Backup IMSMA Data - Revision history

Alnaucler at 08:24, 12 March 2019

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	{{Note \| Because the geodatabase is built on a per-client basis, it is also recommended to launch the client on the server to fully update the geodatabase prior to backing it up. }}		{{Note \| Because the geodatabase is built on a per client basis, it is also recommended to launch the client on the server to fully update the geodatabase prior to backing it up. }}

	To back up IMSMA data:		To back up IMSMA data:

Alnaucler at 10:02, 28 September 2018

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	''Expand the error message by clicking on Show Detail''		''Expand the error message by clicking on Show Detail''
	</div>		</div>

			Example of another error message in the Console log:

			''ava.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: -1''

			This is an indication that something is not correct with e.g. '''[[IMSMA Client Configuration Tool \| IMSMA Client variables]]''' or '''[[Environment Variables \| Environment variables]]''' on the computer.

	{{NavBox Manage Information}}		{{NavBox Manage Information}}

	[[Category:NAA]]		[[Category:NAA]]

Alnaucler at 17:38, 26 May 2017

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	{{NavBox ~~How To Backup~~}}		{{NavBox Manage Information}}

	[[Category:NAA]]		[[Category:NAA]]

Alnaucler at 10:31, 24 October 2016

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	<li>Right-click the IMSMA Control Centre icon that is displayed in the lower, right corner of your Window’s desktop.</li>		<li>Right-click the IMSMA Control Centre icon that is displayed in the lower, right corner of your Window’s desktop.</li>
	[[Image:Backup Restore menu.png\|center]]		[[Image:Backup Restore menu.png\|center]]
	<li>Select '''Backup'''.		<li>Select '''Backup'''.</li>

	[[Image:Backup.png\|center\|400px\|''IMSMA Backup window'']]		[[Image:Backup.png\|center\|400px\|''IMSMA Backup window'']]
	<div align="center">		<div align="center">
	''IMSMA Backup window''		''IMSMA Backup window''
	</div~~></li~~>		</div>

	<li>In the IMSMA Backup window, click the [[Image:DestDir.png]] button next to the Destination Directory field. The Open window displays.</li>		<li>In the IMSMA Backup window, click the [[Image:DestDir.png]] button next to the Destination Directory field. The Open window displays.</li>
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	* To store the backup on the same computer as the database is on, is '''not''' a secure place.		* To store the backup on the same computer as the database is on, is '''not''' a secure place.
	* Click the ''Open'' button. The name of the folder displays in the Destination Directory field. </li>		* Click the ''Open'' button. The name of the folder displays in the Destination Directory field. </li>
	<li>In the ''Include in addition to IMSMA Database'' section of the Backup window, check the checkbox ([[Image:CheckedBoxIcon.png]]) next to each item to back up. If you do not check any items, only the IMSMA database and the attachments will be backed up. See the following table for a description of the type of information that is backed up with each file.		<li>In the ''Include in addition to IMSMA Database'' section of the Backup window, check the checkbox ([[Image:CheckedBoxIcon.png]]) next to each item to back up. If you do not check any items, only the IMSMA database and the attachments will be backed up. See the following table for a description of the type of information that is backed up with each file.</li>

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	<li>Click the '''Backup''' button.</li>		<li>Click the '''Backup''' button.</li>
	{{Note\| It is possible to change the database password with SQL software.}}		{{Note\| It is possible to change the database password with SQL software.}}
	<li>Enter the database password.<br />		<li>Enter the database password.</li><br />
	[[Image:Imsma pwd.png\|center\|300px\|''Enter the password'']]		[[Image:Imsma pwd.png\|center\|300px\|''Enter the password'']]
	<div align="center">		<div align="center">
	''Enter the password''		''Enter the password''
	</div~~></li~~>		</div>
	<li>Click the '''OK''' button. A copy of your data is saved to the specified destination directory in a folder named with ''Backup_current_date_and_time'' (e.g. ~~Backup_2016_10_01_17_45_15~~).		<li>Click the '''OK''' button. A copy of your data is saved to the specified destination directory in a folder named with ''Backup_current_date_and_time'' (e.g. Backup_2014_10_01_17_45_15). </li>


