Diagrams and archiving overview
Theme: Overview | Who is it for? Automation engineers who want to visualize schedule structures and system administrators who manage the OpCon Deploy database
What is it?
This section covers two supporting tools in OpCon Deploy: the diagram generator, which creates PDF visualizations of package and schedule structures to aid review and documentation; and the database archiving function, which moves older deployment, server, and package records out of active tables and into archive tables to control database growth.
When would you use this section?
- Generating a visual diagram of a package before deployment to verify the schedule and job structure
- Creating header-level diagrams to share with stakeholders who need a high-level view of dependencies
- Archiving old deployment records to reduce the size of the active database tables
- Reviewing the criteria used to determine which records are eligible for archiving
What is in this section?
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Package and schedule diagram | How to generate full and header-level PDF diagrams of schedule and package definitions, including job, resource, and dependency layouts |
| Database archiving | How the archiving function works, which record types and statuses are eligible, and how to run the archive process |
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Package diagram | A PDF document generated from a package definition that shows all schedules, jobs, resources, and job dependencies within the package. |
| Header diagram | A simplified PDF diagram that shows only the schedule header and container jobs, plus any job dependencies between them. |
| Archive | The process of moving inactive or rolled-back deployment records, deleted server records, and deleted package records from the active OpCon Deploy tables into corresponding archive tables. |
| Active record | A deployment, server, or package record in a status that makes it ineligible for archiving; active deployment records cannot be archived. |
FAQs
Q: What format are the diagrams exported in?
Diagrams are generated and displayed in PDF format.
Q: Does archiving delete records permanently?
No. The archive process moves records to archive tables within the same database. The records are no longer visible in the active browse views but are not deleted from the database.
Q: Which deployment statuses are eligible for archiving?
Inactive, rolled-back, and cancelled deployment records are eligible. Active deployment records cannot be archived. Server records that have been deleted and package records that have been deleted are also eligible.