Creating Repository Snapshots
You can create a repository snapshot for RDBMS format repositories.
You can create repository snapshots:
• from the Administration application ("Administration.exe")
• from the MEGA desktop ("MEGA.exe")
The "Authorize management of repository snapshots in the workspace" option must be selected (Options > Collaborative Environment)
Creating a repository snapshot from the Administration application
From MEGA Windows Front-End
To create a snapshot from the Administration application:
1. Double-click the "Administration.exe" file
.
2. Connect to the environment with a user that has an Administrator profile.
For more details, see the "Connecting to an Environment" procedure in the
MEGA Administration - Supervisor guide.
3. Expand the Repositories folder.
4. Expand the repository folder (RDBMS format).
5. Right-click the Repository Snapshots folder and select Manage.
6. In the repository snapshots management dialog box, click
New 
.
A creation wizard appears.
7. Select the criterion to be used to find the state of the repository to be photographed:
• Resolved design tasks
• Dispatches
8. Click Next.
9. In the Local Name field, enter the repository snapshot name.
10. Select the task/dispatch
11. Click Finish.
12. (Optional) Add other repository snapshots, repeat steps
6 to
11.
You obtain a list of snapshots as below, irrespective of the criterion selected for snapshot creation (design task or dispatch).
In all cases, repository states correspond to the moment data is dispatched.
In the snapshot management dialog box, you can delete snapshots or view their properties.
From MEGA Web Front-End
To create a snapshot from the MEGA Web Front-EndAdministration desktop:
1. Click Repository Management > Manage Repository Snapshots > Repository Snapshots.
2. Click New.
A creation wizard appears.
3. Select the criterion to be used to find the state of the repository to be photographed:
• Resolved design tasks
• Dispatches
4. Click Next.
5. In the Local Name field, enter the repository snapshot name.
6. Select the task/dispatch
7. Click Finish.
Creating a repository snapshot from the MEGA desktop
To create a repository snapshot, the "Authorize management of repository snapshots in the workspace" option must have been selected (
Options > Collaborative Environment) It is recommended that this option be selected at profile level.
To create a repository snapshot from the MEGA desktop:
1. Connect to MEGA.
2. In the Tools > Manage menu, select Manage Repository Snapshots.