	[[Image:Backup_completed.png\|center\|500px\|''Backup went well'']]		[[Image:Backup_completed.png\|center\|500px\|''Backup went well'']]
	<div align="center">		<div align="center">
	''Backup went well''		''Backup went well''
	</div~~></li~~>		</div>
	<li>Click the '''Close''' button.</li>		<li>Click the '''Close''' button.</li>
	<li>Verify the result of the backup.		<li>Verify the result of the backup.</li>

	[[Image:Backup_result.png\|center\|500px\|''Verify that the backup went well'']]		[[Image:Backup_result.png\|center\|500px\|''Verify that the backup went well'']]
	<div align="center">		<div align="center">
	''Is the expected result there?''		''Is the expected result there?''
	</div>~~</li>~~</ol>		</div>
			</ol>

	==Errors during backup==		==Errors during backup==

Alnaucler at 10:23, 24 October 2016

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	* Navigate to the folder to which you would like to save the backup files.		* Navigate to the folder to which you would like to save the backup files.
	* Select a secure folder where there is enough space for the backup.		* Select a secure folder where there is enough space for the backup.
	* To store the backup on the same computer as the database is on, it '''not''' a secure place.		* To store the backup on the same computer as the database is on, is '''not''' a secure place.
	* Click the ''Open'' button. The name of the folder displays in the Destination Directory field. </li>		* Click the ''Open'' button. The name of the folder displays in the Destination Directory field. </li>
	<li>In the ''Include in addition to IMSMA Database'' section of the Backup window, check the checkbox ([[Image:CheckedBoxIcon.png]]) next to each item to back up. If you do not check any items, only the IMSMA database will be backed up. See the following table for a description of the type of information that is backed up with each file.		<li>In the ''Include in addition to IMSMA Database'' section of the Backup window, check the checkbox ([[Image:CheckedBoxIcon.png]]) next to each item to back up. If you do not check any items, only the IMSMA database and the attachments will be backed up. See the following table for a description of the type of information that is backed up with each file.

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	\| width="675pt" \| '''Description'''		\| width="675pt" \| '''Description'''
	\|-		\|-
	\| GIS Database \|\| All the GIS data such as map symbols and their locations that appear in the ~~map display~~. The files are located in the ''C:\IMSMAng\client\gis\sandbox\[active map]\map'' folder.		\| GIS Database \|\| All the GIS data such as map symbols and their locations that appear in the Map pane. It is recommended to include this in the backup so the receiver of the backup does not need to rebuild the sandbox. The files are located in the ''C:\IMSMAng\client\gis\sandbox\[active map]\map'' folder.
	\|-		\|-
	\| Map Data \|\| All the files that builds up the background map of the '''active''' map display will be backup. The files are located in the ''C:\IMSMAng\server\gis\maps\[active map]'' folder. If there is sub-theme assignments also ''C:\IMSMAng\client\conf\UserPrefs.prop''s will be included.		\| Map Data \|\| All the files that builds up the background map of the '''active''' map display will be backup. The files are located in the ''C:\IMSMAng\server\gis\maps\[active map]'' folder. If there is sub-theme assignments also ''C:\IMSMAng\client\conf\UserPrefs.prop''s will be included.
	\|-		\|-
	\| Form Template \|\| Data ~~entry form~~ templates that were ~~created using the Template Designer and~~ saved in the ''C:\IMSMAng\client\FormTemplates\MyTemplates'' folder.		\| Form Template \|\| Data Entry Form templates that were saved in the ''C:\IMSMAng\client\FormTemplates\MyTemplates'' folder. Published templates are stored in the database.
	\|-		\|-
	\| Report Template \|\| iReport templates that were saved in the ''C:\IMSMAng\iReport\ireport\templates'' folder.		\| Report Template \|\| iReport templates that were saved in the ''C:\IMSMAng\iReport\ireport\templates'' folder.
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	''Enter the password''		''Enter the password''
	</div></li>		</div></li>
	<li>Click the '''OK''' button. A copy of your data is saved to the specified destination directory in a folder named with ''Backup_current_date_and_time'' (e.g. ~~Backup_2014_10_01_17_45_15~~).		<li>Click the '''OK''' button. A copy of your data is saved to the specified destination directory in a folder named with ''Backup_current_date_and_time'' (e.g. Backup_2016_10_01_17_45_15).

