When I create a snapshot for the purpose of installing the snapshot in a sandbox or for an emergency back up, should I create an “XML” or a “Binary” snapshot? Which is the most appropriate or better? We are on 2022 R2 so soon moving to 2023 R2.
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Snapshots: XML or Binary
Best answer by Dmitrii Naumov
+17Hi
A snapshot in binary format takes less space. Saving the snapshot in XML format may be useful if you need to compare snapshot contents line by line.
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+17HI
I tried to post this earlier for you: A snapshot in binary format takes less space. Saving the snapshot in XML format may be useful if you need to compare snapshot contents line by line.
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+15Hi
- Binary: The exported data is saved in a collection of .adb files.
- XML: The exported data is saved in a collection of .xml files.
Acumatica Functional Consultant & Customer Experience Supervisor
+17.
+15Hi
- Binary: The exported data is saved in a collection of .adb files.
- XML: The exported data is saved in a collection of .xml files.
Please plan BInary
Acumatica Functional Consultant & Customer Experience Supervisor
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when you are creating your instance, select JOECOMPANY instead of SalesDemo and the data from your snapshot will be used to create your instance.
BE CAREFUL. You should do the creation of your instance in “Airplane” mode. Before you launch the instance, be sure your Web.config has this entry:
<add key="DisableScheduleProcessor" value="True" />
Otherwise, you might send hundreds of emails like I did! OUCH.
Also, any custom tables or UDF’s in the snapshot will be ignored when you create the instance. They ARE included in the XML of the snapshot, but they are not restored when you do the install.
I have a way to handle this, but it involves a bit of Excel and SQL work to get it done.
Joe Schmucker, CPA | Software Engineer | Acumatica ERP Developer
Thank you for the insightful and informative replies. I greatly appreciate the help.
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