Archives folder

A workspace’s Archives folder stores time-stamped backups of the workspace’s workflows. The folder is created the first time a workflow is saved, and has the following structure:

Archives

<Workflow Name>

<Workflow Name>_YYYMMDD_HHMMSS

...

...

When a workflow is saved for the first time, an archive folder with the same name as the workflow is created for it in the Archives hierarchy. The folder stores a backup copy of the workflow’s saved XML, indicating the date and time when the workflow was saved. Each time the workflow is saved, a new time-stamped archive is created for it underneath its <Workflow Name> folder. A workflow may be saved by clicking its Save tool button. toolbar button, or by running the workflow after it has been modified.

To display the workspace’s Archives folder after the first workflow has been saved, select the <Workspace Name> folder in the LiveCompare hierarchy and choose Reload Children from its context menu. To refresh an Archives folder after subsequent workflows are saved, select the <Workspace Name> or Archives folder in the LiveCompare hierarchy and choose Reload Children from the folder’s context menu.

When a workflow archive is selected from the Archives folder, the archived diagram is displayed in the workflow pane. Workflow archives are read-only; they may not be modified, executed or scheduled.

Restore archives

If you have LiveCompare Editor permissions, a workflow archive may be restored by selecting it in the Archives folder and choosing Restore Workflow from its context menu. The workflow is restored to the workspace’s Workflows folder. If there is a current workflow with the archive’s original name, click OK to overwrite the current workflow with the archived workflow.

Workflow archives store the XML definition for a workflow, but they don't store any of the workflow’s results. This means that if you run a workflow and then restore it from an archive, the datasets in the restored workflow will be empty.

Turn off archiving

If you have LiveCompare Administrator permissions, workflow archiving may be turned off by navigating to the Configuration - General screen and setting any value in the AutoArchiveOff field.

Related topics

Introduction to workspaces