	[[Image:Backup_completed.png\|center\|500px\|''Backup went well'']]		[[Image:Backup_completed.png\|center\|500px\|''Backup went well'']]
	<div align="center">		<div align="center">
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	{{NavBox How To Backup}}		{{NavBox How To Backup}}

	[[Category:~~ELR~~]]		[[Category:NAA]]

Alnaucler at 09:52, 5 August 2016

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	\| GIS Database \|\| All the GIS data such as map symbols and their locations that appear in the map display. The files are located in the ''C:\IMSMAng\client\gis\sandbox\[active map]\map'' folder.		\| GIS Database \|\| All the GIS data such as map symbols and their locations that appear in the map display. The files are located in the ''C:\IMSMAng\client\gis\sandbox\[active map]\map'' folder.
	\|-		\|-
	\| Map Data \|\| All the files that builds up the background map of the '''active''' map display will be backup. The files are located in the ''C:\IMSMAng\server\gis\maps\[active map]'' folder. If there is sub-theme assignments also C:\IMSMAng\client\conf\UserPrefs.~~props~~ will be included.		\| Map Data \|\| All the files that builds up the background map of the '''active''' map display will be backup. The files are located in the ''C:\IMSMAng\server\gis\maps\[active map]'' folder. If there is sub-theme assignments also ''C:\IMSMAng\client\conf\UserPrefs.prop''s will be included.
	\|-		\|-
	\| Form Template \|\| Data entry form templates that were created using the Template Designer and saved in the ''C:\IMSMAng\client\FormTemplates\MyTemplates'' folder.		\| Form Template \|\| Data entry form templates that were created using the Template Designer and saved in the ''C:\IMSMAng\client\FormTemplates\MyTemplates'' folder.

Alnaucler at 12:10, 10 March 2016

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	<li>We '''never''' recommend to exclude the attachments but if you would like to reduce the size of the backup folder, you may select to back up the database without including attachments.</li>		<li>We '''never''' recommend to exclude the attachments but if you would like to reduce the size of the backup folder, you may select to back up the database without including attachments.</li>
	<li>Click the '''Backup''' button.</li>		<li>Click the '''Backup''' button.</li>
			{{Note\| It is possible to change the database password with SQL software.}}
	<li>Enter the database password.<br />		<li>Enter the database password.<br />
	[[Image:Imsma pwd.png\|center\|300px\|''Enter the password'']]		[[Image:Imsma pwd.png\|center\|300px\|''Enter the password'']]

Alnaucler at 17:08, 9 April 2015

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	\| GIS Database \|\| All the GIS data such as map symbols and their locations that appear in the map display. The files are located in the ''C:\IMSMAng\client\gis\sandbox\[active map]\map'' folder.		\| GIS Database \|\| All the GIS data such as map symbols and their locations that appear in the map display. The files are located in the ''C:\IMSMAng\client\gis\sandbox\[active map]\map'' folder.
	\|-		\|-
	\| Map Data \|\| All the files that builds up the background map of the '''active''' map display will be backup. The files are located in the ''C:\IMSMAng\server\gis\maps\[active map]'' folder.		\| Map Data \|\| All the files that builds up the background map of the '''active''' map display will be backup. The files are located in the ''C:\IMSMAng\server\gis\maps\[active map]'' folder. If there is sub-theme assignments also C:\IMSMAng\client\conf\UserPrefs.props will be included.
	\|-		\|-
	\| Form Template \|\| Data entry form templates that were created using the Template Designer and saved in the ''C:\IMSMAng\client\FormTemplates\MyTemplates'' folder.		\| Form Template \|\| Data entry form templates that were created using the Template Designer and saved in the ''C:\IMSMAng\client\FormTemplates\MyTemplates'' folder.

