This command, available by right-clicking the Delete button on the Areas List screen, allows you to restore a deleted area and the rooms and room contents. It does this by using the original relationships* between related records (such as objects in a room) and special encoding that marked those records as a "deletion set" at the time of deletion. 

If you are using the Undelete command immediately, after accidentally deleting an area, the command will be simple to use and you can simply review the "Procedure" further below. The following discussion may apply if you are undeleting something where substantial project changes occurred afterward

Limitations

Since subsequent changes to the database (after the area was deleted) may have changed data from what was there at the time of the deletion, there are some limitations on what this command can do:

• This option is available only until you run the File Cleanup utility, which purges all deleted records and refreshes the data indexes. 
• This is only available for areas that were deleted under FF&EZ version 4.03.30 or later, since the ability to mark a "set" of database items as part of a deletion was introduced at that time. Only eligible areas will appear in the list of potential areas to restore.
• You can only use the Undelete Area command to restore an entire area and its "child" rooms that were deleted using the Delete command on the Areas List. 
• This utility will not restore objects that were deleted separately later, since there are other rules that must be followed in undeleting an object. The utility will check for objects that are missing from the original deletion set and give you a list of these. You can then undelete those objects first. If you don't, their usages will be missing from the restored rooms. Objects that were deleted before the area was deleted will be ignored (but can be undeleted separately later).
• Since the restoration uses the original relationships to the objects that were placed in the restored rooms, objects and specifications that were changed after the deletion will appear in the restored rooms in their current form (including changed Tags and Spec IDs). This may not be what you want, so it's important to review the restored room contents carefully. 
• It is important to check any restored rooms to see if they have room IDs that are identical to rooms added since the area was deleted. FF&EZ allows identical room IDs in different areas, but this may not be what you want. 
• We recommend that you restore an area as soon as possible after an accidental deletion, to avoid the problems associated with the above points. Waiting weeks and months increases the need to carefully review the results, especially if more than one person is working on a project.

Procedure

1. Display the Areas List screen.
2. Right-click on the Delete button.
3. The "Undelete Area" pop-up will appear, showing areas that are eligible to be restored.
4. Click on the desired area to enable the other buttons on the screen.
5. If you are restoring an area that was just deleted, you can continue to step 7. Otherwise, we strongly recommend that you use the "Integrity Check" tool to verify that all the objects in the rooms to be recalled still exist in the database. If it reports that none are missing, go to step 7. 
6. If the integrity check finds that objects in the deleted room(s) no longer exist, it will display a preview report listing them, the rooms they were in and the original quantity. Print this report, and then close the Undelete Area tool. Display the Objects List screen and use the Undelete Object tool to restore the missing objects (if possible). If you can't, return to the Undelete Area command and proceed (step 7). After restoring the area and rooms, you will need to create the missing objects in the regular way and place them in the appropriate rooms. Note: deleted specifications can usually be undeleted without limitations, so do that first if needed since you can easily create objects from them.
7. Click on the Restore button. This will restore the area and its rooms, including all eligible object usages in the rooms. It will leave you in "editing" mode in case the restored Area ID has a conflict and you need to change it. Otherwise, click Save or Revert to exit (the restored data is already saved).

*Databases like FF&EZ use a hidden "key" (a unique numeric ID) to tie the pieces of the data together. This is why you can change how a Vendor ID is spelled and have it instantly change everywhere else in the system—the "key" that points to the vendor never changes unless you select a different vendor.