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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Hello,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I would like to try to move all my layers into a single .map file so that only</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">one map with many layers is drawn at a time.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> Is the standard practice to:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">1) </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Create a single <map-source> with</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">multiple references in the catalog to that single map source.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">2) </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Create</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">separate</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> <map-source> tags that each have their own reference</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">to the same</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">.map file.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">For example which example between the two is a standard practice so only one map is drawn?</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><map-source name="AllLayers" type="mapserver"></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"><file>AllLayers.map</file></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><layer name="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer1</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">"/></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"><layer name="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer2</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">"/></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"><layer name="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer3</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">"/></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></map-source></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><catalog></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><layer title="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer1</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">" src="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">AllLayers</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">/</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer1</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">"/></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><layer title="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">2</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">" src="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">AllLayers</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">/</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">2</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">"/></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><layer title="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">3</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">" src="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">AllLayers</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">/</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">3</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">"/></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></catalog></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">OR</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><map-source name="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer1</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">" type="mapserver"></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"><file>AllLayers.map</file></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><layer name="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer1</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">"/></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></map-source></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><map-source name="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">2</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">" type="mapserver"></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"><file>AllLayers.map</file></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><layer name="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">2</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">"/></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></map-source></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><map-source name="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">3</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">" type="mapserver"></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"><file>AllLayers.map</file></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><layer name="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">3</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">"/></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></map-source></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><catalog></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><layer title="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer1</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">" src="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer1</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">/</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer1</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">"/></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><layer title="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">2</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">" src="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer2</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">/</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">2</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">"/></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><layer title="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">3</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">" src="</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer3</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">/</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">layer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">3</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">"/></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></catalog></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Next,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Is it okay to use this method for operational layers such as parcels?</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Thanks</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Mark Volz</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">GIS Specialist</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Lyon County, MN</FONT></SPAN></P>
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