Copy a Vault in ADMS? Create a new seperate vault identical to an existing?

[Anonymous]

Hi Guys,

We have an idea and some reasoning here to create a special project and "Vault" to manage our own internal library of re-useable designs. We would like to have a select few "admins" manage this library with its own Vault. When we start a new major project (ours can go on for 12+ months) we would then take a "COPY" of this Vault and it would form the basis of the new project to be started from scratch.

What I am looking to do is find a "workflow" which will allow me to copy the master vault as it is in ADMS at the start of the peoject. Currently I dont see a point and click option to "copy" a vault to a new additional one?

Can I back it up and safely restore it with a new name, effectivley creating a "new" Vault without affecting the master one?

Any other method to acheive this?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Brian

[ihayesjr]

Sorry but there is no way to copy one Vault to another.

[BassEngineer]

I think in 2012 there is a new feature called "Vault Data Transfer Utility"....if memory serves me correctly, this may help you combine vaults.

Maybe Irvin knows more or can clarify?

[ihayesjr]

Sorry but that utility was not developed for this purpose.

[brian]

Hi Irvin,

If we had the Library as a folder within the project, would that utility allow us to copy that folder out to another (blank or new) Vault?

If so that would prob work for us.

Ta

Brian

[ihayesjr]

No it will not do that.