Backup Explorer

This tab allows you to explore all available backups and their details using intuitive widgets.

To explore a particular backup:

1. Navigate to Active Directory > Active Directory Objects > Backup Explorer.
2. Select the domain in which you would like to explore backups from the drop-down in the top-left corner.
3. Click the icon in the top-right corner to select a date range to view backups within that specific timeframe. All the backups that occurred within the specified time period will be displayed.
4. All the backups that occurred within the specified time period will be displayed.
5. View details like the Backup Type, Initiated By, the Backup Date & Time, the Time Taken for each backup to complete, and the Status of each backup operation.
6. Click a backup in the graph to view the total number of backed-up objects and the types of changes made to these objects. Click a tile to filter down to specific objects.
7. Click the search icon to search for objects based on OUs, the Object Type, the Object Name, the SamAccount Name, the Email, the Description, or All Attributes. If you are not sure of the entry, click the filter icon to use Contains, Starts With, Ends With, or Equals filters. Click the add icon to add multiple criteria and click Apply.
8. In the table directly below, view the Object Name, Location where the object is stored, Change Type, Object Type, and No. of Attribute Changes.
9. Click a link in the No. of Attribute Changes column to open a pop-up with details of the object's attributes, their previous values, and their current values.
10. To restore objects, select any objects and click the Restore button below. In the pop-up, enter a brief description in the Description field if required and click Yes to confirm the restore operation.

Note: If you wish to restore the object attributes to their previous values, check the box beside Restore Previous Backup Value and click the Restore Previous Backup Value button.