Open the Restore Request Editor

To restore archived data, first open the Restore Request Editor.

In the main window, click File > New > Restore from the menu to display the Restore Request Editor.

Restore Request Editor

You use the Restore Request Editor to create and edit requests for restoring data to a database. The Restore Request Editor has two main areas. You use the upper area to select Restore Process options, list the Archive Files containing the desired data, and define the data to be restored. You use the lower area to select the method for restoring the data, either the Insert Process or the Load Process, and to specify Insert or Load Process parameters.

In the Description box, you can enter text that describes the purpose or function of the Restore Request. Developing a convention for descriptions can help you categorize Restore Requests. For this scenario, type Restore Order for Customer.

Select Restore Process Options

Use Restore Request options to manage the Restore Process.

Automatically Generate Subset Extract Files at Runtime

When you restore part of an Archive File (that is, perform a selective restore using selection criteria), the subset of data to restore is copied to a Subset Extract File. Archive then restores the data from the Subset Extract File.

  • Select this check box to generate a name for each Subset Extract File, as needed. Generated Subset Extract File names are in the form PSTnnn.xf. The files are stored in the location specified on the Archive tab in Personal Options: in the default Data Directory or, if specified, in the Temporary Work Directory.
  • If you clear this check box, you must type a Subset Extract File name in the Archive Files grid for each Archive File to which you apply selection criteria. If the name you provide is not fully qualified, the Subset Extract File is stored in the default Data Directory.

For this scenario, select the Automatically Generate Subset Extract Files at Runtime check box.

Compress Subset Extract Files

You can select this check box to automatically compress Subset Extract Files. For this scenario, clear this check box.

Delete Subset Extract File after successful Restore

You can select this check box to automatically delete any Subset Extract Files created during the Restore Process, if the process is successful. If you retain a Subset Extract File, you may reuse it. For this scenario, clear this check box.

Continue Processing if Errors

If restoring data from several Archive Files, you can select this check box to process any remaining Archive Files after an error condition. (No prompt is displayed.) For this scenario, clear this check box.