Recovering Global Sets

It is possible for one or more of the files that make up a global set to become corrupted. When this happens, you need to run the recover utility. The recover utility attempts to reset the database indexes and correct any internal file errors.

The files that can be recovered are:

• Burden Template

• EOC Codes

• Fiscal Calendar

• Holiday Calendar

• Resource Codes

• Resource Rates

Before You Begin

Before you begin the recovery process, be sure all users are logged out of MPM. This will prevent a user from accessing the files while you are running the recovery.

To recover global files, complete the following steps:

1. Select the global ID that is corrupted.

2. Click Tools » Recover Files. MPM displays the Recover Files dialog box.

3. Select the files you want to recover and click OK. You can use the Shift+Click and Ctrl+Click combinations to select two or more files.

4. Click OK to start the recovery process. MPM asks you to confirm the recovery operation.

5. Click Yes to continue with the recovery. MPM executes the recovery, displaying an hour glass during the process.

If there are files that could not be recovered, MPM displays the following message:

Data records from the following files cannot be recovered: "xxxx", "yyyyy". Files may have to be recovered from backup.

If any of the global files included in the Global ID are unrecoverable, then all files in the Global ID must be restored from a full backup.

Recovering System Files

The Tools » Recover Files command can recover project and global files, however it cannot recover the following system files:

• PROJ.DAT (Project List)

• GLOBAL.DAT (Global List)

• MPMUSERS.DAT (User List)

To recover the system files, you must use the Recover System Files utility. The utility is independent of MPM and you run it from the Start » Run menu.

Related Topics

Recovering System Files

Recovering Project Data