Run the Restore Process

After you specify the insert process parameters for the Restore Process, you are ready to run the Restore Process.

A Restore Request is usually run from the graphical user interface or from the command line. For unplanned restorations, you will typically define the Restore Request and run it from the Restore Request Editor, as in this scenario, by clicking File > Run in the menu.

Many organizations can anticipate and plan restorations, however. These organizations can define the two parts of the Restore Request in advance: listing an Archive File in the Restore Request as a surrogate for the files restored at runtime and listing Insert or Load Requests to use with files that may be restored.

This approach accommodates changes in the data model by allowing you to list a “template” Archive File in the Restore Request that mirrors the current data model for an application. The rules for restoring data from this template are typically straightforward, and you can create an Insert or Load Request to match the template Archive File. As the application and data model evolve over time, the Insert or Load Request for an early Archive File can be updated, creating a new Insert or Load Request to accommodate files that reflect the more recent data model.

Using the command line interface, all Archive Files for the application are searched, and the names of matching Archive Files are used as overrides for files listed in the Restore Request. The Insert or Load Request referenced in the Restore Request that matches the Archive File is then used to restore the selected data.

Note: See Command Line Interface — Processing Utilities for further information on running processes from the command line.

Restore the Data

In the Restore Request Editor, click File > Run in the menu to process the Restore Request. The Restore Request Progress dialog displays status information as the Restore Process executes.

Restore Request Progress dialog

Each time you run the Restore Process, Archive generates a Restore Process Report. The report contains details about the row selection process for each created Subset Extract File, and a summary of each Insert or Load Process performed.

Restore Process Report

You can optionally save or print the Restore Process Report. Click File > Save As from the menu to save the report or click File > Print from the menu to print the report. Then click File > Close in the menu to return to the Restore Request Editor.

If you close the report and need to refer to it again, click File > Redisplay Results > Current in the menu to redisplay the report from the last Restore Process run (from the current instance of the Restore Request Editor), or click File > Redisplay Results > All in the menu to display a list of all retained Restore Process Reports. For details on about retaining process reports, refer to the Common Elements Manual .

Save the Restore Request

For this scenario, you will save the Restore Request so that you can reuse the Restore Request in the future.

In the Restore Request Editor, click File > Save from the menu to display the Save the Restore Request dialog.

Save the Restore Request dialog

Developing a naming convention for Restore Requests can be a useful way to organize requests for easy access. To identify the Restore Request for this scenario, type PSTDEMO.SCENARIO1 in the Enter pattern for Restore Request box and click Save.

When finished, click File > Close from the menu to close the Restore Request Editor.

Note: See Restore for further information on the Restore Process.