Recreate Snapshot

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Overview

You can create a snapshot by using another snapshot on your Jira instance as a template. You need to choose a snapshot created previously on the system and activate the Recreate option for this particular snapshot. The process of recreating a snapshot is fast and easy. You just need to provide a new snapshot name and confirm the creation. Your snapshot is recreated without going through the various options in the snapshot wizard; instead, the primary snapshot and its options serve as a template.

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Use Cases

1. Change something on the source instance and recreate the same snapshot.

   1. Create a snapshot of your source instance.

   2. After deploying it to the target Jira instance, you are not satisfied with the diff. 

   3. Back on the source instance, change something, e.g., a workflow.

   4. Instead of creating the snapshot again and going through all the wizard steps, click the Recreate option on the existing snapshot, and create an up-to-date version of it.

2. Periodically create an up-to-date version of a snapshot (backup your system regularly).

Recreate snapshots

To create a new snapshot using another snapshot as a template:

1. Log in as a user with the Jira System Administrators global permission.

2. Choose the cog icon at the top right of the screen, then choose Configuration Manager:

3. Select Snapshots to open the Configuration Snapshots page.

4. Choose a snapshot that you would like to use as a template to create another snapshot.

5. Select the Recreate button from the right-top menu next to the snapshot.

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6. Enter a new name in the Recreate Snapshot dialog and confirm with the Create button.

7. Review the result of the Recreate snapshot action.