Archiving data in LabSolutions DB/CS

In LabSolutions DB/CS, data from projects can be archived and stored outside of the database. Archiving data can help maintain efficient performance of database operations. It is recommended to archive old data if database operations become slow.

Archived data can be viewed within Data Manager (read-only access), or restored back to its original location (for read-write access).

• To back up or restore data, log in by a user ID having the [System Administration] rights.
• When restoring, do not delete the project after it has been backed up, as you will need the project from
which it was backed up.

The processes below are also described in the "LabSolutions System Users Guide" provided with the LabSolutions software.

Archiving data

Execute database backups from the [Backup] icon in the [System Administration] sub-window.

1) Double-click the (LabSolutions) icon on the desktop.

2) Enter [User ID] and [Password] of a user having the [System Administration] rights, and
click [OK].

3) Double-click the (Backup) icon in the [System Administration] sub-window.

4) Select the backup target, and click [Next].
This section describes an example of the procedure for backing up projects to removable disk.

1 - Click [Project] as the backup target.
2 - In the [Project Name] list, select the checkbox of the project to back up.
3 - If necessary, enter [Reason for Backup].

5) Set each item and click [Next].

1 - Specify the local folder and drive of removable media at [Destination].
2 - Select [Divide the backup folder] and set [Disk Space per a Folder].
3 - Set the data backup period.
4 - If necessary, set a password to the backup database.
5 - To delete data on a database after a backup, select the [Delete source data after backup] checkbox.

6) Set the number of copies and temporary folder on the removable media, and click
[Next].

7) Check the backup information and click [Start].

This completes setting up of the backup. The backup is started according to the backup conditions set
above.
During the backup, the following confirmation message is displayed.

When the [Print backup information after backup] checkbox is selected, a list of set conditions, backup
media information and other parameters will be printed out after the backup ends.

Restoring Data

Projects (i.e. MDB format databases) backed up by LabSolutions backup functions can be restored to
existing databases. This section describes the procedure for restoring projects.

1) Double-click the (LabSolutions) icon on the desktop.

2) Enter [User ID] and [Password] of a user having the [System Administration] rights, and
click [OK].

3) Double-click the (Restoration) icon in the [System Administration] sub-window.

4) Select the project to restore (i.e. MDB format database), and click [Next].
At [Source], set the path for the drive or folder specified when the backup was made.

1 - At [Source], set the path for the drive or folder specified when the backup was made.
2 - The information of the backup file can be checked here.
3 - In the [Source MDB File] list, select the checkbox of the MDB file names to restore.

5) Enter the password of the backed up file and click [Start].

1 - Enter the password when the backup was made.
2 - If necessary, enter [Reason for Restoration].

6) Start the restore of the backup file that was set.
During the restore, the following confirmation message is displayed.