Spire User Manual - New Instal/Company Setup
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      INSTALLATION / SETUP - Archive

      Create an Archive of Accounts (Users), Media (pictures and attachments), and Reports, along with the data for the selected company into a compressed file, so all these can be restored at once.  This is an alternative to creating Snapshots (data only)

       

      see also Installation / Setup - Snapshots

      Access - Tools > Server Administration

      • create an Archive
            ServerAdminArchive-1
        • select the Export tab
        • Select Options - click on items to be omitted from this Archive:
          • Accounts (Users)
          • Media (pictures and attachments),
          • Custom Reports
        • click Create Archive
          • an Archive zip file will be created in c:\ProgramData\Spire\Snapshots, with the date and time the Archive was created, as part of the file name
        • restore from an Archive
       ServerAdminArchiveImportTab
          • select the Import tab
          • click Upload Archive File to locate and upload the Zip file

                           ServerAdminArchiveImportUploadArchive

            • option to CheckBoxCheckedGreen Restore archive file after upload
          • click Upload
          • option to  CheckBoxCheckedBlack select from the list of previously uploaded Archive files and click Upload Restore
        • once the Restore process is complete, it will create a new database ID, populate all data and other included files, and appear in the Companies list