Creating an Archive Request

You can create an Archive Request from the main window or from the Archive Request Editor.

From the Main Window

You can create an entirely new Archive Request from the main window.

To create an Archive Request:

  1. In the main window, click File > New > Archive from the menu to open the Archive Request Editor.
  2. On the General tab, enter the name of the Archive File and the Archive Index File, and select the type of Access Definition: Named or Local. If you select Named, enter the name of a new or existing Access Definition.
  3. Click Tools > Edit Access Definition from the menu to create or edit the Access Definition.
  4. After editing the Access Definition, save and close the Access Definition Editor.
  5. Provide any additional parameters.
  6. In the Archive Request Editor, click File > Save from the menu to open the Save the Archive Request dialog.
  7. In the Pattern box, type a unique name for the new Archive Request and click Save.

From the Archive Request Editor

You can create a new Archive Request that is based on an existing Archive Request from the Archive Request Editor. You can also create an entirely new Archive Request from the Archive Request Editor.

To create an Archive Request from the Archive Request Editor, complete one of the following:

  • To create a new Archive Request, click File > New from the menu in the Archive Request Editor.
  • To create a new Archive Request modeled on an existing one, open the desired Archive Request and click File > Save As from the menu.
  • To create and store a copy of the active Archive Request and continue editing, click File > Save Copy As from the menu.

These steps are the minimum required to create an Archive Request. After you create a request, you can run the process immediately, or save the request and schedule it. Because the options to create an Archive Request and to modify an Archive Request are similar, see Using the Archive Request Editor for complete details.