Learn about snapshots

As you work with a component in Inspire, changes between versions are stored in a history record called a snapshot. Inspire creates some snapshots for you. You can also take a snapshot of a component whenever you want. If you need to work with a previous version of a component, you can restore a component in a snapshot. You can also choose to restore the source component and all the referenced content in the snapshot.

Snapshot FAQ's

What is included in a system snapshot?

Inspire's snapshots contain:

  • A copy of the component that was updated.
  • All referenced content
  • Metadata about the change, such as Updated or Moved.

What is included in when I create a snapshot?

If you create a snapshot, you can choose to include only the component or the component and all referenced content. Metadata is always included.

How do I know which snapshots are the ones I created?

When viewing the component history, in the list of snapshots taken for a component, look in the Action column.
  • The snapshots you create are listed as On Demand.
  • If Inspire creates a snapshot, the Action identifies the change Inspire recognized, such as Updated or Moved.

When I restore a snapshot, what happens?

If you want to replace the current content with a previous version stored in a snapshot, there are two ways you can do it:

Restore component (Source component ONLY)—Inspire replaces ONLY the component. The current version of the component is replaced with the one you're restoring.

  • No referenced content is restored.
  • Be aware that this might cause references to change.

Restore snapshot (Source component + referenced content)—Inspire restores the source component and all referenced content included in the snapshot.

  • This action causes more than the source component to be replaced.
  • All current referenced content is replaced with the version of the referenced content in the snapshot you're restoring.

Can I restore an older version for audit purposes, but not replace the current version?

Not at this time. You can restore the version you want, and then make a copy and move the copy to another folder. Then, in the original folder, you can restore the previous version to be current.

After I restore a component, why do I get a notification that relationships have been rebuilt?

After you restore a component, Inspire runs a background process 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.