Restoring databases

You use the Restore tool to restore selected databases to the states that they existed as of a certain time and date. When you select a backed-up database to restore, the data in the current database is completely overwritten with data from the backup copy. You will need to re-enter any data entered since the backup was performed.

During restoration, Estimating Management Console checks whether the backup was created using the same version of Sage Estimating that you currently use. If the database was created using an earlier version, Estimating Management Console updates the database as part of the restoration process.

Note: You must restart Estimating Management Console to refresh the databases, completing the restoration process.

Before you start

Make sure no other users are working with the databases you are going to restore. None of the fields on Restore Databases tab are available until you confirm that you have exclusive access to the databases.

To restore a database:

On the ribbon in the Estimating Management Console, click the [Tools] button.
In the navigation pane, click Restore.
After verifying that no users are working with the databases you are going to restore, select the Exclusive access confirmed checkbox on the Restore Databases tab.

Estimating Management Console displays all your Sage Estimating standard and estimate databases in the table.
In the Select the location of the folder that contains the backed-up databases, type the path to the location of the backup folders.
In the table, select the databases you want to restore.

Tip: Use the [Select All] or [Clear All] buttons if you want to select or to clear the all the databases in the list.
Click [Restore].

If there was an error restoring a database, the result appears in the table together with a short description of the type of error that caused the restoration to fail.
When prompted, click [Restart Application].