This command, available by right-clicking the Delete button on the Projects List screen, allows you to restore a deleted project and its contents. It does this by using a special encoding that marked those records as a "deletion set" at the time of deletion (thus, ignoring anything deleted prior to that).
Limitations
- 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 projects that were deleted under FF&EZ version 4.1.011 or later, since the ability to mark a "set" of project items as part of a deletion was introduced at that time. Only eligible projects will appear in the list of potential projects to restore. Note: the ability to restore parts of an active project was introduced later, in version 4.03.030.
- This utility will not restore any project content that was already deleted at the time the project was deleted. However, if these pieces were deleted with version 4.3.030 or later, you may then be able to restored them with a separate undelete command.
- The Project ID of a restored project cannot conflict with that of a project that was added after the original was deleted. If needed, you will be able to change the original's ID at the end of the procedure.
Procedure
- Display the Projects List screen.
- Right-click on the Delete button.
- The "Undelete Project" pop-up will appear, showing projects that are eligible to be restored.
- Click on the desired project to enable the Restore button on the screen.
- Click on the Restore button. This will restore the project and its contents at the time of the original deletion. If any vendors or suppliers were deleted after the project was deleted, you will see messages addressing this (they will be restored, too).
- The command will leave you in "editing" mode in case the restored Project 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.
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