Recovering Data

MPM provides a data file recovery feature that can repair files whose indexes become corrupt. If the data file recovery feature does not fix the problem, you will need to restore all project files from a backup. Regardless of the recovery process, be sure all users are logged off MPM before beginning the recovery.

What Happens During a Recovery

When you run the Recover Files function, MPM creates a temporary file for each file you select as follows:

Recoverable Project Data Files

Apportioned Estimates

projnameZ.APP

Audit Trail Description

projnameC.AUD

Audit Trail Documentation

projnameG.ATX

Basis of Estimate

projnameE.BOE

BCWP

projnameI.BWP

CLIN

projnameR.CLN

Header

projnameT.HED

Log

projnameQ.LOG

Milestones

projnameA.MIL

OBS

projnameB.OBS

Rollup Header

projnameU.RRH

Rollup Detail

projnameW.RRD

Task Description

projnameD.WTD

WBS

projnameP.WBS

WBS Leg Security

projnameN.USR

WBS Threshold

projnameX.WTH

Weekly Data

projnameF.WRD

 

Recoverable Global Files

Burden Templates

TEMPLATE.LIB

EOC Codes

EOCCODES.LIB

Fiscal Calendar

CALENDAR.FSC

Holiday Calendar

CALENDAR.HOL

Resource Codes

RESOURCE.LIB

Resource Rates

RATE.LIB

During the recovery process, MPM first copies your designated files to a temporary file (MPM*.TMP). The original file is retained intact while the temporary file is updated.

If for any reason the processing is aborted without completing, you can correct the error condition (for example, lack of disk space) and begin the recovery again. If the recovery is successful, MPM copies the temporary file back to the original file and then deletes the temporary file. MPM does this for each file.

Related Topics

Recovering Global Sets

Recovering Project Data

Recovering System Files

Backing Up MPM Project Data

Comparing Detail Data

Checking File Version Numbers