Recover model data - Intergraph Smart 3D - Administration & Configuration

Intergraph Smart 3D Global Workshare (Oracle)

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In the event that model data is deleted or modified, and you want to return to the previous state to recover the data, the workflow in this topic describes how to do so in a Global Workshare Configuration (GWC) environment. For this to be effective, regular backups must be conducted at each Workshare location.

  1. Locate the most recent backup that contains the intact modified or deleted objects.

  2. Connect to the GWC location at which the model data was deleted or modified.

  3. In Project Management, click the Tools > Restore Command to open the Restore Wizard.

  4. Select Restore model for selective recovery of model objects, and then click Next.

  5. In the Backup configuration file to restore box, type the path to the backup configuration file (.BCF), or click Browse , navigate to the file location, and then select the file to populate the window with the following information:

    • The Model to restore box displays the name, database size, and the date of the backup file for all the models saved in the specified backup location. The list is populated after you select the backup configuration file you want to restore. You can only select a single model to restore.

    • For a SQL database, the Server and path to existing database backup files table displays the server and database backup files path where the database backup files are located. Click Browse and navigate to the path on the specified server. For an Oracle database, the Service and path to existing database backup files table displays the Oracle net service and database backup files path for the database backup files.

    • The Paths for new databases table lists the database types saved to the backup file, including the server (when restoring SQL databases) or the Oracle net service (when restoring Oracle databases) and the paths for the restored database and log file.

    • The New model name dialog displays the restored model name with the date of the selected backup file (.BCF) as a suffix. The root object in the Model database is not renamed. You can change the name, which is especially useful for partial recovery at Satellite locations.

    • The Description box provides a space for you to type a description of the restored model.

  6. Click Finish, to restore the portion of the Model database to the existing model database as defined by the permission groups you selected.

  7. In the Restore model as Copy dialog, you are prompted to choose whether to link to the existing catalog. Select Yes.

    You must select Yes at this prompt, or you will overwrite the Workshare Catalog for the GWC.

  8. Use the copy and paste and restore options within the model to restore the objects to the previous state.

  9. Open Smart 3D.

  10. Open two Smart 3D sessions.

  11. In one session, define a workspace with the workshare model.

  12. In the other session, define a workspace with the model that was restored for selective recovery.

  13. In the session with the workspace of the model restored for selective recovery of modeled objects, select all objects, and perform a Copy.

  14. Switch to the other open session, which has the workspace defined for the model.

  15. Click Edit > Paste and Restore.