The Archive Files grid on the Restore Request Editor serves several purposes.
The purposes served by the Archive Files grid include the following:
To list an Archive File, right-click the grid and click or from the shortcut menu. The option that you select depends upon the source of information about the Archive File or files to be added to the list. If the desired file is not registered, or if you can easily identify a file to add to the list, click to display the Open dialog. Select the Optim™ Server, if any, on which the file resides and click Refresh to display a list of Archive Files on the specified server, drive, and Directory.
However, clicking allows you to search the Archive Directory and locate registered Archive Files. You can also search for Archive Files that contain specific data.
If the Archive Files grid already contains an archive file and you want to list a different Archive File, click or from the shortcut menu.
The Archive Directory Search allows you to search the Archive Directory and locate registered Archive Files. You can also search for Archive Files that contain specific data.
When you select Archive Directory Index, both the Select Archive File(s) and the Archive File Filters dialogs open, with the Archive File Filters dialog enabled. Use the Archive File Filters dialog to provide criteria for Archive Files that are candidates for the Archive Files list.
When the Archive File Filters dialog opens initially, each filter includes default wildcard patterns. (In other words, File Name, Server Name, Group, Creator, Table Name, and Description each contain a default wildcard pattern.) To display all Directory entries for Archive Files, you can accept these defaults. However, to limit the list of Archive Files in the Select Archive File(s) dialog, enter appropriate patterns and text for one or more filters. You can use the % (percent) symbol and the _ (underscore) as wildcards. You can also enter a date range to limit the list to Archive Files created within a specific time frame. Filter entries are profiled and presented the next time you open the Select Archive File(s) dialog.
After specifying the appropriate criteria, click OK to close the Archive File Filters dialog and populate the Select Archive File(s) dialog with information about files that match the Archive File Filters criteria.
This list of Archive Files can be refined further by using search criteria or the Archive File Filters at the bottom of the dialog. See Search and Archive File Filters for more information.
The grid on the Select Archive File(s) dialog includes:
This status cannot be displayed if the Only Use Index to Perform Search check box on the Archive tab in Personal Options is cleared.
This status cannot be displayed if the Automatically Trim Search List check box on the Archive tab in Personal Options is selected.
Right-click the grid on the Select Archive File(s) dialog to display shortcut menu commands:
Command buttons on the Select Archive File(s) dialog allow you to:
Using Index Search Selection criteria, you can limit the list to Archive Files that contain specific data.
Depending on the type of media that you want to search, click , , or to open the Index Search Selection Criteria dialog.
Use the Index Search Selection Criteria dialog to enter column criteria or SQL statements for listed tables. The criteria are applied to all listed Archive Files, or to listed Archive Files stored on accessible media, depending on your selection from the Search submenu.
An option unique to the Index Search Selection Criteria dialog allows you to apply criteria specified on the Index Selection Criteria dialog in one of two ways. Select one of the following:
Criteria entered on the Index Search Selection Criteria dialog apply to files listed on the Select Archive File(s) dialog, while criteria entered on the Global Selection Criteria or the Local Selection Criteria dialog apply to files listed on the Restore Request Editor. In other ways, the Index Search Selection Criteria dialog resembles the Global Selection Criteria dialog and criteria are defined in the same way on the dialogs. (See Search and Selection Criteria for more information.)
To begin the search, close the Index Search Selection Criteria dialog. The search proceeds as follows:
You can use Archive File Filters on the Select Archive File(s) dialog to refine the list of Archive Files.
Initially, each filter contains default wildcard patterns. For example, File Name, Server Name, Group, Creator, Table Name, and Description contain default wildcard patterns. To limit the list of Archive Files in the Select Archive File(s) dialog, enter appropriate patterns (using the % (percent) symbol and the _ (underscore) as wildcards) and text for one or more filters.
To select from values for all listed files, click the arrow in a filter box. If desired, you can edit a selected value. You can also enter a date range to limit the list to Archive Files created within a specific time frame. After specifying the appropriate filters, click one of the following command buttons to proceed: