Archive Manager

The Archive Manager is the facility through which you archive and restore data.

The Archive Manager enables you to view the following:

  • Archive definition files
  • Summary data about the control information that was archived
  • Detailed contents of the data stored in the archive data file

The Archive Manager also provides you with a search facility that enables you to quickly define search parameters that are used to find a specific piece of information. The system displays the matching results. You can then select the desired information and the system highlights it in the Archive Manager tree view.

The Archive Manager retains extensive data for the information you archive, and enables you to easily view it.

The Archive Manager user interface uses a tree structure that displays the hierarchical levels of the archived data. The following table lists the information available for each level of the Archive entry for PIP Instance.

If you select the... Then you can view...
archive file at the PIP Instance level summary information, including the following:
  • date and time the archive started
  • date and time the archive ended
  • number of items archived
  • number of items deleted (if any)
PIP Instance
  • instance key
  • date and time of action
  • partner
  • PIP
  • PIP description
  • direction
  • status
  • transaction identifier
Upper-right pane either of the following, depending on the level and type of the selection:
  • file information (start, end, number of items archived, and if any items were deleted)
  • PIP instance information

This diagram illustrates the Archive Manager, shown with the Archive tree expanded and an archived PIP instance selected.

The following table describes the parts of the Archive Manager.

Part Function
Create new archive definition.
Archive data.
Mark selected item to be restored to the system.
Restore marked data to the system.
Left pane Enables you to archive, view, and restore data.
Upper right pane The display depends on the level and type of the selection, and for PIP instances it contains one of the following:
  • file information (start, end, number of items archived, and if any items were deleted)
  • PIP Instance information