Exact Globe+

How-to: Restoring database backups

Menu paths

• Settings ➔ System ➔ Backup/Restore
• Accountancy ➔ Companies ➔ Backup/Restore

Introduction

Once you have created the database backups, you can restore and use the backups in Exact Globe+.

What version are you using?

The information in this document is applicable to product update 422 and higher. If you have versions lower than this, certain features explained here will not be applicable.

Description

1. Click Settings on the left menu, click System, and then click Backup/Restore. The following screen will be displayed:
         
2. Click Next. The following screen will be displayed:
       
3. Select the Restore backup option and then click Next. The message “Please note that Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is no longer supported by Exact Globe Next product update 413 or higher. Directly after finishing the Backup/Restore/Copy company operation you need to upgrade the SQL Server to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or higher to be able to start using Exact Globe Next” will be displayed. Click the Don’t show this screen again check box if you do not want to see this message anymore and then click OK. The following screen will be displayed:
       
4. Type the location and the name of the database backup file that you want to restore at File name or click  to select the database backup file to be restored. This is mandatory. Click Next. The following screen will be displayed:
       
5. Define the following fields:
   
   • My computer - Select this option to restore the database backup on your computer. Your computer name will be displayed.
   • Server - Select this option to restore the database backup on another server, and type or select the server on which the database backup will be restored.

   If you click Advanced, additional fields (as described in the following) will be displayed:

   • Windows authentication - Select this check box to use your network login name for the selected server.
   • Login name - Type another login name to restore the database backup in the selected server if you did not select the Windows authentication check box.
   • Password - Type a password for the login name defined at Login name.

   Note: The Login name and Password fields will be disabled if you have selected the Windows authentication check box.

6. Click Next. The following screen will be displayed if the Server option is selected:
             
• Company - This displays the company number of the selected backup file to be restored.
• Database directory - Type the directory of the folder where the database backup will be restored on the selected server or click  to browse for the folder.
• Server directory - Type the directory of the SQL server where the database backup will be restored on. Hence, the server directory must correspond with the selected database directory. 
7. Click Next. The following screen will be displayed:
       
8. Click Finish.

Related document

• How-to: Creating database backups