Restoring previously-archived data
To restore previously-archived data from an archive back into a project:
- Click Restore on the main Archive Manager screen. The Restore Wizard appears.
- You use the first screen of the wizard to select the archive from which you want to restore data. This screen displays a list of the Enterprise servers whose details have been entered into Archive Manager. Click the + next to the Enterprise server on which the archive is located to view a list of the server's data sources.
If a server appears in grey, you cannot restore data from it as one or more users are currently logged into the server. You can click a greyed-out server to view a list of the users that are currently logged into it. - If the server is password-protected, the Enterprise Authentication dialog appears for you to enter the username and password that are required to access the server.
- Click the + next to the data source that contains the archive to view a list of the archives within the data source.
- Select the archive from which you want to restore data, then click Next to view the second screen of the wizard. You use this screen to enter the username and password that are required to access the project with which the archive is associated.
- Enter the username and password of the user who has access rights to restore data from the project, then click Next to view the third screen of the wizard. You use this screen to select the data that you want to restore from within the archive.
The screen displays a list of the charts and summary groups that have been archived, with the following details displayed:- Chart - the name of the expanded or summary task at the root of the archived branch.
- Archive Path - the location of the expanded or summary task in the archive.
- Project Path - the location of the archived expanded or summary task in the project from which the branch was archived.
- Select the check boxes next to the charts and summary groups that you want to restore from the archive.
- Click Finish to restore the selected data from the archive back into the original project. A progress indicator indicates the stage of the restore process. The restore process comprises the following stages:
- The items that are to be restored from the archive back into the project are collated.
- The items that are to be restored from the baseline archive into the baseline are collated. If more than one baseline is associated with a project, this stage is repeated once for each baseline.
- The items are restored from the archive back into the project and from any related baseline archives back into the baselines.
- Once the restore is complete, the progress indicator disappears and the Operation Complete dialog appears. This dialog informs you that the restore has been completed and lists any issues that were encountered.