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External reporting tools and other add-ons are not backed up by IMSMANG and should be backed up manually. These include any tools using ODBC connections to IMSMANG such as Microsoft Access databases, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, OpenOffice connections and Crystal Reports. Information managers should ensure that these tools get backed up manually or automatically.
==IMSMA Restore==
{{important| IMSMANG Restore replaces all data in the IMSMANG database and may copy over existing files. Prior to restoring the IMSMANG database, information managers should ensure that all necessary data has been backed up. IMSMANG Restore operations cannot be undone
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Backups created using IMSMANG Backup can be restored using IMSMANG Restore as well as other MySQL tools if necessary. The IMSMANG Restore function can be used on both clients and servers to restore key information in the event of data loss or other restore needs (for example, after an upgrade).
IMSMANG Restore allows users to determine which components of an IMSMANG Backup to restore. The components available depend on the options that were selected during backup. Each option behaves slightly differently depending on whether the restore is occurring on a server or a client.
===Restore on the Server===
In a client-server environment, the IMSMANG database can be restored only on the server machine so as to prevent accidental deletion of data by client users. Conducting an IMSMANG Restore on the server machine (or a stand-alone machine) restores the IMSMANG database and the available attachments to the server, replacing any existing data in the IMSMANG database. When a restore is complete, IMSMANG closes and must be restarted.
IMSMANG Restore can also restore the GIS database, field report templates, iReport templates, map files and translation .properties files; however, these are only necessary when running the client on the server or when running in stand-alone mode.
{{note| In a client-server environment, it is recommended to stop the server prior to restoring the database to ensure all clients are disconnected
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===Restore on the Client===
Except for instances where the client and the server are on the same machine, the IMSMANG database cannot be restored to a client-only machine. However, IMSMANG Restore can be used to restore client settings including the GIS database, field report 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, IMSMANG Restore acts as a file copying function, copying files included in the backup to the correct location on the client. IMSMANG 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.
{{important| IMSMANG Restore preserves only one backup of these files. Previous _orig directories are replaced with each IMSMANG Restore so care must be taken to preserve these files, if desired, prior to running IMSMANG Restore
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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 IMSMANG Restore. This can be a helpful shortcut when a full restore is not necessary.