Archive and Restore Organizational Folders

About Archiving and Restoring Organizational Folders

Using the archive and restore facility, a SAS Model Manager administrator can back up the MMRoot folder or an organizational folder in one repository and restore it to another repository. The folder is archived as a compressed zip file.
When you restore an organizational folder, you must first create an organizational folder to restore it to. A best practice is to give the restore organizational folder the same name as the archived zip file. The contents of the archived organizational folder are restored to the new organizational folder.
Organizational folders cannot be restored in these situations:
  • The restore organizational folder is the MMRoot folder and the archive folder is a folder other than MMRoot.
  • The name of the restore organizational folder is the same as the project name in the archive folder.
  • The same archived zip file cannot be repeatedly restored in other organizational folders.

Archive an Organizational Folder

To archive an organizational folder, follow these steps:
  1. If the organizational folder name is the same name as a project in the folder, rename either the folder or the project. Organizational folders that have the same name as a project name cannot be restored.
  2. Right-click the organizational folder and select Archive.
  3. In the Save window, select the folder where the zip file is to be saved.
  4. In the File name field, name the zip file. A best practice is to use the default name, which is the name of the organizational folder.
  5. Click Save.

Restore an Organizational Folder

To restore an archived MMRoot folder, follow these steps:
  1. Right-click the MMRoot folder and select Restore.
  2. In the Open window, navigate to the archived MMRoot folder and select the zip file. The File name field contains the name of the archived zip file.
  3. Click Open.
  4. A message indicates that the restore was successful. Click Close.
To restore an organizational folder, follow these steps:
  1. Right-click the MMRoot folder and select New Folder. Enter a name for the organizational folder and click OK.
  2. Right-click the organizational folder and select Restore.
  3. In the Open window, navigate to the archived organizational folder and select the zip file. The File name field contains the name of the archived zip file.
  4. Click Open.
  5. A message indicates that the restore was successful. Click Close.
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