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Task 2.6.2 Recover Misc. | Help Desk Assistance Only
DO NOT COMPLETE THESE STEPS.
Please reach out to the Badger TraCS help desk to see if the recovery options below are possible for your agency. Open Support Ticket - Badger TraCS Service Desk - Jira Service Management (atlassian.net)
Import user files (on your web clients you have copies of the users stored after each successful login) You can grab a copy of these files and import them into your new database.
On your web clients grab all the files in C:\ProgramData\TraCS\Users\
Place them on the server.
In the Configuration Manager go to the User editor
Click the Import button
Click Import User Files
Choose all the files and click Open.
Recreate any agency level defaults. (See Task 1.7.1: Configure DEFAULTS Accounts and Task 3.15 Set Agency Level Field Defaults.
Recover forms
Recover forms from web services clients. (Typically the last 90 days of forms are available.)
Copy document files from C:\ProgramData\TraCS\DocumentBackup to C:\ProgramData\TraCS\Document on the web services client.
The next time the client is started, it will automatically begin checking in the forms, populating the database.
Use the Update Transmission Status button to mark forms as transmitted for any forms that you believe have already been transmitted.
Recover forms from standard mobile clients. (Typically the last 90 days of forms are available.)
This process has been deprecated
Contact the help desk if your agency is not web services
Run the Custom distribution file. (This adds state access levels.)
If you set up Task 6.1: Download Tables Upon Login
On your server you should be able to located the distribution and run it C:\ProgramData\TraCS\Download\Tables\*LocationID*\AgencySupportTable.dist.exml
Remove the Distribution Log. xml file
Navigate to C:\ProgramData\TraCS\Settings
Delete DistributionLog.xml
In the configuration manager, select the update tab.
Click the run distribution button.
Navigate to the C:\ProgramData\TraCS\Download\Tables\*LocationID*\ folder
Select AgencySupportTable.dist.exml
Run the Distribution file found in your mobile distribution.
Remove the Distribution Log. xml file
Navigate to C:\ProgramData\TraCS\Settings
Delete DistributionLog.xml
In the configuration manager, select the update tab.
Place the distribution file onto C:\ProgramData\TraCS\Distribution
Edit the Distribution Deleting all except the following.
Save
Click the run distribution button.
You could also manually create a distribution file from a mobile unit. More directions to come
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