Common Features > Other Features > Repository snapshots > Managing Repository Snapshots > Creating Repository Snapshots
Creating Repository Snapshots
*You can create a repository snapshot for RDBMS format repositories.
You can create repository snapshots from:
• Administration applications (Windows Front-End and Web Front-End)
• HOPEX (Windows Front-End)
The "Authorize management of repository snapshots in the workspace" option must be selected (Options > Collaborative Environment)
Creating a repository snapshot from the Administration application
Windows Front-End 
To create a repository snapshot from HOPEX Administration:
1. Launch HOPEX Administration application ("Administration.exe").
2. Connect to the environment with a user that has an Administrator profile.
3. Expand the Repositories folder.
4. Expand the repository folder concerned (RDBMS format).
5. Right-click the Repository Snapshots folder and select Manage.
6. In the repository snapshots management window, click New .
A creation wizard appears.
7. Select the criterion to be used to find the state of the repository to be captured:
• 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, 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.
Web Front-End 
To create a repository snapshot from the HOPEX Administration desktop:
1. Connect to the HOPEX Administration desktop.
2. Click Repository Management> Snapshot Management > Snapshots.
3. In the edit area, in the Snapshots tab, click New .
A creation wizard appears.
4. Select the criterion to be used to find the state of the repository to be captured:
• design tasks
• Dispatches
5. Click Next.
6. In the Local Name field, enter the repository snapshot name.
7. Select the task/dispatch
8. Click Finish.
Creating a repository snapshot from HOPEX
*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 HOPEX:
1. Connect to HOPEX.
2. In the HOPEX menu bar, select Tools > Manage > Manage Snapshots.
In the dialog box that appears, you can create and delete repository snapshots as explained in the procedure Creating a repository snapshot from the Administration application.