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Archiving a Presentation Catalog

You can archive an entire Presentation Catalog or an individual catalog folder in the 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.

NOTE:  The archive function is also available to Answers and Delivers users who have been assigned the Catalog: Archive Catalog privilege. For more information about the archive function in Answers and Delivers, see the Oracle Business Intelligence Answers, Delivers, and Interactive Dashboards User Guide. For more information on privileges, see About Setting Oracle BI Presentation Services Privileges.

You also can use Catalog Manager to archive a Presentation Catalog or individual catalog folder as well as unarchive a Presentation Catalog or individual catalog folder. (The unarchive functionality is available only in Catalog Manager.) For more information about using Catalog Manager, read Managing Presentation Catalogs Using Oracle BI Catalog Manager.

To archive an entire Presentation Catalog or an individual catalog folder in the Presentation Catalog

1. Log in to Oracle BI Presentation Services.
2. Choose Settings > Administration.
3. Click the link Manage Presentation Catalog.

   The Manage Catalog screen appears.

4. If you want to archive a catalog folder (and all its subfolders) rather than the entire catalog, navigate to the folder.
5. If you want to archive the:
   • 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.

   • 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.

6. Click the Archive Catalog button.

   The File Download dialog box appears.

7. Click Save.

   The Save As dialog box appears

8. Complete the Save As dialog box and click Save.