Re: How to Restore an Issue List

I added your final comment to the FAQ item. Thanks.

(It's not yet in wss.collutions.com as that seems to be down - just in
www.wssfaq.com)

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland

"Deb" <Deb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2A54F1C4-4565-47AC-9286-AF9DD55F99CD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Well, I would be careful in offering this as a "workaround solution." My
> guesstimate at this point is that the feature to "save content" is
> disabled
> because Issue Lists have related records. So offering an export to
> spread*** as a workaround might give someone a false comfort level that
> they have a true workaround. The technique offered in your FAQ doesn't
> save
> related history records (created by virtue of the Comments column) and it
> doesn't save attachments.
>
> Our admin worked with a Microsoft rep and it was determined there is no
> way
> to restore just an Issue List.
>
>
>
> "Mike Walsh" wrote:
>
>> Sorry I don't know.
>>
>> I've not used the workaround myself.
>>
>> Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
>>
>> "Deb" <Deb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:E3F1BBB7-E598-48EC-9EB4-24AC37AA4A9B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > And this preserves all the related history records? Any time I've done
>> > an
>> > export to spread*** I lose all of that.
>> >
>> > "Mike Walsh" wrote:
>> >
>> >> There's a workaround here
>> >>
>> >> http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=376
>> >>
>> >> for the "no save content for Issue Lists" problem.
>> >>
>> >> You don't need to restore the entire site ....
>> >>
>> >> Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
>> >> WSS FAQ http://wss.collutions.com
>> >> please reply to the newsgroup only
>> >>
>> >> "Deb" <Deb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:381A4E7E-6AD0-4757-8F6C-7D038E134561@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Only problem is that doesn't work with Issue Lists. The ability to
>> >> > save
>> >> > as a
>> >> > template "with content" is not there. I think it may have something
>> >> > to
>> >> > do
>> >> > with the related history records that come about by virtue of the
>> >> > Comments
>> >> > column???
>> >> >
>> >> > Anyway, we had to restore the entire site. This could be a big
>> >> > problem
>> >> > in
>> >> > the future if it is an enterprise-wide application and the entire
>> >> > site
>> >> > has
>> >> > to
>> >> > be restored.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Josnoe" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hi Deb, when the site is restored, save the list as a template
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> then
>> >> >> upload it into the site. Needs to be the same type of site I
>> >> >> think,
>> >> >> site
>> >> >> to site workspace to workspace. When you upload as template then
>> >> >> go
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> create the list from the template. when you save make sure you
>> >> >> click
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> include content box.
>> >> >> I think most of us wish there was an undelete ..... maybe V3 ...
>> >> >> funny
>> >> >> thing
>> >> >> there was one for V1.
>> >> >> Hope this helps
>> >> >> J
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Deb" wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > Our Admin was able to restore the entire site to a temporary
>> >> >> > location
>> >> >> > just to
>> >> >> > get me through an 8:00 am meeting tomorrow. He's trying to
>> >> >> > figure
>> >> >> > out
>> >> >> > how to
>> >> >> > restore "just" the Issue List, though.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I think Microsoft should consider an "Are you sure you want to
>> >> >> > delete"
>> >> >> > backout. This was way too easy to do. I was investing the
>> >> >> > calendar
>> >> >> > View
>> >> >> > feature, found it not to be useful for my needs and was going to
>> >> >> > delete
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > View. With Views being at the bottom of the List's general
>> >> >> > settings
>> >> >> > page,
>> >> >> > right in the general neck of the Delete button for the list
>> >> >> > itself --
>> >> >> > well,
>> >> >> > all I can say is an expletive came from my mouth the second I
>> >> >> > clicked
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > button. Had I had an "Are you sure you want to delete this
>> >> >> > list?"
>> >> >> > net
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > wouldn't have made the mistake.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Hopefully, there is a way just to restore the list or else I'm
>> >> >> > not
>> >> >> > going to
>> >> >> > have to re-create everything.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Todd Klindt" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > > There is no undelete, so you'll have to rely on backups. If
>> >> >> > > you
>> >> >> > > are
>> >> >> > > backing
>> >> >> > > up your site collections or individual sites, you'll have to
>> >> >> > > restore
>> >> >> > > that.
>> >> >> > > If you are backing up your SQL databases you can restore the
>> >> >> > > Content
>> >> >> > > DB that
>> >> >> > > the site is in and get to the old version that way. Make sure
>> >> >> > > you
>> >> >> > > restore
>> >> >> > > it as a different name so you don't clobber the new one.
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > tk
>> >> >> > > "Deb" <Deb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> > > news:C9AA2B13-4673-4DD5-B1B3-FB6D2B53AF6E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> > > >I have done a dasterdly deed and accidently deleted a very
>> >> >> > > >intensive,
>> >> >> > > > well-populated Issue List. Someone tell me there is a way to
>> >> >> > > > restore
>> >> >> > > > this.
>> >> >> > > > Our SP Admin does not know how.
>> >> >> > > >
>> >> >> > > > Thanks.
>> >> >> > > > Deb
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > >
>> >>
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