Restore IMSMA Backup on Client

Except for instances where the client and the server are on the same machine, the IMSMA^NG database cannot be restored to a client-only machine. However, IMSMA^NG Restore can be used to restore client settings including the GIS database, Data Entry Form templates, iReport templates, map files and translation .properties files. This functionality is particularly useful when connecting new clients to a server as this allows information managers to prebuild the GIS database and map configurations and simply restore them to the new clients.

On a client machine, IMSMA^NG Restore acts as a file copying function, copying files included in the backup to the correct location on the client. IMSMA^NG Restore also attempts to back up any files it is replacing. These backup directories have “_orig” appended to their file names to distinguish them from the new files.

	IMSMA^NG Restore preserves only one backup of these files. Previous _orig directories are replaced with each IMSMA^NG Restore so care must be taken to preserve these files, if desired, prior to running IMSMA^NG Restore

And because the client restore works as a file copy function, it is also possible to manually copy the desired files into the correct locations without running IMSMA^NG Restore. This can be a helpful shortcut when a full restore is not necessary. Template:NavBox How To Backup