The Metadata Manager provides a step-by-step procedure to assist you with creating a new snapshot, or overwriting an existing snapshot. In this procedure, you can describe the snapshot and specify its location, specify a full snapshot to include all metadata, or a custom snapshot to select specific metadata types, as well as any related metadata such as attributes, parents and children, and mapping. NOTE:
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You must have administrator privileges to create and manage snapshots. |
To create a new snapshot, or overwrite an existing snapshot:
- From any Metadata Manager window, click Snapshot and select Create/Overwrite.
You see the Create Snapshot – Welcome dialog box. - Click Next.
You see the Create Snapshot – Step 1: Name and Access dialog box. - Enter the name and description and select the appropriate folder to save your snapshot.
- Click Next.
You see the Create Snapshot – Step 2: Full or Custom dialog box. - Select Full Snapshot or Custom Snapshot:
– If you selected Full Snapshot, you see the Create Snapshot – Finish dialog box that summarizes the snapshot options you have selected. Click Finish to create the snapshot.
– If you selected Custom Snapshot, you see the Create Snapshot – Step 3: Create Metadata Types dialog box. To add a type, click a type in the Available Types and click Add. To remove a type from the Selected Types, click a type and click Remove. - If needed, click the Version drop down and select a compatible file version to load the snapshot file into older versions of the Metadata Center.
- Click Next.
You see the Create Snapshot – Step 4: Select Related Metadata dialog box. - Select the appropriate related metadata and click Next.
You see the Create Snapshot – Finish dialog box that summarizes the snapshot options you have selected. - Click Finish to create the snapshot.
You see the "Completed snapshot export" message when the snapshot is done.