Database dumps

A backup of the App creates a dump of the application database only.

It does not include Jira issue data (Jira backup is a separate process that creates a Jira backup file).

Instructions on how to:

Jira backup vs App restore

Jira and BigPicrture store their data separately.

Creating a dump of the App data IS NOT a Jira backup.

BigPicture App Configuration > Advanced > Database dumps allows you to create (and download) a backup of the state of the BigPicture app.

How does a "restore" work?

An App restore overwrites current app data and replaces it with the state saved in the dump. There is no possibility of merging two different states of the app:

you can't combine two dumps
you can't amend an existing state

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Database dumps

Jira backup vs App restore

How does a "restore" work?

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