Restoring data sources

Restoring a data source takes a few minutes. You might restore a data source for regulatory purposes or to re-create an environment to address a product recall.

Before you begin

You must be an administrator with Jazz administrative privileges or a report manager.

Procedure

  1. In a browser window, open the Data sources page at https://server:port/rs/endpoint.
  2. Select the Show archived data sources check box.
  3. Click the Actions menu near the data source name to restore and click Edit the data source.
  4. Click Restore.
  5. If the data source is based on a specific configuration, you must refresh its type system model. Click Refresh.

Results

After you restore a data source:
  • It shows in the list on the Data Sources page.
  • Reports that use this data source are restored to the All Reports and My Reports pages.