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Editing System-Defined Default Backups

Required User Credentials

[Flosum User] - Backup & Archive license with Backup & Archive permissions

Overview

The system-scheduled backups, Default Composite Backup and Default Composite & Sync Backup, are automatically created for each org. While these backups cannot be deleted, their schedule and settings can be changed. This article demonstrates how to make these changes and outlines the specific settings for each backup.

To learn more about the differences between Default Composite Backup and Default Composite & Sync Backup, see the following article.

To disable scheduled backups, see the following article. It is essential to understand that disabling scheduled backups disables all backups, including user-scheduled backups.

Edit Default Backups

The schedules and job settings for Default Composite Backup and Default Composite & Sync Backup differ. See the section below for details on the type of job you are editing.

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Select System-Defined Job

  1. Click Backup & Archive from the sidebar menu.

  2. Click the Organization Switcher from the breadcrumb path.

  3. Select the organization you wish to edit.

  4. Click the Schedule tab.

  5. In the System Scheduled section, click the scheduled job to edit.

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Edit Default Composite Backup

The Default Composite Backup is an efficient backup job that is optimized to run daily.

  • The schedule for the Default Composite Backup is set to run daily, and only the Run at time can be changed.

  • The Job Settings section lets you check or uncheck object checkboxes to include or exclude them from the backup.

  • After making changes to the backup job, click Save.

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Edit Default Composite & Sync Backup

The Default Composite & Sync Backup requires more resources and time to complete and is optimized for monthly execution. However, it can also be configured to run weekly if needed.

  • The schedule for the Default Composite & Sync Backup can be set to recur Monthly or Weekly. Click the Recurrence selector to switch between monthly and weekly options.

  • For Monthly schedules, you can choose to set a fixed day each month or select the first or last occurrence of a specific day of the week. You can also set the time of day the backup runs.

  • For Weekly schedules, you can select the number of weeks between runs (1-4) and the day of the week. You can also set the time of day for the backup to run.

  • The Job Settings section lets you check or uncheck object checkboxes to include or exclude them from the backup.

  • After making changes to the backup job, click Save.

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