Restoring Data
You can use the Restore Data command to restore the information stored in a backup file set.
When you restore a file, Open Plan enables you to provide a new name for the file. This feature is useful in cases where you do not want to overwrite existing versions of the files.
After you select the backup file set to restore, Open Plan displays the first page of the.
If you choose not to include ancillary data and external subprojects when you restore a project and click Finish, Open Plan checks to see if these files already exist in the target data source. If the files do exist, then the restore process proceeds normally. If the ancillary files and external subprojects do not exist, Open Plan displays the Restore Required dialog box. For the restore process to proceed, the files in the list on the Restore Required dialog box must be restored. Clicking Restore instructs Open Plan to automatically restore the files in the list and then proceed with the rest of the restoration process.
If the backup file being restored contains data fields that do not exist in the target data source, Open Plan displays the Data Missing From Target Data Source dialog box that enables you to create the missing fields in the target data source.
If Open Plan determines that there are fields present in the backup that it cannot restore into the target data source, it will display the Structure Differences dialog box. Normally, if a user has added non-standard fields to Open Plan, their values are backed up during the backup process. Under most circumstances, these will usually be user-defined fields. It is possible, however, for a user to modify the structure of the tables and put non-standard fields in a table that does not support user-defined fields. In this event, Open Plan will not be able to add the missing fields as user-defined fields and will display the new dialog box. This dialog box will appear in very rare circumstances.