Archiving Objects

Archiving a form or object removes it from the active development environment and places it in a special archive database. Generally, you archive objects only when you are no longer using them but want to keep copies for reference or possible later restoration.

You can archive objects only if they are not checked out by anyone.

You can archive these objects:

• Forms, with or without their associated templates and/or global objects
• Global objects, regardless of whether or not they are associated with forms

During an archive operation, Form Control performs these tasks:

• Moves the object to the appropriate archive form or templates database
• Deletes the object from the master and run-time databases