Archiving Data

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Last updated: Apr 22, 2024 by Shilpa K (Deactivated)Version comment
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You can archive data for the Incident Management module and the SummitAI IT Operations Management modules. By archiving, the Analysts can move the old data to the database and maintain the existing data in the application. You can create an archiving schedule to run on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis at the specified time. You can also delete the old data from the application.

To Archive data by module:

  1. Select Admin > Basic > Infrastructure > Archival.
  2. On the ARCHIVAL page, click ADD NEW on the ACTIONS panel.
  3. Select the Module from the list and type in the required details to archive data. For more information about the fields on the ARCHIVAL page see, Field Description.
  4. Click SUBMIT. The data archiving is configured for the selected module.

Field Description

This section describes the fields on the ARCHIVAL page.

 SOURCE DATABASE Tab

Under the SOURCE DATABASE tab, provide TRANSACTION, SUMMARIZATION, and INDEXING data.

SOURCE DATABASE tab
Figure:  SOURCE DATABASE tab

The following table describes the fields under the SOURCE DATABASE tab of the ARCHIVAL page:

Field

Description

TRANSACTION

Archive Method

Select a method of data archival.

  • Archive: The data will be moved to the archive table belonging to the same database.
  • Purge: The specified old data will be deleted from the application.

Archive Data Older Than

Type in the number of days old data to be archived.

SUMMARIZATION

Archive Data Older Than

Specify the number of days old data to be archived.

INDEXING

Apply Re-indexing

Select the check box to apply re-indexing.

Enable Alert For

Select the check boxes to send alert for Failure and/or Success for data archival.

Alert E-mail ID

Specify the e-mail id of recipients to whom you want to send alert e-mail notifications.

Active

Indicates the status set for the data archival.

  • If selected, the data archival configuration becomes active.
  • If not selected, the data archival configuration becomes inactive.
 DESTINATION DATABASE Tab

Under the DESTINATION DATABASE tab, you can specify details, such as Linked Server Name, Database Name, and so on.

DESTINATION DATABASE tab
Figure:  DESTINATION DATABASE tab

The following table describes the fields under the DESTINATION DATABASE tab of the ARCHIVAL page:

Fields

Description

DESTINATION DATABASE

Linked Server Name

Specify the linked server name.

Database Name

Specify the destination database name to save the archived data.

TRANSACTION

Delete older than

Type in the number of days old transaction data to be deleted.

SUMMARIZATION

Delete older than

Type in the number of days old Summarization data to be deleted.

INDEXING

Apply Re-indexing

Select the option to apply re-indexing.

ACTIONS

This section explains all the icons displayed on the ACTIONS panel of the ARCHIVAL page.

Filters

Click the Filters icon to select the Module for which you want to view the data archival configuration.

FILTERS pop-up page
Figure:  FILTERS pop-up page

SHOW LIST

Click SHOW LIST to display the LIST table showing the data archival configuration for the selected module.

ARCHIVAL page
Figure:  ARCHIVAL page

  • To edit the data archival configuration, click the Module. Make appropriate changes and click SUBMIT.

  • To display the inactive archival configuration, click the Include Inactive check box.

    Note:

    When the archival configuration is displayed under the LIST table, the ADD NEW action is displayed on the ACTIONS panel. Click ADD NEW to configure data archival for a module.