Specifications

WMS Administration
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Editing a Database Purge
Revise an existing database purge operation when they require increasing or decreasing their frequency
as the 5 GB available for database backups nears capacity.
To revise an existing WMS database purge operation:
1 Select Database Management from the Administration menu.
2 Select Purge.
3 Select an existing purge operation from amongst those displayed.
4 Click the Edit button.
The Edit Purge DB Policy screen displays.
5 Provide the following information to complete the creation of the database purge operation:
6 Click OK to complete editing the purge operation. Once revised, it displays within the Purge tab.
Once modified, the purge operation will not commence until you select Activate. Once activated,
you can deactivate it at any time by select thing the Deactivate button. Thus, its a good idea to keep
purge operations deactivated until sure they are required.
7 Click Cancel to revert back to the Purge tab without editing a purge operation.
System Configuration
WMS enables you to define how sites are displayed within the site tree as they are added. When adding
multiple parameters to a site name, WMS allows you to separate them with either a dot (.) or a hyphen
(-).
To set the site display
1 Select System Configuration from the Administration menu.
Refer to the Site Tree Rendering Delimiter drop down menu.
Name
Displays the name assigned to the purge operation when it was created. This name
is not editable. If necessary create a new purge operation.
Start Purging
Displays the time this purge operation is to begin. Use the drop-down menus to
select the day and hour (from now) in which the purge will begin.
Frequency
Define the frequency (how often) the purge operation is invoked. The default
frequency is weekly.
Volume of Data
(Days)
Revise the historical time period (in days) in which WMS backup operations will be
removed. The default is 14 days. This is a required value.