Snapshot

A snapshot is a point in time capture of content from a source system(s).

Snapshots can be created from a single job or a pipeline.

Creating a Job Snapshot

To create a snapshot first you must create a job. This job does not require a destination endpoint and can be setup with only a single source.

It is recommended that jobs intended to be snapshots are created without a destination endpoint to reduce the amount of storage and work a job must do. However, a job with a destination endpoint can be used to store data into a snapshot and sync the content to the destination.

Once the job is created, open run menu for other run options.

Then select "Run Snapshot".

This will open a modal window with instructions to create the snapshot and a text box to type the name of the snapshot into.

Type the name of the snapshot into the text box and press create to start a snapshot transaction.

A snapshot's name will replace any white space with an underscore.

Once the snapshot has been created, details for the snapshot can be seen in the Time Machine page.

Snapshots are a static point in time capture of data. This means that once a snapshot has been built you cannot add to the snapshot. Instead a new snapshot must be created.

Creating a Pipeline snapshot

A pipeline can be set up to be stored into a snapshot. A pipeline snapshot is similar to a snapshot created by a job. The primary difference is that multiple jobs can be stored in the same snapshot rather than multiple snapshots. When delivering from the snapshot, the source snapshot connector would be configured to deliver each job individually from the snapshot.

Each content type must have a unique name. If the name of the content type is used twice in a pipeline this will cause unexpected errors with the snapshot.

To create a pipeline snapshot, you must first create a pipeline.

Once the pipeline is created, open the run menu for other options. Then select the "Run Snapshot Pipeline" option.

This will open a modal window with instructions to create the pipeline snapshot and a text box to type the name of the snapshot into.

Type the name of the snapshot into the text box and press create to start a pipeline snapshot transaction.

A snapshot's name will replace any white space with an underscore.