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Archiving Data Using Archive and Restore
Gentran:Server for Windows – November 2005 Gentran:Server for Windows User’s Guide
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Archiving Data
Before you begin Before archiving data, you must create an archive definition file that contains your
selection criteria.
Reference
See Creating an Archive Definition on page 10 - 36 for more information.
Procedure To archive data, complete the following steps:
Step Action
1
Use your company’s computer backup process to back up the
Gentran:Server system before executing the archive process.
2
From the appropriate area of The Desk, select Archive.
System response
The system displays the Archive Manager.
3
Expand the archive tree and open the appropriate Definitions folder.
4
Right-click the appropriate archive definition and select Archive
Data from the shortcut menu.
System response
◗ The system executes the archive process. An interactive progress
dialog box displays the current state of the archive process and
enables you to cancel the archive, if necessary.
◗ The system archives the data by the parameters you specified
and creating a new file in the Archives folder.
Naming convention
The system naming convention for creating the archive files uses the
same name of the archive definition file, plus the unique date and
time of archival, with an .ARV file extension.
5
When the archive process is complete, right-click the appropriate
Archive folder in the Archive Manager tree view and select Refresh.
System response
The system displays the archive file along with the date and time on
which the archive data file was created.