Create archives of modules or of projects that can be restored
to the same Rational® DOORS® database. If you restore
an archive to another database, access rights are lost because they
are specific to the users and groups in the original database. If
you want to transfer data between Rational DOORS databases, use partitions
or Requirements Interchange Format.
Before you begin
You cannot archive a module if any user has the module
open in either shareable or exclusive edit mode.
You cannot
archive a project if the project or anything in it is open.
File
names and path names can contain only ASCII characters.
In the
database explorer, the folder or project that is selected in the left
pane is open and has an open folder icon
or an open project icon
. Its parent folder or project is also open, and
so are all the folders and projects above it in the database tree,
although they do not have open folder or open project icons. When
a module is open, all the folders and projects above it in the database
tree are also open.
Close any baseline sets that include modules
that you are going to archive before you create the archive.
When
you archive and restore a module, discussions about the module or
objects in the module are not restored.
About this task
You need read access to modules or projects to see them in
the database explorer. However, the archive includes all the module
or project data, including data that you cannot see. You can create
archive files on the server machine only if your database manager
has set up Rational DOORS to allow server archives.
Procedure
- Log in to Rational DOORS as a project manager, a
database manager, or a custom user who has the power to archive data.
- In the right pane of the database explorer, select the
module or project you want to archive.
- Click , and select the options that you want for the archive.
- Click OK to create the archive.
Note: Keep the archive file on a different disk than your database
so that you can access it if your database disk is damaged.