Restoring projects or modules

Restore project and module archives to the same database that they were created in. Information about access rights and change proposal systems (in projects) is lost if you restore them to a different Rational® DOORS® database. If you need to view the information in a different Rational DOORS database, ask for a RIF file, or a partition file from the originating database.

Before you begin

To restore a project archive, log in to Rational DOORS as a project manager, a database manager, or a custom user who has the power to create projects. All user types can restore module archives.

About this task

When you restore an archived project, you can choose which parts of the project you want to restore. You can restore the whole project, or you can restore selected child projects, folders and modules. Links are preserved if the set of restored modules includes the source module and target module for the link, and its link module.

Procedure

  1. If you are restoring from an archive that spans multiple disks, put the last disk into your disk drive. The last disk contains information about the total number of disks in the archive.
  2. In the left pane of the database explorer, select the project or folder where you want to restore the project or module. You must have create access to this project or folder.
    1. To restore a project, click File > Restore > Project
    2. To restore a module, click File > Restore > Module
  3. Browse to the archive file that you want to restore. If you want to restore an archive from the server, select the check box and type the name of the archive file. You cannot browse to files on the server. You must know the name of the archive, and the path if it was created in a subdirectory on the server.
    Note: Restore from server is only available if the database has been set up to allow server archives.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Type a new name for the restored project or folder. Project names must be unique throughout the Rational DOORS database. Module names must be unique within the parent project or folder. Names are case sensitive, and can contain the following characters:
    • Alphanumeric characters (letters of the alphabet and numbers)
    • Space characters
    • Periods (.)
    • Underscores (_)
    • Hyphens (-)

    If you are restoring a project archive, the entire project is restored by default. If you do not want to restore a particular folder, project or module in the archive, clear the corresponding check box.

  6. Click OK.

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