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Backup and restore the configuration

Backup the configuration

The complete configuration is stored with a backup operation.

  1. Close PRISMAprepare, the [Hot Folder Administration] and the [Hot Folder Monitoring Console].

  2. Browse to the location where you want to save the file.

  3. Click the [Backup] button to start the backup procedure.

    NOTE

    The complete configuration is stored with a backup operation.

  4. Enter a file name and click [Save].

    The configuration is stored in a ZIP file that can contain XML-based files, .reg files, image files, templates and script files.

Restore the configuration

You can restore the backup file in an unconfigured application to configure that application.

  1. Close PRISMAprepare, the [Hot Folder Administration] and the [Hot Folder Monitoring Console].

  2. Click [Browse...]. Browse to the configuration file. The configuration file is a zip file.

  3. Select the zip file and click [Open].

  4. You must define what part of the configuration must be restored during a restore operation.

    You can select one or more options. Select all options to restore all files.

    • Select option [Configuration] to restore the user configuration of the administration console. The user configuration contains the available printers for the application, the data directory, the external applications, the printer images, the manual and automatic preflight rules and registry information

    • Select option [Media catalog] to restore the media catalog and the punch patterns.

    • Select option [User settings] to restore the user configuration of the application. For example, the application options, the window layouts, column positions and sizes.

      This option also restores the user configuration for the hot folder(s).

    • Select option [Finishing templates] to restore the finishing templates.

    • Select option [Color palette] to restore the user-defined colors.

    • Select option [Automation templates] to restore the template catalog. The template catalog contains the user-defined templates for documents that need the same layout.

    • Select option [Stamp catalog] to restore the user-defined stamps.

    • Select the [Imposition templates and color strips] option to restore the user-defined [Imposition templates] and [Color strips].

    • Select the [Hot folders] option to restore the configuration of the hot folder(s).

      NOTE

      Also enable the [User settings] option to restore the user configuration for the hot folder(s).

    • Select option [Near-line finishing] to restore the finishing flows for near-line finishing.

  5. Click [Restore].