Adsantis: space instead of pace

2015-03-27T15:18:35Z

space instead of pace

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	The most common reasons why the backup did not go well are:		The most common reasons why the backup did not go well are:
	* the password was mistyped		* the password was mistyped
	* there was not enough ~~pace~~ in the specified folder		* there was not enough space in the specified folder
	* the user did not have permission to write to the specified folder		* the user did not have permission to write to the specified folder

Dionysia at 13:28, 23 March 2015

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	<li>We '''never''' recommend to exclude the attachments but if you would like to reduce the size of the backup folder, you may select to back up the database without including attachments.</li>		<li>We '''never''' recommend to exclude the attachments but if you would like to reduce the size of the backup folder, you may select to back up the database without including attachments.</li>
	<li>Click the '''Backup''' button.		<li>Click the '''Backup''' button.</li>
			<li>Enter the database password.<br />
	[[Image:Imsma pwd.png\|center\|300px\|''Enter the password'']]		[[Image:Imsma pwd.png\|center\|300px\|''Enter the password'']]
	<div align="center">		<div align="center">
	''Enter the password''		''Enter the password''
	</div></li>		</div></li>
	~~<li>Enter the database password.</li>~~
	<li>Click the '''OK''' button. A copy of your data is saved to the specified destination directory in a folder named with ''Backup_current_date_and_time'' (e.g. Backup_2014_10_01_17_45_15).		<li>Click the '''OK''' button. A copy of your data is saved to the specified destination directory in a folder named with ''Backup_current_date_and_time'' (e.g. Backup_2014_10_01_17_45_15).
	[[Image:Backup_completed.png\|center\|500px\|''Backup went well'']]		[[Image:Backup_completed.png\|center\|500px\|''Backup went well'']]
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	''Backup went well''		''Backup went well''
	</div></li>		</div></li>
	<li>Click the '''Close''' button.		<li>Click the '''Close''' button.</li>
			<li>Verify the result of the backup.

	[[Image:Backup_result.png\|center\|500px\|''Verify that the backup went well'']]		[[Image:Backup_result.png\|center\|500px\|''Verify that the backup went well'']]
	<div align="center">		<div align="center">
	''Is the expected result there?''		''Is the expected result there?''
	</div></li>		</div></li></ol>
	<li>~~Verify the result of the backup.~~

			==Errors during backup==
	{{Warning \| If you see any error message during backup, it means that you do '''NOT''' have any backup of your database!}}		{{Warning \| If you see any error message during backup, it means that you do '''NOT''' have any backup of your database!}}

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	''The backup did '''not''' went well''		''The backup did '''not''' went well''
	</div~~></li></ol~~>		</div>

	The most common reasons why the backup did not go well are:		The most common reasons why the backup did not go well are:
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	* there was not enough pace in the specified folder		* there was not enough pace in the specified folder
	* the user did not have permission to write to the specified folder		* the user did not have permission to write to the specified folder

			In the details you will see more details on why the backup did not go well.

	[[Image:Backup_error_detail.png\|center\|500px\|''The backup did '''not''' went well'']]		[[Image:Backup_error_detail.png\|center\|500px\|''The backup did '''not''' went well'']]
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	''Expand the error message by clicking on Show Detail''		''Expand the error message by clicking on Show Detail''
	</div>		</div>

	~~In the details you will see more details on why the backup did not go well.~~

	{{NavBox How To Backup}}		{{NavBox How To Backup}}

	[[Category:ELR]]		[[Category:ELR]]