SharePoint server, you can synchronize them to ensure that each file contains the same content. This process lets you import content from SharePoint files, export content from files in the project, or keep the most recently modified content. See Synchronizing SharePoint Files.