DIRMAP Files

DIRMAP files contain:

• Directory control records that tell VM:Webgateway where to locate files to serve
• Access control records that indicate who can receive the data you serve and what data they can receive

DIRMAP files can reside in server root domains and in user pages. When serving data from a minidisk, SFS directory, or using CMS search order, a DIRMAP file is a file with the filetype DIRMAP. When serving data from a BFS directory, a DIRMAP file is a file with the extension .DIRMAP (the extension must be in uppercase).

The following indicates whether DIRMAP files are required based on the location of a server root domain or user page:

Location	DIRMAP File
Minidisk	Required
SFS directory	Optional
BFS directory	Optional
CMS Search Order*	Required
* Only a server root domain can use CMS search

When serving files from a minidisk or using CMS search order, VM:Webgateway serves only files identified on directory control records in a DIRMAP file. When serving files from an SFS or BFS directory, VM:Webgateway serves all files it can gain access to whether the file is specified in a DIRMAP file or not. To prevent VM:Webgateway from serving files on an SFS or BFS directory:

• Use access control records to limit who can receive files
• Set the SFS authorizations or BFS permissions to prohibit VM:Webgateway from reading the files you do not want to serve

You can set up DIRMAP files to:

• Identify files you want to serve
• Logically group files you want to serve
• Allow users to identify a file to serve by specifying only the filename in the URL
• Allow users to identify a file to serve by a character string that contains more than 8 characters
• Specify a default file to serve when a user does not request a specific file in a URL
• Control access to the data you want to serve