Troubleshooting: Does the MultiSpeak verb matter?

The verbs that apply to the Network Adapter MultiSpeak export are "New" and "Change", but they don't matter too much. "Change" tells Milsoft (or any other third-party system) to update a feature with the attributes provided in the XML. But if a feature does not exist with the given ObjectID, one should be created (i.e., it is treated like a "New" verb).

The verb "New" tells Milsoft to create a feature, but if a feature already exists with the given objectID, then it is treated as a "Change". So those two verbs are effectively interchangeable. If you do not provide a verb, "Change" is assumed to be the default verb. So "Change", "New", and no verb, all have the same effect.

There is also a documentType attribute on the MultiSpeak element. Its value can be "incremental" or "dump." Incremental tells Milsoft to add or change features in an existing database. Dump indicates that you are creating a new database from scratch and any existing data should not be preserved. The Network Adapter toolbar has a check box that says "Create a new network." Checking this box makes the MultiSpeak XML a "dump." Unchecking it makes the XML "incremental."