Restore project and module archives to the same database
that they were created in. Information about access rights and change
proposal systems (in projects) is lost if you restore them to a different Rational® DOORS® database. If you need to view the information
in a different Rational DOORS database, ask for a RIF
or ReqIF file, or a partition file from the originating database.
Before you begin
To restore a project archive, log in to Rational DOORS as
a project manager, a database manager, or a custom user who has the
power to create projects. All user types can restore module archives.
About this task
When you restore an archived project, you can choose which
parts of the project you want to restore. You can restore the whole
project, or you can restore selected child projects, folders and modules.
Links are preserved if the set of restored modules includes the source
module and target module for the link, and its link module.
Procedure
- If you are restoring from an archive that spans multiple
disks, put the last disk into your disk drive. The last disk contains
information about the total number of disks in the archive.
- In the left pane of the database explorer, select the project
or folder where you want to restore the project or module. You must
have create access to this project or folder.
- To restore a project, click
- To restore a module, click
- Browse to the archive file that you want to restore. If
you want to restore an archive from the server, select the check box
and type the name of the archive file. You cannot browse
to files on the server. You must know the name of the archive, and
the path if it was created in a subdirectory on the server.
Note: Restore
from server is only available if the database has been
set up to allow server archives.
- Click OK.
- Type a new name for the restored project or folder. Project names must be unique throughout the Rational DOORS database.
Module names must be unique within the parent project or folder. Names
are case sensitive, and can contain the following characters:
- Alphanumeric characters (letters of the alphabet and numbers)
- Space characters
- Periods (.)
- Underscores (_)
- Hyphens (-)
If you are restoring a project archive, the entire project
is restored by default. If you do not want to restore a particular
folder, project or module in the archive, clear the corresponding
check box.
- Click OK.