Managing Graph Snapshots

The snapshots feature enables you to save an image of your graph for future use. The image is a snapshot in time of the data. As such, the snapshot image will never change, regardless of changes to the data in SIS that was used to initially create your graph.

This section includes information about creating a snapshot, and how to view, edit metadata and delete your snapshots.

Creating a Snapshot

To create a snapshot:

1.	Define and build your graph.

2.	Click the 'add snapshot' icon on the toolbar immediately above your graph.

The Explorer User Prompt dialogue box is displayed.

3.	Type a name for your snapshot in the text box.

4.

Click OK.

The snapshot of your graph is saved. You can now view, edit or delete your snapshot.

Viewing a Snapshot

To view a snapshot:

1.	On the SAIS Main Menu, select Manage Your Snapshots.

The Manage Snapshots screen is displayed.

2.	Use the snapshot search tools if you want to refine the list of snapshots, or just click Search to display a list of all your snapshots.

3.	Locate the snapshot that you want to view in the list, and either:

·	click on the snapshot name; or,

·	click the View/Edit icon.

The Edit Snapshot screen is displayed. This screen enables you to view the snapshot and its metadata.

You can copy the snapshot image from here to use it in other applications.

This screen also enables you to edit the snapshot metadata.

Editing Snapshot Metadata

You can edit a snapshot's name or comments.

To edit snapshot metadata:

1.	View your snapshot.

2.	Click in the Snapshot Name text box to edit the name.

3.	Click in the Comments text area to edit the comments.

4.	Click Save.

The page is refreshed and the changes are saved.

Deleting a Snapshot

To delete a snapshot:

1.	On the SAIS Main Menu, select Manage Your Snapshots.

The Manage Snapshots screen is displayed.

2.	Use the snapshot search tools if you want to refine the list of snapshots, or just click Search to display a list of all your snapshots.

3.	Locate the snapshot that you want to delete in the list.

4.	Click the Delete icon.

The snapshot is deleted.

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