Snapshot Automation

It seems MS SQL may have a more reliable backup than MySQL has.

I tested restoring the Acumatica MySQL DB using the Plesk backup & restore feature. The .tarz backup file for the Sales demo was just under 400 MB.

​@JSpikowski I don’t see how your responses are relevant to the original question about Acumatica tenant snapshots. 
We should honor the original author and keep the forum clean by only responding on the original topic, with information from personal, relevant experience.

​@mpierson 

Could this be due to needing values within the dialogue box that pops up when creating one through the UI?

You could try to do this via Import Scenario, then create an automation schedule which runs ‘Process Import Scenarios’ where you filter to just the ‘Tenants’ screen.

Typically, you can populate the DAC fields before pressing the Action button. It’s possible that Acumatica implemented the snapshot action in such a way were this doesn’t work. I’ve attached an example from another member of the community that demonstrates how this would work. 

I have done this for some other screens as well. This is also the same pattern that I am attempting to use for Snapshots.
 

On 24.213, I can’t find the correct default endpoint for ‘Snapshot’. Have you created a new one?

Sorry, I named the endpoint Snapshot, but the screen it is using is Tenants(SM203520)
 

Hi ​@mpierson were you able to find a solution? Thank you!

Hi ​@Chris Hackett, not yet. Support suggested using the test sdk. I can kind of automate through test scripts, but I am still unsure if this will work in our use case. we need to be able to kick off the process from an eternal website.