Archiving and restoring configurations

This content applies to version 4.0.3 or later. You can archive configurations that are no longer in use so that they are not shown in the list of configurations. Archiving a configuration does not delete it from the configuration space. You can restore an archived configuration so that it is visible and available for use by you or other team members.

Before you begin

  • You should be familiar with project areas, configuration spaces, snapshots, workspaces, and change sets, which are described in Management of shared resources.
  • You must be logged in to a project, and you must be in a workspace that is associated with the current configuration space.
  • In the Configuration Management application, you must have permission to archive or restore configurations. For more information about setting permissions in the Configuration Management application, see the link to the related task at the end of this topic.

About this task

Archiving a configuration removes it from the list of active configurations. It is common to archive a configuration when team members no longer work in it, or if the configuration is not a flow target for other configurations. You might archive a snapshot that was created for a review, when the snapshot is no longer required.

You cannot archive a snapshot if another configuration has a dependency on it. You cannot archive a workspace that is the flow target for another configuration.

Procedure

  1. Open the Configuration Explorer view. On the toolbar of a lifecycle management product, click Current Configuration Context > Explore Configurations.
  2. To archive a configuration, if needed:
    1. Navigate to the configuration to archive, and in the Actions column beside that configuration, click the Archive icon. The configuration is no longer displayed in the Configuration Explorer view.
    2. To display the archived configurations, in the Configuration Explorer view, on the toolbar near the upper right, select the Show archived check box. All configurations are displayed; archived configurations are disabled.
  3. To restore a configuration, if needed:
    1. In the Configuration Explorer view, on the toolbar near the upper right, select the Show archived check box. All configurations are displayed; archived configurations are disabled.
    2. Find the configuration to restore, and in the Actions column beside that configuration, click the Restore icon. You or other team members can now use the configuration.

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