To create a site archive definition, follow these steps:
Access the Archive Definition page by doing the following:
Click Tools>Create Archive in the left navigation frame. The Create ColdFusion Archive page appears.
In the Create ColdFusion Archive page, click Create Archive Definition. The Archive Definition page appears.
In the Archive Definition page, identify the data you want to include in the archive definition by using these tabs:
Archive Information (mandatory). This tab provides fields for identifying a name and optional comments about the archive definition. Additionally, it includes two global controls that allow you to automatically enable or disable all the options available on all the other Archive Definition tabs. Note that the Name field on this tab is a mandatory field that is required to create an archive definition.
Files & Directories This tab provides fields for identifying directories and file names you want to archive.
CFX Tags This tab identifies all the registered CFX tags in ColdFusion. Use this tab when you want to include CFX tags in the archive.
Directory Mappings This tab identifies all the registered directory mappings in ColdFusion. Use this tab when you want to include directory mappings in the archive.
Data Sources This tab identifies all the registered ODBC and native data sources in ColdFusion. Use this tab when you to include data sources in the archive.
Verity Collections This tab identifies all the registered verity collections in ColdFusion. Use this tab to include verity collections in the archive.
Applets This tab identifies all the registered applets in ColdFusion. Use this tab when you need to include applets in the archive.
Scheduled Tasks This tab identifies all the automated tasks in ColdFusion. Use this tab when you need to include scheduled tasks in the archive.
Settings This tab identifies all registered ColdFusion Server settings. Use this tab when you need to include server settings in the archive.
Archive Variables This tab identifies all variable names used when defining path names to archive. Use this tab to use the variable name definitions in your archive. Note that you must define all used variables on the restore machine prior to restoring the archive.
Archive To Do List This tab enables you to itemize tasks that you commonly perform before or after creating or restoring an archive. For example, you can use this tab to remind the person that is responsible for restoring the archive to restart the ColdFusion Server after the restore operation completes.
Schedule Build. This tab enables you to designate the dates and times to generate an archive.
Archive Summary This tab captures all the information you chose to include in your archive definition. Use this tab anytime you need to quickly identify the archive content of a definition.
After you specify all the information you want to include in the archive definition, make sure you save it by clicking Apply or Finish. Or if you want to delete the entire archive definition, click Delete on any of the archive definition tabs.
Tip:
After the archive definition is saved, you can archive the data specified in the definition by returning to the Create ColdFusion Archive page and clicking Build Archive.