While archiving moves the data from the Ardia server to a specified location that is defined during the platform setup, restoring moves the data back to the Ardia server from the archived location. In the Data Explorer application, you can restore a folder, sequence, or document that is archived.

The Restore command is available when you select one or more items with specific statuses, as shown in the following table.

Table Restore command availability criteria

Item

Status

Restore command

  • Folder
  • Sequence
  • Document
  • Combination of folders, sequences, or documents
  • Archived
  • Archived Restore Incomplete

Available

  • Live
  • Live Archive Incomplete
  • Live Archive Locked
  • Restore Pending
  • Archive Pending

Unavailable

  • Composite Document
  • Injection
  • Synchronized folder
  • Synchronized sequence

Any status

Unavailable

Prerequisites

  1. Your role must have the required Ardia Core permission to restore data in the Data Explorer application. For more information, see Edit Ardia Core privileges for a role.
  2. You must have Can Edit permission (or higher permission) for a folder to restore it or its content (documents or sequences). For more information on, see Manage folder access.

Procedure

  1. Open the Data Explorer application.
  2. Navigate to the folder that contains the archived item that you want to restore.
  3. In the content area, do one of the following:
  4. Select on the item's row and then select Restore.
  5. Right-click the item's row and then select Restore.
  6. Select the checkboxes of one or more items and then select Restore on the command bar.

  7. TIP

    To select consecutive files, press and hold the SHIFT key and select the first row and the last row of the items that you want to select.

    To select non-consecutive files, press and hold the CTRL key and select each row.

    To select all the files in the folder, select the checkbox next to the Name column heading.

  8. TIP

    You can select and restore a combination of folders, sequences, and documents together.

  1. In the Restore Confirmation dialog box, select Restore.
  2. When you save the changes, the Add a Comment dialog box opens.
  3. Enter your comment and then select Save.

  4. NOTE

    The Add a Comment dialog box opens only if the Prompt for Comments When Saving toggle is turned on in the Global Settings (according to the audit policy in your organization). See Configure global settings for the Ardia Platform.

    The comment that you enter is added to the Comment column of the Audit Trail Viewer. See Open the Audit Trail Viewer.

  5. Whenever you save any changes, the Ardia Platform sends an in-app notification that indicates the progress and success of the restoration process.
  6. When an item is successfully restored, its Status changes from Archived to Live. In case of failure, the Status changes from Archived to Archived Restore Incomplete.