Architecture¶

The Data Archive consists of four parts:

• Schedule Archive Database
• Schedule Archiving Service (ARC) — this service is responsible for taking regular snapshots and writing them into the Schedule Archive Database. Additionally, the Archiving Service can optionally generate reporting data for each scheduling snapshot. The Archiving Service is also responsible for restoring previous snapshots to a database when requested, and deleting old snapshots and audits from the Archive Database as required*.
• Other Services — the SIM, DSE, and other core IFS Scheduling services will write the changes they make to the databases into the Archive Database as Audits
• User Interface — the Schedule Archiving Service has its own tab within the Scheduling Workbench from which the Archiving Service can be controlled, and from which the Snapshots and Audits can be viewed and manipulated. Additionally, attributes can be setup to be reported on and an Import/Export screen allows for importing/exporting of user data.