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Archiving and Unarchiving a Presentation Catalog Using Catalog Manager

You can archive and unarchive an entire Presentation Catalog or an individual catalog folder in a Presentation Catalog. When you:

• Archive a Presentation Catalog (that is, the catalog root folder) or an individual catalog folder, all objects in the folder and the folder's subfolders are saved in single compressed file.
• Unarchive a Presentation Catalog or an individual catalog folder, the archive file is uncompressed and all objects in the folder and the folder's subfolders are then stored in the current offline catalog. Existing folders that have the same names as folders being unarchived are overwritten.

You also can use the Oracle BI Presentation Services Administration to archive a Presentation Catalog. (The unarchive functionality is available only in Catalog Manager.) For more information, see Archiving a Presentation Catalog.

To archive an entire Presentation Catalog or an individual catalog folder in the Presentation Catalog to a file you specify

1. In Catalog Manager, open the Presentation Catalog in offline mode.
2. To archive:
   • The entire Presentation Catalog, choose File > Archive Catalog.
   • An individual catalog folder, right-click the catalog folder and choose Archive.
3. In the Archive File Path field, specify the pathname of the file in which to archive the Presentation Catalog or individual catalog folder.
4. If you want to archive the:
   • Timestamps that are assigned to the item and folder that you are archiving, select the Keep Timestamp checkbox.

     If you do not select this option, the archiving process will not include timestamp information. Upon unarchiving, the system will apply a timestamp indicating the time at which the item or folder is unarchived.

   • Permissions that are assigned to each item or folder, select the Keep Permissions checkbox.

     If you do not select this option, the archiving process will not include any permissions. Upon unarchiving, the system will assign the parent folder's permissions to all of the items and folders.

5. Click OK.

To archive an entire Presentation Catalog to the last used archive file

1. In Catalog Manager, open the Presentation Catalog in offline mode.
2. Choose File > Quick Archive.

To unarchive an entire Presentation Catalog or a catalog folder

1. In Catalog Manager, open the Presentation Catalog in offline mode.
2. If you are unarchiving a catalog folder, navigate to the location where you want to unarchive the folder.
3. Choose File > Unarchive Catalog.
4. In the Archive File Path field, specify the pathname of the Presentation Catalog or catalog folder that you want to unarchive.
5. Click OK.