Snapshots
A snapshot is a read-only copy of data that you import from the Product Information Management work area into the Configurator Models work area. It provides a picture of the item, item class, and value set that exists at a point in time.
Consider an example.
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You use the Import Model Item action on the Manage Snapshots page the first time that you import your model from Product Information Management into Configurator.
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You use the Refresh action to bring changes that you've made to your items, item classes, and value sets in Product Information Management into Configurator.
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You can have only one copy of the item that you import in a snapshot. You can't import the same item into the snapshot again, or into another snapshot.
A snapshot has attributes that it imports from Product Information Management.
Attribute |
Description |
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Name |
Name or number that identifies the item. |
Description |
Description of the item. |
Organization |
Organization that manages the item. |
Structure Item Type |
Type of item:
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A snapshot also has attributes that Configurator sets when you import the item into a snapshot.
Attribute |
Description |
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Status |
Values are:
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Snapshot Type |
Values are:
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A snapshot also has attributes that Configurator sets when you refresh the item in a snapshot.
Attribute |
Description |
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Last Refreshed By |
User who most recently refreshed the snapshot. |
Last Refresh Date |
Date when the refresh most recently updated any part of the snapshot. |
Last Released By |
User who most recently released the workspace that contains the snapshot. |
Last Release Date |
Date when the release most recently updated any part of the snapshot. |
Snapshots and Versions
You use a snapshot with a configurator model, but a snapshot doesn't have a version because you can't modify a snapshot. You do modify the configurator model, so only the model has a version.
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Configurator releases version 0 of the model the first time you import that model from Product Information Management.
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Configurator also releases version 0 of any other referenced models that are in the model's structure.
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Version 0 also references all parts of the model, such as option classes, standard items, item classes, value sets, and so on.