Restore a snapshot

A snapshot is a copy of a file at a specific moment in time. By default, snapshots include a component and all referenced content. If you want to restore only the component and not all referenced files, follow the instructions in Restore a component from a snapshot.

Use the Export and Restore actions with caution!
  • If you import an exported snapshot, the imported component becomes the active snapshot.
  • Before you restore a previous snapshot, make sure the restored version is appropriate for all documents that reference the component.
  • Any content that's referenced but not included in the snapshot won't be restored.
To find out where a component is used, follow the steps in View component references.

On Demand snapshots vs. Action-oriented Inspire snapshots
When viewing the component history, in the list of snapshots taken for a component, look in the Action column.
  • The snapshots you take are listed as On Demand and include all referenced files.
  • If Inspire creates a snapshot, the Action identifies the change Inspire recognized, such as Updated or Moved.

To restore all referenced content in a snapshot:

  1. Click Components_TopMenuOpt Components.
  2. In the Folders pane, locate the component that you want to restore to a previous version.
  3. In the Components pane, right-click the component and then select Details...
    You can access the same menu by clicking Action_Menu the Options menu.
  4. On the Component Details dialog, select the History tab.
  5. Right-click the snapshot you want to restore, and then Restore snapshot.
    A message alerts you that restoring the snapshot will restore all components in the snapshot.
  6. To continue, click Yes.

    The component and all referenced content is restored as the active versions.

    After you restore a component, Inspire runs a background process is called Rebuild all relationships. If this process isn't run, you see the following issues:
    • When you right-click a component, select Advanced, and then select Relationships..., the list of referenced components isn't correct.
    • When you right-click a component and select Export, the components that Inspire exports aren't correct.

    If you restore a component and are still seeing issues, you can manually Rebuild all relationships.