Schema Snapshots

Owned by Mark Costa
Last updated: Sep 28, 2021

Schema Snapshots represent all metadata about tables, views, stored procedures, fields and field types related to an Origin Database at the point in time that the snapshot was taken.

The metadata in the snapshot is used by other features of IPDF, such as Data Dictionary and App Builder.


Deleting a Schema Snapshot will delete all associated items: Origin Tables, Items, Views, Stored Procedures and others

Take a Schema Snapshot Tab

Take a Schema Snapshot means capture all information such as tables, views, stored procedures, fields and field types related to an Origin Database.


The IPDF Schema Snapshot Qlik Sense application is reloaded at the end of the Snapshot process

IPDF may show an error message at the end of the Snapshot process but that may be related to the reload process of the IPDF Schema Snapshot Qlik Sense application.
The Qlik Sense User associated to the Qlik Sense Server must have privilege to reload the IPDF Schema Snapshot application

Analysis Tab

IPDF Schema Snapshot app is a Qlik Sense application that compares different Schema Snapshots taken during the Take a Schema Snapshot process.

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