Creating a snapshot

This procedure describes how to archive an edition of a virtual document at a particular point in time.

To create a snapshot:

  1. Navigate to the virtual document.

  2. Do one of the following, depending on the options available:

    • Click More>Tools>New Snapshot.

    • Check the virtual document’s checkbox. Select Tools>Virtual Document>New Snapshot.

  3. In the Create tab, do the following:

    • Enter a name for the snapshot.

    • Select a location for the new snapshot.

    • Select the type of snapshot.

    • To freeze the snapshot, select Freeze Snapshot. You can also freeze the snapshot at a later time by using the procedure Freezing a snapshot.

  4. In the Info tab, set information as desired. If the Edit link appears next to a property, you set the property’s values by clicking Edit and entering values in the resulting page. You enter values by either typing them in an Enter new value box or selecting them from a Select from list box, and by then clicking Add. You can move a value up or down in the resulting list by selecting it and clicking Move Up or Move Down. You can remove a value by selecting it and clicking Remove. When you are done adding values, click OK.

  5. Set information in any remaining tabs as desired. For information on the functionality affected by those tabs, see the topic in this guide that covers that functionality.

  6. Click Finish.