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Your database grows as your create more SEASONS and events in your schedule. It is recommended to Archive the old seasons that are no longer used or accessed. Archiving these seasons will off-load computer resources that will keep your schedule manageable and running smoothly.
When you Archive a SEASON, it will be DETACHED from your main schedule or database.
After Archiving, you may store this SEASON in the same place as your backup or you may choose to move this to a CD or other hard drive for protection of this data. You may as well choose to use archive as an ability to discard seasons whose events are no longer valid.
Once the SEASON has been archived, it will be unavailable and be deleted from your ACTIVE database. This ARCHIVED SEASON will be transformed into a database and can be restored separately.
To ARCHIVE a SEASON from the XSport menu toolbar (toolbar: Is the menu bar at the top of the main screen with the buttons and options that you use to carry out commands.)
1. Select the Tools option from the menu.
2. Select the Archive Data option from the submenu.
3. As in the image below, select the SEASON to ARCHIVE using the drop down menu.
4. Once a season has been selected then name For the Archived Database will take on the following
format AR_<SEASON ID>
5. The location will default to where you backup files are stored. You may change this path if you would like.
6. It is recommended that all other options by default remain.
7. Click the button Archive Data.
8. Many computer processes run when archiving. This may take a few minutes to complete. Once successfully complete a message will appear similar to the image below.
9. Click OK.
Tip The type of files created using this set are a SQL Server Primary Data File AND a SQL Server Database Transaction Log File. Copy both files to your CD or external Hard Drive if you are going to store this file off your computer.
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