Updating Map Data

Updating allows you to replace the map source data file of a map on the server running DAS with another file. Your new map source data file must have the same delimiter, number of columns, and overall structure as the existing map data source file in order for the map to function properly after the update. The new map source data file should only differ from the existing file by the values that appear in the columns. If the new map source data file has a different structure than the existing file, use the Edit feature to update the map definition.

To update map data:

  1. If you haven't already, create a file containing the new map source data. This file can be generated (e.g., from a data dump script), created manually from scratch, or be an edited version of the existing map data source file. If needed, you can obtain the existing map data source file from the location:

For Windows:

%ESEC_HOME%\data\map_data

For UNIX

$ESEC_HOME/data/map_data

  1. Navigate to Admin tab and select Mapping Configuration from the navigation pane or click Mapping Configuration button.

  2. Expand the folder of interest. Highlight the mapping to be updated. Click Update.

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  1. Select the new map data source file by clicking Browse and selecting the file with the new map data. After selecting the file, the data from the new map data source file will appear under the New tab. The map data you are replacing will be under the Current tab.

  2. Uncheck or leave the default setting for Backup Existing Data On Server. Enabling this option results in a backup of the existing map data source file being put in the %ESEC_HOME%\bin\map_data (Windows) or $ESEC_HOME/data/map_data (UNIX) folder. The prefix of the name of the backup map data source file will be the name of the existing map data source file. The end of the filename will contain a set of random numbers followed by the .bak suffix. For example: vuln_attacks10197.bak.

  3. Click OK.

  4. The data from the new map data source file will be uploaded to the server, replacing the contents of the existing map data source file. After the source data is completely uploaded, the map data will be regenerated and distributed to map clients (e.g., Collector Manager).