Snapshot is a Database Administrator tool that captures a complete copy of your present configuration database and adds it to the Version Control database. Unlike a check in or an add, snapshot does not affect the current versions of items in the Version Control database. Instead, it makes the captured configuration database available to you at any time. This is useful since a rollback of an individual item to a previous version might fail if it depends upon a library item, such as a composite block that has been deleted.
Snapshots are only visible when you select History from the DeltaV Explorer root. You can replace the existing configuration with a snapshot by selecting the Version Control Snapshot tool in the Database Administrator. Select the Snapshot tool, and use the Restore option, and select the desired snapshot. All items must be checked in before you can restore a snapshot.
When you restore a snapshot, the DeltaV system: