Back up and restore database repositories

You can back up multi-user projects if needed.

A backup includes all objects in your workspace, project settings, and properties. It does not include user management data; after a backup, you need to newly define your users.

If you want to back up a single-user project, export a subset of your workspace. You can then import it again to restore the workspace.

Requirements

Before you back up your database repository, consider the following:

• Tricentis recommends that you restore a backed-up repository in a newly created repository. If you restore your backup in an existing repository, RPA Studio overwrites all existing data.

• To create a backup, you need at least 20% free memory in your repository.

• To restore database repositories, you need CREATE and DROP rights.

Back up a project

To back up a multi-user project, follow the steps below:

1. Open the workspace as an admin user.

2. Go to Project > Info and click on Backup.

3. In the subsequent dialog, select a storage location for the backup and click OK.

RPA Studio generates the backup, which has the file extension .tdp, and saves it to the specified directory.

Restore a project

To restore your backup, follow the steps below:

1. Start RPA Studio, but don't open any workspace.

2. Go to Project > Info and click on Restore.

3. In the subsequent dialog, select your backup file and click Open.

4. In the subsequent Connection parameters dialog, define the repository in which you want to restore your backup:

   • Type: Select the repository type from the drop-down menu

   • Connection string: Enter a valid connection string to connect to the database.

   • Schema (optional): If you created tables with a user-defined schema when you prepared your database, enter the schema name of the tables.

   If you want to test the connection, click Test Connection.

5. To start the restore process, click OK.