HOPEX Administration > Administrator Guide > Managing Repositories > GBMS Repositories > Initializing an Existing GBMS Repository
Initializing an Existing GBMS Repository
To reinitialize a GBMS repository:
1. Connect to HOPEX Administration and select the GBMS repository concerned.
2. Right-click the repository concerned and select Initialize.
This empties the repository of its data so that a backup can be reinserted, for example.
A message box asks for confirmation.
3. Click Yes to confirm reinitialization.
*This operation deletes all repository data irreversibly.
*Initialization of the GBMS repository, as well as repository reorganization, keeps the absolute identifier of the processed repository. This can be useful if you use the absolute identifier of your repository in a macro or query.
*Repository reinitialization does not keep repository configuration options. You must update configuration of the newly-initialized repository.